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Ttis Sandersville Herald. Official Organ Confusion. I iibliahed weekly by It i H no fault o! this pap* r that Tho Herald (Publishing Co. thorp Ims Imon any confusion m i regard to the legal e .I vert isements, J. R ALFGRO, Manager. Ivuered ns seruitd-clnss mnllerat the jiypi at Sunder:.vi!!v, G" . under >i i,undress id Mu re 11 If, 1879. (In Friday, December 18, 1908. **» —........ Li da nt visitors fins week. Conn tiguill. Always glad t<» see vou. K '11«ir Goodwin get« luster ©.•-rytiinw he trims his pencil H lo\\ . Tiio prohibition wave is gather ing new force as it swoops over the continent. Governor Northern is doing inuiiii good work in the interest of law and order. We always had our doubts aboul “revising the tnrill alter the elec- t ion by its friends.” It is up to us to congratulate 'i in* Progress on its Clirisimus edition, which wo do. l! this paper fails to make good it la our taint, but we ask you to help us gather the news. Whether u man is a prohibition iot or not sometimes depends on wlietliei Ills children are hoys. Our telephone came late, but it is here after many days of waiting. Call us up and tell us all about it. * atld, of course, we retro t. ex ceedingly that any e..n union bus arisen. IN.i tin- !.. li- lit if r>;ir r u n' , *»r«. we wish to say that the Herald will always carry all the leg i advertisements, whether as the official organ or otherwise, as w* want the readers of this pa per to get tli * benefit of all til important news. The Sheriff, who has tlip ap pointment of tin* official organ ( f the county, his been carrying an aunonneiMnent in tins paper that The Tribune-Messenger, the new paper in our city, would be Un official organ, until a few days ago, when the statement was an tlioriz'd that the Herald would be continued as tho organ. The Sheriff himself, will fullv clear up the mutter. We have no complaint to nuke. The Sheriff h nj been quite g-morous with The Herald in the past, and we appre ciate past favors too well to feel the less appreciative now. The public is only interested ii reading lie* news, and this, t<> get her with all legal notie*s, will continue to lie published by us, as above stated \\ e observe that, (lie price of paper climbs faster than the price ot cotton, which leads us to sus pect that old rags are being used over for clothing during these panicky times, not only by edi tors, but by some others, as well. DIRT ROAD BUILDING. How to Make the Roadbed Solid and Do Away With Ruti. In the construction of a new road through an open country the usual , custom has boon to excavate ditches with the road grader and throw all the material Into the center of the roadway, thus making what Is often called a turnpike. The objection to this method is that the mo-c Important I part of the roadbed, the foundation, Is composed largely of soft material, which docs not easily become consoli dated. A better way would he to re move entirely all sod from the por tions oxeuvnted and use It for lining in the low places, where It can l»c cov ered with at least three feet of earth, says Samuel II. I-en, stute engineer of South Dakota. After the sod Is re moved the road grader enn l>e prop erly used for carrying up the earth into the roadway, and the entire road bed is formed of solid material, which In its future settlement Is compacted uniformly and will lie less likely to develop soft 8|>ot8, ns would he the case If sod is thrown Into It Indiscrim inately. On a level or nearly level prairie the roadbed should lie built up n foot or two above the original sur face to provide suitable drainage from the center of the roadway to the ditches, and the crown of the road should be sufficient to allow tbe water from rainfalls to be quickly carried toff. A good road In order to stay good must be properly maintained and kept In good condition. A very Important feature of proper maintenance Is that of keeping the ruts out by continual raking or dragging. Whenever ruts are allowed to remain they will hold water from every ruin, which, unless removed, will soften the roadbed and result lu chuck holes, Injurious ullke to the team, the wagon and the driver. The process of dragging, smoothing and planing the road with one of the 1 numerous styles of road drags now happily corning Into use In many lo calities Is so simple and inexpensive that there is no excuse for allowing any road to become rough and rutty through neglect. TRADE MARK. - |S O t> ' ”r.o.Kr MADE WITH FISH REGISTERED Bfti I For twenty-three years the standard of the South : h ; Eran the old time fish guano. - F. S. Royster Guano Co. Norfolk. Va. This "pool 1 iimii’s panic” makes the “rich muti's panic” of some months ago look like a wedding st. If ymu wtuil a good town, try to help those who ufo trying to get out good newspapers by giving them the news. Now* we will hear all about thut J’anatnu Canal business and bow I ne new republic of Panama sprang suddenly into existence. A man who is crushed by adver sity needs to shako himself and I'm up. The world helps the man who is up and eftjh man must rise by his own efforts. The Herald’s new linotype ma chine has heon admired hy many callers. Owing to the long delay on the road, Him issue could not he printed by the machine,* very much to our rgret, as we had contemplated issuing a spacin' Christmas edition. The Herald expresses the hope of many of his admiring triends and patrons that Dr. R. H. Tliig- -pe: may soon return fully recov ered from his illness. Talk about the county bond is sue has been revived. Let those »vhn wish to have a any come out. publicly in the newspapers and say it. The Commissioners, as well as the public, would like to Ireur from you. wo have no doubt, and The Herald’s columns are al ways open. It would add materially to Mr-* ap pearance of our town and to Hie com fort of pedestrians if the pavements were re-laid and made'-unnotii. Wl y the mule out in the street hn>* a smoother roadway than have those who use the sidewalks. Why this tlnisnes.*? Remedy For Bad Roads. The remedy for had roads, It seem* to me, lies wholly with the men who own property along them. Elect no man to the position of overseer who does not understand how to make goodj roads out of poor ones. If there Is no such ninn lu your neighborhood, hire j one from outside. This Is, nlnety-ulD* | times out of a hundred, the wisest i tiling to do, for the chances are that there is no man In the neighborhood who has had practical experience enough to make It safe to trust the work to him, says Eben E. Rexford 1n tbe Outing Magazine for June. lie may have good sense, good judgment and all that—In short, there may be the making of a good road builder in him - but what you need Is a man who Is a good road builder, a man who has got the trade already learned. In other words, you can’t afford to wait for home talent to develop If the man who has developed his ability In that direc tion is procurable. Have your rood tax paid In cash. Secure a skilled man, and let him assume responsibility fur the work be undertakes. If you do this, you stand In a fair way to solve the problem of good roads. Our office towel tins been miss ing since the fire amt we failed to figure it in in adjusting the insur ance. We merely mention this as a reminder to Santa Claus. ■V. On- of tbe eauio men who does not think The Herald's suggestion about a free school will ever be realized will live to see one in ftaudersville if he live9 his al- Jotted time. A frieud with enough children for back yard to look Tike a country school ground at recess is . ..constantly urguwz J,us» to keep up the agitation for a free school un- ,’f.il -Vo get it. n «>.'.• ■ • ' V ' ' 1 1 • *•.* . . It is| somewhat remarkable that those it*|io are non-residents find it profitable to advertise in the liolne papers the eame articles our home merchant fail to advertise .See the point? If yon don’t patronize The Her alds printshop, be sure to give your work to the other shops here. Don’t send away to gee inferior work at the same price. Help your own town., State Depository. A published report of an inves tigating committee shows that tin re are ten thousand children in Chicago who are habitually hungry. Remember the poor. There are many near you. Stilt*-of Georgia, Executive Repay ment, Atlanta. The Citizens’ hank of Sandersville, located in the city of Sandersville, hav ing been appointed a State Depository, and having executed and filed in this office a bond rn the sum of Fifty Thous and.Dollars, conditioned fur the faith ful discharge of >ts duties, which has be**n accepted and approved by the Governor, it is therefore Ordered: That tho Tar Collectors of the counties of Washington, Johnson and Wilkinson be and they are hereby instructed to pay over to said bank all moneys collected by them for and on account of State tatea, except such as may be paid directly into the State Treasury and that notice of this order be given by publication in some news' paoer of genera! circulation published in the city where said bank is located. This fifteenth day oi December J908, HOKE SMITH. By the Governor: Governor, 0. M. HITCH, Secretary Executive Department. Road Notice, 99th District. Office of Commission of Roads and Revenues, Washington County, Georgia, August llth, 1908. Notice is hereby given that if no good cause is given to the contrary, by or on the 14th day of January, 1909 the following described road (reported upon by special commissioners of pub lic utility) will be opened as a public rood in this county. Commencing at or near the old En nis Saw Mill, and running through tin* lands of T.O. Prosser, J , S. Lindsey and W- L. Butler, and crossing the Baldwin county line at Gum Creek. C . II. Sheppard, I. W. Newman, Chairman Score ta.ry. Oil Road* In lllinoi*. A most Interesting experiment is be ing conducted in centra! Illinois, near Springfield. The state highway com mission Is making a test of oil on coun try roads. While oil roads are no nov elty in many parts of the United States, they are not known on the heavy black soli of central Illinois. The top soil of the road is being mixed with an asphalt oil to a depth of six Inches. What the results will be bo one cun predict, but this may be the solu tion of the good roads problem. In many parts of tbe Sucker State stone roads are out of the question. With out the muteriul near at hand the great prairie states cannot expect to have stone pikes, as do some of the eastern states. Good roads must be secured by drainage, special care and pcsslbly by tbe use of oil. This experi ment will be watched with a great deal of Interest. ‘f US n i> D D is 'D 'D 9S '0 ft m w ft ft ft ft ft Fall and Winter "* Our Fall and Winter lines of ready-to- wear Clothing and Furnishings for Men, Women and Children are now ready. We have a large, mail order depart ment, in the hands of competent repre sentatives, who will make your inter ests their own. A complete catalogne, covering our various departments, will scon be ready, and will be mailed upon request free of charge. » V W. ite for Samples and Self-mea*urement clanks, B. H. LEVY BROTHER & COMPANY ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft (IS ft ft ft H ■ PROFESSIONAL CARDS. Cheatham, Rogers & Thigpen Physicians and Surgeons Office ill Hear SANDKUSVILI.E DRUG CO. Sander.-ville, Ga. W. M. Goodwin Attorney at Law Over Saiideisvillu Drug Co. Howard & Swint Attorneys nt Law Office Over First National Bank. SHVHNNAH. CS. Holiday Excursion Rates Central of Georgia RAILWAY. Rood Building Picnic. - “Don’t you people ever work the roads in this section?” asked an auto- moblliat as he pried the rear wheel of his machine out of a rut with a fence ratt. “Work ’em? Well, I should say we do,” answered Uncle Charlie Beaver from the top rail of the fence. “Why, we work theee roads on th’ ment plan. None of that money sys tem for us fellers. Every farm Is as sessed so many days’ work on th' highway, an’ after th’ farm work Is all' done an’ we ain’t nuthin’ else ter do we all turn out, thirty or forty o’ us, with plows, horses, picks, shovels an’ hoes to work th’ roads. I tell you, It’s a picnic. Work? Why, they make th’ dirt fly until they get tired. Then we find some shady spot to' rest, eat our lunch, drink xome cider, smoke an* maby play a game or two of seven up. An' we call It a day.” Boulevard Between Pacific Coast Cities. T. K. Bellingham, former council man of Tacoma, Wash., has a plan for a Tacoma-Seattle water view boule vard which be Is taking up with the Good Roads and other associations. The road would run along a series of bluffs which afford a wonderful site for a boulevard. As for the practical plans, It Is believed that property own ers would be glad to donate the rights of way. The cost of construction would be met partially at least by pop ular subscription, Low-Rate Excursion Tickets on sale Decem ber 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, 1908, and January 1, 1909. Return limit January 6,1909. For ratesfand information relative to train service, sleeping and parlor car service, etc., aj - ply|to nearest Ticket Agent. Pmrteblm and Stationary Boilers, Saw Mills Center Cra nt STEAM ENGINES Highest grade Ginning Machinery, Gasoline Engines, Sningle Mills, Com Mills and Pumping Outfits to be had in tho entire South. Large stock on hand, best terms, quickest delivery. It will pay you to investi gate our machinery and prices. MALLORY BROf, MACHINERY CO.Htflaw*- Every quality of paper, from the cheapest to the most expensive, car ried in stock by the Herald for Com mercial Printing. See us. Evans & Evans ATTORNEYS AT LAW Evans Building. Kmidersvill**, Ur. For Sale. $2,500 cash will buy the residence of W.y H. Prince, on Church street. Sanderville Investment Co., G. H. Howard, M’g’r. City Lots. One acre corner lot, North Harris street. Sold last year at auction for $500.00. We are offering it at $450. Sandersville Investment Co., G. Ii. Howard, M#r. For Real. The Horringdiiif* residence on Nortli Harris street. Elegant home, with all covenietices. I*o9- ■ession immediately. Sanderaville Investment Co., G. H. Howard, Mgr. Office Holt Building. Gtjfbodgs ~~ igaz/ne Christmas Number Head REX BEACH’S bear hunt. There’s art and fun and wet feet all mixed up together. One of our best doctors says that good reading keeps more young folks out of mischief than any other on« thing. Try Evjcryuody’b. Get one now. It’s big and bright and powerful. It’s too good to go without. 15c a copy, $1 50 a year. Sandersville Drug Co.