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FRIDAY MORNING. PEC. 11. 1914. THE LAGRANGE REPORTER £a (Grange $>cportei PubliNhrd Every Friday at l.aGnuigr, Georgia. J. A. PERRY, Editor. HUGH McKAY, Publisher. bUBSCRIPTION, $1.00 PER YEAH Payable in Advance. Entered as eecond-clasa matter at LaGrange, O*., under the Act of October 81, 1911, at the post office March 8, 1870. ADVERTISING RATES Display Advertising— Page 815.00 Half-Page 8.60 Quarter-Page 4.60 Smaller spaoe, 16 ct* per column inch. Want and Local Ada. One cent per wore. No ad taken for leas than 26 cents. The right is reserved to reject any advertising not conforming to our standard. NOTE.—Hereafter no Want Ada nor Local Readers will be inserted among personal news locals, but will be classified under suitable headings. Legal Advertising. Rate (fixed by law) $3.00 per hundred words or fraction there of for four Insertions. No Contracts Accepted for Advertis ing of Whiskies, Wine or Beer i Patent Medicines ' Mining, Oil or other Investments of a speculative or doubtful na tare. Untruthful Advertising of any kind. Mrs. Abraham Writes Poem A clever little poem written by MrH. R. P. Abraham, who; is bo gifted in many ways.The Club house must be paid for and every effort is going to be made to re alize the necessary amount. The LaGrange Woman’s Club has come to our town to stay, To clean the streets and alleys, and drivp the flies away, And have Bazaars and other things to get the cash in hand To buy a brand new Club House, now don’t you under stand ? And all of we Club members when the house work is all done, Run into see our neighbors and have the mostest fun A talking of the Club House, that we jlist must talk about, Oh the Woman’s Club will get you If you Don’t Watch Out! Once we had a big Bazaar, right in the midst of town And had just lots of things to sell from candy to a gown. We invited all the men to come, and come they did you \ bet! We sold the goods, and got the cash, got all that we could get, You’ll never find napping for we know what we’re about And the Woman’s Club will get you fOU )on’t Watch Out! And some times, some foolish men, they always laugh and grin And make fun of our ways, and the cash we’ve taking in; They think we are not in earnest and we’ll never get enough To pay for our new Club House, but gracious! Thats all stuff, For we’re a talking and a work ing and we mean just what we say That our Club House dear old Club House is not very far away Those who have not helped as so for They will help us without doubt For the Woman’s Club will get them , If they r Don’t : Watch Out! If yo Dc LaGrange, Ga., Dec. 7, 1914. Dear Santa Claus: I want a doll and a doll car riage and a tea set and a pair of beads and a set of beauty pin6 land some confectioneries. LENA BELL HUNT. VELVET JOE’S CHRISTMAS THOUGHT. Perhaps there are but few, if any. of The Reporter’s head ers, whether users of tobacco or not, Who have not been at tracted to the advertising of “Velvet” Tobacco by the genial and kindly face of old “Velvet Joe,” who is always present with some bit of quaint philosophy, typical of the mountain district of Kentucky, or of our own state, for that mattler. We do not know the fellow that writes these advertisements, but we take off our hat to the genius which he displuys in giving them the prime essential of the good advertisement —interest. Here is an excellent sample in Velvet Joe’s Christmas thought: "May each o’ yo’ gifts fill an empty place in somebody’s heart. An’ may yo’ Chris’mus dreams be the happier for the happiness o’ the little kid dies that Santa Claus almost forgot.” There is much for each one of us in this homely greeting. The most successful Christmas gift is that which expresses thoughtfulness, whatever the form or medium of such ex pression. And at this blessed Season which we celebrate in memory of the Child-Jesus, what better form of worship can be found than to give happiness to some of the little children whom otherwise Santa Claus might have “almost” forgot. The following lines are published by request Of a noble mother and Christian worker of LaGrange: A REMEDY FOR DROUGHT, BOLL WEEVIL AND BLIGHT. “Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse. .... and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of Hosts, if I will not open you the windows of Heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruit of your grounds; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the fields, saith the Lord of Hosts.”—Malachi, 3rd Chapter, Verses 8-11. “There is that fccattereth, and yet increaseth.” “Man’s arithmetic says, ‘Give and want.’ God’s arith metic says, ‘Give and it shall be given you.’ It multiplies by division and adds by subtraction.” REPORT BIRTHS TO US, It is a pity that our citjt has not yet adopted the plan of keeping an official record of vital statistics—marriages, births; deaths and the causes of each death, etc—such as is done in all of the larger and progressive cities. A record of this kind would be Of great value in many ways. In one Kentucky city, popular interest and approval was won for the plan by calling it “The [Public Family Bible.” But since we have nothipg of this kind as yet, The Re porter cordially invites all of the people to report to it the additions to the population of our thriving little city. We gladly carry birth annuncements without charge, as a mat ter of news interest. And what can be more interesting than the Dawn of another Life? Interesting to mere ac quaintances as well as friends, for who does not love babies? So, tell us and let us tell everybody the glad news when ever your home is blessed by the coming of one of these dear little mites of humanity. By the way, here is a beautiful little poem by Burges Johnson that we came across the other day. We consider it so good that we will pass it on to you: Her Gift. So wbe a gift, yet wealth of many lands Could never buy it in the richest marts. So frail a gift—and yet those baby hands Take mighty hold upon two human hearts. CHARITY AT HOME. The following editorial from the Saturday Evening Post expresses our thought so much better than we could do it ourselves that we are passing it on to our readers verbatim,- only pausing long enough to say, well done, Mr. Lorimer!: Look on Our Battlefields. There is something fine and generous in the way America has responded to Belgium’s cry for help. Men have bought shiploads of flour, women have Worked night and day, that Belgium, wrongfully invaded, might be fed and clothed. But in helping the innocent victims of the war abroad, we must not forget our duty to the equally innocent sufferers from war at home. Charity is too often just a little dull of comprehension. Ten thousand people starving in the shadow of a volcano, fifty thousand fleeing from a buriiing city, or five hundred thousand weeping among the ruins of their war-wrecked homes—these she understands and rushes to help. But five hundred thousand people scattered through the tenements of a hundred cities, ravaged by disease, half-clothed, half- starved, overworked part of the time, without work of any kind the rest of the time—they do not shock her into great sacrifices. Yet these, too, are the victims of war. Look on our battlefields—they, too, are covered with wounded, with hungry women and children. Within a mile of your home you will find want, cold and sickness, due directly to the war that is raging in Europe—if your charity needs that stimulus—distress that will become more acute as the winter advances. What are Americans going to do for American war suf ferers this winter? Will our Red Cross sew for Belgians, French and Germans, and ignore the nakedness around the corner? Will our business men send shiploads of flour abrond while their neighbors have no bread? Will we re member the children of Europe at Christmas and forget the children of our tenements? There has always been want around the corner, but this year it will be more acute than ever, because manufacturing misery has become the busi ness of half the world. Casting up accounts for the first few months of the war it seems doubtful whether “a place in the sun” is worth what it costs in the blood of the strong and the misery of the weak. And America, no less than Europe, must pay a part of the price. In view of this perfectly patent fact, will not some of our girls who are beggging for a chance to nurse in France volunteer for New York? Will not some millionaire send a carload of flour to Chicago? Will not some Red Cross circle take in a little plain sewing for the poor of Philadel phia? And will not some newspaper start a Christmas ship for American children. T,ook at Mr. Johnson’s cartoon on the next page and you will see the point. We say this not to criticize but to suggest. We would not say it at all were we not hearing that our charities are be ginning to feel pinched and that our poor are in danger of being forgotten in the rush to help abroad. We would not hold back one dollar from Belgium, nor stifle one generous impulse to help in Europe. Hunger and suffering speak a universal language; the wounded men of every race are our brothers, whom we must help. But we fail of our highest dutv if we Remember them and forget the helpless women and children around the comer. Jordan Fruit Company Has Started Something in LaGrange That Was Badly Needed, and That is LOWER PRICES ON FRUITS Than the People of LaGrange Have Known in Years. |To Christmas Buyers, We Are Offering You: Best Cape Cod Cranberries, per qt 12, per gal. 40c Best Florida Oranges, doz. 15c to 30c. Special price by crate Best Appies. Different varieties, doz. 10c to 20c. Special price by the Barrel. Best 3 Crown Raisins, lb. 15c, two lbs. 25c Get our prices on Raisins by the box. Best Brazil Nuts, per lb 15c. Special price on quantities Best large Chestnuts lb 15c. “ “ “ “ Best Malaga Grapes, lb. 20c. “ “ “ “ Best large Pineapples, ea~h_.10c. “ “ “ “ Best Bananas,doz,.... 10c. & 15c “ “ “ “ Best Florida Tangerines, doz. 20c. “ “ “ “ Best Lemons, doz.., 8c & 10c. “ “ “ “ Best Almonds, lb 25c. “ “ “ “ Best Bucket Candy, 3 lbs... 25c. “ “ “ “ Best quality Seedless Raisins, the kind you need for your Christ mas fruit cake. Cheaper than you ever bought them. A specialty in Cigars for Christmas presents. They are put 25 cigars in a beautiful Christmas box, and are regular 10c If you want to make husband, brother or sweetheart a A| present that will be appreciated, get them a box of these \ I /j fine cigars. Only, per box t From Dec. 1st to 24th, we'will give to THE WOMAN'S CLUB 5 per cent on all sales. Buy your fruits from us and SAVE MONEY, "and at the same time help the ladies in their work. Phone or call early. Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back. , Jordan Fruit Company SPOT CASH Phone 216-J. 6 Ridley Ave. NOTHING CHARGED v r