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M 120 EAST SOLOMON STREET
m PHONE No. 210.
$ FLORIDY AN’ FARMIN'.
w- (By Abe Martin.)
Quite a lot of our farmers are jeat bustin' to
git ther corn in an' then hutsle off t' Floridy.
an' I’d like t' add that the' farmer that can'.
make money in Indianny, would starve t death
in Floridy.
Floridy don’t need farmers an' hain’t askin’
fer 'em. i
Floridy is askin' fer folks with money, an’
mechanics.
Floridy is t’ become th' playground o’ th
country, a retort fer th’ languid an' well-’t’-do,
a place t’ escape cold winters an’ pitch horac
shoes.
If a farmer** lookin’ fer trouble, harder work
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an’ bigger crops, he ought t’ go t the Alber
ty country in Canada.
Thousan’s o’ people have gone to Floridy
with the highest motives an’ th‘ best inten
tions, an’ they wuzn’ there an hour an a half
till they wuz all wearin’ knickers an’ sellin
real estate.
What Floridy farmers ther is are raisin’
two or three crops o’ this an - that a year, but
from what 1 know o' middle west farmers,
they haint lookin' fer "no place where they 11
have t' raise over one crop a year o' any-
No right minded white man is >going t’ plow
in Floridy unless he’s in a trance.
It’* bad enough t’ plow in Georgia, of liv
diany either fer that matter.
Floridy it no place fer a farmer unless he’s
a g : lt-edged real estate salesman or a plat
terer.
If a farmer feels like he needed some rec
reation, let him slip off t' Floridy fer a spell,
' hut he shouldn' hold a public sale an' kiss
ever-huddy good-by, for he’s apt t' come back
lookin' like a sheep killing dog.
■ My iadvice t’ th’ farmer t’ hold off
m is on
as Floridy, an’ in after years when he has grown
rich an’ visitin' Floridy an' settin' on the spa
cious verandy o’ some swell hotel among th
palms, an' gazin' lazily o’er a vast expanse
o’ blue sea, it s goin’ t’be might sweet t' look
____on th' time when he almost sold his
farm t’ go int' th’ Floridy real estate game.
Invest In and Around Griffin.-
It is a time honored American tradition
that a man must never speak anything hut
good of hit native town. He must blind
his eyes to ! its faults; or, at least, he must
never say anything about them. ”
This is the tradition that has given rise to
Boosters’ Clubs, to slogans of "Boost—don t
knock," and the like.
Not a bad idea, this praising your home
loWn. Civic patriotism is a fine thing.
But many times the highest form of civic
patriotism lies in criticsing your town for all
you are worth. Faults don't drop out of exis
tence if they are ignored. The only way to
make a town all it ought to be is> by calling
attention to its defects until people are ready
to abolish them.
Boosters are good, But simetimes a good
knocker is worth a lot more.
-Invest In snd Around Griffin
Love at first sight would be all right if yon
could keep from looking at anybody else later
Invest In and Around Griffin
Don't wrorry about your big feet, When
i buy shoes you get more for your money.
n ——Invest In and Around Griffin.-—
When public opinion is boiled down you
id nothing.
-Invest Iif and Around Griffin.
There are people who never lose an oppor
rity to enjoy being miserable.
-Invest In and Around Griffin.
Love’s blind, hut that shouldn’t make a
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CUTTIN’ CURVES.
(Hal Cochran's Daily Poem.)
Let's get on a gait ’n go merrily skatin',
soon as the ice freezes tight. That sluggish
ness dies 'cause it's good exercise for morn
ing, for noon or for night.
Jes' bundle up well, and go sailin' pellmell.
Cut capers all over the place. The thrill
of it's rare, and the tingling fresh air put red,
that you need, in your face.
A man or a miss, swinging that way or
this, on skates that are akimmin' the ice, is
giving real fun quite a wonderful run, and
they soon are, convinced that it’s nice.
It's nature's own game and it limbers you;
frame, and ift keeps all your muscles it) tune
So get out your skates, 'cause your ice skatin
dates are gorna be present right soon.
SLANDER.
Your friend Jones tells you that Smith told
him that Brown slandered you. Brown, with
whom your Acquaintance is slight, evidently
hates you fer obscure reasons of his own.
And he told Smith you were a drunkard.
Your first impulse is to take some action to
persuade Brown that lying is unprofitable.
You wish to alter his front elevation. You
wish to have him before the courts.
But wait! If you smash him or sue Him, a
ipreat many people who never have heard his
lie will become interested in the matter, and
iome of these will say: "Well, the truth hurts
perhaps he is a drunkard.” In that case the
hurt to your reputation is greater than it
would have been if you had kept silent.
Here is another point to consider: If you
are in truth a drunkard, men who charge you
with drunkenness 1 may be good and honor
able men whose w®rd has weight. Their tea
timony is to be feared. But if you are inno
cent, those who bring the charge against yon
are liars.. The probability is that they are
habitual liars, whose aversion to the truth is
well known. Their charges can do you little;
hurt. A man who hears slander against yon
will say, “A drunkard? Who says so? Brown I
That liar!" And at once the charge against
you is dismissed, so far as he is concerned.
Filially, there is this: The best answer to-<
any slander is your every-day life. You am
charged with being a drunkard. Those close
enough to yoju to be interested in the charge
have ample evidence to refute it. They know
that lou lay brick or keep hooks or sell shoes
six days a week, 52 weeks a year, and hold
your job by reason of making good. And
they know a drunkard can’t do these things.
Word*- count for little, whether used tu
make an accusation or to defend one's repu
tation. People whose good opinion is worth
having are possessed of common sense. If you
are accused of being a loafer, the best an
swer is the collection of Corns on your palms.
- -Invest In and Around Griffin.-
AW G’WAN.
An astounding utterance comes from the
white house. If it can be given the credentf
that all utterances f.om the white house ought
to merit, the world is confronted with a phe
nomenon to that deserves more than briei
notice. Mr. Coolidge has dissolved his agn
cultural conference, but that isn’t it. Th
thing that staggers the comprehension is the a c
sertion that agricultural conferences no lonp
er are necessa.y because all farm problem
have been solved.
Tl^e idea is too big to grasp ail at once. Thi
better nature yearns to hug the miracle tc
its bosom and chant hallelujahs, but incredulity
restrains the embrace and throttles the voca.
elation. Not since Adam dug has the farm
problem been solved. Can one believe it is
disposed of now? We’ll believe it when
solutions have been found for: .
The tax problem.
The tariff problem.
The woman problem.
The shipping hoard problem.
The evolution problem.
The prison labor problem.
The good roads problem.
The divorce problem.
The states’ rights problem.
The local self-government problem.
The collective marketing problem.
The money problem.
The crime problem.
The single term for president problem.
The negro problem.
The immigration problem,
The chinese problem.
The imperialism problem.
The income tax publicity problem.
The League of Nations problem.
The Russian problem.
The pension problem.
The soldiers' bonus problem.
The workmen’s compensation problem.
The reduced postage rate problem.
The free mail delivery problem.
The old age pension problem.
Hie economy problem.
The child problem.
The labor problem.
The The traffic problem. problem.
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The prohibition problem. l
The flapper problem.
The Any hair-bobbing problem. problem. ;7f£.; h
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It’s—it’s very kind of you. tt
«“Mqj at all. Understand, Miss
Brooke, that economy and effic
iency are not synonymous with a
policy of never spending any mon
ey. M
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I j “Truly?” Her astonishment was
i by feigned.
no nieans
■ “Of course. I thought you un
derstood. There is a completechap
I ter on that feature in the book I
loaned you. tt
“So there is. I’d forgotten.’’
“Necessary expenditures, in or
der to preserve, efficiency, are al
ways economy. You needed gloves
and shoes, did you not?”
,, Indeed, yes! tt
a Very well. Then we have b—n
practicing economy and living up
to our principle of economy, I may
add, in mere dollars, frequently
-costs more than extravagance.
Note the case of your New Year
party.
<i It would have been extrava
gance to pay two hundred dollars
say, for the employment of musi
cians and the purchase of indiges
tible refreshments. But it was
economy, combined with efficiency
and the principle of safety first, to
spend three hundred dollars for a
specialist and nurse *n order to
protect the health of the houss
hold! tt i
Constance opened her eyes wide
but was too amazed to speak. So j
he had spent three hundred dol- 1
lars on that! Sho made a mental
note that H. Hedge should pay
darly. 1 '
** You apreciate the force of
it, do you not?” he demanded.
“I ?• Oh, assuredly! tt i
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it Of course. It’s obvious. H
But as he glanced at the bun
dip' a"ain his frown return d.
44 Well, where next?”
“I wasn’t sure there was go
ing to be anv next.
‘It's a waste of time, "nsoline,
and tires to sp nd an afternoon
merely shopping for gloves and
sbo- s." he declared with emnhnsis.
“Scitntific shopping contemplates
purchase of all necessities with
in the shortest space of time and
with a minimum of travel. What
e'se ? H |
Fcn'H»v^‘ stole a •’'^nCe'' «t him
)* r d caused irresobjtelv. Uncon
sci-msiy-she patted her hat
“Not that? tt he exclaimed in
*Jp**m.
Now she looked at him squarely
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GRIFFIN DAILr inEWS*
Too Much Efficiency
By E.Jl VJ.Vfltf o aih'
As they left the glover’s and re
entered the car Constartce was
trying to get a grip on herself.
u Steadily,” she whispered to her
beating heart. “This is onlylTlit
tle skirmish. It’s not even* an out
post taken. Don’t be too sure. *t
ii Where next?” he demanded.
Constance pursed her lips doubt
fully and studied the extended tip
of her shoe.
u Shoes?” he askeo.
How wonderful you are at
guessing,” she murmured. “Really,
I need a pair of walking shoes. ft
H. Hedge left her in the shoe
shop while he returned to the side
walk and delivered a sharp lecture,
to Frank, the schauffeur, for al
lowing the motor to idle and
thereby consume gasoline.
ii It saves the starter, sir,” ex
plained .Frank. “Using the starter
runs out the batteries. ft
■ft Use the crank,” advised the
efficiency man. “It s good exer
cise. ■
Frank said that lie would, but
did not explain how he would most
like to use it.
Back in the shop, he found Con
stance regarding three pairs of
shoes with fond eyes.
a I don’t know which to take,
she said, looking up with a smile.
u Which are the walking shoes? ft
u That’s the trouble. They all
are.
He axamined the shoes critically.
ti You do a good deal of walk
ing,” he observed at length. “I’ve
noticed it. tt
Yes,” she admitted Tuefully.
a It’s economy not to wear a
single pair of shoes continuously, rt
he added, u That has been demon
strated. tt
a I—I think I have heard that.
u Of course.” Then to the clfcfk:
a Wrap them all up. ft
Constance bent her head and
began fishing in heY purse with
dutiful arixiety. She did not care
to look up, fearing that fne effi
ciency man might truly intrepret
the gleam in her eyes.
ii And charge them,” she heard
him say in his usual crisp tones.
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Back in the limousine, they rode
in silence for several minutes, the
ogre frowning at the bundles that
lay on the seat in front of them.
He had made another entry in the
note-book.
Constance judged that it was
time to test the defense again.
ti I—we have already spent more
than I’ve saved,” she said sadly.
. I The purchases being char
are
ged," he reminded her, still glar
ing at the bundles.
chauffeur and presently the effic
iency man found himself io one
of those Fifth Avenue shops that
resemble nothing so much as a
palatial private home.
Half an hour later, truly dazed,
Constance emerged with a silver
fox skin abound her neck and a
j great, muff that matched it. Fur
jtively she pinched herself to make
'sure it was not a'fantasy of the
brain,
“It’s five ft’clock, M announced
the efficiency man. a Shall we
drive in the park or take tea?”
“You decide,” she murmured.
We’ll drive. tt
It would have seemed logical,
after his amazing afternoon’s rec
ord, that the efficiency man should
be in gay ar d trifling mood. F
was not. He indulg.d in Ion
silences. broken only by monosv'
lables, yet marked by frequent an
disconcerting inspections of Con
stance. Sometimes he glowered r
the bundles on the front sea'
There was something grim in hi
mood.
Once he turned to her abruptly
and said almost sharply:
it I wish you wouuld wear blue
more frequently.”
Constance widened her ey:s.
then stammered:
’ Wh-why ?” ©
“Suits you.
ii And—and do like it, Mr
you
Hedge?”
” He did ‘ not hear, hav
appear to
ing telapsed into another of hi?
sil nces.
The number of parcels whiM
were removed from the car as i:
stopped at last in fnrt of th
Erooke mansion caused Horace tc
display a surprise that is inex
ciisable in any experienced butler.
H. Hedge did not notice this, how
ever,
He walked directly to the library
and began going through the aft
ernpon trail. Constance hurried t f
her- sooma, where she sodn had
Matilda bringing out for
dinner gown that she posses
»®d.
She chos* a blue one.
The efficiency man had little to
*ay during the evening meal. He
did not fail to observe the gown,
but he made no comment, aa Con
stance rather hoped he would. He
wa* unnaturally preoccupied, so
that he forgot to tell
he ’ '< v: ;
- Was it—terribly expensive ? tt
tt Moderately so,” he admitted.
Then hastily: “But not extrava
gant. There is a marked difference.
I draw the line at extravagance.
But, as I said before, economy is
not wholly guaged by dollars. I
consider the hat an economy, all
things taken into account. Do you
find it a useful, practical hat? ft
« Oh, tremendously so!" she as
sured him.
He had spoken quite solemnly,
but when Constance next ventured
a glance she detected a faint grin
on the efficiency man’s features.
He froze it immediately when he
discovered that she was observing
him.
a Well, where next?” he repeated.
Constance decided upon another
strategic move.
ii Honestly, I don’t know,” she
said. “What do you think I want
—I,mean need? >t
. He studied her until the scrut
iny became a trifle embarassing.
There was a penetrating and in
clusive quality in his survey that
caused her to flush faintly. She
wished H. Hedge was not quite
so thorough in his examination
yet she was conscious that his
painstaking interest was not dis
pleasing.
u I think you need a set of furs, ii
he said.
She beamed at him ,n sudden
bewilderment. How could he pos
sibly have guessed. How could he
be so wonderfully human? /And,
why—oh, why couldn’t he always
be like that?
You are a mind-reader, Mr
H. Hedge,” she affirmed. “You
almost frighten me. tt
No, I am not a mind-reader,’
said the efficiency man positively.
ti But you see, the other day I
noticed that your muff and boa
might easily, even profitably, be
replaced with a set more in har
mony with your fur coat. tt
ii When in the world did you
notice that?” she asked in sur
prise.
On the back stairs.”
Constance turned pink. It was
the first time he had even allud
ed, in the most indirect manner
to the morning when he had rob
bed Tommy Treadwell of a bride.
She herself had brought up thf
subject once, by mistake, but H
Hedge had never reopened it.
tt I did not know you were s -
observing,” she said for the sake
of speech.
“It is my business to observe
Where do you buy your furs?”
She gave a direction to thf
in walking from the sideboard to
the table.
Constance makes a dis
covery.
SPALDING HAS GINNED
5,623 BALES COTTON
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Tabulation by the bureau of th
census shows -that the telegraph
(summary of cotton ginnid wa
correct. There were 5,623 bales o
cotton, cou^Jing round as hal
bales, ginned in Spalding county
from the crop of 1925 to Novem
her I, 1925, as compared with 6
932 bales ginned to November 1.
1924.
° rd « ;r Simple Bank Statement
Mexico, City, Nov. 14. (AP)—
Mexico bank statements must be
simplified hereafter, so that per
sons~who are not expert account
ants may be able to understanc
them.
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Th£. NEIGHBORS HAVE WONDERED WHAT
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as/CEO THE owner FOR INFORMATION, H£
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Congressman Nicholas Longwtrth, of Ohio, speaker-elect of ;he
house of representatives. Her mother was Alice Roosevelt, daugh
ter of the late president.
Dies at’ 1.12 From Malaria
Manila, Nov. 14. (AP)—At the
reported age of 152, Marario Per
las succumbed to an attack of
Malaria. His birth date w as ac
espted as July 16, 1773. Pearls
wa s married four times and was
the father of 12 children. He was
the only man in the Island kr»own
to have seen the grandsons of
his grandsons,
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