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Decay in Wood Prevented.
It is estimated that a fence
post, which under ordinary cir
cumstances will last for perhaps
two years, will if given preserva
tive treatment costing about 10
cents, last eighteen years. The
service of other timbers, such as
railroad ties, telephone poles,
and mine props, can be doubled
and often trebled by inexpensive
preservative treatment. Today,
when^the cost of wood is a big
item to every farmer, every
stockman, every railroad mana
ger—to everyone, in fact, who
must use timber where it is like
ly to decay—this is a fact which
should be carefully considered.
It is easy to see that if the
length of time timbers can be
used is doubled, only half as
much timber will be required as
before and only one-half as much
money will need to be sent in the
purchase of timber. Moreover,
many woods which were for a
long time considered almost
worthless can be treated and
made to last as long as the scar
cer and more expensive kinds.
Of the actual saving in dollars
and cents through preservative
treatment, a fence post such as.
was mentioned at the beginning
might servo as one example. The
post is of loblolly pine, and costs,
untreated, about 8 cents, or in
cluding the cost ot setting, 14
cents. It lasts about two years.
Compounding interest at 5 per
cent, the annual charge of such
l a post is 7.53 cents a year to keep
the post in service. Preserva
tive treatment costing 10 cents
will increase its length of life to
about eighteen years. In this
case the total cost of the post,
set, is 24 cents, which compound
ed at 5 per cent, giveB an annual
charge of 2.04 cents. Thus the
saving due to treatment is 5.49
cents a year. Assuming that
there are 200 posts per mile,
there is a saving each year for
every mile of fence of a sum
equivalent to the interest on
$219 00.
In the same way preservative
treatment will increase the length
of life of a loblolly pine railroad
tie from five years to twelve years
and will reduce the annual
charge fromH.52 cents to 9.48
cents, which amount^ to a saving
of $58.75 per mile.
Circular 138 of the Forest Ser
vice, ‘‘A Primer of Wood Pre
servation,” tells in simple terms
what decay is and how it can be
retarded, describes briefly cer
tain preservatives and processes,
gives examples of the saving m
dollars and cents, and tells what
wood preservation can do in the
future. The circular can be had
free upon application to the For
ester, Forest Service, Washing
ton, D. C.
The man who sees no good in
others is no good.
Many a woman who can swim
is uuable to get in.
An Inddious Danger.
One of the worst features of kidney
trouble is that it is an insidious dis
ease and before the victim realizes
his danger he may have a fatal mal
ady. Take Foley’s Lidney Remedy
at the first sign of trouble as it cor
rects irregularities and prevents
Bright’s disease and diabetes. Coop
er’s Drug Store.
The man who will agree with
his neighbors to reduce his cotton
acreage and then goes home and
plants more acres in cotton than
ever, is the same kind of a man
who helps to depress the cotton
market in the fall by selling his
cotton cheap and then abuses
the. cotton buyer for offering him
a low price. Don’t abuse the
man who offers a low price, but
keep an eye on the fellow who
will take a low price.—Cotton
Journal.
Affords Perfect Security.
Foley’s Honey and Tar affords perfict
security from pneumonia and consump
tion as it cures the most obstinate coughs
and colds. We have never known a single
instance of a cold resulting in pneumonia
after Foley’s Honey and Tar had been
taken. Cooper’s Drug Store.
Dad Economy.
A southern gentleman recent
ly at a banquet in* Washington
related the following story about
a certain philanthropist he knows
at home. He said:
“My friend heard of a negro
family that was reported in des
titute circumstances, and, calling
at their home, he found the re
port true. The family consisted
of mother, a son about 15 years
old and three young children.
After hearing the mother’s story,
he gave the son a bright silver
dollar, saying:
“ ‘Here, my lad, take this dol
lar and get a turkey for the
the Christmas dinner.’
“No sooner was he gone when
the mother said in a stern voice
to her son:
“ ‘Heah, Jackson, you done
gib me dat dollar, and go git dat
turkey in de nachral way.’ ”—
Harper’s Weekly.
He dot What He Needed.
“Nine years ago it looked as if my
time had come,” says Mr. C. Farth
ing, of Mill Creek, Ind. Ter. “I was
six run down that life hung on a very
slender thread. It was then my drug
gist recommended Electric Bitters.
I bought a bottle and I got what I
needed—stiength. I had one foot in
the grave, but Electric Bitters put it
back on the turf again, and I’ve been
well ever since.” Sold under guaran
tee at Cooper’s drug store. 50c.
It’s harder to remember some
things than it is not to forget
others.
Mr. Wm. II. Anderson, M. D., of Sodu
Springs, Ids., says that Bee's Laxr.tiye
Cough Syrup has relieved coughs und
colds where aliother remedies failed. Its
gentle laxative effects especially recom
mend it for children. It is pleasant to
take. For coughs, colds, hoarseness,
whooping cough. Money refunded if not
satisfied. Cooper’s drug store. 8
The man who hasn’t a single
bad habit seldem amounts to
much.
Something you get for nothing
is usually worth just about that
much.
Circumstances Alter Cases.
“Now I want to know how long
it will be before I can get an
answer to this letter?” a young
lady demanded, with a tell-tale
blush, as she handed the post-of-
fico clerk a communication ad
dressed to her lover.
“That depends,” said the rep
resentative, reflectively. “If
he’s in jail they only let them
write once a week, and in some
places only once a month—on
Sundays. If he’s dead broke,
he’ll have to wait until he earns
the price of a stamp, and I have no
data on which to base an opinion
of his earning capacities. If he’s
ill in bed, he may feel delicate
about dictating his real senti
ments to a cold, disinterested
third person; and if it’s small
pox they won’t let him write at
alff Then, again, if he’s got a
new girl—”
She didn’t wait for the clerk to
complete his catalogue of contin
gencies.
To Finance 1908 Cotton Crop.
It is announced that plans have
been arranged by which the
Georgid division of the National
Farmers’ Union will finance the
cotton crop of 1908 for farmers
that are members of the state
division.
The decision of the union vir
tually means that the farmers of
the state will at least be able to
systematically hold their crops
for merited prices instead of be
ing compelled to sell them to
speculators or others who may
demand lower prices.
According to the plans of the
union, that organization will
accept and warehouse all of the
cotton upon which farmers need
to borrow money until their crop
has been sold. Farmers who are
compelled to have money l efore
the crop is sold, can warehouse
their cotton with the union and
the union will lend the money on
the cotton.
When the farmer’s cotton is
sold he will repay the loan he se
cured for the union. By tins
means the farmer will be pro
tected, so oflicials of the union
say, and will not be compelled
to sutler while holding his cotton
It is understood that the union
expects to raise $1,000,000 by
which to finance the j ear’s crop.
The plan is said to have met
with the heartiest cooperation of
the members of the Georgia dis-
tnct, __
A Twenty-year Sentence.
"I have Just, completed a tewenty
year health sentence, imposed by
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve, which cur
ed me of bleeding piles just twenty
years ago,” writes O. S. Woolevor, of
Leltaysville, N. V. Bucklen’s Arnica
Salve heals the worst sores, bolls,
burns, wounds and cuts In the short
est time. 26e. at Cooper’s drug store.
A mean thing about swearing
off is unless you do it every day
or so.
The more friends a roan has
the more he’d better not ask
them to do anything for him.
Kodol For Dyspepsia has holped tlious-
nnds of people who hiivo hml itornnch
trouble This la wind one inan Bays of it:
"E. O Dewitt & Co., Chicago, 111.—.Gen
tlemen—In 1HI17 I hail n '(lisente of the
stomach and bowels. 1 could not digest
anything 1 ate and in the spring of 1902 I
bought a bottle of Kodol and the benefit I
received from that bottle til the gold In
Georgia could not buy. I still use a little
occasionally as I find It a tine blood put I-
tlor and a good tonic. May yon live long
and prosper. Yours very truly, O. N. Cor.
null, Koding, Ua , Aug. 27, 1008.” grid
by Cooper's Drug Store.
Beware of a meek man or
meek mule; it’s the unexpected
that happens.
To have perfect health we must hayn
perfect digestion, Bud it Is very intpor'anl
not to permit of any delay the moni-nt'.
the stomach feels out of order. Take
something at once that you know «i!l
promptly und unfailingly assist digestion.
There ia nothing better than Kodol lor
dyspepsia, Indigestion, sour s tom an,,
belching of gas and nervous headache.
Kodol ia a natural dlgestant, and will di
gest wliut you eat. bold by Cooper’s
Drug Store.
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