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| BANK OF CUM MING [ This Bank has had the most [ prosperous year since its organi j zation October 19th, 1904. : We wish to thank our friends j and customers for their patronage j and to assure then that we shall 1 continue, as heretofore, to extend 3 every courtesy arid service consis j tent with safe and sound banking. I We wish to say further that we j have Safety Deposit Boxes to rent J $3.00 per year for the large size, j $1.50 per year for the smaller I ones. Every person having val -1 i uable papers should rent one of | these boxes. You carry the key. \ Respectfully, Bank Of C imming. YOUR COUNTRY'S CALL. AMERICA IS FACING A GREAT CRISIS— but many of our people do not realize it. ....Thousands of Boys and Girls are facing a turning point in their careers—but fail to see the path leading to the ambition-crowned heights of success. Trained workers are needed today as never before. The future of America may depend upon their united efforts. Boys and girls who are equipped for efficient work can “help win the war,” while securing better positions foi themselves and making rapid personal advance nient. The only thing standing in your way is lack of training. You will never get very far in this world at manual labor. Muscle is always re latively cheap. Brains are always at a premium and especially at this time, when so many po sitions must be filled quickly. You can learn our system of shorthand and typewriting in 8 to 12 weeks, and we will secure for you a good position. We have started thous ands of young men and women on thg road to success in the Business World. Let us do as much for you. We give free courses, along with Shorthand or Bookkeeping, in Typewriting, Penmanship, spelling, Business Law, English and Arithmetic. Our system of Bookkeeping is up-to-date and, when learned, can be used in any modern bus iness office. Don’t let any light obstacle prevent you from entering our Fall classes, September 3rd. Call and discuss your problems with us, or write us freely. You must remember that “Where there is a will there is a way”. We have shown the way in thousands of cases. Our years of ex perience is at your service. Give us the oppor tunity of showing you how you can secure the necessary training to fit you for one of the many good positions open to ambitious young people. Act definitely. Call or write today. Decide that you will train for efficient service—that you will hold a much better job next year than now—that you will make the most possible of your life. We will glady help you. Write for our journal. ..“FORWARD”, which points the way to opportunity for you. It proves there are many desirable openings in business. BAGWEEI BUSINESS COLLEGE 34 Luckie St., Dept. F—C. Atlanta, Ga. | Always Have PERUNA Mrs. L. A. r.iltersoa, 1399 Kentucky St., Memphis, Tennessee, writes: "I have been a friend of Peruna “"or many years. I have used it off and on for catarrhal complaints and found it a very excellent remedy. I have a small family of children. Times are hard with us, but I can scarcely afford to do without Peru na, especially during the season of the year when coughs and colds are prevalent. We always recom mend Peruna to our neighbors, for the benefit it has been to us." | For B 4t| Coughs W and Colds L* J|k in the Home. Recommend It to Our Neighbors. Those who object to liquid medi cines can procure Peruna Tablets. [he Forsyth County News Published every Wednesday at Cummins;, Ga. by J B Patterson suBSCKimuN muc One year 75c Six months 50c Three months 30c Entered at the post office at Guru ling Ga. Aug. 10th, ae mail matter o the second claae. Official Organ Forsyth Cos Cummlng Ga., Dec. 21, 1917 Snider of Gridin made some hit on the weather. Those who know say that thft snow will benefit the wheat. Begin now and raise you a couple of hogs for next year. The coal situation is very' se rious all over the country. Germany has surrendered Je rusalem to the allies. If any one wants to come in and renew or subscribe for the News it won’t make us mad. The cane growers in south Georgia are making lots of the stuff called “buck”. It is said that the Atlanta merchants laugh at folks when they call for sugar. Four employees of the Atlan ta Journal have joined the na vy and marine corps. It is reported that Turkey is ,-eadv to make peace terms with he allied nations. Two hundred and thirty one joined the army, navy and ma rine corps last Wednesday. Billy Sunday will close his big revival in Atlanta next Sun day, the 23rd. • 337,217 men have volunteer od in the army since the war lx; gan. Hon. W. C. Wright of New nan has been nominated for congress from the 4th district to succeed Mr. Adamson. The city tax collector of At lanta wants a bushel of pennies to make change to those pay ing their taxes during the rusn Uncle Sam wants 25,000 m m between 31 and 45 to relieve soldiers from police guard du ty, All to be volunteers. President Wilson has filed every member of the Fulton Cos exemption Board for granting exemptions without warrant. A great many business enter prises ’shut down last week on account of tne extreme cold weather. The woman in Lumpkin coun tv who threw’ S6OO in the fire with lap full of chips ought to ( have put said money in the banl; the day before. Dr. John G. Harrison, a for m: r teacher in the school here, has been elected as secretary of the Education Board of the Georgia Baptist Convention. The government will send an agent into every county in the state to assist the people in mak| ing income tax returns. He’ll not have to call on us. Hon. Wm. J. Hrarris will re sign from the Federal Trade Joard in a fe.v days and enter upon his campaign for the Unit ed States Senate. It is reported that Banks Cos. moonshiners have agreed to charge $2 per quart for white li rhtning w here one ten cent' box of potash is used to a gal-j lon, $1.75 where two boxes are u: ed and $1.50 where tobacco 1 and buckeye are used. I It’s a real joy to sit around a Spod wood fire these days. \ Advertisers are taking a let ojf our space this week. / The allies are resolved to de feat Germany regardless of cost says a press dispatfch. That extra one cent on let ters counts up pretty fast if you Hrwe many to write. < ' This cold weather has caught manytowns without coal to sup ply the people. A great many of the soda founts in the state are running short on coca cola syrup. - ' There’s more money in hogs at thirty cents a pound than in cotton at the same price. If nothing happens old For syth county will make enough bread to run her next year. Drummers say that flour will be as scarce in sixty days as su gar is now. Eight thousand men are need ed by Uncle Sam for the navy flying corps. Us folks up here where we have plenty of wood and fuel ought to be mighty happy. It is terrible to think of the suffering among the poorer peo pie during this weather. The city schoob of Augusta and other places had to suspend on account of lack of fuel. > Measles at Camp Wheeler have subsided, and mumps are taking their place. The Tampa Dock Cos. is run ning day and night making ships for the government. The shipbuilding business is bringing millions of dollars to the southeast. j, y— * t/e Statesboro Oil Cos. will rebqild the building recently destroyed by lire. The packing plant at Mcul trie is a great encouragement to hog raising in south Georgia Health conditions at the uif-, ferent training camps are im proving. Several Atlanta druggist have! been indicted for selling jama cia ginger. The total amount of insur ance applied for by soldiers is more than one and a half bill ion dollars. According to press dispatches the kaiser is going to make a Xmas peace proposition to the allies. | A south Georgia farmer has cleared $4,000 on eleven acres lof cane this season. That’s ! pretty good money. Did you ever know a Decern her snow to stay on the ground as long as the one we have just had? We never did. Sixteen thousand pounds of paper shell pecans were shipp ed from south Georgia to the New York market last week and brought a fancy price. I Morethan 300.000 pounds of I sugar was used bv moons v irers I in Lumpkin and Bank counties during the past three months, according to the report of the district attorney. Veterans all over Georgia are mourning the death of Captain “Tip” Harrison, which occurr ed at his home in Atlanta Sat urday. J. Gordon Jones, a Georgia lawyer was rebuked by the Su preme Court of the U. S. one day last week for unpatriotic remarks made during- the argu ment of a case. Another Letter to Ford Owners TO ALL OUR FRIENDS AND FORD OWNERS: Have your cars overhauled and repaired this winttr while we have the time to devote to the work. It means money to us and more SERVICE to you. You cannot use your car during the win ter as much as you can next spring and consequent ly you can spare it better at this season. We have less work to do during the winter and can devote more time to your job. We have to pay our me chanics jast the same, you see, and we want you to help us keep them busy. Remember, every single bit of our work is abso lutely guaranteed and we will cheerfully do it over again, and at no cost to you, if it don’t hold up. Let us do your repair work. We are interested in your car. We sold it and it is to our interest to make it run as well and last as long as it will. As ever, we are, Your Friends, Strickland & Wisdom AGENTS, FORSYTH AND DAWSON COUNTIES. TRUSTEE’S SALE. In re: J. J. Reid, Bankrupt. No. 4678, in Bankruptcy. , Georgia, Forsyth County. Under and by virtue of an or der of Hon. N. L. Hutchins, ref eree in Bankruptcy, M. W. Webb, trustee of J J Reid,bank rapt, will offer for sale and re ceive bids on the following tract of land lying and being in the second district and first sec tion of Forsyth County, state of Georgia, and consisting of lots of land numbers (524) five hun dred and twenty four, (525) five hundred and twenty five. and (556) five hundred and fif ty six, and allthat part of lots! of land numbers four hundred' and eighty four and four hun dred and eighty five laying im mediately north of lots of land numbers 525 and 524 and south of what is known as Sy branch, being a strip containing three acres, more or less. Said tract of land contains in the aggregate one hundred and twenty three acres, more or less Said land is the property of said J. J. Reid, bankrupt, and will be sold for the purpose of paying the expenses of adminis tration of said estate, and fci distribution among the credit ors of said bankrupt.. Said sale will be on the first Tuesday in January, If) 18. be fore the court house door in the town of Cumming, and within the legal hours of sale. All bids will be received sub ject to confirmation of Hon. N. L. Hutchins , referee in bank ruptcy. Each bidder wil be required to deposit on day of sale ten per cent oL his bid with the trustee as a guarantee of good faith. Deeds to be made and posses sion given on confirmation or sale, and payment of balance of purchase price. This Nov. 30th, 1917. M. W. Webb, Trustee of J. J Reid, Bankrupt. Gin Notice. After Dec. Bth, the Ducktown gin will run only on Tuesday and Saturday. T. M. Sams. I have a registered male borhshire hog known as Premium Boy 199590 HU dam was Gentle Btauty 2nd 12C017. Was bred by T. J. Pilcher, Currnvng, Ga. He is ready for ser vice, and I will charge $2.50 for his services to insure sows in pig. Thoe who areoiving me on pigs and calves where they are done and born, please call and settle for same. I do not exact the money until pigs and calves are here also when a man don’t wart to pay it, but th<* Honey is due the day the service is done. I killed apo lor last week Dat n fifed 600 pounds cut into four pi... s T. J. PILCHER Cumming, Ga., Route 1 ! for \ La Grippe Coughs use FOLEY’S t Honey 1 HP and lar , c For 33 years the Standard Cough Medicine Take No Substitute for Foley's Honey and Tar iiiiiliiiiiliiii SOLD AND RECOMMENDED BY iliiiiiiiiniiii For Sale. I have four or five good mul-| es and horses for sale for cash or good note. If interested cal at once. S. H. Allen. HORSE FOR SALE. I have a good young horse for sale. Anyone interested call and see me. JAMES T. BOYD, Gainesville, Ga., R. 2.