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Many a dollar that goes into the
jackpot ought to go into the soup
pot.
A shrewd promoter loves to- en
counter a fool and his money. .
A TEXAS WONDER
For kidney and bladder troubles,
gravel, weak and lan>«. hack, rheu
matism and irregularities of the kid
neys and blaoHer. If not sold by
year druggist, by mail $1.26. Small
bottle often cures. - Send for sworn
testimonials. Dr. E. W. Hall, 2988
OSve St., St. Louis, Ms. Sold by
lrugipstfl.
HICKS & WESTBROOK
Montezuma, Georgia
The Flying. Trapeze Artist, doing many
of Merit. \ /
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The Butler Hera
Esiablished in 1878.
- C. E. BENNS,
Editor «d FnMWier. who has been testifying to. the Tea- ^ —
■ ~ _ .-i.'l'X—! pot Dome investigation case, al-m b * — •
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF TAYLORCO. lo ^ ed her forme f husband presented in the South. But the
Smith, to spend week-ends with her ma ]wel of it all
in her Ohio 'home after she had se- which was so
cured a divorce.
PUBLISHED EVERT THURSDAY
Average Weekly GreditiH
Fifteen Hundred Ciliti
Entered at the Post Ottee at Bader
Georgia as Mail Matter ef Second
SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 A YEAR
It sometimes happens that the man
who does wrong gets justice.
Something to be' thankful
All-fools day just'past and we
still free. *
for:
We may - new have some real
spring weather. The ground hog has
had his forty days of bad weather.
If Johnnie Jones should decide to
resume the lecture platform there
will be"bright smiles from many au
diences. i '
What a fine world this would be
if those who have money would use it
as those who haven’t money think
they would use it if they had it.
Some people are living by working
about one-fourth of the time, and
' this does not include time off for
sickness, baseball, reading funny
stories, etc.
Sumter county was 10,000 bales of
cotton last year over preceding year
Schley was short 2,670; Marion 1,-
613; Talbot 239; Macon 1,410; while
Upson’s gain was 1,047.
The dairy cow, hogs and poultry
will put the farmers of Taylor coun
ty on a sounder economic basis if
they will take advantage of the op
portunities offored them.
The Senate oil committee has
summoned A1 Jennings, the ex-train
robber, as a witness. It will sum
mon every crook except Grover
Bergdoll and Bill Hohenzollern if it
has time.
This world is but a'school to train
us for life to come: and for most of
us—nay, for all of us—the best
preparation for eternity is the thor
ough and conscientious discharge of
the present duties incumbent upon
“Avoid a rut” is the advice of all
experienced automobile drivers. This
advice is applicable not only t6 driv
ers of automobiles but especially
true of those who feel an interest
in the business and civic affairs of
their community. We believe the
people of Taylor county are showing
a fine spirit of avoiding ruts.
The former attorney general was
perhaps right when he . said that
Roxie Stinson is an angry woman, a
disappointed woman, a millionaire
woman. According to reports Roxie,
who has been testifying in the' Tea-
South. But' the
was not in that
pleasing to the eye
for we have long' since learned that
the inventive genius of men ..and
The cotton crop off Taylor county women and their artistic arrange-
for 1923, was 1,072 bales short com- m ent of those things in hand have
pared with the crop of 1922. This no bounds. This was particularly
■was not bad considering the coun- true on this occasion. . To us, how-
ty’s • increased income from poultry ever; the most impressive feature of
. . . . • • , ,t •«* fhn rrrLrtln offoiw Il/IUT if nfl
We can’t remember the day when
we have seen lands in Taylor coun
ty so splendidly prepared jpr the
year’s crops of various kinds at the
approach of planting- time. For
pluck, energy and determination
you have just- got to tip your hat
and make your best bow to the
farmers of this county.
Taylor county needs manufactur
ing plants and a greater variety of
industries to keep her splendid
young men at home. We have to our
credit one of if not the largest per
centage of young men who have
made good in the business world,
and scattered throughout the coun
try, of any county its size in Geor
gia or any other Southern State.
When it comes to real sports you
can’t beat the bunch of Taylor coun
ty candidates who failed to win in
the recent election. Not one has
been heard to murmur or seem the
least bit “sore.” In fact, they have
shaken hands with their opponents
and congratulated them upon their
clean and successful campaign—But
ler Herald.
Behold how good it is for breth
ren to dwell together in unity. The
situation in Taylor county is most
heartening.—Columbus Enquirer-Sun
raising and dairying together with
its great lumber industry -and
peach growing. Indications now are
that from .these resources the coun
ty’s income will probably be doubl
ed this year and the cotton crop
equally - as good if not better than
last year.
"that young man Who thinks he is
poor because he has no hank, ac
count little understands the value of
God’s free gift of health and
strength, little appreciates the fact
that the brightest and best of the
country are self-made, and come to
the notice of the world from just
such beginnings. Not by idle moan
ing that they are poor, hut by going
carefully to work, perfecting them
selves in their chosen pursuits and
becoming so useful to those about
them that their. services are always
in demand whether it be on the
platform, in the* shop, in orchard,
or on the farm, for all are honor
able alike.
When the trees begin to blossom,
and the violets to bloom; when the
bullfrog in the meadow warbles
hoom-ah-boom ah-boom; when ducks
are flying northward and bright
butterflies are out, and when the
robins go house-keeping in the brok
en water spouts; -when grasshoppers
are hopping,, and black bats come
out at night and venture in your
bedroom attracted by the light,
when birds fly down the chimney,
and hens walk in the door, beetles
hold conventions in the center of the
floor; wjien the mud is o’er your
shoe tops as you cross the new
plr.ghed land—you may count on it
certain, sweet spring is near at
hand, i • , •
People who are otherwise well
bred often Show bad manners in the
use of the telephone and the auto
mobile horn. When we answer our
telephone and hear the caller de
mand to know “Who is that?” we
feel like answering “Who ’n ’ell do
you want?” And when someone
pushes her (yes, it’s usually a her)
automobile horn to attiact the soda
fount clerk’s attention just as we
are passing, causing us to jump
the bird who stops in front of - a
residence and hasn’t the manners to mu st_ swing back.
get out and push the front doorbell-
but blasts his automobile horn loud
ly and long to summon the person
wanted shows scant consideration
for sick or nervous or refined peo
ple in the neighborhood. Only
thoughtlessness, of course; but
shouldn’t one be more thoughtful
and considerate of others in these
little things —Ft. Valley Leader-
Tribne.
Brother Martin has had the ex
perience of thousands of others who
have been unnecessarily annoyed by
“hawks,” we would say, rather lhan
“birds.” They do not belong to ei
ther one of the two sexes, nor is
this kind confin d to one community
We hope our young pepple will act
on the suggestion of Brother Martin
and learn to be more considerate in
these matters.
The supreme court has' held that
the law does not provide a commis
sion to the tax receiver on the
school tax. The court held .that- the
two different sections of the School
Laws provide for paying a commis
sion to the tax collector in compen
sation for his services in connection
with the collection of the school tax
es; while there is no provision for
paying the tax receiver. The com
puting and collecting of the tax
adds nothing to the labor perform
ed in making up the digest, His la
bor is exactly the same as if this
fund was not collected at all.—The
Georgia State School Items .
PEACH FESTIVAL
The beautiful floats and great
pageant witnessed at the Peach
Festival at Fort Valley Thursday
the whole affair was how could it be
possible for a town the' size of Ft.
Valley to handle 25,000 or more
visitors with such ease, free of the
slightest,- friction, congestion of
traffic or a single accident of any
consequence while the very best of
order prevailed throughout the day?
The feeding of the multitude with
an abundance of food to spare, and
the personal attention each and ev
ery visitor received, were within
themselves wonderful. The solution
for such lies solely in co-operation,
the kind that every town shoiild cul
tivate, antT for which Fprt Valley
and her achievements are now look
ed upon as leading the world. The
occasion e6st the people of Fort
Valley many thousands of dollars,
many sacrifices being represented in
the expenditures, no doubt; but it
was well worth all of it. Our heart
iest congratulations are extended
our neighbor city.
“SOUTH HAS PRODUCED
NO. A. B. FALL.”
In an address before the Cairoga
Club, Cairo, Ga., Judge. W. V. Cus
ter, on Thursday night last, said
that “the South has produced no
such traitors as Benedict Arnold nor
Albert B. Fall. His remarks were on
the topic: “The South and Her
People.” Among other things In that
able address Judge Custer said:“The
South is the real America for in its
27,000,000 people can he found the
purest stock and the best founda
tions for a progressive and en
lightened citizenship.”
|He pointed out why he believed
the South has a bright future, list
ing among the chief reasons the
great natural resources, the oppor
tunities for development of power
and the lands being well adapted to
the raising of foodstuffs. His refer
ences to the early history of the
South and the early traditions were
very impressive.
DON’T LOSE FAITH
There is no need for the people to
lose faith in their government, even
a „; e arly P To g f o“ - ^re aglin though the scandals at Washington
filled with profane resentment. And grow worse from day to day.
The pendulum swings out and it
WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS •>
LEARNING SENSE
It is a very noticeable fact among
the, weekly exchanges that they are
not throwing/ any fits about the
presidential primary and the gen
tlemen in Atlanta that have shot
their political stuff out of their
headquarter^ to the weekly papers
have not been able to get much of it
handled. The political savant now
has a hard job getting by as the
papers over the state are not falling
for that kind, of stuff. If one wants
to boost his favorite now he has to
d 0 so by paying for it. The' weeklies
are not hiring printers and paying
them to have the privilege of pull
ing chestnuts out of the fire, for a
bunch that have gone into the busi
ness of trading delegations.The lack,
of interest displayed by the weekly
papers of the state. It took them a
long time to lean, anything hut
they seem' t 0 have learned this.—
Bainbridge Post-Searchlight.
It’s impossible to avoid tempta
tion, but a good deal of it can be
sidestepped by attending Jo one’s
own business.
After the days of RooStevelt, when
much was done for the conservation
of America’s national resources, the
subject received but casual public
interest.
It is natural that' there should
have been a reaction and there were
in Washington men waiting for the
opportune time to grab—and grab
they did. n.
With an aroused public conscience,
the national forests and mines and
oil fields will again be given that
protection which is needed if they
are to he preserved for the future
welfare of the nation.
There are hundreds of honorable
and loyal men in public office at
Washington. Relatively few have
been in on the grab-fest. These few
should receive the limit of the law.
They should be made examples for
others'to see.
The man who steals government
property is no less a thief because
it was government property. He
should be debit with the same as if
he had robbed a bank or a private
home. He IS a thief.
A house-cleaning is needed at
Washington. There are those who
are guilty directly, and they should
be punished to the limit of the law.
There are others who have been in
directly guilty—those whose busi
ness it was to know what was being
done and who (lid know hut failed
to act—these are guilty by indirec
tion and should be sent back borne
to stay.
And this, we believe, will be done
either by the powers that be in
Washington, or by the people at the
polls in the fall. '
With the muck and rottenness
there still remain hundreds of loyal
and honorable representatives of the
people! Democracy still lives. The
voice of the people will he heard—
and heeded.,
Don’t lose your faith in that which
we have been generations in build
ing. At the foundation, the structure
is strong.—-Americus Times Record
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A FOUNDATION STONE- OI
Jb BETTER CIVILIZATION
Observant folk, alive; to our ris
ing civilization and interested in the
means which are bringing it about,
are paying constanaly increasing
homage to gas. They see in gas the
greatest conservation of our fuel
resources; they see gas make poss
ible advances in all' the arts ' and
sciences which cruder fuels would
forbid.
“Gas is the ultimate fuel. It is
scientifically correct. Just as it has
displaced solid fuels for cooking in
our homes, so will it displace solid
and ilquid fuels for heating in in
dustry.' It is sanitary, convenient
and flexible. The cheapest article is
often the most expensive one to
buy. Gas is the economical agent of
heat even where its price is higher.-’
So declares no less than an au
thority than F. W. Parsons. He
proves his theme by some highly il
luminating statistics as to the use
of gas in such widely different in
dustries as opticial glass manufac
ture hiscut making, farm machinery
manufacture, electrical supplies
manfacture, can making, food pack
ing and a thousand others. ,
It should be recalled that gas is
made from coal and oil. All of the
heat value of these substances is
tendered into gas, thus saving foe
other arts the numerous by-products
such as tar, amonia, benzol and drug
making bases which would he con
sumed if the oil or coal were used
only as fuel.
“The tendency of the times,” con-
inues this expert, “is toward the
onservation of health, property and
latural resources. In bringing about
realization of this worthy and na-
ural aim no factor ranks above the
cientific treatment of raw coal in
: as works. The construction of
dants to recover the essential v;il-
les in coal is a necessary part of
lur country’s program. to insure the
lational safety. Without gas-pvo-
luoing plants we would have no Cnc-
lities to Manufacture high explo-
dosives.
“Gas is now being used in 67 pri-
nary trade processes, while approx-
mately 3,000 distinct trades emplov
t for an average of no less than 7
•rot-esses in each. With gas being
ised by one nation in 21,000 (lif
erent ways,, who can say that this
00% fuel is not making rapid
trides along the road to recogr.i-
ion as the world’s most effective
igent for use in heating?”
AN INCENDIARY AT 14
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- " All of Next Week Ex
cept Friday Night.
AT BIG TEN T THEATRE
Jfl
With Moving Pictures and Refined Vaudeville
FEATURING
DAN SYLVESTER
“The Dancing Fool,” Georgia’s Favorite Comedian
yAfl The Flying. Trapeze Artist, doing many feats
IfnU of Merit. ' ;
We CHANGE Our PROGRAM Each
Night.
We Close Our Show Every Night With a Laughable
Farce-Comedy.
Price 15c and 25c
Reserved Seats 10c Extra
20 per cent of the net proceeds- from our entertain
ment to be applied to civic interests of Butler.
FRANK SYLVESTER, Manager
Forging Ahead
Taylor County, including every town and
community in it, showed more growth and dev
elopment last year than possibly in any previous
year in her history.
We congratulate every town and forward
looking person in the county whose enterprise
made possible this fine record.
It will be our pleasure to aid and assist all
legitimate endeavors in the coming days.
Large enough to supply your needs, but
not too large to appreciate your business
This timely warning from the
Americus Times-Recorder is worthy
of the most careful consideration of
a man in the rearage of a son. The
time to begin, companionship with
your hoy is when he is one day old
and continue at it just as long as
you live:
Two Georgia hoys, one 14 years
old the other nearing 17, confess
that they burned the dormitory of
the school they were attending.
We do not know why they burned
the building, hut the fact that they
intentionally destroyed part of the
plant that was fitting them for life’s
battles is amazing.
It would be interesting to know
the relations existing between these
boys and their fathers. Did they
Gpeak of him as “the old man,” oi
were they “just pals” together.
Had these lads been taught at
home the rights of ownership of
property find that burning a build;
ing was . incendiaryism, punishable
by imprisonment?.
There’s something radically w rong
when boys of 14 and 17 are guilty
of this sort of thing, and the en
tire fault may notl ie at the feet of
the boys.
To make sure that such a calami
ty may never visit your home, start
now to gain the confidence and re
spect of that boy of yours. Prove^to
him that yoh are his best frie'iul ip
time of stress, his pal and play
fellow. This may save you many
gray hs»ir& later on.
You may not realize it, but the
chances are ten to one that that
boy is longing for a word of friend
ly counsel and an appreciative smile
Trom “his dad.”
All Deposits Insured
Taylor County Bank ■
Butler, Ga. -
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and the latest Buick achievement is
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