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BANKS COUNTY JOURNAL
AOL. XV.
Standing of Contestants Tuesday. March 18th-
Winners Votes
Name Postoffioe of Received
Miss Mabel Ledford Bellton Ist 3. I*. 404 > 5r, °
Miss Kate Wright Commerce, R. 29 2nd rt. P. - 44 i ,w
Mrs. Homer Thompson Maysville 198,075
Miss Kate Haulbrook Maysville 151,67. >
Miss Beulah Simmons Homer, R. 1 115,900
Mrs. Hattie Wheeler Lula, It. 3 96,050
Miss Margie Garrison Homer, R. 1 • 88,8.0
Miss Mary Griffin Homer 75,825
Miss May Hyder Lula, R. 3 03,025
Miss Boyce Threlkeld Lula, R. 3 00,4.5
Miss Maude Young Homer, R. 1 54,825
Miss Belle Patterson Maysville, R. 28 45,575
Miss Esther Wise Baldwin, R. 1 30,325
Mrs. E. V. Cash Ashland, R. 1 25,600
Miss Pauline Patton Bellton 23,350
Miss Mary Langford Commeice, R. 29 21,200
Miss Bessie Carlton Bellton 15,150
Miss Gertrude Griffin Maysville, R. 1 9,900
Miss Annie Duckett Baldwin, R. 1 5,100
Miss Alice McCoy Homer, R. 2 5,000
Gains of Contestants This Week.
Mias Mabel Ledford... 98,050
Miss Mamie Young 25,925
Mias May Hyiler 25,125
Mrs. Hattie Wheeler.. 20,825
Mis. B. V. Cash. 20,000
Miss Margie Garrison. 19,575
Miss Kate Wright 18,700
Miss Beulah Simmons. 11,200
Miss Boyce Threlkeld.. 8,475
FIRST WEEKOFSECOND LAP
NO NEW DEVELOPMENT
Eight Candidates Hold Same
Position—l, 2,3, 4,5,
7, 10, and 20
This Indicates Many Have Taken a
Stand Determined to Hold It To Finish
Which Meano a Long Pull, a Strong Pull, a
Steady Pull All Together Mrs. Hattie
wheeler Rises from Eighth to Sixth Place—
Miss May Hyder also Makes a Two Point Rise
Going Up from Eleventh to Ninth—Miss Maude
Young, the Same, from Thirteenth to Elev
enth —Several Other Slight Changes Made—
None That Could Not Be Overcome by Thought
ful Work—The Secret is Plan-work--Work to
the Finish.
Every contestant but two gained
just a little bit, and every little
bit helps yon on—on to whatt
Yon might think the Melodigrand
Piano, value &175.00. That is
partly it. The greatest help possi
bly is the bringing out the best
that is within you—the develop
ment of character, power, tact.
This world is a stage of action,
and all men (and women) are play
ers. The time is coining when
you will have to meet and fight
life’s battles. No matter what
your calling or avocation may be
you will find on every turn or
corner someone striving to succesd
you or excel you. -ere is a valu
able everyday, practical lesson to
be learned in a friendly contest of
this kind.
When Shakespeare said: “In
the reproof of chance lies the true
proef of men,’? he meant that the
man (or woman) who goes out in
to the varied callings and affairs of
life and wins— meets the reproof of
chance —shows to the world that
merit and industry" ara capable of
making their way.
The friends of the candidates are
Devoted to Giving the News, Encouraging the Progress, and Aiding the Prosperity of Banks County.
Homer, Banks County, Georgia, Thursday, March 20, 1913-
Miss Esther Wise 7,325
Mias Kate Haulbrook.. 0,275
Miss Mary Griftin 5,525
Miss Belle Patterson.... 4,975
Miss Bessie Carleton .. 4,050
Miss Mary Langford... 3,700
Miss Pauline Patton... 3,050
Mrs. Homer Thompson 3,475
Miss Gertrude Griffin,. 2,700
the real power in the race for suc
cess.
Contestants, have you met that
man who knows it all; the man
who is “knocking”; telling you
no use to work. You can uot win.
That man is a “knoeker”; all the
time knocking, knocking, every
thing and everybody.
Webster died but left a book
called a dictionary which would
say today were he living that a
person who has not the ambition
to acquire anything himself and
persists in discouraging others is a
“knocker”, a chronic kicker.
Get a book and keep a list of the
knockers. It will lie good for ref
erence when the contest is over.
Our list of prizes is not yet com
plete. There has been too much
work and too little help to com
plete the list. We hope to have
the list completed by April Ist.
When the list is complete the date
for closing the contest will be an
nounced.
Thore will be more prizes if more
contestants enter. It is not too
late for new ones, because there is
yet some territory without a caudi-
Court Convened Monday.
I Links Superior Court cquvened
Monday morning at 10 o’clock a.
in. His Honor Charles H. Brand
present and presiding.
The grand jury was empaneled,
Mr. 11. <J. Moss was elected fore
man. The Judge’s charge to the
grand jury was delivered in the
usual clear and forceful mauner
character of Judge Brand. He
stressed the importance of looking
after blind tigers and pistol totem.
Judge Brand is a terror to evil
doers of these two classes. In his
charge he dwelt upon the impor
tance ot boys and young men be
tween the ages of iiftecti and, twen
ty-live attending the terms of the
superior court and listening to the
charges made to the grand jury.
If this were the practice of boys
and young men fewer of them
would be violators of the law.
This suggestion thrown out by
Judge Brand is very timely, and
if parents and friends will see to it
that more young attend court on
Monday morning and listen to the
charge given it will be time well
spent. It is worth while for par
ents and friends to give this mat
ter serious thought and in the in
the the future let as many boys
and young men as will learn to
know what the judge’s charge to
the grand jury is.
Mr. John M. Garrison, of Grove
River district, was elected clerk of
the grand jury.
Mr. F. M. Handers, of Bushville
district is grand jury bailiff.
Other court bailiffs are J. L.
Pepper and Oscar Ellison.
Solicitor-General John B. Gam
ble is on hand looking after the
state’s interests. This is Mr. Gam
bles first riding and lie seems to be
making himself very popular with
the people as a prosecuting attor
ney.
The familiar face ol Hon. Gol
den Knight, the big hearted court
stenographer is right here on the
spot greeting his friends with a
smile anil a hearty hand shake.
Sheriff Barden and Deputy
Sheriff W. It. Arflin are at their
post.
Clerk Gillespie and his assistant
Ijoster Meeks are keeping up with
the clerical department.
There is a very heavy docket and
court will hold the greater part of
the week.
OLD SOLDIERS MEETING.
Reunion to be Held This
Summer.
Quite a numlter of old soldiers
met in the court room at the noon
hour Tuesday. Several matters of
importance were acted upon.
Messrs. J>. It. Parks and J. H.
Brooks were elected delegates to
the State Reunion.
Messrs. M. 8. Hyder, J. M. Odell
and J. 11. Brooks were elected
delegates to the United Confeder
ate Reunion.
The date fixed for the reunion at
Homer is Thursday after the sec
ond Sunday in July—the 17th. A
committee is to be named to arrange
suitable program.
Horse’* Long Pst.
A horse recently passed fourteen
days In a cave In Oklahoma without
food or water and. although It lost
300 pounds In weight through the fast.
It quickly recovered after It was res
cued. The cave was concealed by
planks and these broke as the horse
walked across. The owner supposed
that the horse had been stolen, and
Its presence in the cave waa discov
ered by chance.
date. There are yet yotes enough
in some sections to win one of the
first prizes.
Remember Special Prize Offer
April 15tb.
Maysville Local News.
Rev. L. A. Henderson has Inn'll
suffering from acute indigestion
for several days. We are glad to
hear he is somewhat improved and
hope he may soon In' entirely well
again.
Mr. Philip Smith and sister,
Miss Lizzie, from near Jefferson,
visited their aunt, Mrs. Marion
Henderson recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Emory Bolton,
from Hawkinsrille, Ga., are guests
of relatives here this week.
Miss Margie Adams has return
ed from Atlanta, where she has
been visiting relatives for several
weeks.
We regret to know Mrs, Paul
.Deadwyler is quite sick at her
home near town.
Mrs. Nell Suddath, of Atlanta,
is vissitiug her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Robt. Williams, on Homer
St.
Homer, R- 1-
Everybody from this part is
“courting” this week at Homer.
Mr. Tarp Kcsler, principal ol
Ashland School, is spending a few
days with homefolksand attending
court.
Mr. Will Chambers, of Silver
side, made a Hying trip to W ood
side Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Jno. C. Wood is erecting a
new dwelling on his farm near
Bethany church.
Messrs. Jas. Cochran and Steel
ing Peyton have returned from a
trip to Bowersville, Ga., where
they went as delegates to the Thir
teenth Division of Odd Fellows.
They feport a nice time.
On account of the pastor being
absent, there was no preaching at
Bethany last Sunday.
Misses Mammie, Bettieaud May
Wood, Maud Young and Bertha
Dunson accompanied by their best
fellows went to the singing at I>a
m asciis Sunday p. m.
Farming is a slow go in this sec
tion now-a days, on account of so
much rain here of late.
This section was visited by a
little storm last Thursday night
but no serious danger was done —
only a few out buildings shaken up
and roofs bloon off.
Mr. Henry Broom, accompanied
by Miss Deoie Dalton, attended
preaching at Leather wood last Sun -
day.
The wedding bells are beginning
to ring in this part now.
Contestants are getting to be
very thick in these diggin’s now a
days, as you can see them on every
side.
Mr. Connie Watts, of north Hol
lingsworth passed through Monday
morning enroute to Homer court.
Lawers Attending Court
This WeeK.
Clarkesville —J. C. Edwards.
Athens—Jno. J. Strickland.
Jefferson —P. Cooley.
Gainesville —F. M. Johnson,
Wm. Hamond Johnson, H. If.
Perry, A. C. Wheeler.
Bellton —C. It. Faulkner.
Koyston—Glen Borough.
Carnesville—lt. T. Camp.
Cornelia —Sam Kirascy, Jno. L.
Perkins.
Maysville—Gordon Logan.
Carrollton—*Ralph Meeks.
Commerce^—W. W. Stark, Early
Stark, G. P. Martin, W. A. Steven
son, K. L. J. Smith.
Local Bar—Oscar Brown, A. J.
Griffin, Henry Furr.
Ft*h of Peculiar Formation.
The New York Museum of Natural
History the other day received from
the remote regions of Gambia, West
Africa, a living lung flsh which lives
underground. Iu a block was a small
tunnel-llke opening, an air cell for tha
dormant flsh.
Mt- Pleasant-
Mr. Marvin Murphy, of South
Georgia, is with home people for
a few days.
Miss Grace Gailey and brother,
Wayne, spent Saturday night with
their aunt, Mrs. T. M. Armour.
The musical given by Mr. W.
J. Horton was enjoyed by all
present.
Miss Cora Horton and “little”
Sterling Peyton say they don’t
want all the “Hills” of Banks
graded.
Mr. Jim Keesee is boarding with
Mr. A. L. Gailey now a days.
Messrs. Thos. Hill and Luther
Dailey, of lower Banks, were on our
stieels Thursday. Come again
boys, you’re always welcome.
Mrs. \V. J. Horton says there’s
a large hawk stays around her
home and is about to get all of her
chickens. She says she would be
glad if someone would set a trap
for him.
Mr. Sam Ayers and others are
building anew ’phone line.
Miss Ella Hill spent Saturday
night with the Misses Horton.
Mr. Norman Parham is still suf
fering badly with a “pain” of in
his heart. Look out Norman for a
‘‘hot shot”.
Mr. A. L. Gailey attended the
singing at Damascus Sunday after
noon .
N o More Free Seed
Alas!
And did the senate pass
A bill
To kill
Free seeilt
It did, indeed!
This is no joke—
No more can Hoke
Augustus 8.,
And our M. C.
Send us, b’ gosh!
The seed of squash,
And other “sass.”
Alack, alas!
It’s mighty tough—
Our garden stuff
And all our
Flower
We’ll have to grow
From seed, you know,
For which we pay—
Alack the day!
One Response
A letter from Cobb county ap
peared in these columns a lew
weeks ago. The membership of
Mt. Pleasant church responded
after which the following letter
came:
Smyrna, Ga.,
March 17th, 1913.
To the members of Mount Pleasant
church.
Please accept our thanks for
what you have done for our family.
Pray for us while we are a broken
family here below, that we may be
an Unbroken family in heaven.
We shall ever remember you all in
our prayers.
Lovingly,
Mi. and Mrs. Dewitt Oliver.
W. J. a E. C. Palmour.
You will Ixi delighted to read
the half page ad ol W. J. &E. C.
Palmour, of Gainesville. They
desire to get acquainted with the
Banks county trade. When you
go into their store tell them who
you are and where you are from,
and they will show you the new
est and best in all lines. They
will sell you GOOD RELIABLE
GOODS that they will stand back
of with an emphatic guarantee of
satisfaction —good of such quality
that will carry you back again
when you want more. Read their
ad. Gall to see them when in the
beautiful city ol Gainesville.
MEMORY OF MANKIND FAILING
Leading British Brain Specialist* Bay
It Is. and Qlvs Cogent Reasons
for Their Conclusions.
The experiments of a number of
lending British brain specialists have
shown that in spite of higher educa
tion and (lie number of inventions
that are supposed to aid the memory,
it is gradually growing weaker.
One of these says: “Wc have nil
kinds of ingenious files, index cabi
nets and memorandum tablets. Of
fice work is so departmentalized that
things which a principal would have
carried in his own head years ago are
now being remembered for him in
individual sections by individual
members of the staff. A big mod
ern organizer, so to speak, is
propped up by, a system of mental
eiforts. Thai is all very well, but
when they are removed the lonely
brain is at sea.”
Another authority says that the
modern memory is so overburdened
with all kinds of details that the
subconscious memory, which is an
important part of man’s intelligence,
is unable to take care of them. Ex
ternal things change so rapidly that
we have only imperfect images.
ALL BORN WITH TWO HEARTS
Case Said to Be Unequaled In Medical
Records Is Reported From ,
Philadelphia.
A family in which the mother and
three children arc each provided with
two hearts, a case said to he un
equaled in medical science, has been
discovered at Easton, Pa., according
to Dr. .Tames Morganstein. He has
called several physicians in to ex
amine the family and they have veri
fied his statements.
Tn each ease he found both of the
hearts performing their functions,
one in each side of (lie chest. The
mother and children have always
been normally healthy. The woman
is Mrs. Burton Perking and her
children are Anna, Allen and Doris,
aged thirteen, eleven and four, re
spectively.—Philadelphia Record. /
“SUFFS." LOSE EXHIBITS.
Hearing that the suffragettes at
Washington wanted a baby, a beau
tiful woman, a convict and a male •
imbecile to appear in their inaugu
ration parade io show the only per
sons who had no vote, two former
convicts started from Sparkhill, hop
ing to readi the capital and qualify
for two of the jobs. They were Wil
liam J. Hartncss, white, and Robert
Gould, colored. They got only four
miles out of Sparkhill when they
started trouble and were arrested.
Hartnett was committed to the coun
ty jail pending his return to Auburn
prison, from which he was recently
released on probation. Gould was
committed for six months.
FREEDOM AND PORTUGAL.
Portuguese women have not re
mained untouched by the spirit of
freedom which found nil outlet in
the Portuguese revolution of 1910.
Portugal has now two feminist socie
ties. An electoral reform bill, which
is under consideration, was some
months since amended by the senate
so ns to confer the franchise on wom
en having an educational qualifica
tion. The decision of the lower house
on this point is now awaited. It
would appear as if the chances for
women may be greater under the new
Socialistic prime minister, Dr. Al
fonso Costa.
GOING TO BTICK TO A RESOLVE.
Mrs. Bacon —Well, dear, have you
decided not to do some of the fool
ish things next year that you did
this?
Mr. Bacon —Yes, I have.
“What things have you decided
not to do ?”
“Well, .you remember those New
Year resolutions I made this year?”
“Yes, and you broke every one.”
“Well, I’ve decided not to make
any New Year resolutions next
year.”
No Such Thing.
There being a compensation for
everything, such a thing as easy
money does not exist. —Atchison
Globe.
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