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BANKS COUNTY JOURNAL VOL. XVI. DEDICATION SERVICES At New School Auditorium. There will he dedication services at the New School Auditorium at Horner, Dec. 27th, instant, St Joint's day, in Masonic parlance A Ist) a coutest for the prettiest and most popular girl in Banks county to win a most valuable prize, as well as other prizes, for those re ceiving a less number of votes in the contest. It is suggested that the Eastern Star and llelrccca de grees be confered an those entitled an all day singing, basket dinner and a general good time be pulled off, on the same day. Of course everybody will be here. Oscar Brown, Chrm’n. Building Com. PROGRAM 10 o’clock—Masonic Parade and public speaking. 11 o’clock —ledieation of School Building. 12 o’clock —Barbecue and Tur key Dinner. 1 o’clock p. m.—Binging and in strumental music by the l>est musi cians. 2:30 o’clock —contest of the pret tiest and most popular girls in Banks county from each School District. Kules —For the prettiest and most popular young lady in Banks county who receives the largest number ol votes, at #I.OO per 1000 votes or the fractional part thereof, a diamond ring to cost not less than #2s.oii The one receiving the next lar gest numljer of votes 15 per cent, of the net proceeds of the contest for a library for her school district, and the one receiving the next high est vote 10 per cent of the net pro needs lor the same purpose. Th balance will be applied to the equip meut of The Banks County Accred ited High School, at llomer. Tickets accompanied with the money will be received at any time by C. W. Gillespie, treasurer of the Contest Committee, composed of the following gentleman vis: C. W. Gillespie, J. B. G. Logan, J.S. Jolly,Obe Walton and Walter Dur ham. At 3 o’clock Eastern Star degree will be oonferred. Oscar Brown, J. C. Bell, J. 8. Jolly, Bldg. Com. Hr Wonder. A woman never ceases to wondar What her husband did with the $3 he had butt week. -Philadelphia hedger “CALL COURT” School Auditorium Dec. 19th, 7 o’clock P. M. UNCLE 808 ALEXANDER vs DR SWAYNE JOLLY Charge: STEALING WATERMELONS. o CAST OF CHARACTERS Judge Hill, presiding, Walter Chambers Col. Logan, for prosecution, Loy Wilson Col. Jolly, for defense, Rufus Chambers Dr. Jolly, prisioner, Roy Chambers Mr. Alexander, witness for prosecution, Newton Turk Mr. Jimmie Hill, witness for prosecution, Lat Wilson Mrs. Alexander, witness, Dovie Carter Miss Lola Barden, witness for defense, Rubie Gardiner Other Plays, Songs and Music. This program will get you in just the right mood to enjoy Xmas. Come out and be with us. Admission 15 and 25c, proceeds go to Building Fund. Devoted to Giving the News, Encouraging the Progress, and Aiding the Prosperity of Banks County. Homer, Banks County, Georgia, Thursday, December I I, 1913. Maysville Locals (From Our Regular Correspondent.) Mrs. Ed 8. Comer and little sons, W illiam and James spent several days recently with relatives at Ath ens. Mr. Allan E. Carr, a popular salesman of the Davison-Nicholson Cos. at Athens, spent Sunday w ith liomefolks here. We are glad to know Mr. Bruce Sanders who has been in Atlauta for the past few months is at home again. Mrs. Dock Carr and Master Ben, have returned from a short visit to Athens. li. T. Camp, a prominent attor ney from Carnesville, spent a few days last week in our little city. Col, Camp was located here for sev eral months about two years ago, and has many friends who are al ways glad to have him return. Mrs. .1. T. Smith madea pleasure ti ip to Gainesville and a business ti ip to Atlanta the firstofthe week. Mrs. Walter C. Lockhart was the hostess of the Sewing Club on Thursday afternoon of last week. The unique contest was followed by a splendid two course dinner which was greatly enjoyed by all. Handcuffed. Leaps From Train. After lie hml been arrested by Chief of Police Sumner, ol' Cordole, (in., at Ocala, Fla., and started on the way to Oordele, Henry Lewis, a negro, charged witli a misdemeanor offense In Crisp county, leaped from a fast moving train at Sparks, (in., and made Ills escape, wtiile securely hand puffed. Farmers’ Union Re-elects Officers. At the annual meeting of Mutts County Fanners* Inien, officers were elected for the ensuing year. All of the old officers were chosen for anoth er term. They include: .1. .1. Majip. president; J. M. McMichael, vice-pres ident; J. I*. Jones, secretary; J. M. Gaston. chaplain; J. ('. Kimhell, eon due-tor; \V. S. Cook, doorkeeper, and .1 M. Oaston, business agent. Plea lor New Trial. Mrs. Ooilbce. convicted of the kill tug nf her former husband and his young wife at Milieu, Oa., and who has been in jail al that place sinci her conviction, has entered a plea for w new trial. lahy's Lfpa Not to Be Kissed. A baby's hand may be kissed, but ■ot a baby's lips. Kisses often convey euntaglon, especially In the season when colds are prevalent A cold la the head Is a disagreeable malady, *nd may be the precursor of a cold elsewhere. The person who has It should keep it, and so far aa may be possible, establish a strict quarantine lest the cold be given to a friend. Love should be at pains not to spread con tagion by a kiss.— Christian Herald. Homer Locals Mr. A. M. Mason lias been on the sick list several (lays. Mr. L. J. Kagsdale was in the city on business Monday. Warden Harvey Brown spent a few hours in Homer Monday. Harvey Anderson visited his sister, Mrs. Bud Turk, Suuday. Mr. Colie i’erkins and Col. Chas. Chandler were visitors here Sun day. Misstw Eulah and Beulah Hardy, daughters of Mr. Pratt Hardy, left Sunday for an extended visit to relatives in Atlanta. Mr. Ural Griffin drove over to Maysville Saturday and on his re turn discovered that he had drove another mans horse home. His was sent to him next day. Col. Gordon Logan has a woek,s growth of beard oa his broad, and once srnoothe face, and his friends are wondering whether he will wear a full long beard, Elijah style, or cut them to a point Van dyke style. Dr. J. i). Rice left last week for his home in North Carolina. Be fore leaving he purchased a full blooded Kentucky horse which lie drove through. Doc, as he is fa miliarly known here, has many friends in Banks, all of whom re gret to see him leave. Hollingsworth llowdy to everybody. Mr. and Mrs. 1. 11. Hellers left Sunday for South Georgia, where they will spend a few weeks. It seems that ifa man dosn’towu a bird dog and a automobile he is not up in the style. Mr. Dock Lewallen has been con lined to his bed for several weeks with typhoid fever, but seems to be improving now, we are glad to learn. Everybody who is not married are still living single, so they say. Misses iinnie and DonieDuckett informs us that they are going to visit friends near Lavonia during Christmas. Surely, surely, they will not leave this beautiful young set of good looking boys, as they arejolly good girls and as to “beau ty” we have the most beautiful set of both boys and girls we Itelieve, in the state. If you don’t lielieve us just ask anyone who has seen them. Mr. Frank Coolej has moved to our town. We gladly welcome him to our little city. Bhock Wu Too Great. Policeman —"Do you know thla sick man?" Interested Bystander—“ No. I only jest met him. He seemed a nice sort of a feller; he shook my hand and we chatted a while, an' I told 'lm I was Seth Plnewood from Pennsylva nia, an’ that I’d come on with one thousand In cash to see this here town. J ast him if he knew of some young feller as could show me around; an’ then he threw up his hands an* fell down!” —Puck. Horse's Long Fast. A horse recently passed fourteen days In a cave In Oklahoma without food or water and. although It lost 800 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 was discov ered by chance. In the Bame Boat. Belle and Ber. had just announced their engagement. “When we are married,” said Belle, “I shall expect you to shavs every morning. It’s one of the rules of the club I belong to that none of its members shall marry a man who won’t sh •: every morning?” “Oh, that’s all right," re piled Ben; “but what about the morn ings I don’t get home In time? I be long to a club, too.” —Llpplncott’s Magazine OVER TWO MILLION BALES ARE GINNED ♦ Georgia Colton Crop Nets $139,373,480 GRADE IS MUCH HIGHER Lust Year Only 1,504,428 Bales Had Been dinned to Date—The Increase This Year Is 500,000 Bales, Govern* ment Report. The government. Kilmers' report shows that 2.0(1-1,7112 bales of eotton have been ginned In (ieorgia since the cotton crop began to move. Males gin ned, as a gene nil proposition, may be regarded as bales sold. Particularly is this true for the presout season. Few farmers are holding their crop, for prices have been thoroughly satisfac tory. Georgia, then. Inis sold more than 2,000,000 bales of cotton. The price has ranged from 13 cents upward for middling, with an unusual premium for white, tine grades. The Georgia crop has classed much higher than usual, better than the crop of Texas or any of the river states. It Is conser vative to say that an average of 13 1-2 cents was paid for the Georgia crop. This makes $130,373,-100 receiv ed for the crop to dale. Last year only 1,504,128 bales had been ginned to Ibis dale. The In creise tills year is 500,000 bales. NICK WILBURN CASR. Motion For New Trial — Lease of Life For Condemned. Judge Park, of the Octnulgee cir cuit, lias postponed until Monday, I>e eiuiber 15, flic hearing of motion for new trial for Nick Wilburn, the Jones county young mail who was convict ed of the murder of J. L, King, of Bound Oak, and sentenced to be hang ed on December 12. Tills postponement was made neces sary by, the unavoidable conflict in the dates of legal engagements of Attor ney John It. Cooper, Wilburn's lead ing counsel. .Slaton will be asked to grant a re apite to Nick Wilburn in order to ac commodate the court* hi the handling of his ease. At the trial In September Nick Wil burn was first, tried and convicted, and the following week Mrs, King the dead man’s wife, tried as acces sory was acquitted. This remarkable and unexpected outcome of the ease created wide comment, mostly unfa vorable. Judge Park publicly criticised the verdict of the jury when they set Mrs. King free. Stricken Dead Shaving, Herbert L. Dyer, district agent of the Empire Life Insurance com pany, with headquarters in Savan nah, died at Valdosta, Ga., suddenly at the home of Ids mother-in-law, Mrs. M. A. Briggs. Mr. Dyer had gone to the bathroom to shave him self, when he was attacked with heart failure, and it Is presumed, died in stantly. “Tiger" Hunt In Brunswick. “The sale of whisky must stop In the eily of Brunswick or ive will get a police force who will stop It.” This was the edict given out by Mayor Hopkins of Brunswick, Ga., when, backed by every member of city council, a general crusade against the illegal sale of whisky was started by him. Two White Slaves Enter Guilty Pleas. Hanging tils head with shame as be stood before Judge Sheppard, in the United .States court at Savannah, Mose Zacharis plead guilty to the charge of white slavery. Zacharis and Itbhard Steinberg were accused of transporting Bessie Bowen and Marie Howard from Jacksonville to Augusta lor immoral purposes. Eats 30 Srtychnine Tablets. Robert Meek, the two and a half year-old son of Vergil Meek, of For syth, Ga., is in a precarious condition as a result of strychnine poisoning/ The little boy, finding a box of pink tablets and thinking they were candy, ate 30 of them. He was soon seized with violent convulsion*. Antidotes were administered and tt Is thought the child’s life will be saved. CONVICTS SAVE OFFICER. Deputy Tucker, of Irwin County, Pin ned Under an Auto in a Creek. Deputy Shi riff Archie Tucker, of Irwin counly, had a remarkably close call from death when the automobile he was driving ran off the bridge ovei the Willacoochee creek north ol Ocilla, Ga. The sheriff was returning from Fitzgerald and ha had trouble with tie machine on the bridge. It suddenly OBORGIA IN BRIBF. * Miss Anne Lou Male, age 22 years, who lived near Woodland, Ga., on tin home place formerly owned liy lion. Fletcher Woodall, committed suicide b.v drinking six ounces of chloral. She had said she was tired of life and was ready to die. J. B. Carlisle, a prominent plantin', 10 miles from Vienna, shot and killed a negress, Margurctc Rutherford, and hol and seriously wounded her son. Sheriff M. (). Davis went to the scene and ascertained that tlie negroes were accused of attempting to stub the planter with a butcher knife. The cotton receipts for Athens this year to the middle of this week were 72,0(13, against about 0,000 less this time last year. Shipped out, 40.213; on hand, 21,441; local mills, 1,401); rail receipts, 53,688; wagon receipts, 17,775. Over $3,000 a year has been sub scribed by Atlanta business men for three years toward the expenses of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. The State ('handier expeels lo raise SIO,OOO in Atlanta and $50,000 in (ieorgia. Five hundred divorces have been granted in Fulton county to dale this year, and more are coming. The superior court faces the heaviest di vorce calendar in its history. Nearly 200 sails have been Hated. Judge Ben 11. Hill will hear them. G. W. Day, 27 years old, of Car tersville, Ga., a patient In the sani tarium of Dr. James N. Mrawner, at Smyrna, Ga., was burned to death In a lire which destroyed the cottage In which he was confined. Four other patients who were In the cottage were rescued by I)r. Mrawner and the at tendants of the sanitarium just In time to save their lives. The funeral of the first white per son born in Rome took place from the First Methodist church-over the body of Miss Amaniln Jack. The dead woman was 7s years of age, having been born on August 2. 1835. Her parents v ere pioneers and came to Rome when Hie Indians still hud possession of that section. In one session of the superior court at Savannah, twenty-seven erstwhile loving couples were freed from the irksome bonds of matrimony. When the twenty seventh marital knot had been untied Judge Charlton was mov ed lo remark, from the bench, tliat he wondered if any other incompatible unions existed. There are 100 eases to he disposed of by the court in four days. la a warmly contested municipal election at Marietta. M. 1\ Dobbs de feated J. W. Austin for mayor by a majority of 126 votes. Dobbs’ total vote was 360 and Austin's 254. The successful candidate carried every ward In I lie city. Mount Airy Boy Weighs 180. James Adolph Cody, the Mount Airy, Ga., boy, who Insists on being called “Rig Joe,” the world's giant boy, now tips the scales at 180 pounds and is not yet 5 years old. The boy’s health Is perfect and he is a normal Georgia boy in everything except pounds and a tinge of roses on his cheeks a little more apparent than the average boy who romp; from morning till night. 14,000,000 lags. That Number Will Be Used 1 or Geor gia Fertilizer. In anticipation of the ever-increas ing demand for commercial fertilizer, there has been ordered by the Geor gia department of agriculture 1 1,000,- 000 fertilizer tags for (be season ot 1913-14. This Is sufficient tags for 1,400,- 000 tons of fertilizer. Of this num ber, 7,000,000 tags have already been received. According to Assistant Commission er of Agriculture Dm Hughes, the demand for fertilizer )'i> grain crops tills fall was unusual 1 ; nod. and al ready orders for tags m • (lining In in anticipation of the 1 .ivy deliveries to be made after Cbri mas. The sale of cotton seed meal tags has begun, too, and tills Georgia by product has already become one ot the foremost in the state. With the use of the proper amount of commer cial fertilizer next year, Georgia prom lses to repeat her wonderful crop suc cess of 1913. Take Thslr Payment That Way. Some men want so much praise for an unselfish act that Jt amounts to 11b sral compensation. dlvsd head-foremost off the side, turn ing completely over and holding tbf sheriff’s head down at the bottom ol the crqek. A gang of convicts, many of them being sentenced to the gang by thf sheriff, was working on the road near by and at the call of foreman ran tc the turned machine, waded into tbt water and lifted the weight from tilt Imprisoned sheriff. He declared that thirty seconds more would bav meant bis death, , Mt- Pleasnnt Mr. Deaton Jones and wile have returned home, accompanied l>y their sister, Miss Jessie. Mr. ('has. Murphy, ot South Georgia, is visiting the family of Mr. \V. J. Horton. Mr. It. J. Barnes and wife v isit ed in Clermont last week. What is the matter with Berlin- - everybody closed up and gone. War on Rats. Rats on ships do several million do! lars of damage to cargoes every year, to say nothing of the carrying of dis eases. Hat killing virus is used suc cessfully on shipboard, but some of the rats become Immune to the dlscaso which the virus causes. This is not so bad, because the rats which are not killed by the virus, but have gotten used to it, carry virus disease to other tats, and these in turn are killed by the disease Beek Something to Replace Coat. Coal offers to mankind solar energy In Its most concentrated form. In deed modern civilization may he said to be the daughter of coal. Hut the supply of coal is not inexhaustible and every ton of It taken out of the earth, leaves just that much less for the fu ture needs of the world. Hence It la that today we are looking about us so nnxb 'v for some other source of fUI: 1 DOGKINS & WELL* For sale at Cornelia, Ga., Tennessee and Kentucky mules. Will be here until April Ist. 1.914. Cow For Sale by Mrs.W. h\ Hyder at Lula, Gii. FOR SALE! Nice 6-room house in oak grove. Will .sell with this house from 4 to 33 acres, to suit purchaser. Half mile below depot, fronting on rail roa< 1 J. T. White, Maysville, Ga. Empire Laundry. Wc are agents lor the Empiie Laundry of Athens. Our basket leaves every week. Leave your laundry at our store. HILL & BROWN. HART COUNTY is the home of Rasy Teether Here 18 firms sell it and 837 of her citizens certify it has cured their children of all kinds of stomach and bowel trou bles. G. O. Mason will give your money back if it fails to cure your child. adv. A GOOD FARM FOR SALL I have a splendid 215 acre farm for sale. Close to line school, in good community. Gold louses and well watered. J'art cash and balance on easy terms. G. G. Strange, Homer, Ga. EASY TEETHER is a harmless and sweet powder and is guaran teed by G. O. Mason to cure your child of all kinds of Stomach and Bowel diseases,such as Indigestion —Diarrhoea, Flux, etc. adv. Money to Loan Money to Loan on farms at <> per cent, for any length of time from 3to 10 years. You can get the money now and make the pay ments due during the fall. R. T. CAMP, Carnesville, Ga. Quiet Enough, but— When an Irishman was fined for be ing drunk at Tallaght, County Dublin, the chairman asked if the man was quiet at the time of the offense. A Constable —"Yes, your worship. He had some of his clothes off and was saying his prayers on the roadside. He thought be was going to bad." NO. 36