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VOL. XVI. GREAT CELEBRATION AT HOMEK 27TH, INbT. At School Auditorium. &*ch school district in the coun ty is entitled to one candidate to be nominated according to the rules and may be voted for until election closes at 2:.'10 o’clock p. in. the day named for the final contest. PROGRAM 10 o’clock—Masonic Parade and public speaking. 11 o’clock —Dedication of School Building. 12 o’clock —Barbecue and Tin key Dinuer. 1 o’clock p. m.—Singing and in strumeutal music by the Inu-t musi cians. 2:30 o’clock —contest of the pret tiest aud most popular girls in Banks county from each School District. Rules—For the prettiest and most popular young lady in Banks county who receives the largest number of votes, at SI.OO per 1000 votes or the fractional part thereof, a diamond ring to cost not less than $25.00 The one receiving the next hu - gest number of votes 15 per cent, of the net proceeds of the contest for a library for her school district, aud theouerecch ingthe next high est vote 10 per cent of the net pro coeds tor the same purpose. The Italance will be applied to the equip ment of The Banks County Accred ited High School, at Homer. Tickets accompanied with the money will be received at anj time by D. W. Gillespie, treasure! of the Contest Committee, composed of the following gentleman \ is: < W. Gillespie, i. B. G. Irtgwi.'J. 8. Jolly,Obe Walton and Walter Dur ham. At 3 o’clock Eastern Star degree will be conferred. Oscar Brown, J. <’. Bell, J. 8. Jolly, Bldg. Com. EAHY TEETH ER is a harmless and sweet powder and is guaran teed by G. C. Mason to cure your child of all kimls of Stomach and Bowel diseases,Bu< b as Indigestion —Diarrhoja, Flux, etc. adv. Money to Loan _*> Money to Loan on farms at 6 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. CAM I’, Caruesville, Ga. • MONEY TO LOAN. We are prepared to make loans on farm lands, payable one to five years. No delay. Gbobgia Loan a- Ajhtka(.t < o. Hkackleford Bldg. Athens, <la. CHICKENS FOR SALE Prize Winning White Vy; n dottes. Purest and best strain. Bred to lay, 10 per cent, reduction ou all sales before Jan. Ist. Come at once and get first choice. Mbs. Axonzo Thompson, Maysvilie, Ga., R. 2. Many Years’ Los* of Memory. A Nevada case is reported where a man wandered away from his wife and three children. For ten years he was not heard from. Passing through ihe state again something seemed to snap in his head and he knew hlm ielf again. He had gone to Texas, married and had another little family. His wlfa had died only the week be fore his knowledge of his real self returned. He attributed his loss of memory to overwork while figuring on owe piles ted contracts. BANKS COUNTY JOURNAL Devoted to Giving the News, Encouraging the Progress, and Aiding the Prosperity of BanKs County. Maysvilie Locals (From Our Regular Correspondent.> Mrs. Belle Blackwell Rucker, of Statesboro, is with relatives thi week. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. McCurdy and children, are spending the holidays in Atlanta and \ aldosta. Mr. P. F. M. Furr and sisters, Mrs. Sallie Waters and Mrs. India Gardiner, left last Saturday for a visit to relativis in Fla. The school girls and boy s who have been away lor the past lew months, are at home for the holi days and our town has taken on new life. The following pupils and tcaehcis are here: Mis-ts Gus sic Carr, Mae Henderson, dive Lang, Ramelle Suddatli, Bilve,\ Smith, Kuby Porter, Freddie Hen drix, Essie Jackson, Eosalyn Shepherd and Tallie Parks. Messrs. Charlie Bacon and Styles < 'arr. Card ol' Thanks To the Grand Jurors of the Si p ternber Term Greeting:—j take this method to thank each ot you for your kindness in helping me with your contribution. I if- has been made much brighter lot me. May God’s richest blessings rest on you all. Yours with thanks WII.UK OolflUN. Terse and Truthful. "Too much absorbed In his busi ness,'’ was the comment of a nc - spu.- per on the death of a brewer who was found drowned in a tank of his own b>er — , . . tufck.- * "Well, Ttllthcrs, whnt fuel did you have with your new car " arked .lar roway. “More than I ev- r expected,” said Blithers. “Jun I’ ■ minutes after the darned t! - hi ■ 1 up anoth er car came along v. ; li a busted tire, and the owner he ight, my old tires for ten dollar* apiec -Hai-rr's Weekly. 21 Days Only Some Startling Reductions on Suits and Overcoats, to order. We are offering a line <>•' Woolens from Dec. 13th, to Jan. 3rd. from >0 to $12.50 off on Suits and Ove coa . : mgli this lot. Don’t buy until yon see Gi 'roods. Fit and workmanship guarani/; U. R. WATERMAN, 41 H. MAIN STREET ( AT EH VI OLE, GA FIRST CHANCE Going; in to buy nice Fresh Groce lies irom Glean Stock, you will dat Walt ® John Jill’s Store Maysvilie, Ga. Fruits, Candies, and Confectioneries Crackers and Canned Goods; Baker’s Chocolate Shroded Oats Cocoa nuts, Coffee, Pickles, Etc. Phone 53. LAST CHANCE Going Out Homer, E r ! County, Georgia, Thursday, December 25, 1913. i .a’ 1 ocals Tt ..e e #,821 bales of cotton, counting r ::nd tis half liales, gin ned i 11: ik county, from the crop prior lo December I, as rotn; a i with 7,1 —D bales gin ned pi . r to December 1, 1012. The i-ristmas spirit has struck tin hi i:d otliee and your Journal will re: -h yon a little early this w.ek, ink n ill not lie filled to over- - flowing wii li news. However, on Jan. lirst will give you a good pa per and . nutinue to do so through the year. lb f. 1). K.iiM-st, of the State Nil . . 01, Athens, will ail di< t p q>le who attend the cel i: i at the school auilito r uni in liati, Dec. 27. He will m: ; -hires of the young I i! ii-s who nd, especi illy of the in. tty youi g ladies. L. 11. Clark, out lot nf photographer, will lake t e pieluies of all inartied ladies and ugly old maids at so much per. r: i' /?.ND HEALTH US NTS Ay It A. T. J. l *r:ni 1 jeclnllsl . . ' w I iMWMMai OAT .A!. tIJRE KOR DIA BETES. Pr . Von Necrden, Vlenr.ss* authority on nutrition, rsports that only 65 of 3io diabetic pa tient; were not benefited by the oatmeal cure which lie orig inat'd and which has been gen crr.liy adopted. This oatmeal * r.ccs iionally varied by a {'■ i yrcr.n vc.,-tables, wiiich p. 3v' ! es re;.t tor the digestive fur: ' I. i■•-1 y. This, Von Nc- .0 ly i-.i . cuivalent to a fast, ;#■ the tfb>eJlihjMcT.S r n - niSSM. r - c in .- cifj'si on of s e-.) •are. which i; at - nit n f.li: -. it. Much process* is : ig . irection of ; . ■ t principle USEFUL HOLIDAY GIFTS We are Ready in Every Detail For the Host of Xmas Shoppers Ready with, the most brilliant gathering 1 of Merchandise ever brought to this city. CHRISTMAS 1913 is going down in history as a trib ute to the long-headiness of American Men and Women. Gifts this year, as never before, will be mostly of the practical sort. This store suggests at every turn, what folks want most —Things they would buy for themselves. If you want your gifts to be genuinely appreciated come to this store and learn- what delightfully appro- T priate things we have. i - J. T. SMITH MAYNVIIiMC, - - (lEOHGU A Bargain If you want a bargain in a liouse and lot in Maysvilie. See me at] once J. Thomas White, Maysvilie, Ga. ! Notice We will sell to the highest bidder for cash on Dec. 30th, inst. j at the Hank of Maysvilie eight! shares of Maysvilie Oil Mill stock and seven shares Farmers Ware house stock. Said stock sold as collateral attached lo note of A. I. Smith. Bank or Maysvjllk. Would Not Survive Loss of Love. Wives have been won more than once by the toss of a coin, but never under more dramatic conditions than the following: Two Genoa woodcarv ers, who were rival suitors for the hand of a pretty little milliner, de cided to leave the-tr fate to the de cision of a coin spun in the air. When the fateful coin fell and Signor Nlzza aaw that he had lost, ha produced a revolver and shot himself through the head, falling dead at his successful rival’s feet. By Their Bpeech Ye Shall Know Them A traveler who believed himself tc be sole survivor of a shipwreck upon a cannibal Isle hid for three days in terror of hiß life. Driven out by hun ger, he discovered a thin wisp ol smoke rising from a clump of bushes Inland, and crawled carefully to study the type of savages about it. Just as be reached the clump he heard a vole* say: “Why in did you play tha< card?” He dropped on his knees and, devoutly raising his hands, cried: “Thank God, they are Christians!” Daily Thought. That load becomea light which la gheerfully borne. —Ovid. The Dividing Line The bank account is often the di viding line between success and fail ure. Great things often come from small beginnings. Start the saving habit- Open an account at onr bank, no matter how small. Systematic saving will firmly fix the habit that will lead you from poverty to inde oendence and a home of your own. We will be glad to help you in any way we can. The Bank of Gillsville Gillsville, Ga. GLj'/fiS L. GRIFFIN, Cashier. Jouannet’s Frost Proof Cabbage Pfants Are known as the best to be had anywhere by thousand of experienced buyers, and are offered to you at price /?{tV:• J LOWER than you pay for common, inferior plants. WIL ft. spy Yifffflr'f- HAVE ALL VARIETIES. Plants tied in bunches of 25 PRICES: 75 cents for 500 lots; SI.OO per 1000; 5000 ar. hS; vj OTer 85 cents per 1000. JOUA’ETS EARLY GIANT ARGENTEITL ASPARAGI RO®TS, , ne year and two year old, $4 per 1000, $1 per 100 WU RL CagWgWfcyy COUNT AND SATISFACTION GUARANTEE!! Low ri t- by Southern ExpreM Cos. Cash with order, please * *'* Pc.- uprofltablc crop send your orders early to L*rf#rCharUtMWakfleldCabbie* ALFRfw JOIjANNET, BOX 156, MT. PLEASANT, S. ( For Rent ! One horse or two-hoi se crop. Tenant to furnish stock. W. Bantus Smith. •—r acwawir**. _* Lie Always More Active. Strange the truth never gets th wide circulation a lie does. —Flor rimes-Union. no. : l