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VOL. XVII. Homer Locals Mr. and Mrs. Will Chambers were shopping in Maytville hist Friday. The weather is cool and dry anil cotton is not coining up very fast. Farmers are getting uneasy about the “stand.” One of the tax assessors says that if there is any lighting to be done over the adjustment of the tax re turns, his part can lie put oil until 1910, it no one objects. lM White, who travels this ter ritory for the Athens Hardware Cos., drove a *3,000 Case car oil' into Broad ltiver last Friday. It drowned the car but not Ed, he was too goon at the fish act. A number of people gathered in Homer Monday and Tuesday in response to notices that their taxes had been raised, but when they discovered that everybody was lieing placed upon an equal basis, most returned satisfied. The tax assessors are trying to arrive at aliout one-third the real value of the property and fix the tax rate at that figure. When the taxes were returned by the owner full value was supposed to be given in, so it is not thought there will Ik- much dissatisfaction at the work of the equalizers. Alonzo Thompson is sawing lum ber on the branch near the school house. Homer slept over her rights and failed to build when lumber was plentiful, now, if a boom St l ikes her, all the buildings will have to lx- brick and stone, for the limber is all gone except a few straggling pines here and there. While on his way to Maysville last week Albert Dixon col) stop ped in Homer to get some pills from Hr. Jolly. While Doc was looking at the darkey’s tongue to see what color of pills he needed, Ike, our favorite rooster, was under the buggy seat eating the mules dinner. After getting the pills Albert hopped in his buggy with Ike and drove off to Maysville, not discovering the presence of his passenger until he arrived at his distillation. He had stopped at no place but Homer and therefore reasoned that the rooster had taken passage at this place. He therefore brought him back and kindly set him out in front of the doctors office, much to our delight. It is safe to say that darkey will never steal a chicken. There was a time when Jloiner could boast of two bar rooms and at least one fight a week. A lighter in those days was looked upon fts a hero and the sports prided themselves on their >kill in braising up friends and foes. When in town recently Uncle Jim Wilson tcld of the start and finish ing of what promised to Ik- a very serious affair back in those wet -days. After filling his pipe and ■settling in a chair he looked out thraugh the back door ol the Jour nal office at the tombstones in the old cemetery and said: “About forty jeais ago two men were Standing out yonder i:i the street about half drunk with their knives drawn and quail elling, when along -came a big double-fisted individual in about the same condition. He took the beligerants by the arms and lead them right to the middle of that graveyard and turning them loose said: ‘Sow kill one an other aud let the dead bury the dead.’ It had a magic effect upon both the would lie murderers. They looked pleasantly at each •other antistrolled leisurely towards the nearest’ saloon where they drank to each otheis health and were ever afterwards warm personal friends.” BAMKS COUNTY JOURNAL Neal McCoy came up Saturday and reported everything dry but the bottom of the river. Judge W. W. Stark of Com meree, has announced for the legis lature in Jackson county, the pri mary to Ik* held August 19th. He is at present a meml>er of the state senate. During vacation Dr. Oscar (Irif fin is keeping himself in practice at Dr. Jolly’s office where he is re pairing molars. Oscar says that when a man grins and shows rotten teeth he is more interested in him than the man with the pearly kind. Just after the present council “took their seats” and l>ogan manageing the affairs of the city government everything seemed to get a move on it, two days work were done on the road and a gar bage wagod was to start at once on its rounds to clean up the town. Hut lo and behold, we are looking for that wagon that never came. Messrs. T. F. Hill. N. Z. Chan dler, Oscar Brown, J. N. Hill, J. E. Vaughn, llarve Brown, Juo. Wood and L. W. Potts formed a fishing party that started lor the Chattahoochee last Friday, but when they arrived at Lula, a sure enough fisherman, who lives at the river, had some fine blue cats on sale. They decided to buy, and have the fish fry at the Commer cial Hotel, which suited them much l sitter. Dr. John W. Butler, for thirty years the head of the Methodist missionary work in Mexico,believes that war, once begun in that conn try, would last ten years and that dining that time the United States would lose thousands of soldiers and spend millions of dollars. He does not think it would be an easy matter for this country to pacify Mexico.—Athens Banner. We, of course, should have col leges, and it is alt right for a state to appropriate money to help de fray the expenses, especially is this true of technological and agricultur al schools. But, are we not spend ing too much for schools and neg lecting some other institutions that are of more benefit to the people— the .State Board of Health for in stance. Without heal th we can enjoy no other blessing, and there fore it behoves us to look after that first, and the appropriations for this purpose has been entirely two small to carry on this great work as it should be. All persons are missed by some one in some way when they leave the land of the living. Even though their existence be cumber some they will be missed in a way. Of course, the demise of the great est man or the greatest hundred men in public life today would not be a calamity to the country, for their greatness is largely due to circumstances and others equally as intelligent stand ready to take their places. But at times there is a genius in a community who, when he passes, his place Is not so easily filled. Such a man is our old friend Bob Dyar. When the combination to a safe is lost, Dyar finds it, when a steam engine gets out of fix and no one in the county understands it, Dyar is called in and repairs it; when the gin fails to do good work Dyar is called; in fact he is called upon to repair all kinds of machinery in the county when others fail, and when a per son in the county dies, with no funds on hand for a coffin, Dyar fits up a nice box out of heart tim ber that will probably be there when Gabriel blows his trumpet. The absence of Bob Dyar would lie felt more keenly in Banks county than any other man w ho could pass out at the present time. Devoted to Giving the News, Encouraging the Progress, and Aiding the Prosperity of Bangs County. Homer, Banks County, Georgia, Friday, May 29, 1914. Josephus Hill of Lula, made a business trip to Atlanta Saturday night. Some geese walked into It. J. 1 bar’s corn field last week and pulled it up in a manner that would put a crow to shame. The baptist do not believe in falling from grace, so the old gentleman is all right. Plainer Harden went in search of bud’s nest last week and while climbing a sweet gum sapling he rubbed his cheek against poison oak and his lace swelled ns so that he looked like a city butcher. J. 1). Hill & Son have torn the shed room from the building be tween their store and the Journal office which adds much to the looks of the place. They have also covered their store porch with tin and put up anew sign. Keep your eye on Homer. The public well is a great ren divous these warm Sundays. The men anil boys gather in from the country side, diink cool water, m joy the breeze and tell anecdotes. It looks like 1 can imagine an oasis on the Sahara does when encircled by a baud of Arabs. An old gentleman from thecoun try walked up to the public well yesterday and alter taking one long, hard look at the old oaken bucket said: “I either want some whiskey or water one, and 1 know it is not water.” Pol. J. A. Martin, of Washing ton, was in theeity Saturday. He is not. very well satisfied with the disposition made of the surplus cash by the executive committee and promised to write a letter for the Journal giving his views on the matter. Miss Zeoda Wafers and Mr. W. H. Soscbee were happily married by Esq. J. A. Hill last Sunday. Will pulled the lever over the old Washington press in the Journal office several years ago, and he is a good boy. May joy and prosper ity follow the happy pair wfierc er er they roam.- Mrs. J. N. Hill iiml Miss Ethel < 'hambers were shopping in Gaines ville last Friday, A train was wr eked near Atlanta and it bloc aded travel, but they came through with Mr. Henry Furr in his auto to Maysville and arrived at home in the evening regardless ol the w reek. Col. Fletcher Johnson, ol’Gaines vilLe, says he has been thinking ol buying a plantation near Homer and moving to our city among the oaks, lie would receive a warm welcome here and soon build up a large practice. We have only t hree resident lawyers at present and a town of this size should support at least fifteen. A young man was arrested in Home last week and tried in JDah louega for selling a Lumpkin coun ty man stock in a company that he represented to be declaring large dividends, when in fact, the cor poration was a fake and the farmer bought only moonshine. A lot of worthless stock has been sold in Banks the past lew years, but our people have about got wise to sharpers and are not investing much in foreign corporations. The tax assessors are still at work equalizing and sending out notices to parties whose taxes have been raised. If you receive one of these notices, do not be surprised. You are not alone. Y our neighbor very likely has one, or it is on its way, or awaiting to be mailed. About eight-tenths of the taxes will be raised, and they say that the people who have been deriving the most benefit from the money spent by the county in recent years are the ones who have been paying the least tax. Dr. J. S. Chambers is now board in g at Mrs. W. B. Mason’s. Messrs. Chas. Gillespie and O. Walton spent Friday in the Classic city. It took 1500 policeman to handle 200 suffragettes in London bust week. Gay guls, these. Sheriff Coe. Barden has been suffering with lumbago the past week but is now improving. Prof, and Mis. J. C. Hell, Messrs. Claude Bell and ltoy Black spent Sunday In Cornelia visiting rela tives. J. N. Hill, Beese Dunson and John Wood are attending the Grand Lodge oft. <>. (). F. at Macon this week. Messrs. Scab Chambers and Ho ward Hill motored up to the Chat tahoochee Friday and purchased a supply of blue cats. Before buying farm land or city property always visit it and make s une investigation, never take any salesmans word for its valuation. What have w r e done in Georgia. All the states around ns are having plenty of rain, but it continues dry in Georgia Paul Harber calls it “prohibition weather.” After leaving his home in Bell ton last Saturday morning T. M. Patton’s horse became frightened, rail away, throwing him from the buggy and painfully though not seriously injuring him. Some papers in the state are advocating “peace in politics. Well, when everything moves along smoothly in politics you can rest assured that “the people” are getting the worst of it. Congressman Bell In Homer Hon.Thos. M Bell drove over and spent some time in Homer last Friday. lie is in excellent health and spirits. Mr. Bell sajs that he does not believe that he will have opposition in this race for congress this summer, but in case he does he feels stronger in the district to day than at any time in the past. Mr. Bell has many loyal friends in Banks who recognize his honesty and ability as congressman and his loyalty as a friend. That Dahlonega married man riding around oyer the streets of Atlanta in an auto recently with one of the city’s spoilt doves, was mistook at first by a negro to be a newly wedded couple on their honey moon taking in the sights of the town.—Dahlonega Nugget. The potato bugs have appeared in full force, ail having well wlnt ted appetites and are so greedy that they eat the tops both day and night, if we had been in Noah’s ark we would have pitched such bugs as these into the water and got rid of them.—Dahlone/a Nug get. Wanted A woman, (white or colored) to help do house work and cooking, for a family of four all grown. Room furnished in house with family. Good wages and a perma nant home for the right person. G. P- Boone, " Maysville, Ga. DENTAL NOTICE Dr. D. M. Snel >u.i, of Toccoa, will be at Baldwin the first week of each month prepared to do den tal work in all its branches —office over the Bank. Really the Whole Thing. All one woman cares in her crit icism of another is that she looks wall. •—Manchester Union. Maysville Locals (Front Our Regular Correspondent.) Mr. Lowry Arnold, of Atlanta, spent Sunday in our midst. Miss Hardy, who has been trim ming hats for the new firm White & Cos. this season, returned to her home in Cornelia Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Meadors spent Sunday with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. ('has. Meadeis, of Gillsvillc. Messrs. P. F. M. Furr and Hfig Morris are in Oklahoma this week investigating an oil plant which is interesting many of the South’s wealthiest men. Mrs. Minnie Dunson, of Homer, spent the p:ist, week with relatives here. Miss Lillian Stephens is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Lottie Morris Me Dutfie and attending commence ment exercises at Lavonia this week. We are glad to have Miss Mamie Barber with us again after three weeks illness at her home near Dry Pond. Quite a crowd of young people from here attended thesinging at Alt. Olive Sunday. Dr. McCurdy, of Talapoosa, is visiting Mr. C. W. McCurdy and family here this week. Mrs. Mason Chambers, of Lex ington, stopped over a few hours Saturday with Mrs. Clarence Grif fin. She was enroute to upper Banks to visit relatives. Mrs. Nell Suddath and children of Atlanta, spent a few days re cenVly with relatives here. Mr. and Airs. Wade Hill, from near Homer, visited Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hill Sunday afternoon. Air. Robert Cooley, a revenue officer from Atlanta, was with his brother, W. P. Cooley here Sun day. The many friends of Aliss Blanche Rogers, who has been teaching near Athens, are de lighted to have her home again. Mr. Allan 10. Carr, ol Athens, was a visitor here Sunday. Rev. W. A. Cooper, of Alarietta, visited his wife’s parents, Mi and Mrs. Walter Henderson, the first of the week. Misses Mat Wood and Edna Watkins and Messrs. Haul White and Frank Boyd attended com rnencement exercises at Jefferson Monday evening. Mr. amd Mrs. Billie Wylie, Mrs. W. H. f. Gillespie and Miss Bertie Gillespie visited near Glarkesville Sunday. Mrs. Will Hopkins and children of Toccoa, are with relatives and friends here for the tveek. Messrs. Walter Cox and Boss Ellison attended the Baraca Con vention in Augusta this week. Miss Silve.y Smith,a popular stu dent at Shorter College, returned home Wednesday. Much to the delight of her many friends and admirers. Mr. Groves Griffin.cashier of the Bank ofGillsville, spent Sunday in our little city. Born—On last Friday to Mr. and Mrs. Fat Anderson, a daugh ter. Mrs. J. T. Smith has as her guest this week her aunt. Mrs. J. H. Gunnels, of Gainesville. Miss Sibyl Fowler has returned to her home at Camming after a leugthly visit to her sister, Mrs. Henry Furr. During her stay among tut she made many warm friends who regret her going away. She was accompanied by Mrs Furr who will spend a short while with homefolks at Gumming and A Man ta. Miss Alma Watkins has finished her school at Holly Springs, and spending vacation with her parents here. Mr. Charlie Baugh ol Athens was a visitor here Monday. NO. 8 1 Dr. Hardm&n At WorK Dr. Hardeman’s achievements as a practicing physician, surgeon, banker, agriculturist, manufac turer and man of business affairs, has stamped him as one of Georgia’s truly useful and forceful individ uals. His spotless character, high purposes, genuine patriotism and ambition to give his labors for the public good, combined with his ambition, energy and resource fulness, make him an ideal man for governor and for these reasons the thinking peo ple of Georgia are rallying to his support. Hardman's headquarters in Commerce is a busy place. For live weeks, an average of over 100 letters a day have been mailed out over the state containing various classes of campaign literature. While Dr. Hardman is mixing with the people, his local mana gers and club leaders are taking good care of his office affairs. Ev ery angle of the campaign is being watched. On his return trips each Saturday, the whole political field is surveyed, details are care fully gone into and plans for new work are outlined. Progress thus far has been entirely satisfactory and each day brings better news to headquarters. The city candidates may think they can put it over the country town candidate but on the 19th of August, the former will be con vinced that a man doesn’t neces sarily have to live in the city to be elected Governor of Georgia. The country people and the small town people are a big element in the state. They are tiring of “city made” politics. The man in whom they will pin their faith this year is Dr. Hard man of Jackson county. Ho is true as steel and this is the kind of governor the people want to give Georgia a business adminis abioa.”—Go n n irej () h iiy ji\ Geargia Baptists Watches Tugalo The editor of the Christian Index said to a pastor \ a few days ago, “Old fellow, do you know we folks are watching with great deal of in terest the arranging of that Enlist - ment Campaign for Tugalo Associ ation? We believe jou folks there are going to make a big demonstra tion that will set the pace for the whole stale.” Then Dr. Graham and that pastor talked of the splen did program arranged, themagnifi cent array of speakers, and the hopes for great things, Herewith we are giving a list of the speakers lor the Campaign, beginning July 12 at Lavonia and going to two churches a day until Aug. Ist: Revs. W. H. Rich, Elberton, Ga.; li. A. Smith, Bowman; J. D. McManaway,Bowman; M. If. Mas sey,Hartwell; Jno. D. Mell, Athens; W. M. Code, Winterville; W. H. Faust, Winder; Gilbert Dodds, Commerce; W. J. Barton, Cornelia; ]>. W. Key, Monroe; Gordon Po tent, Greenville, S. C.; B. J. W. Graham, Atlanta; Aich C. Ci’ee, Atlanta; C. J. Thompson, Raleigh, N. C.;aud laymen F. L. Mallary, Macon, Clifford Walker, Monroe; Zach Clark,Moultrie; also Geo. W. Andrews, 8. 8. expert; Frank 11. Leavell, B. Y. P. U. expert, and probably two missionaries. Also possibly Revs. Dave Porter, Bur rell, C. L. Greaves. A great list isn’t it? We look for great times, too. AGENTS WANTED WANTED—General Agents to sell Post Cards through our Trust Scheme. No talking required. Big Profit. 10 cards aud particu lars, 10 cents, cents, coin. George Otis, (L) 701 (’onn.