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SINKS COUNTY JOURNAL
Published Every Friday By
I nirnal Publishing Cos.
► FILIAL ORGAN OF BANKS COUNTY
•'4.1 m Second Clan matter April 10,
I 7 e> the PoitoAce at Homer, Ga„ under
or Act of CenSreii of March 3, 1079
.b'cription SI.OO a Year in Advance
liURANTEED CIRCULATION 1700
Lula News
Mr. and Mrs. J, C. Carter and
children spentHunday with friends
near Poplar Springs.
Mrs. 11. ft. Blackwell and ehil
dren spent the week end with her
uncle near Gainesville.
We are elad to know, Mrs. C.
D. Cagcl, who has been light sick,
is improving.
Mrs. J. K. Garrison and Miss
Mamie Lem monels were in Gaines
ville Tuesday.
I'he young ladies sewing circle
was entertained by the Misses
Adams Thursday of last week.
Mr. M. Handers died at his home
in Atlanta last Friday after a 1 in
geiing illness of many months,
and was buried at Hellton Hatur
day afternoon. Mr. Banders for
merly lived in this community and
has many friends here who are
grieved to hear tif of his death,
lie was a brother of Miss Mary
Handera of Bellton.
Misses Julia Mae and Ina Lem
onds are spending this week with
their sister, Mrs. E. C. Roberts, in
Atlanta.
Horn, July I, to Mr. and Mrs.
Gene Wilburn, a son.
Mrs. 11. G. IL pkins is on a
months’ visit to relatives in Mouth
Carolina.
Mr. 10. F. Whitworth spent Hat
unlay at I iemonist.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. McCubbius
is on an extended visit to relatives
in Houth (leorgia.
Mrs. Frank Rogers and children
of Clermont, spent a few days
with friends here last week.
Mr. I). G. llyder and wife
spent a short while in our little
city Monday. They have been
spending a month at New York
and several places of interest and
were on route to their home in
Houth Georgia. Mr. llyder has
many Irion Is here where lie spent
his boyhood days who are always
glad to have him come back.
Mrs. J. 1). Adams and children
are spending sometime with her
parents in White county.
Mrs. Gordon Lewis of Atlanta,
is the guest of relatives here.
Miss Mabel Ledford spent one
night with relatives at Gillsville.
Mrs. Ida Bates and sou, Howard,
who have been spending some
time with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. R. Martin have returned to
their home in Jacksonville, Fla.
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Col. Gordon Logan says that his
announcement for the legislature
will appear next week.
S. S. Celebration
The annual B. H. Celebration
will be held at Homer Saturday
July 25. Five schools will bo rep
resented and about 3000 people are
expected to be present.
Berlin School Trustees
All teachers wishing to apply;
for this school must do so on or In
(4th Saturday July 25 1 all patrons
of this school are also invited to I
meet with us on this date as we are
iutemling to elect a Principal for
1915. Rospt.
K. Dalton,
Bee. am.l Treas.
School Notice
Tuition will be charged pupils
who reside out of the district at
the rate of $1.50 per mouth.
The first six weeks of this ses
sion will be given to review work
and it is very necessary for pupils
to attend this part of the.session in
order to keep up with their classes
iu the winter.
The music class will begin Sept.
Ist. Itesp*.
J. C. Bell. Trim
Kill all aick fowla.
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Keep the chinks at work.
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lie regular with the milking.
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Oet out the blanket* and uae them.
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The draft horse la always In de
mand.
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A well-fed, well-nourished ewe will
shear a heavy fleece.
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(Trade cows with good production
records are nothing to be ashamed of.
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Mors often have sore throat, quinsy,
etc., from exposure to drafts and cold.
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If your pigs squeal they are either
cold, hungry or uncomfortable In somo
way.
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Isn’t the first month of the year a
first-rate time to begin testing the
cows?
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Feed the heifers so they will keep
on milking and form the habit of per
sistency.
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Dish water and hotel slops are about
equal to south wtnd and sea water as
swine feed.
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A cow lying on a bare floor cannot
be expected to make much of a show
In the dairy.
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livery man who handles horses
should have the fundamental gift of
common senso.
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Keep your separator and milk house
clean. What 1b worth doing at all, la
worth doing well.
• •
Do not let the flock rush through
narrow doors. You may lose both ewe
and lamb In that way.
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tt you have a horse which the wom
en and children can drive safely,
think twice beforo you sell It.
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Clean up the yard and farmstead
generally. Plan to set out a few
more ornamental trees and plants.
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Isind which receives the same
treatment year after year rapidly de
preciates In Its crop-producing power.
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This winter will again find the
cream can the meal ticket on many a
western farm—-that and the egg bas
ket.
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Sudden fright and excitement at
once tells on the egg crop Never al
low strange dogs about whore the
hens are.
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Do not forget to salt the horse once
a week; or, better still, keep salt al
ways before him. He knows best how
much he needs.
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The dairy farmer who has a good
bunch of hogs to eat up his by-prod
ucts on the farm is sure to make
money in the deal.
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In hot weather or In drawing heavy
loads, watch your horse’s breathing.
If he breathes hard, or short and
quick, It Is time to stop.
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The Implement dealer’s best friend
Is the farmer who houses his farm
machines at the side of a barb wire
feneo or under the shade of a lenfllees
tree.
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Butter or cream may be hauled to
market at less expense than any oth
er farm crop. And you are selling
less fertility off the farm than with
any other crop.
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Remember that vigor and good di
gestion are more necessary to egg pro
duction than the exact color of the
feathers, though It Is possible to have
both In the same bird.
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Because of the fact that the weather
Is oold, do not neglect giving the hens
all the fresh water they can drink. It 1
should be slightly warmed to keep It j
from freexing up at once.
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Forcing a cow for a short period
cannot always be accepted as the le
gitimate measure of her capacity of
any breed, no matter how well authen
ticated any great performance may be. j
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The most profitable method of
starting tomato plants Is to sow the
seeds In dirt bands In the hotbed, and
shift the plants to the field at setting
time with the dirt band and soil In
tact
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It takes about the same amount of
dry matter to make a pound of butter
as a pound of bef Beef may sell
for si>.6o per hundred and butter for
S2O. The latter leaves more ferttllty
on the farm.
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Some of the most Interesting parts
of the papers that are published now
adays are the advertisements. There
Is no reason why & person should skip
these; In fact, some writers say that
they judge a magaxlno by the adver
tising It carries.
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If you have a heifer making udder
and one of her quarters is not filling
•ut properly, rub that quarter dally, I
knead and roll It between your hands.
A liniment of lard and alcohol may be j
applied and well rubbed la, but rely !
mainly upon the rubbing.
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There is very little possibility of i
going wrong in the hog business. The
man who has a few good hogs to use
his skim-milk and to eat up part of
the corn that has not been put in the
ello is sure to market both of these
eosuuodi’.ies at 3 L. s h price.
lANHSLCCUNTT ■JOURNAL, r fIOHfcR,GA.,
Homer Locas
Don’t for get the Sunday Hehool
Celebration at Homer Bat unlay,
July 25.
Prof, and Mrs. J. T. Wise visit
ed friends in Homer last week.
Mias Lola Barden accompanied
by Measra. Niece ami Guy Barden,
are upending a few days in the
mountains.
Miss Bonnie Black of Cleveland,
returned to Homer last week and
will assist Prof. Bell in the Homer
High School.
Mr. John Hellers is painting the
Methodist parsonage. lohn is an
artistic painter and will no doubt
do a good job on the building.
Miss Grace Sanders, of Mats
ville, is boarding at Mrs. Ida
Gillespie’s and attending Homer
High School.
Col. C. R. Faulkner, the lawyer
of Bellton, spent Saturday in Ho
mer on legal business.
Lem Park, candidate for State
treasurer, visited Homer Wedncs
day and met many people with
whom he created a good imp res
sion. Mr. Park is a very pleasant
gentleman and his hand shake is
as genuine as that of the old time
county politician.
Col. Fletcher Johnson was
hit by an automobile in Gaines
ville Wednesday afternoon and
considerably bruised up. Both
bones of one leg were broken just
above the ankle. Mr. Johnson has
many friends in Banks who will be
grieved to learn of his misfortune.
Six hundred and ninety-live
people have been examined to date
for hookworm in the county and
458 have been treated. The per
cent examined average up fairly
well ilh the other counties where
the work has been carried on, out
not half the children have been
examined. The time is short and
now is the time to visit the dis
pensaries. You will not have an
other chance like this to rid your
children of hookworms. See date
of examinations eisewheie. 287
school children have been exumin
ed and 249 treated.
The preachers who are visiting
all the churches in the Tugalo as
sociation will l>e at Homer on \\il
nesday July 22. The different
doctrines will be discussed at
these meetings and all invited to
attend and prove by your presence
that you are interested in the re
ligious development of your com
munit\. No collections taken.
From Maysville
Cupid is never at rest. On
Tuesday morning at eleven o'clock,
at the home of the bride near Com
merce 51 is. L. V. Patterson, and
Mr. W. N. Bates, of this place,
were quietly married by Rev. W.
B. McDonald. Only a few relatives
of the bride were present. Mrs.
Bates is s(i years of age, and tho
mother of seven children, who are
all grown. Mr. Bates who has
been a resident of Maysville for
many years is 74 years of age anil
the father of three children. They
arrived here about six o’clock, a
splendid supper and a few neigh
hors and relatives awaited them at
the home of the groom. Heartiest
congratulations.
NOTICE
The committee appointed by the
President ot the Banks County
Sunday School Association at
Hebron to build a tabernacle or
provide other comfortable means
for the children at the celebrations
at Homer will please meet on cele
bration day the 25 day of July at
th; noon hour in the court house.
Oscar Brown,
Chairman Com.
Heroes Found In Dally Life.
The world has no room for cowards
We must all he ready somehow to
toil, to suffer, to die And yours Is
not the less noble because no drum
b- ats before you when you go out
Into your daily battlefields, and n
crowds shout about your coming when
you return from your dally victory or
defeat. —R. L. Stevenson.
Honesty in Advertising
We have alwals striven to win and hold the confi
dence of this community. Its belief in us, its entire trust,
is a prize, that above all others, we aim to keep.
By our deeds and our words we seek to establish this
bond of confidence between the public and ourselves.
To this end we have endeavored in the past to make our
announcements in a simple language impossible to mis
construe, and the same policy will be carried out in the
luture.
Truth is the very soul of advertising. We wish our
advertisements to be taken literally. In them we say
only what we mean, and we promise only what we can
literally fulfill.
Advertising is one of the principal contact points
with the public, and upon the quality of it, to a great
extent depends our success. Therefore our announce
ments by their candor, truthfulness, and straightfor
wardness but reflect the salient features of our policy—
If you want Dress Goods, Shoes,
Millinery, or Notions, of the best
quality at the lowest price high
class goods can be sold, call on us.
We Delight in Showing
GOOD GOODS
MRS. J. T. SMITH
>IAYSVIM.i;, - - GEORGIA
WOODRUFFS
1 ACT! RING CO., of WINDER, GA., offer their new improved
Woodruff Up-to-date Gasoline and
Oil Engines
2 HP #56.00; 3 HP #80.00; 4 1-2 HP #140.00; 6 IIP #200.00; 8 HP
*275.00, F. <>. B. Winder, Ga. We want yon to see the engine and
examine it for yourself, and compare prices ami quality and save half
your money and get a’new improved engiuc. Call at our store and
let us explain our special pioposition. We have the engines in stock
and ready to deliver to you.
Gillespie Company
Maysville, Ga.
Severe Hailstorm
On Monday night July 6 about
10 o'clock one of the worst hail
storms that ever visited this part
of the State come and destroyed
all growing crops in its path, it
hailed 30 minutes and rain fell in
torrents washing the land away in
some fields to the hard clay where
it had been broke 8 and 10 inches
deep. Among the heaviest losers
are: W. H. Simmons, \V. I>. Pey
ton, E. R. Barnes, Turner Vaughn,
Jimmie Smith, Steve Caudell,
Bill Pool, Newt Smith, George
Mnates, Tom Broom. These men
all lost nearly their entire crops.
W. 11. Simmons who has charge of
the A. M. Acrey farm lost about
50 acres of cotton, 28 of corn, anil
1 12 acres of melons that was just
beginning to get ripe, AY. D. Pey
ton lost 35 acres of cotton, his en
tire crop, E. 11. Barnes lost 30 acres
of cotton 25 of corn, his entire
crop, all these men are poor men
and living on rented land and have
nothing to dipend on only their
crops, except Moats and Broom
they own their land but are in
debt for their guano and nothing
to pay with. X.
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The biggest dock is at Cardiff, j
wale*
$498,649 Gain in Taxes
Following is the amount of tax
es given in in 1913, and the
amount given in, with the raise of
the assessors, in l(il4;
Total taxes 1914 - #1,777,345
“ “ 1913 1,278,699
Gain - #468,649!
1404 white polls.
186 t-olored polls.
)f the 20,000 acres of land that
not heretofore 1 teen given in. the
assessors have found 19,300 acres
anil say they will be able to find it
all.
The First Bale-
The first bale of 1914 cotton to
l>e marketed in United States was
sold in Houston, Texas, July 4th.!
The bale w eighed 392 pounds and
brought #SOO, or #1.27 1-2 cents
per pound. The cotton classed as
strict low middling spotted
Tobacco Salesmen wanted.
Earn #IOO monthly. Expenses.
Experience unnecessary. Adver
tise and take orders from mer
chants for Smoking and Chewing
tobacco, Cigarettes, Cigars, etc. j
Send a 2c stamp lor full par
ticulars.
Hemet Tobacco Cos.
New York. N. Y. I
TurK-Lumsden
Miss Minnie Turk and Mr.
Walter Lumsden, of Xacoochee
Valley, were married at the home
of the bride, Mr. L. N, Turk, yes
ter day rooming at 10 o'clock and
leit immediately for Norfolk, Va.
The bride is an accomplished
young lady and was a favorite w ith
the young people of this commit
nity. Mr. Lumsden is a young
business man of Nacoonhee.
NOTICE
The several bonded road over
seers of the county are required to
examine and put in repair all the
culverts,small bridges aud do other
necessary work to insure safe
travel at once as the law directs, as
much complaint is being made
over the County.
T. F. Hill,
Ordinary.
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Fop Sale by All Druggists.
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