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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. _ # 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. •• • , Keep the chinks at work. • 00 • lie regular with the milking. • • • Oet out the blanket* and uae them. • • • The draft horse la always In de mand. • • A well-fed, well-nourished ewe will shear a heavy fleece. • • • (Trade cows with good production records are nothing to be ashamed of. • • • Mors often have sore throat, quinsy, etc., from exposure to drafts and cold. • • • If your pigs squeal they are either cold, hungry or uncomfortable In somo way. • • • Isn’t the first month of the year a first-rate time to begin testing the cows? • • • Feed the heifers so they will keep on milking and form the habit of per sistency. • • • Dish water and hotel slops are about equal to south wtnd and sea water as swine feed. • • • A cow lying on a bare floor cannot be expected to make much of a show In the dairy. * • • livery man who handles horses should have the fundamental gift of common senso. • • P 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. • • • tt you have a horse which the wom en and children can drive safely, think twice beforo you sell It. • • • Clean up the yard and farmstead generally. Plan to set out a few more ornamental trees and plants. • • • Isind which receives the same treatment year after year rapidly de preciates In Its crop-producing power. • • • This winter will again find the cream can the meal ticket on many a western farm—-that and the egg bas ket. • • • Sudden fright and excitement at once tells on the egg crop Never al low strange dogs about whore the hens are. • • • 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. • • • 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. * • • 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. • • • 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. • • 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. • • • 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. • • • 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. • • • 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 * • * 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 • • • 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. • • • 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. • • • 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. • • • 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. —** 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. T..H T' \ One >v Pain Pill, then ' Easy. To Head-Off a Headache Nothing ia Better thju Dr. Miles’ Anti-Pain Pills They Giro Relief Without Bid After-Effects. “It gives me great pleasure to offer a word of recommendation for Dr. Miles’ Anti-Pain Pills, as there are thousands suffering unnecessarily front headache. I was afflicted intermittently for years with headache and after other remedies failed, I tried Dr. Miles’ Anti-Pain Pills. For the past ten years I have carried them constantly with me, getting instant relief by using one or two on the approach of headaebe. They are also effective for neu ralgia, giving immediate rebel" C. M. BROWN. Estherville, la. Fop Sale by All Druggists. 25 Doses, 25 Cents. MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart In*