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VOL. XVII.
uthern Railroad
Elects Directors
Richmond, Ya.—Dr. Edwin A.
Alderman, President of the I ni
vci.-itj of Virginia, John Kerr
Branch, banker ol Richmond,
Dr. John Kilgo, of Durham,
N. <’., Bishop of the Metho list
Episcopate 'lunch, South, Robert
Jeuiison, of Birmingham, Ala,
and Chai es Steele, of New Aork,
were today elected directors ol
Southern Railway Company, thus
making a majority ol the hoard
Southern men and fullilling the
hope expressed by President l air
fax Harrison in his first address
before a Southern audience w hen
at Chattanooga on January 20, he
said: “1 look forward to the time
when there may lx 1 moieSouthern
men sitting on our Hoard ol Di
rectors.’;
Mr. Steele succeeds himself, the
lour new directors tilling vacancies
caused by the death ot Messrs. \\ .
Finley and 11. C. Fahnstock, the
resignation of Mr. George F. Ha
ker. Jr., of New Yolk, and the
decimation of Judge E. IF Gary,
oi -New York, to accept re election.
Judge Gary, who is Chairman of
the Hoard of the Fuited States
oteel Corporation and .Mr. Raker,
who is allied with a i. umber of oth
cr corporations, are retiring bom
me Hoard of Directors of Southern
Railway hugely in deference to
public opinion ot the present da\
m regard to interlocking direc
torates, despite thi- laet that both
have lain active and useful mem
bei-s of the Southern board.
Today's meeting ol the stock
hoidt is ol Southern Railway was
the lir-t at which they have had
the opportunity to directly take a
hand m the management of its al
fails and the election ol directors,
the voting trust which h is been in
control) siir-e the organization of
the Company in HR 1 now being in
process ol lissoJution.
Atlanta, da. —Georgia is well
represented in the European war
bv a thousand so faithfully soldiers,
liglitmg on all sides. 1 hey are the
Georgia mule, an indespeiisible ad
junt to evcry ai my.
Ever since the Aar broke out
mule prices have been advancing
it has been the same in all wafts.
The Boer trouble took thousands
of long-eared wagon pullers from
Missouri and Georgia aid Tenues
see, and now every day sees its
steamer load oi mules departing
for Europe.
The mule posses one groat value
in war —he does not bother his
mutish head about noise or smoke
or siUell, while horses are in a pan
le an t dashing madly about the
battlefield the mule is trying to
steal a bundle of fodder irom the
wagon just in front and letting the
shells whistle all they please.
Atlanta, Ga—< >ut in be Atlanta
federal prison the European war
rt news itself, reports reached the
city this week of a three cornered
dg.it in the prison yard in which
an Austrian counterfeiter an Eng
li'h gree i -goods mao and a Ger
man -bomb-throwing anarchist took
part. They were throwing things
right and left before the guard,
succeeded in separating them, and
it then dev loped that the scrap
iiegan because the Englishman said
Jo buy Bull could lick Germany
a.at Austria combined and the oth
er two started in to make him
prove it.
FARM FOR RENT
Gail on on or address
Mark Cox,
Maysville, Ga.
BANKS COUNTY JOURNAL
NEW S) ORE AT GAILEY
I have opened a store of General Mer
chandise at the Patton & Mize old stand at
Gailey. I have had much experience in buy
ing and selling goods and know where and
how to buy so as to give you bargains. You
can save money by trading with me and a
trial will convince you of this fact.
My motto is a square deal to one and all.
CALL AND SEE ME.
Country Produce of All Hinds Bought
J. S. WHEELER
Gailey, - Georgia.
Devbted to Giving the News, Encouraging the Progress, and Aiding the Prosperity of BanKs County.
Homer, Banks County, Georgia, Friday, October 23, 1914.
A Wcman s Heart
—o—
A woman' > heart is a savings bank
Where the love you deposit lies,
Gathering interest day by day
From the sunshine of the skies.
There isn’t a safer place, my lad,
To bury the treasure you’d keep
Than down in its beautiful vaults of dream
Where the tenderest blossoms sleep.
A woman,s heart is the place to hide
Whatever you’ i treasure best;
For she'll give it back as the years go by
In a love lhut, s more than rest.
A woman's heart is a storage vault,
Where nothing breaks in to steal,
Except the honor you fail to pay
And the love you forget to feel.
A love you have placed thcic once remai 'S,
And you may forget’ but she
Will give it back, if you want it so,
And smile as she hands the key.
Smile, but never forget, my lad.
That a smile is the saddest thing
When it’s over the ashes of something dead
And the heart is a looked wing !
Woman's heart is a fortress strong.
Where your foes may never come,
With prancing steed and gleaming sword
And the rat tat ol the drum.
For that which you treasure she w ill defend,
And loud as the guns may roll,
She'll stand in the breach to the very end —
And then she will light with her soul.
And woman’s heart—l would rather trust
My all unto that, I know,
For love in the keeping of such a place
AN'ill grow as the blossoms grow !
—Raltimore Sun
IF WE KNEW
If we knew the cares and crosses
Crowded ’round our neighbor’s way,
If we knew the little I isses
Sorely grievous, day by day,
Would we then so often chi le him
For the lack of thlitt and again
Leaving on his heart a shadow,
Leaving on our hearts a stiin?
If we knew that clouds above us
Held our gentle blessings tlieie,
Would we tuiii away all trembling,
In our blind and weak despair;
Would we Shrink from little -Jiadows,
Lying on the dewy grass,
While ’tLs only birds of Eden,
Just in mercy Hying past;
If we knew the silent story
Quivering through the heart of pain,
Would our womanhood dare doom them
Rack to haunts of vice and shame?
Life has many a tangled crossing,
Jov has many a break of woe,
And the cheeks tear washed are whitest;
This the blessed angels know.
Let us reach within our bosoms
For the key to other lives,
And with love to erring natur ,
Cherish good that still survives;
So that when our disrobed spirits
Soar to realms of light again,
We may say, “Dear Father, judge us
As we judge our fellow men.” —Ex.
Maysville Locals
j Mrs. Will Mason, of Homer, was
shopping here Monday.
Mr. I’aul White made a busi
ness trip to Atlanta the first of the
week.
Mr. Henry Bacon, a popular
salesman for the Athens Hard
ware Cos; spent Sunday with home
folks here.
Messrs. Groves Griflin and John
Riyan, of (llllsville, were among
the Saturday evening visitors here.
Mr. 11. I’. Camp has returned
from a tour of the southern part of
the slate.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Armour,- and
little Miss Carolyn Armour, of
Arp. spent the week end with rel
atives here.
Mrs. Arthur W. Wood and Miss
Eunice Bolton, from near Com
merce, were shopping here Satur
day.
Miss Birdie Gillespie, of the
University of Georgia, spent Sun
day with their parents. Mr. and
Mrs. W. 11. T. Gillespie.
Miss Annette McDowell, the
popular trimmer at Mrs. J. T.
Smith’s store was a visitor to At
lanta the first ol the week.
Miss Mamie Bacon, who is
spending some time in Athens,
visited her brother, Mr. C. T.
Bacon, recently.
Mrs. Walter C. Lockhardt, of
Atlanta, is spending a few weeks
in our little town as the guest of
the Stephens house, and friends.
Mr. J, J. Ferry and Mrs. Doeia
Darnell spent the week-end with
relatives at Elbcrton.
A good crowd attended the sale
of the household goods and farming
implements of Miss Susie Vaughn
and Mr. Zach Vaughn here last
Saturday. The old time coverlets
and counterpanes, home made
wool blankets and quilts brought
a fancy price white crockery,
canned fruit, and many useful ar
tides sold for a very small sum.
Mr. J. F. Eberhart made a bus
iness trip to Athens Monday
Mr. Eujene Ellison spent a few
days the first of the week in Ath
ens.
Mr, Frank H. Boyd, who has
been iu middle Georgia buying
cotton, has returned to our little
own.
Ms. J. M. Elbcrhardt was the
hostess of the matron’s club on last
.Saturday afternoon i 11 which Mr
Henry Meadows won the prize, le
liscious refreshments were served.
The Bose Killian shows were
in our town Saturday night, and
entertained a good cii.wd. The
acrobatic features were ex eel leu .
While here their sleight of hand
man with Jiis wile, Utile daughter,
and sou, who were the main per
ormers, withdrew fro.n to i shi v
and returned to their home in
.Soutli Carolina.
The Noble Outcast, a comedy in
four acts, will be presented by lo
cal talent at the school audit rium
on next Friday evening, Oct. 2did.
at 7:30 o’clock. Those who wib
have parts in the pi vy -are: Tom
Boone, H. T. fcaig. ut, Clarence
iiiil, Harry Boone, < >tto Stephens,
Misses Frances • ..erry, Alma
.Reynolds, and Katii ine McCurdy.
This is a high class play, and has
been carefully prep tied and we
feel sure all who attend will great
ly enjoy it. Let’s give them a
good audience. Admission only
10 and 20cts.
Our tow n and community was
shocked when the news of the
death of -Mr. Clarence McElroy
was spread about four o’clock on
la->t Thursday afternoon October
15Ji. Claience, who was the eld
esl son of Mr. and Mrs H. J. Mc-
Elroy, was just entering youug
manhood, il : was a young man
of splendid character and well
liked by all who knew him. He
had never entirely recovered from
an attack of tne measles which he
BanKs County Day at
The 4-County Fair
Wednesday, Oct- 28th
Ever man, woman and child is
invited to visit Commerce on the
date named. There will be two
areoplane flights on that day be
sides the many other attractions,
if you wish to spend the day of
your life, meet your old acquain
tances, make new acquaintances,
and see the best fair ever held in
North Georgia, visit Commerce on
Wednesday, Oct 28th.
A Railroad Costing
$200,000 a Mile Pays
When one encounters in the r.c
ords of South American rail
roads such extraordinary
figures as $200,000 a milejit appears
impossible that railroads can be
built in that county with any kind
of a chance for profit; for $200,000
is far more than the average p r
mile capitalization of for instance
the Fennsylvania railroad. That it
can lx; done on a small scale is ev
idenced by the San Paulo railway
in Brazil which is a little road
8 mile long that cost more
than $200,000 a mile and that earn
e l last year on is main line more
t han SIOO,OOO, a mile and was able
to pay I t per cent on its common
stock ;the largest part of its earning
come from coffee, it piobably earns
more money per mile of road than
any other railroad anywhere on
either Aincrcan continent. The
ligure being well in excess of the
Pittsburg & Erie or of the Pan
ama Railroad which stande close
to llis top of the list in volume of
gross earnings per mile among the
railroads operlie 1 by American
interests. —Baltimore Sun.
Now if a railroad costing $200,-
000 a mile, can declan a dividend
of If per cent, hauling coffee, why
can’t a road 12 miles long, haul
ing cotton, corn, and almost every
kind of produce and merchandise,
pay a dividend when it only costs
about SB,OOO a mile. Tnat is the
estimated cost per mile ol the
road between Lula and Homer.
If this load is built the business
will increase.each year, for more
people will move into this section
and the town and country will be
come more prosperous which
means more freight and passengers.
Has License Revoked
The license to practice medicine
of Ur. 1). E. Hill, the w r ell known
Winder pelagra doctor, was. Wed
nesday, revoked by the Slate Board
of Health as the result of charges
that he was addicted to the ex
cessive use of liquor. This is the
first time that such action has ev
er beeu taken by the stale Board.
—Walton Tribune.
suffered in the spring, but was on
ly in bed about three weeks.
What was first thong,it to be ty
phoid lever di veloj eg into a com
plication of disease.-, which were
past the s.iiil of an earthly physi
cian. Thu funeral services were
concluded by Rev. L. A. Hender
son and Rev. H. 8. Smith from the
Baptist church on Friday after
noon. The pall bearers were
eight of hi Sunday school class
mates. The floral offerings were
beautiful and profuse. While we
fail to u n del's land God's purjjo.se
in removing from our midst this
worthy youud man, we know He
who ruieth over us doeth all things
well.
Mrs. Joe Arail, accompanied by
her sister, Miss Annie Garrison, ol
Cornelia, left Tuesday for a visit
to Dr. and Mrs A. H. Cochran iu
Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. Cfareuce Griffin
and little Miss Elizabeth Carr,
were visitors to Homer 1 uesday.
Homer Locals
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Mrs. Stella Gillespie is attend
ing school at Santee.
Mr. Lammie Thurmond, of Com -
rnerce, spent a short while in Ho
mer Sunday.
All the farmers we have heard
talk on the subject say coin, oats,
potatoes, etc. will be their crop
next year.
Very little cotton is passing
through Ilomcr now a days. The
farmers are holding it for a better
price, and they will get it, too.
The many f.iiends of Mr. Thom
as Chambers will regret to leant
that he is suffering with typhoid
fever.
The Rose Killian show gave a
performance here last Friday night
which was very much enjoyed by
all the children<and some of the
grown ups, too.
Cards are out announcing the
marriage ot Miss Bessie Aiail to
Mr. Newt Garrison. The wedding
to occur at the home of the bride
on November Ist.
Mrs. Henry Dyar and family
have moved from the Mrs. Laura
Shubert house to the Mrs. Stephens
house near the court house.
Col. Jones Martin came into
town about sunrise Monday morn
ing, bought a ten gallon keg and
returned at once to his home in
Washington. Jones says he is
making plenty of syrup this year.
Rev. H. G. C. Hal look, of
Shangai, China, sent us a Chinese
Almanac, but we “dono” what to
with it. If you know anything
about Chink come and get it.
The Commerce observer has put
on another big contest aud will
away $850.00 in premiums.
Editor Harber is a live wire aud
has given away many premiums
since he started in the newspaper
business a few years ago.
Mr. Warn Dyar came over from
Roys ton anil spent Monday with
his father, Mr. It. J. Dyar. He
will move his fa nily back to this
city in a few weeks. Now that
the railroad is coming, we expect
many of our old residents to re
turn.
The Four County Fairopens at
Commerce next Monday. While
cotton is low many will attend.
The admittance fee has been cut
from 50j to 25c. Cotton is selling
at half the price it demanded last
year and the cut on fair price was
made to suit the pockets of the peo
ple.
Ail democrats should turn out
on Nov. .Ird and vote for the nom
inees. A movement is on foot iu
this state by some men, who term
themselves i igressives, to defeat
some of tin .omiuees in the gener
al el ,i. Their literature is
being - it broadcast over thccoun.
t ; i ju effort to prejudice ihepeo
p e gainst Hoke Smith and Tom
H iidwick. if the Democrats turn
nit and vote this new party, which
is only a bubble, blown up by the
ambition of a few men, can lie
easily bursted.
Mr. Job Smith was in town on
business Monday and his friend
Col. Jones Griffin told ofa greasy
occurrence that happened to him
some years ago. Job’s two little
girls were keeping house for him
and had boiled turnip greens for
dinner. After dinner Job left on
business and did not return until
after t‘ie other members of the
family retired. Feeling a little
hungry he looked around for some
pot liquor, which he fouud in a
pot, and after crumbling some
bread into it proceeded to fill up.
Next morning when one of the
girls arose, she exclaimed: “Oh
my ! a dog has been in here and ate
up theslop.” Job said he though)}
he knew the dog.
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