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November the 11th Was the Great Day of Peace; *• : ■ ' 1! ' -rzm November 29th Will be the Great Day of THANKSGIVING We are grateful for the many blessings that have pme to us during this, the most momentous year of the world’s history. We want to thank our customers who have stood by us so loyally during this hour of stress. We hope that the coming of peace will bring Prosperity to All and that we may be favored by your continued patronage. Yours to serve, in war or peace, * The New York Bargain House MAX FELDSER, Proprietor WEEKLY LETTER FROM J. J. BROWN Atlanta, Ga., Nov.—The cotton States Official Advisory Marketing Board, whose committee, appointed at the recent Atlanta meeting, went to Washington to secure action pro tecting cotton and peanuts in the hands of the producers, was success ful in both cases, said Director L. B. Jackson of the Georgia State Bureau of Markets, of the State Department of Agriculture, a member of the com mittee who has just returned. “The most vicious bear raid in the history of cotton has been attempted, uncovered and checked this week,” Hr. Jackson said. Through this raid, secretly hatched in New York the plot ters had set out to ruin the farmers, merchants and bankers of the South. “But when Chas. J. Brand, chair men of the government cotton distrib uting committee, issued his order pro hibiting speculative short selling, which our commtttec heartily approv ed and commended, it checked the raiders up short. Mr. Brand pointed out that ship room for cotton should increase very rapidly following the armistice, thus relieving congestion at the ports. He also showed that the world’s warehouses and shelves out side the United States, are bare of cotton and cotton goods, and that Eu rope’s consumption of raw cotton this' season, should execeed last season by not less than 2,000,000 bales. “This bears out the position taken by the Cotton States Marketing Board • which is composed entirely of agricul tural officials of the cotton belt, and ef which commissioner of Agriculture J. J. Brown is president, in calling on thef armers of the South to stand with their backs to the wall, and not to sell a pound of cotton for less than 35 cents. “There is still work to be done, however. The war trade board, an entirely different organization, con trols thes hipping of cotton, and a special committee of cotton states senators, appointed at a conference in Senator Hoke Smith’s office, will take hold of the difficulties which this sltuaton presents. The one man the war trade board who has, appar ently most nfluence in this direction is Beaver White of Miilroy, Pa., and while his capitalistic activities in Eu rope, do not furnish the best a once regarding his attitude in gard to moving our cotton, we have every reason to believe the commit tee of southern senators will work out the situation and bring it to a satis factory conclusion." The removal of the restrictions placed upon the marketing of peanuts by the federal food administration, immediately upon the showing made by the Georgia State Bureau of Mar kets, leaves the market in that prod uct wide open to the influence only of the law of supply and demand. It was promptly recognised by the food ad ministration that, in the absence of a stabilized price, these restrictions should never have been placed on pea nuts at all. With the removal of the restric tions, already announced from Wash ington, anyone can buy peanuts now without a license, hold them as long as they want to and get all they can for them. The Federal Reserve bank has declared that peanuts stored in a rep utable warehouse, are just as good collateral as cotton. “While in Washington,” said Di rector Jackson," I ran across a large manufacturer from Portland, He. who makes a crisp from peanut oil He was greatly distressed over not being able to buy any peanut oil, although he stated he was in' the market for ten tank cars of it and had offered even more than the market price, but lound sellers were holding for still more. The name of this manufactur er will he furnished on request. “If u-’y one has any doubt about the ps-aut meal mvkc‘ being strong, Jet him try to contract to buy soalc and hew 211 find out. “The State Bureau of Markets re news its advice to market peanuts very slowly, and producers will get better price for them than has been prevailing this season.” That “a Little Learning Is a Danger. ous Thing” Seems Shown by This Anecdote. A certain lawyer of a bygone gener ation, Mass Jones by name, had a case before a justice of the peace out in the country, says Case and Comment. He was for the defendant, while a wiseacre of a schoolmaster who had plcke up a few Latin words, appeared for the plaintiff. The fat'- were all in the schoolmas ter’s favor, and In summing up he would exclaim with great gusto as he made his points, “and that is th n sum- mum bouum of the matter, and the case must g- to the plaintiff.’ Mass had'really no defense, but his ready wit and keen sense of the ridicu lous supplied him with one. So when he came to reply he said to the justice, T have n grent regard for thn’. old law of summum bnnum, on which the gentleman wholly relies, for its an tiquity. It was an old English law, and served well its day and generation. But the people finally outgrew It and became dissatisfied with it; and it was one of the laws England tried to force upon the colonies. “But,” said Mass, raising his voice and arm on high, “our forefathers fought and split their blood in the Revolution to overthrow that law, and they did. overthrow it, and then they reared in Its stead tho law of e pin- rlbus unum, which must govern this case;” Thereupon thn justice said, “I have grent deal of respect myself for that old English law, summum bonum. It was good enough for that time, and good enough for the English, but I agree with Mr. Jones that our fore fathers tumbled thnt law over in the Revolution, and this case will bo de cided In favor of the defendant under the law of e piurlbus unum, which was put in Its place." Varying Length of Life In Fishes. The length of life of fishes is vari able In the extreme. ■ When wo think of the great number of enemies to which any fish is exposed, such os other predatory fishes, parasitic worms and Crustacea and other para sites (which are usually harmless to man but destructive to the fish) crabs, sea birds, bncterlnl diseases, etc., we easily see that to live in the water and escape all those dangers re quires many protections which at best can preserve only a very small num ber of fishes beyond the spawning me, Such protections to fishes are speed of swimming, defensive spines and fins, the ability to distend themselves like the puffer to prevent being swallowed, teeth, electric organs, heavy corselets of scales which easily slip from .the skin and a high state of re sistance against disease, . Thus, If a fish is well protected, out of a largo number of its kind a few may live to reach unusually largo sizes. There ore records of very large fishes of most known varieties. “THAVILbeen using Doctor Cald- X well’s Syrup Pepsin for more than seven years. I believe it saved my little grand daughter's life, as she had such terrible spasms, caused by the condition of her stomach, until we gave her Syrup Pepsin. Our family thinks there is no remedy, like Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin for the stomach and bowels.” /From ft letter to Dr. Caldwell, written by\ I Mrs. C. F. Brown, 1012 Garfield Are., I \ Kansas City, Mo. / COVERING FRUIT WITH GOLD MONEY TO LOAN XT 5 1-2 PER CENT INTEREST SMALL COMMISSION D. C. KETCHUM, VIENNA, GA. Phone. 45 and IS6 Angling Frog. There la a hideous reptile, known ai the fishing frog, which angles for its gome as expertly and with as great success as the most adroit fly-fisher. Ho is a clumsy, awkward swimmer, hot nature has compensated him for his unwieldiness by furnishing him with an equivalent for a rod and Une, with bait always ready for use. Two elongated tentacles spring from his nose, which taper away like actual fishing-rods. To the end of them Is at tached, by a slender filament, which serves the purpose of a line, a bolt in the form of a shiny bit of membrane. The hooks are set in the month of the fisherman below, and in order to In- doco the fish to venture within reach of them, the angler stirs up the mud at the bottom with his fins and talL This attracts the fish and conceals him from their observation. He. then piles bis rod; the glittering bait glows la the water like a living Insect. The dazed fish are taken In great numbers, perfectly circumvented by the trick of the crafty angler. For life insurance, ace what the Mutual Benefit has to offer you. Guy B. Morgan. H-7-4t GUY ARMSTRONG When in Macon Take Time to See Ries Armstrong Watches, Clocks, Diamonds, Jewelry and Silverware RELIABLE GOODS ONLY FINE ENGRAVING AND REPAIRING 315 THIRD STREET . PHONE 8«6 MACON, GEORGIA Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin The Perfect Laxative Sold'by Druggists Everywhere 50 cts. (SO $1.00 A mild, pleasant laxative, as positively effective as it is gentle in its action. For a free trial bottle send your name and address to Dr. W. B. Caldwell, 458 Washington St., Monticello, 111. Festival Custom In Southern India Hat Long Been a Recognized Fea ture of Native Life. One of tbc interesting uses to wbicn brass and gold leaf are applied In southern India Is for gliding limes, the decorated fruit, according to a lo cal custom, being exchanged by na tives on festival occasions In token of esteem. The origin of this practice Is apparently unknown, but it datea from a distant period and Is a recog nized featnre of Indian life. The ex change of limes takes place on New Year’s days, of which several are ob served In India. Besides the English anniversary observed by the naUves, the Mohammedans and the Tamil and Telngu branches of the Hindus have special New Year's days. A native calling on New Year’s day on a per son to whom he or she desires to Bhow esteem, presents the host with a lime. In the case of the well-to-do tho Umo Is always ornamented with brass or gold leaf. The custom some times extends also to tho ordinary “tamash" or social reunion. Thus, a good deal of brass leaf Is used for gilded limes and the bazar trade In this lino throughout southern India is really considerable. Tbe leaf is also used to some extent In tbe man ufacture of gilded cops or ‘‘topi,’ worn generally by Mohammedans In southern India on their holidays and for decorations on the dresses of Mohammedan women. Lead Poisoning In Waterfowl. According to Mr. Alexander Wet* more of the United States biological survey, lead poisoning In waterfowl, which has been known for a number of years, has recently assumed consid erable economic Importance. Wild ducks, whistling swans and a few oth er birds subject to the disease, pick up and swallow pellets of shot, lying In the mud In marshes and shallow lakes about old shooting blinds. Tbe shot remains In the stomach until It has been ground Into fine particles by bits of gravel, swallowed to aid di gestion. nnd part of the lead Is pro* gresslvely absorbed Into the system, resulting In slow paralysis, emaciation and death. Mr. Wetmore's experi ments show that In some cases a sin gle No. 8 shot Is snfflclent to cause death by lead poisoning.—Scientific American. Ecology.” Although the word “Ecology” has long been known in Its meaning, lib tie practical attention has been given until recently to the methods of study It connotes. 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