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THE BANNER-HERALD
ATHENS. CA.
lished Evers
unday Moniln
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ig by The Athena Publishing Company, Athens, Ga.
‘BAItL B. BRASWELL Pubiiiher and General Manager
CHARLES^. MARTIN Managing Editor
Entered at the Athens Postoffice as Second Class Mail Matter under
the Act of Congress March 8, 187i).
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Andrew C. Erwin,
President.
Bowdre Phinisy, ,
Secretary and Treasurer?
ft -I. Rowe,
Vin President
Address all Business Communications direct to the Athens Publish-
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DID IT EVER OCCUR TO YOU?
A Little of Everything And Not Mach or Anything.
By HUGH ROWB
tion should
not to individuals. News articles intende
addressed to The £
i Banner-Herald.
for publics-
ROADS AND THE MARKETS
; We have taken occasion to comment formally al
ready, on tho agricultural program of Laurens coun
ty, Georgia, but it deserves more than a passing no
tice and it bobs up again with added publicity from
an unexpected quarter. The program is so meritori
ous as to claim the attention ot the New York Herald,
a great mertopolitan journal, that one would scarce
ly suspect its time would be taken up by the affaire
of a wiregrass Georgia county. Here is .what The
New York Herald has to say concerning the Laurens
county program:
“Every community m jevery state in the union -
might adopt the slogan of Laurens county, Georgia,
with profit *' ’ i
, ^.7l|pn the opinion of thoge who framed fejthe pro-
J > gram it sets forth should’bring prosperity in its^wake.
It is as follows: „ ■
J, Make every public road a good road; a market
for all farm products; 100 hens on every farm in the
country; two dairy cows to every plow; two pure
bred sows to every plow; a permanent pasture on
every farm; a deep well on every farm; every house
painted; a home orchard of all kinds of fruit on every
farm; more town ami county co-operation."
“There is nothing revolutionary about this pro
gram. It expresses tersely What every farmer ought
to know and to do. It has passed the test of experi-
./ejnde, and besides a mor cy reward it will surely
:.bjring'‘about better social conditions.”
'The publicity that Laurens County is receiving by
reason' of its agricultural program is worth much but
the farmers df Laurens must follow the" provisions
closely in order to reap the full benefits. New Yortf~
is of itself the biggest market on the globe for all
, kinds of products and the New York Herald has al
ready paved the way for Laurens into that market,
besides thousands of other places where the news
paper is read. With this auspicious start and with
every 'public rpad a good road, the cow, the sow, and
■ the hen of Laurens county should have a splendid
opportunity t omake themselves known and felt in
’ the foremost markets in America.'
i..--YOUR CAREER • >.
1 W : you Wem’t horn to be a super-man, you’ll never
be one. Every human being is born into the world
with the potential ability to develop just so far but
' no farther. . ^
This theory, about any individual’s limitations, is
advanced by Dr. H. H. Goddard, psychiatrist at Ohio
State University. It sounds reasonable, since we all
know that We cannot build a skyscraper out of one
load of bricks. Some of -ya are more gifted than
others. Also, we lack pertain powers that nothing on
earth can possibly develop. ^
Max i“ ’
every ]
s aver**# j .
of energy before he dies. Death comes when he has
consumed thajt amount. Nothing that he can possibly
' do will make 862,900 calories; and nothing can pos
sibly prevent his death when this amount of energy is
produced.” Apcepting Rubner’s theory, you can
overwork or dissipate so that you will use up your po
tential energy sooner'than if you live slowly and sen
sibly. That’s why loafers outlive the hard workers
who are like furnaces that burn with the drafts open
and so empty the coal bin quickly.
Rubner’s theory was -that our potential physical
strength is limited, that it is impossible to increase it
• pass a certain point. However, no one Should be dis-
, natural abilities. However, no'line should be dis
couraged by^fiS -tJtieprifia “
potential strength and abiL. „
successtol—if we develop them,
an athlete, ever'develops his powers filly. No mat
ter Whht record a man makes; he has Within him the
power to bgat that record. Occasionally we think
we have exerted oureelVes “t'o- toe last ounce of
strength,” but that’s imaginary.
Look at your work, as you have done it. Maybe
there are others who could do better. But you also
can improve on it. Just because we can’t all finish
iirst In the race is no reason why we can’t by to get
pecond place. And the ultimate result? The runner
who finishes first developed his power to finish first
by constantly struggling and training until he got out
of Mcond place. Yes, we are limited and know it
* “
“Loyalty Weak” la becoming
the fad throughout the country
and the anatom la proving bene*
flclal to all communities wherever
they are held. In Mobile much In
tercut has been aroused over “loyalty
eek” and the people of that city
have adopted a pledge which Is bound
to result in much good for the ad-
ancement of that place, provided it
Ih lived up to. Here is the pledge
udopted by the people of Mobile:
I shall endeavor to l»e loyal to
Mobile in all thoughts, words and
nets.
Ah a citisen I will observe those
principles that will promote Mo
bile's welfare and make It a
more desirable place In which to
live.
As evidence of my Interest In
the commercial development I
will Investigate home markets
nnd on equal basis give Mobile •
Institutions my preference ln»pro-
vtfllng my needs.
.Why not adopt this pledge or one
similar in Athens. It might be time
ly for those In charge of Jie Cham
ber of Commerce tc Inaugurate a
“loyalty week ’ In Athens. There is
much to be gained by such a week
and much to be gained by adopting!
such a pledge and living up to it; Let
us try It and see if It will not prove
{beneficial to the entire community. I
Broad street from College ave
nue to Thomas street la In a
v mOir J deplorable condition—that
is, It Is pitted with many worn
places In the pavement which is al
most as bad as looping the loop to
drive dyer It. It is time some repair
work waii done on this street and the
needed patches made before they are
worn Into deep holes and become
dangerous to 'traffic. A. small amount
of cehtqut, mortar and a few bricks
would reWdy this defect In one of
the main trhi^ouifhfarcs in ^thc busl-
iip»h district ahd^at the same time,
make it much mor^oom for table for
those who drive oVer it.
Tho niggardly manner in which
our educational institutions are
treated by the legislature In mak-/'
Ing appropriations for mainten
ance Is recalled by tho following
'squib from an exchange:
William Jones, returning to Han-
ovor for. his Junior year at college,
critically observed his fellow-passen
ger. When the opportunity arose ho 1
asked him where he was bound.
“To Haqover/*. replied the man.
Joties thought rapidly. ‘‘Surely the
man. was too old to he a freshman.
'But l hW clothes were too outlandish
and shabby for an^ undergraduate.*’
* Finally Jones smiled.' “What
you lie asked, “a traveling sales
mans^ •
“Why, no/’ replied the other. “I
am the new English professor.”
• mf Hon. John N. Holder, chairman
,, of thtflPaor^gla Depart-
ment, has called the hand of tha
critics of that department of tho
stato government uy riling a roquest
wljh the Bureau of Public Holds in
Washington asking for a full and
thorough Investigation by tho federal
authorities. His request Is now be-
Jng considered by the department.
Chief McDonald in reply to Inquiries
regarding the condition In this stato,
“The figures which we., have .
aN>w that the cost of the v opera-
tlJn of toe Georgia Hlxhwgy De
partment, la about < , j>v.
which compares favorably with
other scutes. It is not possible to
make an exact comparison be
tween states, as tnere is quite a
variation In the Items Included In
making up the total cost of oper
ation. For example, in the state
of California, where the percen
tage of administration runs high,
the state handles the buying and
furnishing of materials to the
contractors and this adds to the
explnse of administration.
COST 18 CRITERION
“The only real criterion for effi
ciency of a department in my
Judgment is the cost of paving
reads and the quality of con- .
struction produced. In those states
where the costa for the operation
of the highway department are
above the average, that Is. the
roads are obtained at more favora
ble prices and better quality for
construction la secured as a gen
eral rule. The poorest economy
that a state can Indulge in is to
limit the necessary expenditures
of the highway department to so
small a percentage that the state
la unable to supervise properly
the expenditure of the funds for
actual construction. Always more
j than 90 per.cent o{ the funds will
| go Into the the actual building of
I roads, so that It Is on this Item
. that the state c«n gain or lose as 1
I the work Is intelligently and effi-
{ clently supervised or neglected.”
• If the critics of the highway de-
\ partment In Georgia will co-operate
’ rather than knock and give Chair
man -Holder their support the state
and all concerned \till be. the better
off. Reports from all sections of the
state proves the valuable service ren
dered by 4jils department and shows
Machine Sale Is
Proving Success
In the midst of a sale* cam
paign on Western Electric sewing
machines the Athens Railway &
Electric company have found it
necessary to augment their special
fore of demonstreators and aales-
men, and have brought Mr. R. S.
Robinson, another representative
of the Western Electric Co. to
Athens to aid in the campaign. ,
At the. beginning of the sale ’
the local company announced that
a $5 Western Electric Iron would
be given free with each machine
purchased during the campaign,
and Athens ladies who are faced
with their spring sewing are find
ing the Western Electric the bept
answer to their sewing problems.
The free iron offer is still good,
and the sale is drawing to a close.,
The demonstrators are busy, but
will gladly answer your phone call.
H. C. King With
Rhodes Motor Co.
Rhodes Motor Company, Athens
distributors for the popular Chev
rolet automobiles, has announced
the addition to their sales force of
Mr. H. C. King, an old University
of Georgia man and-well-known in
this section.
This company has recently
moved'into its new.home in the
Dozier block on Clayton street',
and is displaying a number of the
nejy model cars.
»" BLACK 'AND WHITE
W Black .taffeta is frequently
bined with white batiste or whito.
iace in the spring frocks. Aprons
tunics, guimph and ovorblouses of
' white reneve-the plainness of thd ,
dark silk and odd to tho^martness,.
march,
»o..,
■ DAILY SERMONETTE
Remove far from me vanity
ind lies; give me neither pov
erty nor riches; feed me with
food convenient for me.—l’rov.
sTm.
It is far more difficult, to be
simple than to be complicated;
far more difficult to sacrifice
skill and cease exertion in the
proper place, than to expend
both indiscriminately.—Buskin.
WAX-NIL Is a synthetic vanilla. „r rare flavour!,,*
gratifies desire ; VAN-NIL ,ts . alluring fri||
l tempt* ,
Plenty «f Money to Lend On Be*!
Commission: 3% ON A MOUNTS 0 VhRm
1 ,">% on amounts up to SU X
’ HUBERT* M.RYLlit
„ LAW OFFICES
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, ... British king, recognizing the l
labor, has been trying without much
erg to ( attend some of his social
comment has been about.toe
the king and his job—how it
-y royalty. Mora ipywrtant
iabpr leaders. Social con-
ink some of their fires. Let
times and they’d
attitude. O. Henry wrote a
. , . . -wa? boy who, by association
tough lad, piade his rough playmate a molly.
s growing power of
bor’s poIitfcaY*-^-- lu - ck t ° get la ’
functio;
effect, i
them hoc
begin'a jfe
stray about a mo'
to I u *! l . lad -nw rough playmate a molly.
i the end, toe original mollycoddle had ab-
Jfac2 t0Ugh quaIities - They’d merely changed
force in making the world
“ the average radical merely jealous of
what some one else has, either in the way of wealth
STEARNS’ ELECTRIC PISTE i
prvporotioni.
Ready for Oao—Better than Traps
SOI. box. «0 **“• 11 - 50
SOLD EVERYWHERE
Consult This Chart
For The Right Grade
0J Motor Oil —
Go to vour dealer to-day and ask him
to consult this new chart of recommenda- i
turns for the use of Polarine, and tell
just what grade your car requires. 1
chart is prepared by experts for your
benefit, and if you will take the advice it
gives you, you will find that your motor
will run smoother and costs run lower.
Watch your gauge, drain your crank
' case every six or seven hundred miles,
don’t change the weight of your oil, and
above everything else, put .nothing in
your crank case but "
A
■ih 'mm fig smir
Even Cross, Feverish, Sick Children Love its Taste
.and it Never- Fails to Empty Little Bowels
A teaspoonful of ‘California
Fig Sy
lyrup” now will qu$kly start
liver and bowel action, .End In a
few hours you have a well, playful
child again. Mothers can. rest
easy after giving “California Fig
Syrup” because ft never fails to
wt*rk JE Ub k-jw.
stomach
tion poison right'01
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CROWN
Gasoline
is made in one grade—but that
always the same and always can be dependea
on for quicker pick-up and more power.
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