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MULES - MULES We have just received a car load of big Mules suitable for terpentine or saw mill work. Also we have quite a few nice farm Mules in stock. If You Need Mules-We Have Them from a medium priced team to as good as they grow—and we would be glad to have you come to see us. Thomasville Live Stock Co. THO/MSVILLE, GEORGIA Where Draughon Graduates Are ...Employed... Go to the banks, and you will find that Draughon graduates are their cashiers. Go to the factories, and you will find that Draughon graduates are their accountauts. Go to the wholesale Houses, and you will find that Draughon graduates are their man agers. Go to the Railway offices, and you will find Draughon graduates are their chief.fclerks or officials. Go to “Uncle Sam,” and you will find that Draughon graduates are his most trusted servants. Go wherever business requires the most efficient office help, and there you will find Draughon graduates. The aggregate annual income of the graduates of Draughon’s great chain of Colleges, at an estimated average salary of $75 a month is One Hundred and Eighty Million Dollars. Endorsed by more Bankers than all Other Business Colleges in the South Combined-Enter Any Time-Catalog Free. « DRAUCHON’S PRACTICAL BUSINESS GOLLECE Cor Forsyth and Mitchell Sts. H. R. TODD, Supt. Atlanta, Ga. PARIS GREEN 1 pound for .... 100 pound kegs per pound *rUC 50C ^"pmnd.ASC If you need Paris Green this price is below the market. As we have a large supply. Will sell at these prices for a short time only. Chr/ich *Druy Company The Store Good For COIds Honey, Pine-Tar 3nd Glycerine are recognized cold remedies. In Dr. Bell’s Fine-Tar-Honey these are combined with other cough medicines in a pleasant syrup. Dr. Bell’sPine-Tar-Honey | quickly stops your cough, checks your cold, soothes irritation of the throat. Excllent for young, adult and aged. Its one of the best cough syrups made. For mula on every bottle. You know just what you are taking and your doctor knows its good for coughs and colds. Insist on Dr Bell’s Pine-Tar-Honey. Only 25c at Druggist. (k) Two 5 passenger Ford Cars in good shape and running condition for $225 each. See Bainbridge Motor Co. ORlOrt LODGE Mo. S F. & A. M. Meets Every First and Third Thursday Nights Out of town Brethren Especial ly Invited. GEO. H. FIELDS, W. H. V. BERKY, Sec’y. HAYNES AT BARGAIN One 5 passenger Haynes Car in good running con dition and with good tires for $250. See it. P. T. Rich. Clothes dusty, wrinkled and baggy in the knees? Send them to Gus Maxwell. Call237 for your Palm Beach work. 35c is all I charge and guarantee satisfaction. F. A. Preston. Braender Tires, guaran teed for 5.000 miles. P. T. Rich. [Georgia's Advancement In Agriculture Andrew M. Soule, President Georgia State College of Agriculture. The annual wealth production ot Georgia farmers lias increased at least $lUU,000,oou over that of a decade ago. Observe the record: Farm Crops. Value, 1910 Value, 1915 Increase Corn $ 37,079,981.00 $ 66,600,000.00 129,520,019.00 Uais . .'. . . . 4,230,(125.00 11,970,000.00 7,733,375.00 Wheat 871,494.00 3,754,800.00 2,8S3,300.00 Hay 4,050,907.00 0,800,000.00 2,743,093.00 Cotton . . . 126,095,012.00 150,000,000.00 23,304,388.00 .New Crops 12,000,000.00 12,000,000.00 Total . . .8172,040,619.00 8251,124,800.00 Live Stock Cattle 814,000,958.00 821,440,000.00 Horses 14,193,839.00 14,875,000.00 Mules 43,974,011.00 43,200,000.00 Stvlne 5,439,010.00 18,830,000.00 Sheet 308,212.00 375,000.00 878,184,181.00 8 7,379,042.U0 081,101.00 714,611.00 13,390,9S4.00 UO,7SS.UO 877,970,030.00 898,780,000.00 821,523,975.00 Let us remember in Ibis connection what Henry Grady said in lass of •'The South’s New Day.” •'When every farmer in the south shall eat bread from his own fields and meat from his own pastures and disturbed by no creditor, and enslaved in no debt, shall sit amid his teeming gardens, and orchards and vineyards, and dairies, and barnyards, pitching his crops in his own wisdom and growing i hem in independence, making cotton his clean surplus, and selling it in his own time, and in his chosen market, and not at a master s bidding—getting ills pay in cash and not in a receipted mortgage that discharges his debts, but does not restore his lreedom—then shall he be breaking the fullness of our day.” This prophecy would not be in process of fulfillment without, of course, active, directing agencies working in cordial co-operation with farmers, the press, industrial enterprises, trade’s organizations, public officials and oilier who may have contributed directly or indirectly'to the cause. With no desire to minimize any contribution but rather to render an ac count oi a stewardship, it will not he amiss, we hope, to here show in what directions public funds placed at the disposal of the College of Agriculture, have been used toward increasing the agricultural productiveness of the slate. in 1900 the state of Georgia decided lo establish a modern agricultural col lege and appropriated funds for a central building and a worn-out farm, and i lie work ol' construction and reconstruction began, ^hree tilings were undertaken, (lj collegiate inslruction to develop leadership, (2) research that new and definite dala about Georgia agriculture might be obtained, (3) ex tension teaching by which useful information might he placc-d in the hands of the farmers. in developing leadership, approximately 3,000 students have been enrolled in all courses in nine years. In acquiring and codifying agricultural know ledge for Georgia conditions^ the college utilizes courses of instruction, bul letins, and an array of facts with definite application at the hands of extension workers. Every worker in the college is looked to for practical contributions. Laboratories are equipped with this end in view. Lessons of the college farm are utilized. Soil surveys are being made throughout the state. Demonstra tion plats are established on various soil types. Test farms in different parts of the state are determining best varieties of cotton and cereals in general to use in various sections of the state. Every reliable piece of in formation is being verified and college workers are constantly putting the facts in the hands of the farmers. Reaching the Man in the Field. Extension teaching has demonstrated its power, value and efficiency and today is one of the mightiest constructive agencies ever brought to bear on agriculture. During the last eight years, 5179 farmers schools, field, and mis cellaneous meetings have been held in Georgia by the college of Agriculture. These meetings have reached 1,282,088 persons, or about half of ihe population of the state. More than 12.7 agricultural bulletins and circulars written in plain English, have been distributed. A rural press plate service.appearing in over 150 papers reaches weekly a very large percentage of the "farmers of the state. The personal touch of county agents, club organizers and traveling experts, affords, of course, a vast and effective relationship with the farmer. Corn Club Reauiti. When the corn ciubs Were first organized In Geo I-gill In 1909, the stale raised approximately 39,000,000 bushels of corn; in 191f>, it harvested 06,000,000 bushels. For the decade previous to organizing these clubs, the average yield of corn was 10.5 bushels per acre; it was 15 bushels in 1915. There are now about 10,500 boys enrolled In the corn clubs. More than 50 made over 100 bushels per acre in 1915 at a cost less titan 30 cents per bushel. Ellsworth Watkins of Jncksdu, Ga., made the highest yield in i9i5, his acre having produced 160.7 bushels at a profit of $137.49. In 191.7 there were 2210 boys to grow 95,030 bushels of corn on their acre patches at a cost of 42 cents per bushel, making a profit of $55,117.40. Four-crop clubs, pig clubs and poultry clubs have been organized on a more limited scale and all are showing handsome profils. Girls’ Clubs. Nearly 4.0im girls are enrolled in girls' clubs in Georgia at present. They put up l,20t>,0u0 pounds of canned goods from tlieir tenth'acre patches the past season, the value of which was $29,588.00. The average profit per tenth- acre was 8l».03. Jennie Nichols of Floyd county holds (lie 1915 record she having raised 5,400 pounds of tonialoes which when canned left her a net profit of $88.50 from one-tenth of an acre. Home Improvement Work. The woman agents are giving attention to home improvement w ork. For example, 300 tireless cooker and 2,000 canning demonstrations were made In farm homes during the year 191-7, and 4.70 fireless cookers and 12.7 jeeiess refrigerators were built. These county agents, of course, also direct the club work among the girls. County Agents Work. Georgia is now employing 133 men ami women agents, including ten state and district agents. Work with men is being carried on in 85 counties and with women in 50 counties. These agenls are doing an organized work with about 30,000 adults and children in rural districts. In 1915 adult demonstrators grew 15,103 acres of corn with an average yield of 40.1 bushels per acre; 6390 acres of cotton with an average yield of 1315 pounds of seed cotton per acre; 7712 acres of oats with an average yield of .74 bushels per acre. The county agents have assisted farmers during the year to seed 2039 acres of clover, 4013 acres of wheat, 10S.7 acres of peanuts, 801 acres of rye. 3,000 acres of cowpeas, 120 acres of vetch, 759 acres of soy beans and velvet beans, 750 acres of hay crops, 10,402 acres of pasture, 10,- 933 gardens; mixed 62,200 tons of fertilizer; aided in pruning and spraying 4,115 acres of orchards; directed in slumping 50,920 acres, in terracing 2,350 acres, in draining 800 acres. They were responsible for the purchase of $500,000 of improved farm machinery. Through their efforts 1.5G9 purebred cuttle have been brought into the state last year. About 50,000 hogs have been inoculated for hog cholera by agenls; 182 farm buildings have been erected under their direction; 262 silos and 019 dipping vats constructed: water works ar.d lighting systems have teen installed in 350 homes and telephones in 300. Farmers have been organized into 77 co-operative clubs; 40 eounly school fairs have been promoted and 25.7 special meetings held. Tlie agents made 3,100 visits to schools in the interest of boys’ and girls' club work during the year. All this in one year. Funds With Which the Work is Done. For training agricultural leaders; investigating, testing and collecting de- .finile information applicable to Georgia conditions and for putting this in formation in printed form and in the hands of 4ts agents, tlie College of Ag riculture has at its command $60,000. For the employment of county agents, •district agents, organizers and traveling experts—in other words, for those Who are Working out among the farmers of the state the college has at its Command from state ami federal appropriations $40,000 from state extension funds and $60,000 from federal and state Smith-Lever funds. Federal Co-operation. The United States Department of Agriculture and all of its bureaus now *i»ve all of their extension work in Georgia done through and in co-opera- »jon with the College of Agriculture, so that there is no duplication, overlap ping nor conflict between these extension agencies. In view of tlie record, is it not money and effort well spent? _ White Skirts 2) cents, Shirt Waist lo cents at the Dixie Steam Laundry. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Gammage returned this past week from Atlanta where they have been spending a short while. Pay a little more and ger a' whole lot better service. Gus Maxwell Messrs. D. H. Wood and J. S. Bradwell attended the con vention of school teachers and county officials at Moultrie last week, returning Friday night. Two 5 passenger Ford Car3 in splendid condition for $225. each. See Bain bridge Motor Co. PROFESSIOl dr. E. c7^ -dentist-. Office Upstairs, Belchj Bainbridge, H - B- SPoonI ATTORNEY - A J Will Practice in all State 1 Courts Except City Court] OFFICE 225 BRoughI Bainbridge, 1 M. E. O NE] Attorney . At . general PRA C1 j Bainbridge, J. C. HalJ Attorney - at . GENERAL PRACtI Bainbridge, W. M. HARRELI, , No J HARRELL & Wj| Attorneys at L GENERAL PRACtI Bainbridge, - Ga W. V. CLJS| Attorney at L| Practice in all Coil Albany Circuit and all Courts Office Opposite Court 1 bainbridge, D. R, BRY Attorney At office in court Ho Bainbridge, Dr. S. Ehrl Physician and Su Phones 358, 46 am Office 312 Clark Bainbridge C. W. Wimberli attorney at U Office in O'Neal B Next to Court Hoi Bainbridge H. G. BEL ATTORNEY AT LAWI PRACTICE IN ALL C( OiJices in Chacon Build Bainbridge, - - Gs Quarterman’s Pressing —Is the Place for Good V Clothes, Hats am Kid Gloves Cleanei All Kinds of Busheling —AH Work Guaranttt Phone No. 264-L. Bainbrii F. E. Strickla Attorney at La Office with Hon. H. B. S Bainbridge, Ga. W. M. Arlir COUNTY SURVEY Decatur County P. 0. Stricklan, G9 Will run levels for Ten Ditching and Draining, ters and inqu'rues will be pi ly attended to. J. M. FLOYI Lawyer and Dealer in Real E! office 2nd. Floor Racket si BAJNBRiDGE, -> Gt HOLLY CAMP NO. 28 Woodmen »]J« 1 Meets Second and Monday Night Visiting Sovereigns Al« Welcome. 5C. E. O’NEIL COUncB COinmal j. h. HAHeoca, clerk-