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FOR SALE CHEAP-One 4-hp
gas engine and wood saw as
good as new r . Must sell at once.
W. M. Jester.
FOR SALE —Two good horses
and new two horse Mitchell
Wagon. Will sell cheap for
cash, or exchange tor beef
or pork. Cliff Brocket.
WANTED — Position to teach
in private family, by young
lady who holds county license.
No objection to going in the
country. References exchang
ed. Address Box 326, Bain-
bndge, Ga.
LOST STRAYED or STOLEN-
From McCaskill's pasture on
Doughs Lake road, one dark
brown or black steer, 4 years
old, marked, crop 2 splits in
right ear and smooth crop in
left. Reasonable reward tor
any information. McDonald
Bros., Attapulgus, Ga.
WANTED-We will pay 5 cents
each for cotton seed hull sacks
and oat sacks. Bainbridge Ice
Company.
FOR RENT—Two large connect
ing rooms, furnished, for light
house keeping. Apply to Mrs.
I. B. Grifhn.
FOR RENT—Building next, to
the Post Office. Good terms
on lease. See or Address, CL
G. Bower.
FOR SALE: Good Buick Car,
just overhauled, Price $150.00.
Big bargain. L. F. Patterson.
If you want buy a bicycle
go to a bicycle store. The
Motore Bi|ke Co, Shingler
Bldg.
{Hundreds Visited College Farm
j During August mid Roptembpr each
year there are automobile excursions
M»f farmers to visit the farm of I ho
Istate College of Agriculture. These
(come in iiartles of from 75 lo ;ioi).
IKIghl or ten counties have sent <lelo-
(gallons. They have proven profitable
land enjoyable occasions, and tanners
iate glad lo repeal the visit each year.
Get Machinery Under Cover
L. C. HART, Professor of Agr. Engi.
netring, Ga. State Col. Of Agr.
Do not leave farm machinery out
In the Held where it has been used,
• but take it at once Into the barn
or machine shed. Clean up the im
plement, oil the bright surfaces, clean
out (he oil holes and then plug them
.»vith jvood or cotton waste to keep
euvt the dust. It pays to take good
of farm machinery. Farm inn
■ehltury pays best when treated best
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yc.iv* icj*iitdf*l n* Safest. Alwnv* Reliable.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS
nan*
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Bicycles for schools boys
and fcirls at Motor-Bicycle
Co, Shingler Bldg.
INfiNCE
Be it ordained] byj tho Mayor
and Aldermen in council assem
bled that from and after the
passage of this ordinance it shall
be unlawful lor any person,
Sirin or corporation to have or
. keep any nytroglycerine. dyna
mite or other high explosives
’ -within the corporate limits of the
city of Bainbridge.
Any violation of the above
1 ordinance snalljupon conviction
be purnished as prescribed in
Sec, 430 of the City Code.
Passed in open council and ap
proved this Aug. 7, 1616.
W. 0. Fleming, Clerk,
Callahan. Mayor.
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Beats Other States In Pig Club Results
According lo rcnoriH of all pi£ clubs
in the (Jailed Staten, Georgia leads
in largest net. profit per pig and low
est cost of producing gain, excelling
such corn states as Indiana, Nebras
ka and Kentucky. Georgia club boys
have purebred pigs for one thing. The
iruiebreds and low coat of feed netted
an average of $20.77 profit per pig at
a cost of 2.9 cents per pound of gain.
Moving Pictures Used
A novelty in extension work among
farmers in Georgia and in the United
States is the movies. A complete
power outfit of engine, dynamo and
moving picture apparatus is carried
out to school houses in the country
on an auto truck. The very best of
results as to pictures are obtained.
Vast crowds swarm to see the agri
cultural pictures, many to see movies
for the first time.
Field Specialists Visit Farmers
No more important work is done
than that which is conducted by spe
cialists who go out from the College
of Agriculture and come in touch with
the farmers and help them solve their
problems. Through these specialists
demonstration work is done in beef
production such as right feeding, con
struction of silos, planting feed crops,
introduction of purebred animals for
breeding stock, the organization of
livestock clubs and holding of live*
stock meetings.
Cream Routes Established
Cream routes have been establish
ed during the past year for collecting
and marketing surplus cream of farm
ers. The cream is shipped to the Col
lege creamery and there made into
butter.
Purebred dairy sires have been in
troduced, advice has been given as
to feeding, silos have been built and
home making of butter and the care
of milk has been emphasized. Two
specialists in dairying are constantly
at work among the farmers.
Extensive Publication Work Done
Besides bulletins, circulars and pos
ters, the Editor of the College pro
vides 150 weekly papers of the slate,
a column of free plate each week for
a greater part of the year. Tills plate
carries important agricultural Infor
mation and reaches a large part of
the farmers of the state. A news
and information service with daily
papers is also carried on. A circula
tion of 500,000 a week is obtained for
items in newspapers.
Aid In Horticulture
Extension work is done with orch
ards in planting, pruning, spraying,
packing and marketing; In trucking
and home garden work; with canning
clubs and with civic clubs in land
scape gardening. Two specialists are
constantly in I lie field.
Aid In Building And Drainage
The Department of Agricultural En
gineering of the College of Agricul
ture is under heavy demand from
farmer* of thg slate for pisyjs for all
, sorts of farm buTidingsTfor slTosTwate?
works, septic tanks, lighting plants,
dipping Vais, gold storage pfants, hy
draulic rams, grain elevators, smitko
houses, etc. One specialist is con
stantly in the field aiding farmers iu
this line of work.
County Agents Work With Crops
; N ; t)J4 {teres corn, 30 bushels per
acre; O.fiflO acres of cotton, 1,315
pounds of seed cotton per acre; 500
acres in tobacco, 257 pounds per acre;
0,512 acres in wheat, 10 bushels per
acre; 7,683 acres in oats, 34 bushels
per acre; 1,061 acres of alfalfa, 4.8
tons per acre; 585 acres sown to crim
son clover, bur clover and vetch;
7,341 acres iu cowpeas; 3,994 acres to
velvet beans; 871 acres in soy beans;
3.3S 1 acres in peanuts; 1.929 acres to
potatoes; 20,344 orchard trees cared
for.
Purebred Livestock Introduced By
Agents. Brood mares 240, stallions
52, Jacks 242. beef cattle 489, hogs 1,-
550. sheep 412.
Treatment of Livestock Diseases
and Pests.—Treated for blackleg 3,*
240, tuberculins tests 4,692, cattle
treated for ticks 48,900, for lice 11.-
7IS, hogs treated for cholera 53,500, for
lice* 30,112, for worms 16,032; horses
treated for distemper 84, for digestive
ailments 200, for accidents 200.
Treatment Plant Diseases And In
sects. For smut and rust of wheat
6,376 bushels; oats 10,368 bushels; for
insects effecting tobacco 166 acres;
oats 312 acres; potatoes 1S3 acres;
orchards 424.
Inoculation of Legumes.—For alfal
fa 1,061 acres; for crimson clover, bur
clover and vetch 7,145 acres; lespe-
dezi| 41 acres; cowpeas 785 acres; vet-
Vet beans’ 757 acres.
Feeding Demonstration.—Dairy cat
tle 3,902, beef catle 1,250, swine 3S,-
605. ^*!acy»«»" T.
8Hoa.—Slloa built by demonstration
farmers 222.
Lime. 5.150. acres were treated
with 7,584 tons of time.
Fertilizer.—Farmers advised regard
ing use of fertilizer 11.800; demonstra
tions with fertilizers 600; toils of
home-made manure used under agents’
advice 60.000.
Farmer*’ Organizations. —Number of
farmers' clubs formed IDS. member
ship 2.092
Improvements on Farms. Building
plans furnished 320, improvements on
buildings 1.696, water works installed
152, lighting plants installed 191.
homes screened 928. rtv traps installed
1.254, telephone systems put in 24.
drainage laid out 280 farms, acreage
drained 9.630, stumps removed from
17,905 acres; acres terraced 31.600;
home gardens started 5,720; farmers
induced to rotate crops 1.264.
Visitations.—-Total visits made by
eouniy agents to co-operating farmers
48.440; to other farmers and business
men 30,120; miles traveled 233.719;
calls.made upon agent* at their offices
47,168.
DOUSE! SWEEPS THE
Monti
ruied from "page li
there. Decatur county gave
Roscoe Luke as big a vote as
Thomas County, his home county.
Yeomans Jenkins and Fullbright
run next as in order named. ITon.
Perrv Rich of Miller county was
beaten for re-election. James
A. Perry seems to have won
for railroad commissioner. Dudley
Hughes was beaten for re-election
to congress from the Twelfth
district.
The following is the vote as it
was ’poised in Decatur County.
For Governor—Harris 590, Dor
sey 947, Hardman 64, Pottle 290.
For Secretary of State—Phillip
Cook 1882.
For Comptroller-General—
Wright 1125, Dobbs 747.
For Attorney-General — Clif
ford Walker 1864.
For State Treasurer — Speer
1100, Eakes 764.
For State Supt. of Schools -
Brittain 913, Kees 968.
For Pension Commissioner -
Lindsey 1862.
For Prison Commissioner, to
Succeed R. E. Davidson—David
son 1047, Flanders 225, Henslee
318, Tuggle 225.
For Commissioner of Agricul
ture-Price 777, Brown 1104.
For Commissioner o f Com
merce and Labor—Stanley 1883.
For Chief Justice Supreme
Court, full term—Fish 1884.
For Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court for full term—
Beck 1887.
Forjudge Court of Appeals,
for full term—Wade 1885.
For Judge Court of Appeals,
unexpired term of R. B. Russell
—Hodges 1856.
For Railroad Commissioner for
full term, to succeed C. M. Cand
ler—Candler 1125, Peeples 668.
For Railroad Commissioner for
full term, to succeed J. A. Perry
— Perry 1079, McLendon 776.
For Judges Court of Appeals
for full term—Blood worth 410,
Cozart 356, Fullbright 450, George
387, Graham 123, Grogcn 67,
Hutcheson 337, Jenkins 187, Jones
99, Kimsey 115, Luke 1456, Skeeii
92, Stephens 445, Yeomans 630.
For Resresentative in the 65th
Congress from the 2nd District
of Georgia—Frank Park 1289,
Cox 591.
For Judge Superior Court. Al
bany Circuit—Harrell 1602, John
son 280.
For Solicitor-General, Albany
Circuit—Bell 1891.
For Representatives — Conger
1802, Griffin 1808.
Cash paid for SECOND HAND
BICYCLE frames at the BIC
YCLE HOSPITAL.
Meetings.—Meetings held with farm
ers 1,0:16; attendance 101.S00; Held
meetings 750, attendance 8,312.
Literature and Letters Distributed.
—Official letters 39,892, circular let
ters 55,980, circulars and bulletins
201,780; articles for publication 1,-
128.
Work With Schools.—Visits made
by county agents to schools in inter
est of club work 2,900, attendance
49,000.
County Fairs.—County fairs promot
ed 100. exhibits obtained 5,728. prizes
won by club boys and girls 2,156.
^Other Work.—During the year 11,-
284 farmers were induced to adopt
fall plowing, 4,196 were induced to se
lect and Test seed for planting, 1,005
induced to grow - soeT for sale.
Effect on Communities
Of the fanners who are demonstra
tors in co-operation with county agents
79 per cent raise their home supplies;
40 per cent now trade on a cash ba
sis; 20 per cent have paid oft mort
gages; 45 per cent have decreased in
debtedness; an increase of 53 per cent
in attendance upon agricultural meei-
ings has occurred: 610 homes have
installed labor saving devices.
Statistics of Boys' Clubs
Enrolled in Corn Clubs , . . 8,685
Boys reporting results. ... 2.210
Bushels reported 99,450
Average cost per bushel. . . . 42c
Average number of bushels per
acre 45
Enrolled in pig clubs ..... 2.605
Average profit per pig $20 77
Average cost per pound gain . 2 9c
Enrolled in Oats clubs .... 400
Enrolled in Four-Crop clubs , . 929
In Cotton clubs . S75
In Pea clubs • • 1.025
Miseelli
Dress Goods Specials
We wish to offer the ladies of the section a few of
the splendid specials that we have in Dress Goods. The
line is complete and a visit of inspection will mean
money saved to you. We mention only a few of the
best for winter uses below.
Silk Taffetta, swell line, all colors and
shades
$1,371
Silk Messaline, swell line, all colors and
shades
1.371
Crepe de Chine, swell line, all colors and
shades
1 45
Splendid lines of Poplin that were sold
at 35c, just
25c
Best Grade Wool Serges all colors, tans,
browns, etc;
... 65c
Mull, all colors and shades, good values
for only..
25c
Good Corduroy, for Ladies Skirts
at
69c
Madras Shirting, splendid line
only
19c
Good Quality of Bleaching
for only
10c
Read over these and visit the store and get your
dress goods for the winter while you have time to
make them up and make a big saving.
KLINE BROTHERS
Water Street
THE LIVE ONES
Bainbridge, Ga.
HIGH’S The Shopping Center of Georgia
IN ATLANTA — - "
Atlanta’s Leading Department Store
The one store in A tlanta where \>our interests ts a paramount issue.
Here you can shop by mail with the same degree
of satisfaction as when shopping in person.
A trial order will convince.
Write for samples, price quotations, specifications of arty
line of merchandise you may be in need. Your inquiry
will receive the prompt, courteous attention of experts,
and satisfaction guaranteed.
READY TO WEAR LINES, FOR FALL OF 1916
Are Ready, Subject to Your Mail Orders or Personal Selection
Showing the Greatest Collection ol Ready-to-wear Apparel for Misses, Juniors, and Women, this
store has ever owned. Prices are fixed on a lower basis than the prices at other stores, for lil*e
quality garments.
Featuring Wool Suits at $19.75, $22.50, $25.00, $29.75
Suits for Misses, Juniors, and Women. Of Serges, Gabardines, Poplin*, and Whip
cord*. In Blues, Browns, Black, Green* and Mixture*.
The Best Suits in the State of Georgia for $25.00
Better in point of Materials used—in the quality of woikmanship, and Stylings- One Model
is here pictured. Sizes for Misses, Juniors, and Women.
FALL DRESSES,
$14.75, $17.95, $19.75
Of Surges. Wool cloths. Crepe de Chine,
EXTRA SPECIAL!
To $3.50 Silk Shirtwaists, $1.95
Of extra quality Crepes de Chine, splendidly
made. Ten different styles. In leading colors
and white. AH sizes.
SKIRTS, $4.95, $6.50
To *2.50 Voile, end Organdy Wai.U, *1229
‘‘Sport*” Coat*, in White, Checks, and Fancy Patterns, for Misses and Women.
Priced, $4.95, $6.95, $8.75, $10.50, $12.75, $19.75.
J. M. HIGH COMPANY, Atlanta, Ga.
Come to the Southeastern Fair October 14 to 21, inclusive.
One-way Fare, plus 25c, buys a round trip ticket on all railroads
Make our store your ilown-town headquarters. Centratlv located, an Ideal meet-
ins place for friends. Host popular-priced lunches In the city, served In our down
stairs Tea Room. Make use df our telephones, free of cost. Our Baggage Cheek
System enables you to check your parcels in our store, and call for them at tlie
Depot at train time. Information about the city cheerfully given. Ladles’ I'arloar and
Best Rooms on our second door, arranged for your convenience.
THIS $25.00 MODEL
SKETCHED FROM STOCK
Size* for Misses sad Woman
Constipation Dulls Your
Brain
That dull, listless, oppressed
feeling is due to impurities in
your system, luggish liver,
clogged intestines. Dr. .King’s
New Life Pills give prompt re
lief. A mild easy, non-griping
bowel movement will tone up
your system and help to clear
your muddy, pimply complexion.
Get a bottle of Dr. King's New
Life Pills to-day at your druggist,
5c. A dose to-night will mike
OF
Owing to the tact that I am
leaving the city temporarily and
will be unable to see my many
friendswho have been so kind to
us during mv husband’s illness
and death. I take a method of ex
pressing my many thanks to
one and all and may God bless
them.
Sincerely,
Are You Looking Old?
Old age comes quick enough
without inviting it. Some loos
old at forty. That is they be
cause the neglect the liver ana
bowels. Keen your bowels re
gular and you liver healthy ar
you will not only feel young*--
When troubled with constipate
or biliousness take Cnamo- '
Iain’s Tablets. They are 1 '
tended especially for these^a ■
ments and are excellent. t tarn
to take and most.