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Cotton Seed
Per Ton
$37.00
VOL. XXII.
THE GROUCH.
In Bad Humor Talks About Picture
Agents and Farmers.
We met The Grouch and fel/t sure
that the price of cotton and seed had
put him in a merry mood, and Jhat
wte could have a pleasant chat with
him; but a picture agent had visited
his house and caused his mind to
turn back, collect all the schemes
practiced on him and; his neighbors
by agents from his youth up.
He had figures to show how much
he and his acquaintances had salted
•down forever under the slick; tongues
of these strangers.
Then he displayed a notice clipped
from the Farm and Home, October 15
and inquired “wliry don’t you doggon
ed paper men warn your subscribers
against these sharpers wfho doubtless
have paid no tax to do such bus
iness.” Here is 'the clipping.
“The agents of a portrait com
pany use a contest scheme by which
Che customer gets an envelope con
taining an order entitling him to a
picture for $5.00 'that otherwise ‘may’
cost $lO. The agent tellsi the victim
that there is only one order in so
many envelopes distribuated. The vic
tim finds lie is the lucky one and so
parts with his s’>.oo. Then if you
want a frame or grass to go with the
picture you have to pay more. Don’t
deal with any stranger or traveling
agents for enlargements, portraits,
“oil paintings” or picture schemes.
Dissatisfaction with them is so uni
versal tha/t this warning can't be too
strong.”
/
We assured The Grouch that we
had troubles of our own regarding
schemes and did not feel qualified to
_de'->, out concrete advice to our far
ueM’’ friends who know what they
wvuit and are willing to pay tor' what
they are getting. Besides much of
the business of the country is done
through agents.
“H'ere,” said The Grouch, “I told
you long ago that newspapers gener
ally have more regard for popular
opinion than they 'have for truth, jus
tice and right, in politics; but I fear
that you have learned your lesson too
doggoned well, when you make be
lieve the farmer is sharp enough to
be left unadvised while agents for
pictures, spectacle®, patent nostrums,
lightning rods, and peddlers without
license are abroad in the land. The
fanner may be sharp enough to say
“no” to every such agent and then
come across with cash to pay for the
foolish deal of his son or chopper.
“You city people may not know or
care what is going on in hhe country
precincts. The laws of the state are
of no more benefit here than the law
of Russia, if nobody enforces the
law's. I am not wianting to complain
at officers or charge neglect of duty,
Bob, but I am anxious for our com
munity to become a real part of Biar
row county, not considered a dark
corner or tramping ground for unli
censed peddlers. 1 told Jim Griffeth
away back in the days of Jug Tavern
wjien the railroad had been complet
ed there and that bailiwick wias in
Jackson county, that Jefferson peo
ple wou’d expect the people iri| that
corner of the county to abide the
law, just like other citizens. Prior
to that time allowance had been
made for the corner and minor of
fenses were passed unnoticed by the
courts. No dark comer for us.
I well remember, Go-ouch, the lit
tle thrusts at this part of Jiackson
during prohibition and stock-law elec
tions but that is ancient history. The
farmers in this neck of the woods
showed through their excellent exhib
its at the late Woodruff fair that the
are onto their job with the right kin
of seed, variety, big yields and rota
tion of crops beyond our ken to ad
vise.”
“There you go again, Ebb. Some
farmers, yes. A per oentage, that
is true. Like soldiers. Some are
®)£ llliniicr iDfrtns.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF BARROW COUNTY AND THE CITY OF WINDER.
NICE. CHRISTMAS PRESENT
News to Present Some Boy or Girl With Handsome
Pony Outfit and Gold Watch.
In this issue appears a proposition that we want every boy and girl in this section
to read. We are going to give away a Pony and Pony Outfit, and a Gold Watch or two.
The News is doing this for the purpose of enlarging its subscription. Everybody
wins and nobody loses. All who do not receive prizes for their labors will receive io cents
in every dollar they turn in. The subscriber gets the best weekly in the State for twelve
months. You get a prize or commission and we pay the bill and secure a larger circulation.
With the increased circulation the official organ of the BABY county of the State can be
improved and its influence broadened.
Read and study the plan as outlined on another page, nominate yourself or some
friend and go to work to win the Pony Outfit.
DISTINGUISHED VISITOR
HERE ON TUESDAY.
Hon. D. C. Barrow Guest of Walton
Fair Association and Speaker
on Education.
For several hours Tuesday Winder
wp,s host to Hon. U. C. Barrow, Chan
cellor of the University of Georgia,
and the man for wthom Barrow coun
ty was named:.
He wlas the chief sneaker on the
program for Educational day at the
Walton connty fair, and spent quite
a while here between trains both on
his way to Monroe and on !his re
turn to Athens.
Church to Be Dedicated.
Tile new Christian church lat Good
Hope, in WaJlton. county, Will !be ded
icated by Rev. Jno. Hi Wood, of this
city Sunday, October 31st.
Boy Accidentally Shot.
Gumming, Ga. Collier Chadwick, 1
years old. Accidentally killed by Carl
Hb-brook, hunting companion, Mon
day.
true soldiers, some loud-mouthed pre
tenders. Some real patriots wfno are
fearless in the discharge of every
diuty. But there are others, who fa
vor their mothers, and appear to hav
girl bloods in their veins.”
“It isn’t just sowing the right kind
of seeds i
That win; for good l seeds may be
so wm
In soil that may give up its life unto |
weeds
Which claim the seed bed as their
owin;
It isn't the skimming o’er many broad
fields
That brings home the bacon and
bread.
It isn’t the numskull that gets the
big yields,
’Tis the farmer who uses his head.”
We need somebody willing to make
distinctions. Someone, not afraid of
losing a vote or a subscriber, to
praise the real industrious farmers
w/ho uses his head and then to rebul t
the pleasure seeking, pretending plan
ter who is oftener in town than in
the field, w!ho stands on the corner
howling about ‘Us horney-handed
dowin - trodden farmers.’ Inventing
some scheme of legislation to make
a bank account for himself, while his
wife, at home, cuts the wood to cook
wfth and puts feed in the manger,
ready for his late arrival home.
“He that loveth pleasure shall be
poor.” I
The farmer who keeps busy at
home, cuts out the foolish pleasures
of the world, plans to be profitably
employed, in winter as well as sum
mer, always succeeds. '
“The man who succeeds is the fellow
wfho tries
Tb learn the best methods instead'
Of plodding on blindly; he tries to
get wise—
The farmer m|ho USES his head.”
Winder, Barrow County, Ga., Thursday, October 28th, 1915.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE
CONVENES NEXT WEEK.
The Georgia legislature convenes
next week for a special session which
may be as long and more memorable
than any regular session in recent
years. •
While the appropriations bills is the
oretically the main subject of the
call, the question which overshadows
all others and that will probably in
volve the greatest amount of time, is
prohibition. The belief is general
that material changes will be made
in the present laws of the state, tho
just how far the new laws will go is
a matter of conjecture.
Other matters of serious import
will be the Western and Atlantic sit
uation, the cotton warehouse measure,
and two or three pther problems of
economic importance to (the state at
large.
The session may develop a fight
on the whole machinery of the house
of representatives as at present con
stituted, with an effort on the part
of the prohibition forces to abolish
the pow*ier of the rules committee and
What they regard as the czar-like
ity of the speaker, through his ap
pointment of the rules committee to
dominate the body’s deliberations.
Still Building a City.
Plans for the building of Barrow
county’s jail have been finished by
the architect and bids will Soon be
made and the building will go for
ward at once.
Work on our new school building
is going as fast as the material ar
rives and the weather will permit.
The handsome residence being built
by Dr. W. Lee De La Perriere on
Candler street will soon be finished.
Mr. J. E. Carrington will soon move
into his new home which is nearing
completion. Mr. W. M. Holloway is
having erected a cottage on New) St.
The work on Miss Cleo Bush’s mod
ern home is receiving the finishing
touches and is one of the handsom
est and most convenient in the city.
We are glad that new l homes are
being erected, but there is room for*
more. Every week we have applica
tion for houses to rent, and we are
sure that someone who wants a
good investment for his idle money
could make no more remunerative in
vestment for his idle money could
make no more remunerative or safer
investment than in nice four and five
room cottages to rent —cottages up
to date with all modern, conveniences
Many people who are unable to build
homes will pay good l rent to the other
fellow for the use of such cottages.
With a dollar tax rate and a reason
able valuation, this kind of an invest
ment should find seekers,
Ginners’ Report.
Mr. Clyde Williamson, cotton cen
sus enumerator for Barrow county, an
nounces that up to October 18, 191*,
there had been ginned in the coun
ty 7,051 bales.
JACKSON WINS PRIZE AT
COMMERCE FOUR-COUNTY FAIR
Agricultural Exhibit Best in History
Associat on.— Rain Prevents Large
Crowds Being Present.
i ‘ I
At the Four-County Fair at Com
merce, Jackson came first in the.
awards for the best county exhibits,
with Franklin second, Banks third,
and Franklin fourth.
Jackson also won in the domestic
exhibit contest wi h Franklin, Madi
son and Banks fo”ow*ing.
In the Boys' Cora club and Girls’
Canning club departments the prizes
went as fallows; Franklin, Jackson
and Madison.
The rainy weather kept great
crowds away during the week but the
fair netted the management enough
to pay all expenses.
Mr, J. J. Thomas.
Mr. J. J. Thomas, who for the pas
few months has been wiith the North
Georgia Trust and Hanking Company,
left Tuesday for Grayson, where he
has accepted. l a position with the Bank
of Grayson as assistant cashier .
Johnny is a bright and efficient
young business man, studious and
courteous and his hundreds of friends
in Barrow county wish him unbound
ed success in his new field of labor.
Col. Pembcrion Cooley.
In this issue will be found a com
munication from Col. P. Cooley, of
Jefferson, serving notice on the vot
ers of the Western circuit that at
the proper time he will make offi
cial announcement of his entrance
into the race for Solicitor General.
Read what he has to say. Pern has
friends in liarrow; who will be with
him in his ambition to assist Judge
Brand in caring far the law-breakers.
Barrow Loses.
The Barnow-Gwinnett county line
fight has. been, decided by Secrteary
of State Philip Cook in favor of
Gwinnett county, his decision, render
ed Saturday, holding that the con
stitutional amendment creating Bar
row county clearly defines the wes
tern border line of Barrow county to
start at a point where Jackson, Hall
and Gwinnett counties meet, and
thence run straight down.
Called Meeting of Civic League.
All the members of Winder Civic
League are urged to meet in called
session Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock
at the residence of Mrst W. H. Quar
terman. Dual ness of importance.
Miss India Niblack, Secretary
Miss Quillian Improving.
A card to relatives from I>r. Quil
lian who is at the bedside of his
daughter, Miss Annette Quillian, in
WilLaeooohee, Ga., is to the effect
that while quite ill, she is improving.
Good Middling
Spot Cotton
12.00 Cents
GOV. NAT E. HARRIS
Issues Special Proclamation Making
Agricultural Day State-Wide
Holiday.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 27.—Governor
Nat K. Harris has issued a special
proclamation making Thursday, No
-18, Agricultural Day of Georgia’s Har
vest Festival week, a statewide event
and holiday.
Agricultural Day is the day on
which the great agricultural parade
will he held in Atlanta, and several
hundred thousand people are expected
from every section of the state. There
will be special railroad rates and
p'aces of business will be closed in
response to the request of the gov
ernor, in many towns and counties
throughout Georgia.
The celebration of Agricultural
Day in Atlanta will be eseenitally a
statewide event and will probably
bring the largest crowds of the week
to this city. | ,
Death of Mr. S. H. Harrison.
At his home in Bethlehem occurred
the death of Mr. S. H. Harrison on
last Monday. Mr. Harrison was. a
highly respected citizen in his com
munity, where he had lived since
early childhood. About 1850, with nia
parents, Mr. Harrison moved to this
section and settled on the Appalachee
river. There he lived until about
eight years ago when he took up his
residence in Bethlehem where he diet!
Monday. In 1862 young Harrison en
listed under the banner of the great
cavalry general, Joe Wheeler, and
served through the remaining years
of war and; was honorably discharged
when Lee surrendered at Appomattox
Hie had long been a member of the
Methodist church, and the funeral oc
curred at Bethlehem Methodist
church. The funerui was preached
by Rev. N. E. Mcßrayer, of Winder,
assisted by his pastor, Rev. D. S. Pat
terson. The interment was in the
Bethlehem cemetery Tuesday after
noon. ( -
The deceased leaves four children,
three boys and two girts, one of
whom is Mr. A. T. Harrison, book
keeper for GTiffeth, Smith & Autry.
Mrs. O’Neal Entertained.
One of the iovliest parties giv
en to the Wednesday Afternoon club
this season was that of this week at
which Mrs. A. H. O’Neal was hos
tess at her pretty home on Ctiurchr
street.
The punch bowL presided over by*
Miss Evelyn Radford was placed or
a table which had a Lovely cover of
gold and lace, the bowl was bank
ed with fruits and flowers aridi was
unusually attractive. The color
scheme of violet and gold was effect
ively carried out in all the decora
tions. The tables where games were
played were adorned with vases fill
ed with the folwers of violet an<f
gold. The rooms were also decorat
ed with many pretty potted plants
and ferns. i (' | '
A clever (fontest was enjoyed fol
lowed by several interesting games
of 500. The hostess semd a most de
licious salad course with punch, * %
The members and invited guests
were Mrs. W. Lee I>e La Perriere,
Mrs. A. D. McCurry, Mrs. PSault Rob
erts, Mrs. W. H. Toole, Mrs. W. H.
Quarterman, Mrs. George Fortson,
Mrs. R. L. Rogers, Mrs. Geo. A.
Johns, Mrs. Tulli© Perry, Mrs. Z. F.
Jackson, Mrs. C. M. Ferguson, Mrs.
Grover Moseley, Mrs. L. S. Radford,
•Mrs. Homer Smith, Mrs. Will Sheats,
Mrs. Clara H. Dexter, Mrs. W. L.
Bush, Mrs. W. A. Brooks and -Miss
India Niblack and Miss Evelyn Rad
ford.
Watkinsville to Vote Bonds.
Watkinsville will vote on an elec
tric light bond issue November 22nd.
No. 29