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{’RESERVING FENCE POSTS
I RONE DECAY.
Evt -ry farmer is familiar with the
rotting of his Jence posts at the sur
face of the ground. The lalior of
replacing them and how to secure
new and durable posts are sources
of constant annoyance and expense.
Even the inure durable woods, such
as chestnut, white oak and cedar,
decay in eight or ton years. It is
true that there are a few kinds of
wood in the I'nited States, such as
locust and ognge-orange, which give
much longer service, but their sup
ply, never very large, is rapidly be
coming exhausted, and the farmer
must now look to some other source
for his posts. Perhaps directly on
his farm there may be a patch of
woods which includes such trees as
black oak, Ix-cch, maple or pine,
or cottonwoods and willows may
grow along the hanks of his streams.
These are trees which heretofore
have been thought of little or no
use for posts, In-cause of the rapidity
with which they are attacked by
decay. In their natural condition,
t hey will r< >t in two or three years —
too soon to pay for the labor of set
ting them. The Forest Service in
its study of prolonging the life <>i
fence posts has found cheap and
simple methods <>f preserving them
in a sound condition for an indefi
nite time, 11 10 they are the poorest
and naturally least durable woods.
1)< eav is not a simph proei s-like
tin- erumUitig of stone or the lust
ing of iron. It is caused by low
forms oi plant life which thorough
ly penmate the wood, discolor it
and cause it to become discon
nected and “rotten. l’o preserve
the timber in a thoroughly sound
condition, it is only necessary to
render the- wood unlit for the
growth of these- organisms. This
is done* by injecting into it sub
stances poisonous to plant life-.
One of the most widely used pre
servatives is creosote-, one of the by-
products of coal tar. W hen it is in
jected in the wood, decay will be
retorted indefinitely and an old- j
field pine or cottonwood fence post
when properly treated will easily
give a lift' of twenty years or longer, i
Sueli a preservative treatment costs J
about ten cents per post . The cre
osote can be applied by painting
the wood with a brush or dipping
it into the liquid, but much better
results will be obtained if it is act
oally injected into the wood in
stead of merely coating the out
side. If the brush method, for
painting is used the creosote should
applied at a temperature of
•aUiut 180 degrees F. Two coats
should Iks given at least twenty-
four hours apart. If the posts are
dipped directly into the preserva
tives the ereasote should be heated
to about the same temperature.
The l>est results of all can be obtain
ed by first heating the pos*s in bath
of lu>t creosote and then either trans
ferring them quickly to a bath of
creosote at a lower temperature or
else shutting off the Iveat and allow
ing the posts to remain in the oil
as it cools. By such a method, the
sapwood will become thoroughly
permeated with the creosote, bull
details and specific directions for
treatment of different kinds of
posts may lx 1 obtained by applica
tion to the Forester, Washington,
D. C.
CORINTH.
It won't Ik.* long until you can
hear the gins singing through this
community, for cotton is opening
fast, what there is, and that is not
much, for cotton crops arc sorry in
this community.
Mrs. O. A. Johnson, of Winder,
is visiting Mr. and Mrs. J• T. Hin
esly this week.
School closed at this place last
Friday night. The trustees elected
Mi-~ Bonnie Hlcvidgs as teacher
for anothe r year.
Mrs. E. II Oelu.n and daughte rs,
Misses Minnie and Ruby, have been
on th<- sick list this week.
Mr. .1 \V. Odum, of near Beth
lehem, has been very sie-k, hut is
some better at this writing.
Mr. J. T. Hinesle-y and family
visited at Bussell Sunday the guests
of Mr. T. Z. Wright.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayman Harrison
visited Mi 1 . Joe ('lack’s Monday.
Mr. Torn Day was visiting in
this community last week.
Miss Bertie Wiley spent Wednes
day night with Miss Alma Hinesley.
I Hilouks.
OAK GROVE.
Prof. J. Ik Vaughn closed his
school at this place Friday night
with an exhibition. The Statham
band rendered good music. Re
freshments in the way of cold drinks
were served.
The farmers are about through
pulling fodder in this section aid
Cotton picking is the order of the
‘day.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chapman
were recant guests of Mr.and Mrs.
.) ick Jones.
Messrs. Bobbie Jones, Fred I’rii e,
Biy Patrick and Earnest Williams
att'-nded the singing at (!alil< c.
Mrs. Nona Wall, of Central, vis
ited Mrs. Minnie- and Lona Jones
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. Pickett Hayes made a busi
! nes: trip to Bt llmont last week.
Bud Holliday and wife spent
Friday night with Mr. Jack Jones
and family.
Mrs. Alice Patrick and Mrs. Ora
Me Id ban non visited Mrs. Lona
Jones one day last week.
It’s Easy To Go Wrong On
The Furniture Question.
And many and many a house- j
keeper has done it, most of them
do it by means of the mail order
catalogue-
In it they see pictures of beauti- ;
fill furniture along with wonderful
stories of cheapest, and they nevei I
stop to reflect that tilings are so
fixed in this world that much can
not be bought for little.
Furniture, of all things in the
! world, cannot be satisfactory
bought without an examination.
We never tire of explaining all
about the goods that wo sell, and
after you have made a selection you
can be assured that what you pur
chase will “make good” in long
service. Call. W. T. ROBINSON.
A Different Priced Cow.
By wav of illustrating the differ
ent viewpoints of manufacturers
upon the tariff revision, says the
Philadelphia Times, Charles Heber
Clark, a writer upon economic sub
jects, told this story to a gathering
of Philadelpha manufacturers re
cently:
“A farmer in Montgomery coun
ty was the owner of a good Alderney
cow. A stranger, having admired
the animal, asked the farmer:
What will you take for your cow?’
“The Montgomerite scratched
his head for a minute and then
said:
“Look a-here, Ik* you the tax as
sessor or has she been killed by tlri
railroad?"
They're Not In Life.
“Wives are always so trustful on
the stage-' ’
“Which shows that realism on
the stage is an utter myth.”
Miss X. —Does your wife keep
many servants?
Mr. V. —Not nearly so many as
she does't keep--Boston Transcricpt.
WE HAVE
One second-hand Fischer Upright Piano, in good con- i
dition. Price $90.00.
One second-hand Kimball Piano; used two years.
Price $125.00.
One square Piano in good condition. Prices2o.oo.
One second-hand Organ, good as new. Price
$25.00.
Now if you want a bargain you must be quick,
these prices will sell them.
We also have a model “F v Buiek touring car in
fine shape will sell at a bargain. Call or write
FLANIGAN & FLANIGAN,
WINDER, GEORGIA,
The largest Vehicle and Piano dealers in North
east Georgia.
RAm
You are proud of
your wife and chil
dren. Why don't you
bring them to us to
be photographed?
We will give you a
picture that will make
you prouder still.
ALLEN’S ART
STUDIO
WINDER, GEORGIA.
Schedule Seaboard Air Line
EASTWARD.
No. 52—For local stations, Mon
roe and Columbus... 9:45 a m
No. 32—For Norfolk, Washing
ton and New York... 1:52 p m
No. 58—For local stations to
Athens 7:32 p m
No. 36—For local stations north
of Athens. Richmond
and East 12:11 a m
WESTWARD.
No. 37—For Atlanta, Birming
ham and west 5:23 a m
No. 57—For local stations and
Atlanta 7:45 a m
No. 33—For Atlanta, Birming
ham, Memphis and
West 3:12 p m
No. 53—For Atlanta and west 6:18 p m
These arrivals and departures are
given as in formation and are not guar
anteed.
Schedule Gainesville Midland Railway
SOUTH BOUND
No. 11 —Lv. 8 :10 a. m.
No. 13 —Lv. 2:(X> p m.
No. l") —Lv. ll :lf>a m : Sun. only.
NORTH BOUND
No. 12 — \t. 5:10 am.
No. 14 —A i. 12 :10 pm.
No. 16 —A.. 4 :00 pm ; Sun. onlv
You of course have your house, goods and life
insured. It is proper and wise that you
should.
IS YOUR EARNING POWER INSURED?
Accident and sickness visits us unexpected!)?
Are you prepared for these emergencies? If
not you neglect an important duty.
See
BEN A. JIJhAN, District Agent,
and let him explain the NAAIC way to you.
FREE! Our New CATALOG.
Write For It Today.
We are the only factory in the south selling di
rect to you at wholesale prices.
Save $20.00 on your buggy by ordering from us
and saving the middle man’s profit.
We will ship you a buggy and if you say it is
not as good as any SBS buggy on the market ship it
back. We build but one grade-the very best.
The best grade work built in the south.
FREE. Our New Catalog showing our complete
line. So write tor one at once.
COVINGTON BUGGY COMPANY,
‘‘Always Busy." Covington, Ga.