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Tempers %/\jotes s (Conducted by the National V oman s Christian Temperance Union.) KEEPING UP WITH THE TIMES. From the Emergency Fleet News we learn that the Const Shipbuilding com pany of Portland, Ore., has started it new fashion In the ceremony of launch ing. 11. E. Pennell, president of the company tells the story thus: “When about to launch the ‘Cabura,’ the first of this month, we bethought ours' lves of the waste connected with the following of the time-honored cus tom of christening anew ship by breaking a bottle of wine across her bows, and although we would advocate nothing to detract from the pleasure and satisfaction of putting a good new ship into the water, we thought at this particular time it would tic more ap propriate to utilize the money usually spent for a ship’s christening for the purpose of aiding the distresses of the dependent children of French and Bel gians, and, instead of bedecking the ship with ribbons and smashing the customary bottle of wine, we took flic stand which has been placed in the gateway of our yard, containing a slotted milk bottle into which our em ploy* es drop from time to time pennies and small change for these dependent childreh, placed it on the stand at the how of the ship, attached a substantial piece of money to a small ribbon, placed this money Inside of the bottle and drew the ribbon through the slot and tacked it to the bow of the ship. “The young lady who was chosen sponsor for this launching. Instead of breaking the bottle of wine when the ship started to move, cut the ribbon, which, figuratively speaking, releases the ship from Its attachment to the land, and while she sped upon her way to aid our men at the battle front, she left behind her as an omen of good luck and Godspeed a bit of substan tial good cheer to those who have been left to suffer while their parents had gone forth in their protection, as well as the country for which they were offering their all. “We are mentioning this circum stance thinking It might be of mate rial help in the raising of funds for the cure of these dependent children, If the builders of ships generally saw fit to adopt tills during the war period as a universal custom.” AMERICA’S ANSWER. Great Britain is deeply impressed with America’s solution of the conser vation problem as regards beer. The Sunday Evening Telegram of London thus comments: “No more beer will bo brewed in the United States after November; that is a simple if drastic way of answering the question of bread or beer. As America sends us grain, it loolrs as if die is closing her breweries that ours may remain open. It Is very doubtful If, supposing the circumstances were reversed, we should do tin* same for her; but It is a notable example of the determination of the United States to let nothing stand in the way of curry ing on the war.” JOINED TO A BETTER MAN. A recent cartoon depicts Miss Bar ley-Rye turning her back upon Mr. Beer Barrel and walking off with Mr. flour Barrel who wears a military hut und carries a gun. She is saying to the jilted B. B.: No, thanks, Mr. Brew; I'm through with you, Tm Joined to a better man W ho treats me white to my great delight, A man who can work and a man who can fight. I’m done with bottle and can. Too long has the yield of my barley field Been brewed into deadly beer. 1 shall now turn to flour, I’m the maid of the hour; From being a curse I now become power. Tm through with you, sir. Do you hear ? TO STOP WHISKY. Whisky will not bo dead or ondod with the law that makes the traffic il legal. The fight must be continued against illegal whisky, tTie vilest, most dangerous kind. Only constant vigi lance, public co-operation and great forivs of detectives cun deal adequate ly with that danger. The best weapon against whisky is thorough under standing of the character oft Tie whis ky poisons.—Chicago Ilerald-Exam lner. ALCOHOL AND DEFENSE An order issued by the commander in-chief of the Allied armies, according to L’Abstinence (July 15, 101S), for bids the consumption und sale of “al cohol and alcoholic drinks” in the ar my zone. The order states that “Every one must understand that all of tills which is capable of diminishing the physical and moral strength of our ar my becomes, in the face of the enemy, a veritable crime against national de fense.” CHILD CONSERVATION After one year under prohibition In South Dakota, Superintendent Stucke aian of the State Children's Home re ports that “For the first time during twenty-five years of our Children’s Home society not a single child has been admitted to Its custody on ac count of booze playing a prominent part in establishing its dependency." Thirteen thousand abstainers are squall to 15,000 nonabstainers. Give uie a teetotal army and I will lead It anywhere.—Lord Roberts. LETTER FROM CHARLES MORRIS IN FRANCE Saint Nazairc, France. .1 unary 4, 1911). My I>< ar I'arents : W hile it is raining outside I will write yon a few lines to night. This leaves me all <>. K. and 1 trust it will find you all i lie same. Mother, in cleaning out my l.arrackH hag today I foiliul tin* !,ist letter 1 had from dad and it was written on dune 12th, and 1 think 1 should hear from him soon as lie was about a year between his lasi two letters. Well, I guess you are figuring on when 1 will get home and I am figuring on the same thing. \Ye hope to leave here some time in February. Our captain told us the night Indore Now Year’s Kve that we would leave for home some time next month, and you can bet we are all very happy over the prospect of get ting an early ret urn to our dear loved ones. II you will get a copy of the Saturday Evening Post dated !iecember 7th, you will get a very nice article of the work ol tbe 17th done in and around this base, and 1 understand t hepe is to be several articles in other numbers. So il you hap pen to see them you can plainly see why we stayed in one place so long. 1 haven’t licrad anything of the boys from there, while I should think they would have returned now, and they were never stationed on an engineer ing job, I had a let tor from Ed dated 1 r-cember sth a few days ago and lie was telling me about all lie could hear was when l was expected home. Now, 1 don’t want you to get worried over my not returning early. Then* is a lot of work that is neces sary for the comfort of our troops returning home via this base and we will have a little of the work to do. Now you itiiultl as well have it large ]au of your biscuits ready by the time* 1 do arrive at home. 11a, lla. (lee! 1 til most l aste (hem now. What ever Became of Ralph? 1 haven't heard from him in many months. I don t suppose he ever crossed the pond. Hut l would sure like to have seen him over here. This country has certainly changed since our ar rival here and believe me we Boys who tirst arrived saw nivuxsinikciy jo of France is not very beautiful. although the inland country has some very pretty scenery und I onlv wisii you could visit here during peace t lines. Mother, everything is just as high as il can possibly tret and jusi to show you. chickens, lions or fries, are from fifteen lo twenty francs, which is about three dollars and a half in American money. Hotter can’t hardly he pur chased at any price; rabbits and quail are twelve francs each, so you see what prices we are up against. 1 hope to brimr you some nice presents when I return —that all de pends on what we are allowed or have room to carry. 1 suppose things sire <piiie lively since the boys troiu the 1 home camps are getting dis charged and returned. Just wait until tin* hoys who have boon on lliis side I com two months to eighteen, got hack il von wish to see home Burg painted veil. I his is the month which we old timers of the iTlh place upon our left the sign ul eighteen mouths in Furope, and 1 am frank to say we will be leaving much earlier than we expected to a few months back. You can tell W. K. after 1 ar- i iv*‘ at homo ami spoilt! .‘>o days oetting hack with real people, I will Im> ready to see the drivers of the til turn over again. 1 un derstand lie is going to give me my old job book, and, too. 1 think it will be the tiling for von all to move down to Savan nah. The army lias made many changes in me and fool litte 1 am ready to settle down. (’hristmas day I ran into a man from Habersham county who used to practice law on the western circuit with Judge Russell. 11 is name was Fol. Fharlie Hass. Jlc came to our camp to see and enjoy our Xmas tree for the French kids and wanted to know if there were any Southern Railway men in the crowd, and 1 spoke up and he was mighty glad to talk with me and too, if was mighty nice to talk with him a he knew many people l knew and lie said give the -Judge his regards. He is going to visit us again soon. lie is working for the Y. M. F. A. Well, I must go in now, so give my love to all. Keep writing until you see me again. Rye-bye. Your son, Charles Morris. Appropriate Last Words. The Elizabethans are full of well chosen last words. Marlowe mak> s Tambnrlaine assume >he sobriquet of Attila with ids last breath : “For Tam burlalne, the Scourge of God, must die!" and the duke of Guise exclaim as the assassin does his work: “live In messe! Perish Huguenots 1” INSURANCE Your ttelsbbof. home burned only a few days or “ and * cyclone is likely to strike this sectional any time so 1 ; anl lie down at nifht with a clear co.science and a P •> ’” ” d ' ‘ * I AY lt may mean the loss of your home. Any man can build a home ™ “I WISE man insures Ids property in a reliable insurance company so that when calamity comes be can build apain. He owes the protection that 1. gives, to lb. peace .1 mind and the care 0. his loved odes. Kilgore, Radford & Smith 13 Dollars— -13 Cents When Swift & Company paid, say,— l3 dollars per hun dredweight for live beef cattle last year, the profit was only 13 cents! In other words, if we had paid $13.13, we would have made no profit. Or, if we had received a quarter of a cent per pound less for dressed beef we would have made no profit. It is doubtful whether any other business is run on so close a margin of profit. This is bringing the producer and the consumer pretty close together —which should be the object of any industry turning raw material into a useful form. This remarkable showing is due to enormous volume, perfected facilities (packing plants strategically located, branch houses, refrigerator cars, £tc.), and an army of men and women chosen and trained to do their special work. This, and many other points of interest, are found in the Swift & Company Year Book for 1919, just published which is brought out for the public as well as for the 25,000 Swift & Company shareholders. The Year Book also represents the packer’s side of the Federal Trade Commission investigation, upon which Congress is asked to base action against the industry. Many who have never heard the packer s side are sending for the Year Book. Would you like one ? Merely mail your name and address to the Chicago office and the book will come to you. Address Swift & Company Union Stock Yards, Chicago NOTICE TO THE TAX PAYERS OF HARROW ( OI NTY. FIRST ROUND. For the year 1919, for the pur pose of taking your State and Coun ty Tax Returns will be at the follow ing places: Chandler’s Court Ground, Febru ary 17, from 9' to 10 a. in. Johnson School House, February 17, from 11 to 12 a. m. Oak Grove, February 17, from 1 to 2 p. m. „ , Miles Hunter Gin House, Febru arv 17, from 3 to 1 p. in. Wright Store House, February 18, from 9 to 10 a. m. Statham, February 18, from 11 to 2 p. m. D. D. Jones’ Store, February 18, from 3 to 4 p. m. Bethlehem, February 19, from 9 to 12 a. m. Reeves' Mill, February 19, from 1 to 2 p. m. Maddox School House, February 19, from 3 to 4 p. m. Carl, February 20, from 9 to 11 <i 111 , Auburn, February 20, from 12 to 3 p. ra, Thompson Mill, February 21, from 9 to 10 a. m. Cains Court Ground, February 21, from 11 to 12 a. m. County Line, February 21, from 1 to 2 p. m. Mulberry, February 21, from 3 to 4 P- ra- , Will be at Court House every Sat urday and also all of Court Week for the purpose of taking your State and County Tax returns. J. A. STILL, Tax Receiver of Barrow County. Needs Grow. Most of ti who haven’t any, <M *’ V In our pious way that all we wci-i ■ oey for is to be independent, but we notice, says the Ohio State Journal, that as soon as anyone begins to get a few dol lars ahead he discovers that he needs lots more independence than he thought he did. - *Usco* The More You Use Your Car The More You Need Good Tires Your car’s usefulness is increasing every day. It is becoming more and more of a real necessity to you—both in your business and home life. For that very reason you need good tires, now, more than ever. The out-and-out dependability that created so tremendous a demand for United States 1 ires in times of war is just as desirable today. It reduces tire troubles to the vanishing point multiplying the usefulness of your car and putting the cost of operation on a real thrift basis. United States ‘Nobby’, ‘Chain’, ‘Usco’,and ‘Plain’ are the most popular fabric tires built. They have all the strength and stamina our years of experience have taught us to put into tires. There is also the United States ‘Royal Cord’, the finest csr built for passenger car use. Our nearest Sales and Service Depot dealer has exactly the treads you need for your car and the roads you tra\ r el. He will gladly help you pick them out. United States Tires are Good Tires Land For Sale 160 acres, 4 1-2 miles south of Dacula, Ga., 4-room house, 3-horse farm, barn, good pasture. 25 acres of original forest, plenty of wood, pub lic road divides it. Selling for only $35 per acre. 40 acres red land, good house and outbuild ings, 4 miles east of Winder, at S9O per acre. 330 acres, Hancock county, Ga. 4-horse farm open, 3 tenant houses. 1 housands <>i leet of second-growth pine and haidwood timbei, 90 acres in bottoms, at $25 per acre, Lasy terms. 755 acres in Hancock county, 6-room dwell ing, 7 tenant houses, large barn. 3 miles hog wire fence, on public road and mail route, phone line In 1 1-2 miles of schools, churches and stores. Gin and corn mill with 30-horse-power engine and boiler goes w ith this. taim open and over a million feet of saw timber. Sold together at $25 per acre, or will cut and give choice at S3O. Tenants wanted for S-horse farm. City property for sale and rent. Loans made. W. H. QUARTERMAN, Atty. Elfin Miners. All error Europe a popular belief prevails that elfin miners are con stantly laboring in the bowels of the mountains, where they have accumu lated enormous stores of precious met als. In Wales they are culled “knock ers.” They make strange noises, and the tapping of their picks may often be heard in ore bodies not yet reached by the human workmen.