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THE “‘FLU.” By Walt Mason. Influenza, labeled Spanish, came and beat me to my knees; seven doctors couldn't banish from my form that punk dis ease; for it’s not among the quitters; vainly doctors pour their bitters into ailing human critters ;they just sneeze and swear and sneeze. Said my doc tor, “ Ihave tackled eevry sort of ill theer is; I have cured up people shackled by the gout and rheumatiz; with the itch and mumps I’ve baffled, and my tri umphs have been tattled, but this ‘flu” stuff has me rattled, so I pause to say G. Whiz am burning, I am freezing, in my little truckle bed; I am cussing, I am sneezing, with a jfoultice on my head; and the doctors and the nurses say the patient growing worse is, and FOR QUICK SERVICE AND FIRST-CLASS MECHANICS C A L L D. I. GAINES GARAGE TWO-DOUBLE-FOI’R At the G. J. Allen old stand, Athens St. All Work Guaranteed or Money Refunded We have an ample force of expert mechanics WE FIX IT RIGHT—WE FIX IT QUICK YOUR PATRONAGE WILL BE APPRECIATED D. I. GAINES GARAGE WHY EVERY MAN SHOULD INSURE IN THE NEW YORK LIFE BECAUSE It has an honorable record of seventy-four years. BECAUSE Its policies protect a million families. BECAUSE Its admitted assets amount to $995,057,284.86. Its legal liabil ties amount to $522,776,414.30. It holds in reserve for dividends and contingencies $172,310,870.- 56. BECAUSE It has over 755 million dollars in Policy Reserve Funds as calcu lated by the New York State In surance Department. BECAUSE It will pay in dividends in 1919 over 32£ million dollars. BECAUSE It is purely mutual. It has no capital stock. All of its assets, surplus and earnings belong to its policy-holders. BECAUSE It believes in publicity. It files its Annual Report with the De partment of Commerce of the United States, with the Insur ance Department of the State of New York, with each of the State Insurance Departments in the United States (except the of Texas, where on account of hostile laws it does not not do business) and with the Govern ments of most of the civilized countries of the world. BECAUSE Its policies are free from restric tions as to travel, residence and occupation, contain liberal guar antees, and the Company’s rec ord for the prompt settlement of claims is second to no other company. JNO. J. THOMAS, Agent WINDER, ~ -:- GEORGIA Office, 404 Winder National Bank Building. of the folks who should be dead. Doom lias often held the cleaver pretty near my swan-like neck; I liav had the chills and feve till my system was a wreck; 1 have had the yaller janders, foot and mouth disease and glanders, and a plague they from Flan ders on an old windjamme’s deck. But this measly influen zy has all other ills outclassed; it has put me in a frenzy, like a soldier who’s been gassed; if the villanous invntor this my lodge of pain should enter I would use the voice of Stentor till he had been roundly sassed. May the influena vanish! Of all ail ments it’s the worst; but I don’t believe it’s Spanish —havn’t thought so from the first; on my couch of anguish squirmin’, I’ve had leisure to determine that the blamed disease is Ger man, which is why it is ac cursed. TO COUNTY AGENTS. Recently there has come to our notice ,through advertise ment and through contact with agents in the field, a scheme for selling plans and for a patented system of curing sweet pota toes. While we have nothing to say for or against this system, we feel it is our duty to bring to your notice the fact that these plans are being put on the mar ket and advertised as “recom mended by government agents.” Asa matter of fact, the plans referred to have not Keen en dorsed by the Federal Govern merit or by the U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture. While the system referred to may be a de sirable one, yet in justice to those who may be interested in sweet potato storage, it seems that, inasmuch as the depart mei.t, as you know, lias sweet potato storage house plans and spe ifications for free distribu tion they should lie familiarized with this fact. The bouse rec ommended by this department is very simply and cheaply con structed and requires only ordi nary care to make it a success. Thee is no reason why farmers should spend money for plans and specifications when the department will furnish free of cost, simpler plans which will reduce the expense and risk of storing and curing to a mini mum. - • You will undoubtedly receive literature from these companies in the near future which wii tempt to prove to you that houses built from plans fn nished by the department ha been unsuccessful when com pared with the results of tests supposedly obtained and vouch ed for by government agents in these patented systems. Do not be misled by such state ments. For plans and specifications for the houses recommended by the U. S. Bureau of Markets, the department pleas write to Washington, D. C. to the Bu reau of Markets, 319 Connally Building, Atlanta, Ga. Either of these offices will be glad to furnish information on the method of operation. Please call this matter to the attention of your growers and to your boards of trade and chambers of commerce, in order that they may be forewarned and prevented from spending money for something which they can secure without cost. Should you have infomation as to the activities of these com panies in which they, in order to boost their proposition, make statements derogatory to the house recommended by the de partment, we would thank you fo giving us such information. Thanking you for your co-op eration, I am, Yours very truly, J. Phil Campbell, Director. WAYMOND VAUGHAN, OF MARTIN, KILLS WIFE. Waymond Vaughn shot and in stantly killed his wife on Fri day of last week at their homr near Martin ,the weapon used being a shot gun the entire load of whieh passd through Mrs. Vaughn’s head. The body of deceased was brought to Roy ston Saturday evening, and carried to the home of her pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. Wellborn on route 2 from which residence funeral services were conduct ed Sunday afternoon by Rev. G. F. Taylor of Franklin Springs. The interment took place in Royston cemetery. Vaughan has previously served a two years sentence on etaoin m slirdlu emf cm cm m the roads of Franklin county county and was already the possessor of a very bad reputa tion. Following the killing he was lodged in Stephens county jail to await trial for murder. — Royston Record. Pirtih of Poverty. Next to the proletariat of India and China, the Russian peasant feels the pinch of poverty and hunger more keenly and more frequently than any other citizen on earth, says the Nation al Geographic Magazine. IRON TONIC TABLETS Fertilizer pays better if it’s ROYSTER’S FERTILIZERS TRADE MARK t REGISTERED. ORDER EARLY AND AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT F. S. Royster Guano Cos. Norfolk, Va., Richmond, Va., Tarboro, N. C., Charlotte, N.C., Washington, N. C., Columbia, S. C., Spartanburg, S. C., Atlanta, Ga., Macon, Ga., Columbus Ga., Montgomer} 7 , Ala. Baltimore, Md., Toledo, 0., For results, advertise in the Times You're not very well— That’s disagreeable. ' • \ You’re weak and nervous — That’s bad. You’d like to feel better — That’s so. You need a tonic — That’s a fact Your blood needs iron— That’s likely. You’re pale and languid— That proves it You’ve heard about ZIRON— That’s true. Ziron will help you— That’s probable. If it doesn’t, your money back— That’s fair. Your Druggist sells it— That’s convenient Oet a bottle today— That’s wisdom. UT.I