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CHURCHES TO AID 1 VICTORY LOAN BY 1 SERMONS ON MAY 4 ' . jit Will Bea "Thanksgiving Loan,” In Recognition Of This Country's Hapiness And The Re turn Of Peace Sunday, May 4, has been designated all over the United States as Victory Loan Sunday, when every pastor of ! (every denomination is asked to dis cuss from the pulpit the Victory Loan •campaign and urge upon their hearers such investments in the Victory Loan as they can undertake. It has been the observation of those ■prominent in former Liberty Loan campaigns that the churches have had enormous influence in furthering sub scriptions. And there is every reason why this should be so. Lending to one’s country is something more than a business investment. It is a patri otic obligation and surely patriotism— a deep regard for one’s homeland—ls a form of religion. The Victory Loan is also being call ed the "Thanksgiving Loan,’’ and sure ty it is a fitting designation. Think of the boys who have come back home, alive and well, with the enemy van quished, the battles over! Think of peaceful America, its people prosper ous, its children happy and well nour ished, its lands safe from the inva sion of a foe; and compare our situa tion with that of starving Russia and Poland, with Germany torn by Red revolution; with victorious France still bleeding from the scars of horrible war. Think of the heavy taxation which must for years burden the peo ple of Europe, victors and vanquished alike. And then compare our situation here —with our government asking only that we lend what we can spare, with gilt-edged security and liberal in terest. Certainly, we can afford to call this a “Thanksgiving Loan, and prove our thankfulness by liberal in vestments. There is not a father who has seen his boy come home, or who has learned that he is safe overseas, w 7 ho can afford to cheat himself of his share in this —the last of the govern ment loans —which will pay the war bill and ‘‘finish the job.” Let’s Get Aboard! The Venereal *, jsv. Disease Menace Thanks to the activity of the War Department the menace of venereal diseases is being more understood than ever before. The policy of silence which prevailed heretofore is respon sible for the constant increase in these diseases and the existing danger to the public health and efficiency. That the campaign for the preven tion of venereal diseases should be vigorously presented may be gathered from the fact that of 200,000 men in the army infected with venereal dis ease, 170,000 brought the infection with them from civil life. In other words, of every six men venereally in fected, five of them contracted the dis ease before joining the colors. Few of these men, comparatively, knew the dangers or the effects of ve nereal diseases; just as a small per centage of the public realizes the ex tent of these diseases. It is estimated that 80 per cent of all men have had gonorrhoea at one time or other. This disease is not cured as readily as most people imagine. A good, reliable doc tor is the only one that should be trusted in the treatment of venereal diseases and the advertising physician should never be consulted. Usually he is a quack, depending on the fears and the finances of the unsuspecting patient. Gonorrhoea has often led to serious results, terminating in a painful form of rheumatism, in chronic invalidism and in serious surgical cases, some times ending in death. It also fre quently results in sterility and in blind ness. Eighty per cent of all blindness in new-born babes is directly trace able to gonorrhoea. These children doomed to go through a life of dark ness are in most cases an economic loss to the state because of their han- diejip. Venereal disease is infectious. That is,, it can be transmitted from one per son to another. The chief method of transmission is by means of the prosti tute. Of these women actual figures show that fully 85 per cent have gon orrhoea, syphilis, or both. Venereal diseases may also be contracted through the use of common property, such as the public towel, or the use of another’s toothbrush, pipe, etc. But the safest way to avoid venereal dis ease is to avoid the use of common property and most important, to keep aj-ay from the prostitute. This ai>- plies even to the prostitute who Is “frequently examined,” for this exam ination is no guarantee, as the woman may have become infected five minutes after examination. Syphilis, another form of venereal disease, is more prevalent than is gen erally known. About 20 per cent of all prostitutes have it in an infectious form. Syphilis is a treacherous dis ease, In that when it appears cured, it may be most harmful. The first and second stages of syphilis are easily de tected, and therefore attention is usu ally given the disease at this time. During the third stage, however, when the lesions are healed, pain is gone, and all outward appearance of the dis ease is passed, the syphilitic is in clined to neglect himself, by failing to take the continuous treatment out lined by a reputable physician. Here is where the little spirochete, as the germ is called, does its most work. It will travel through the body, some times attacking the heart, but more frequently attacking the brain and often the victim will develop paresis or "softening of the brain,” or locomo tor ataxia, long years after he had forgotten that he ever had syphilis, and many years after he thought he was entirely cured. Every case of pa resis is due to syphilis; about 99 per cent of locomotor ataxia is due to syphilis; and every case of apoplexy under forty is due to syphilis. This is part of the toll. All the distress, all the heart suffering, and all the misery caused by venereal disease will never be known. Syphilis and gonorrhoea are both curable, but only after long treatment, continued until discharged by a physi cian of good standing. Be kind to your feet. Teach them that c-o-m --f-o-r-t spells good walking. And give your pocket book a chance at the same time. We cannot give our shoes away. But we are satisfied with a moderate, decent living profit. If you want better shoes, sold to you on that basis, let’s say “hello.” THE WIINDER DRY GOODS STORE. -V. SHOES About Advice. The worst thing about advice, ob serves a writer, is that those who are qualified to give it never do, and those who Insist upon serving you with a full, seven-course table d’hote meal of it, always prove to be the worst of chefs. THE UNIVERSAL CAR It’s no longer necessary to go in to the details describing the practi cal merits of the Ford car —every- body knows all about “The Uni versal Car.” How it goes and comes day after day and year after year at an operating expense so small that it’s wonderful. This adverisement is to urge prospective buyers to ptace orders without de lay. Buy a Ford car when you can get one. We’ll take good care of your order—get your Ford to you as soon as possible —and give the best in “after-service” when re quired. FLANIGAN & FLANIGAN WINDER, GEORGIA. Easter, the seaso n of joy, Hope and Better Light! Bring brightness to your home, store or factory by putting STERLING MAZDA lamps in every socket. They are econo mical and preserve sight. Come to our shop or ’phone 364, or 40. P. C. GREGORY Winder, Ga' Australia’s Artesian Basin. The artesian basin of Australia measures 5(19,000 square miles In ex tent, and is said to be the largest known in the world, comprising 876,- 900 square miles in Queensland, 90,000 !n South Australia, 83,000 in New South Wales and 20,000 in the northern ter ritory. Eiectr'ced Cropr. Experiments carried out in 1916 on a farm in Dumfries to demonstrate the effect of overhead discharge of elec tricity <“-> plant growth gave some re markable results. The tests vVere car ried out on a field of oats, and the elec trified area of one acre gave an in creased yield of 873 pounds of grain, or 49 per cent, over the two half acres unelectrified, while the straw yielded an Increase of 88 per cent. f-i*per Clothing. Paper clothing has long been known, sometimes for its cusssedness, but re cently there was discovered a method of waterproofing cloth made from wood pulp which greatly Increases the life of the garment. Some paper cloth is brittle, but there is one variety known to the Japanese which will withstand 37,500 foldings without breaking. Grarv'mothsr in Eighteen Days. A lady green bug become* a grand mother in 18 days. One m imagine, then, notes a naturalist, the rrultltud inous arui.es of these insects that may develop in the course of a season. Their worst foe Is a tiny black four winged fly that deposits an egg in each bug it c< ts across, its larva consum ing the bug’s inside works and using its shell for a house. His Headquarters. A small feather pillow which nestled In a glass case in the historical mu seum created especial interest among the visitor*. “I don’t see anything un usual about that pillow,” remarked a girl, turning to the guide. “It’s a very valuable pillow,” replied the guide. “That is Washington’s original head quarters.”—The Girls’ Circle. Why He Hadn't Slumbered. “I’m surprised at you, Mr. Twobble. You fell asleep right in the middle of Professor Diggs’ lecture.” “Don’t blame me for that, my dear.” “Why not, sir?” “I would have fallen asleep sooner, but the person seated Imme diately behind me kept coughing on the back of my neck.”- -Birmingham Age- Herald. You are tired of the same old style We don’t blame you— MARTIN BROS. Buy your Easter Slipper that is different. We show you what’s new, brand new stock, the kind they wear in Atlanta, Chicago, New York and Paris. The large factories we deal with keep us posted; they ship by express as soon as they make them. We don’t wait for freight to deliver; takes too long. That is the old way. We don’t buy last year styles. Come see these totally Different Colonials with the newest Buckles on them---not like the ones you see in just ordinary stores. The ones we show look like the Big City Stores show you. Oxfords that are smart and don’t slip at the heels. Our prices are different. $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, SB, $9, $lO, sll, sl2 So different that it makes a difference of $1 to $4 saved. Come, of course we say come look at our Easter styles. They are as smart as a whip, and you’ll say so. You be the judge—we are fair we leave it to you; we don’t nag after you to buy when you see them. AAA to EE We fit you, that's sure MARTIN BROTHERS NEW SHOE STORE ACROSS STREET FROM HOLMAN BUILDING 125 Clayton Street Athens, Ga. LADIES’ SHOES SHINED 10c MONEY TO LOAN Money to loan on FARM or CITY PROPER TY at low rate of interest. Applicants wanted for BONDS, LIFE, ACCI DENT, HEALTH, AUTOMOBILE, LIABILITY. TORNADO and OTHER LINES of INSUR ANCE. We represent only HIGH-CLASS OLD LINE LEGAL RESERVE and TARIFF COMPANIES. For further particulars call on I. E. JACKSON Manager Insurance and Trust Department North Georgia Trust and Banking Company WINDER, Phone 82 GEORGIA