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A PLEA FOR BEAUTY ABOUT
THE FARM HOME.
Mr. French Talks About T rees,
Green Grass and Flowers and
How They Add to the Joy of
Living.
While this may not be the best
time for destroying weeds over
the greater part of our territory,
it is a g time for ridding the
pastures, diteb banks and Jenee
row s of hushes and briers.
This is a work we should not no
jgleet, because o! the effect briers
and bushes have upon llie farm
and the fanner. We all realize
what it means to a farm to be
overgrown with soil-robbing
plants. (, l'teii onothird of the land
on w hich taxes arc paid is abso
lutely useless on account of being
covered with plants that are of no
value to the farmer. However, as I
see it. this is not the Worst effect
of bushes and briers on our farms,
the worst effect being the spirit of
slackness engendered in the farm
folks through constant contact
with things that shouldn’t be;
conditions that were brought
about by some one’s backing oft'
from tasks that lie knew should
have had his attention.
Easy going is second nature to
Ilie most of us, and if indulged in
too often becomes lirsl nature,
•which means simply a lowering of
manhood. The head of a farm busi
ness infected with this easy-going
germ becomes in many cases a
source of infection to his family
and often to his whole neighbor
hood. I low different it is with the
man who keeps a firm grip on
things all the time! Eoree waves
fairly radiate from him in all di
rections. 11 is children grow up
under an influence Hint breeds
strength of character. 11 is neigh
bors instinctively draw from him
something that tends to make
them builders rather than drift
ers. So mattocks and mowing ma
chines used at odd spells on a
farm may lie not only great farm
hcautitiers and improvers, hut
character-builders as well.
Now, too, is a good time to lay
the foundation for a pretty door
yard (I use the word dooryard ra
eountry smell of that name.) It is
flier than lawn, because I like the
the whole yard is an ugly hole—
ugly holes—to plow and harrow if
the time to haul in soil to fill the
and give the soil time to become
thoroughly settled by the middle
of September mi lirst of October,
whichever time is best for sowing
grass seed in thf section where
the yard is located. ff’!.**'
The farm needs a pretty grass
covered yard, because such a yard
is a thing of hcautv, and beauty
breeds character in folks. It is a
strong force for raising humans
above the ordinary. Children) nat
urally love beauty'. I am being eon
stnntlv reminded of this fact. Oulv
;i few days ago, <1 tenant funner
accompanied by bis two little boys
drove up to our bouse on a matter
of business. The father and I were
talking when the smaller of the
boys exclaimed. “Papa, isn't that
a pretty yard!” The father paid
no attention, so the boy called
attain, and the third time. The
yard, in question is nothing elabo
rate, —simply a half-acre nicely
graded, covered with a dense sod,
and bordered by trees and shrubs.
* A good lawn, like a good mea
dow. is dependent for its life upon
very rich soil. Rich soil retains
moisture to a far greater degree
than does poor soil, because, prin
cipally, of its greater depth and
more generous supply of organic
matter. So. in the preparation of
the dooryard. work into the soil!
all the stable manure that can be!
spared. Plow it in first, then top
dress with a liberal coat of the!
most-thoroughly rotted manure.'
and several Inn In 1 pounds per 1
acre of acid pliospi ate. After the
seed is sowed or ,! Itermnda set
or both, roll thoi ■ ghiy with ihe
heaviest roller to In had. Next
spring topdress i\ith 1(H) pounds!
per acre of nitrate o Main. < hit the!
grass once per week and let all j
clippings remain on tiie land. This
work will cost only three or four
days of labor of man and team,
and a very few dollars. It will be
worth S2OO to many a farmer’s
self-respect and will add SSO
worth to the pleasure of his wife
and children, and over SI,OOO to
1 lie value of tlie farm.
If the yard is now covered thick
ly with trees, dig out enough of
1 lion to let the sun get to the
ground over the greater part of
the yard, retaining those with the
best leaf development and best
shaped tops and that are located
near the outer edge of the yard.
While trees ar beautiful by them
selves, trees and grass combined
make for greater beauty. And
grass in the South cannot flourish
where the trees are closely set.
Better far have from three to ten
beautiful headed trees and a fine
sod of grass than 50 tall tree
trunks with bushes at the top and
bare ground beneath.
If a man is living on the land
simply to dig out dollars, he ought
to change to a coal mine or stone
quarry. Farms, if we may judge
from their possibilities, were in
tended for homes where people
can really live and where children
may be developed who will be
higher-class citizens than were
their fathers before them. Person
ally, I am all “fed up’’ on this
spirit that is so very common in
the world today—that of fighting
and scheming for dollars which
are in turn spent for tilings that
add nothing to the joy of living;
which are all too often used to
court the things that tend to de
grade that most wonderful thing
a human being created in the
image of Almighty Hod.
A. L FKKXCir.
In The Progressive Farm err.
MARTIN INSTITUTE OPENS
FOR TERM AT JEFFERSON
Jefferson, Ga., September 6.
Martin Institute opened for the
fall session Monday morning with
over 300 pupils enrolled. The
teachers are: L. F. Elrod, super
intendent; (\ B. Ingram, vocation
al; Miss Eva McElhannon, voca
tional; Prof. O’Rear, principal;
Miss Ethel McConnell, high school.
Misses Ruth Whitehead. lama Mac
Harrison. Marguerite Holder, Mir
iam Uennctt, Ernestine Dadisman,
Blanche Jarrott. The sixth grade
and music teacher are yet to he
.supplied.
LOST KEYS. f
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1 lost my hunch of Keys, had
my name on tag. Finder will
please return to me and oblige.—
W. IT. Quarterman.
G. M. C. The World’s Standard
Truck. Sold by Smith Hardware
Cos.
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We are just as anxious to see you at our store, whether you
come o buy or jus to look about and investigate our values.
We are running a hardware store for you. Our constant
aim is to meet your wishes in our line.
It is a pleasure to show you our goods to sell them to you,
or to serve you in any other way.
Come in as often as you will.
• WE GUARANTEE YOU YOUR MONEYS' WORTH ■
Woodruff Hardware Cos.
Winder. Georgia.
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A WORD FROM THE BLUD
WINE PRESIDENT
A progressive BLUDWIXF bot
ller has asked me what 1 thought
of the strikes and threatened
strikes, and how they would affect
Ids business and mine.
-My answer to him, and to every
other business mail is—forget it!
This country was never so pros
perous as now. There was never so
much money in the hands of
spenders. There was never such de
mand for everything—especially
soft drinks. Will strikes come?
Sure they will! Strikes in the
mines, strikes in shop and factory,
strikes on railroads; and in some
sections riots and other ugly
things of greater or less .serious
ness. These things are to be ex
pected—are almost necessary—
while the country is adjusting it
self to the new conditions, while
the world is getting back to its
senses after being on a long nerve
racking spree, and while those
who are scheming and evil-minded
have better opportunity to work
their mischief.
Strikes and lic-ups and riots
here and there may discommode
us. But so did the war, and so did
the “Flu.” Now that the war is
won and the first (the worst)
“Flu” epidemic is conquered with
only slight disarrangement of bus
iness, why be afraid?
Inconveniences will come, sure,
but they will he temporary! Even
il thy should become so serious
that you have to shut down for a
week, what of it? You more than
make up for it the week you are in
operation, when the demand for
vour product is more than double
the demand in dull times.
If some of the railroads are tied
up for a time, remember, it can’t
last always—and the fellow who is
alert for big business will get big
business, and will not he seriously
upset by temporary ineonvenees.
Our government, the spirit and
brains of our best people, have al
ways been equal to trying periods,
and will he found more than equal
to the troubles we may need to go
thru.
Get busy! Be prepared both for
the little troubles that may come
and for the big business during
and following them.
11. C. ANDERSON.
Athens, Ga., August 27, 1919.
MONEY TO LOAN ON FARM
LANDS.
At 6 Per Cent Interest
I make farm loans for five
years’ time in amounts from
$500.00 to SIOO,OOO.
I have an office on Hie 2nd
floor °f the Winder National P.
Building, and am in my W
office on Wednesday and
each week.
S. G. BROWN Attorney.
Lawrencevdle, (V —gia.
Here
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WHETHER YOU
LOOK OR BUY
the Kitchen Cabinet that saves miles of steps
Give your wife a square deal
Give her as efficient time
and labor saving equipment
as you expect in your own work.
And don't expect her to be con
stantly cheerful if she works
without these helps.
She will tell you that kitchen
work tires her most —that her
time and strength are wasted in
walking to and fro, gathering up
this and that while preparing
and clearing up after meales.
That means she needs a Hoosier
kitchen cabinet —the saver of
W. T. ROBINSON
Telephone 146 WINDER, GA.
“EVERYTHING
ELECTRICAL”
From the smallest bulb to the
largest motor, at lowest possi
ble prices. “Quality” House
Wiring. .
————— r v
r age C. Gregory
Electrical Contractor.
Phone 364 or -10
INDIGESTION
LOSS OF_APPETITE
And Similar Troubles Helped by Ziron Iron
Tonic, Says Alabamian.
"1 pot a bottle of Ziron”, writes
Marshall Rhordee, of Eufaula. Ala.,
"and took It for Indigestion, nervous
ness. loss of appetite and similar trou
bles. It helped me very much. My
mother-in-law suffered with the same
troubles, so 1 gave her a dose or two
of Ziron, and she says It helped her
greatly. I will always keep a bottle
of Ziron In the house and will speak
a good word for It whenever I have
the opportunity."
Ziron Is anew combination of Iron,
with the bypophosphltes of lime and
soda, and otiier valuable tonic Ingre
dients, which have been found to
build up the enemlc, weak, worn-out
system. Ziron puts iron Into your
blood when you need It. If you are
pale, weak, nervous, depressed, have no
appetite, It Is probably a sign that your
blood needs Iron. Take Ziron.
Your druggist sells It, on a guaran
tee. See him about It.
ZN 6
\our Blood Needs
Old Familiar Discovery.
Every’ now and then there comes a
substitute for gasoline, amply filling
he place of the old discoveries of per*
>etuul motion. —Ntw York Sun.
A Fine Farm for
SALE
Near Winder
We aave for sale a fine farm of 149 acres
five miles out from Winder, on the Public
Higeway to Jefferson.
This farm has a nice 6-room residence
and two 3-room dwellings.
This price and terms make this an at
tractive proposition and you have an oppor
tunity that is seldom offered for so desirable
a farm.
Lamar & Perry
Winder, Georgia
OLD TIME SINGING.
There will be an old time sing
ing on the second Sunday, Sept.
14th, at the First Methodist
Church of Winder, beginning at
2 o'clock eastern time.
health, the maker of happiness.
Hoosier is a scientifically ar
ranged, finely constructed de
vice for saving time and labor.
It contains over 40 inventions
and conveniences. It has a
place for over 400 articles —all
within arm’s reach. And its
cost is low. Easy payments if
you desire.
Bring her to our Hoosier de
partment, Let her select the
model that pleases her most. Give
her square deul!
Old and young are invited to
come and,take a part in singiirg
those gospel songs our fathers and
mothers sang and rejoiced over.
We are looking for good singers
from a distance.