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Local News. The families of Messrs A. H. Smith, R. A. Frantoßn, F. Z. Curry with Miss Tally Jolly and David Settles, have rented a cot tage at St. Simons for a week, and contemplate going at an early date to this delightful beach. If you are thinking of purchas ing an organ, see J. T. Mayo and buy a “Chicago Cottage.” A devotional meeting of the Epworth League was held Sun day evening at the Methodist church and conducted by Mr. Marvin McCord. Special music had been arranged and “The Palms” rendered by Miss Hanes’ orchestra was exceptionally fine. Mrs. Jim Joyner entertained Tuesday afternoon at her home or. Indian Spring street compli mentary to class 2, of the Bap tist Sunday School, numbering 18 members. After a round of enjoyable games, frozen dainties were served. t M If you want ice cream that will tickle your palate try Jamerson’s. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Newton, Mrs, Rose Carmichael, Mrs. R. J. Carmichael, Misses Cleo, Helen and Rosalie Carmichae’, Messrs Frank Smith Carmichael and Jim Etheridge, went to New nan Thursday to attend the mar riage of Mr. Park Newton and Miss Bessie Powell. How about that cream order for entertainments or for dinner dessert? Ring 10 and get “the best” and delivered promptly too. Jamerson Drug Cos. Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Slaughter, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Mays, Mes srs. H. L. Daughtry and B. A. Collier attended the funeral of Mr. Van Wright at Indian Spring Sunday afternoon. LOST. A gold signet ring, let- C inscribed on it. Return to Luther Joyner and receive re ward. Our soda water pleases the most fastidious. Jamerson Drug Cos. Clever Mote Watts left Tues day for Birmingham, Anniston, Columbus and Atlanta on an ad vertising tour for the Hotel Tarrymore. at Wrightsville Beach. Prof. Paul Rosser, came up from Indian Spriug Thursday, and will visit the family of J. R. Sams. Prof. Rosser has many friends in Jackson who will be glad to see them. BLUDWINE-it’s something good. For Administration. GEORGIA. Butts County. To all whom it may concern: Davis Kinard of said state, hav ing in proper form applied to me as a creditor of W. A. Maugham, for permanent letters of Adminis tration on the estate of W. A. Mangham lnte of said county, this is to cite and singular the creditors and heirs of W, A. Mangham to be and appear at my office at the July term of the Court of Ordinary of said county and show cause, if any they can why permanent letters of Ad ministration she aid‘not be grant ed to Davis Kinard on W. A. Maugham’s estate. Witness my official signature, this Ist day of June. J. H. HAM. Ordinary. THE PROGRESS WILL PRINT STORY OF THE MERRY WIOOW Read In Your Home Paper the Na tion’s Host Popular Story.— Subscribe Now and Get the First Copy. You have heard of the Merry Widow hat, the merry widow this, the merry widow that, but if you are a subscriber to The Progresss, you will soon have the opportunity of making yourself familiar with the origin of so many merry widows. Because, the “Merry Widow” —that great musical dramatic success—will be published in se rial form in your own home pa per, beginning with the issue of June 18. Since plays were written, no play has ever struck such a pop ular chord in|the hearts of human beings. “Tickets sold six weeks ahead” was the standing answer which met the public at the box office of one of the largest theatres in New York, where the , “Merry Widow” was. played an entire season to packed houses. This in itself would be sufficient reason for printing the story in a newspaper. Of New York’s floating population of a hundred thousand a day who go to the theaters nearly all saw “The Merry Widow” and went back home to talk about it. Hence “The Merry Widow” is on every body’s lips, the talk of the hour, the sensation of the day. What a delightful surprise it will be to our people who could not see the play in New York or Chicago to find the story in their home paper! But the story itself written from the play by Albert Pay son Terhune who wrote 4 ‘The Man of the Hour” would make a hit in newspapers on its own merits as a story. It is inconceivable that “The Merry Widow” could have achieved such splendid success without some merit. The ele ments of popularity in the play are faithfully preserved with fine literary skill in the story. The plot, the characters, the bright and witty dialogue all are there. The story is all action, a few deft touches of description bringing the scenes vividly before the reader. In the very opening of the story the reader discovers that the prize at the ball at the Mars ovian embassy in Paris is the “merry widow” with a fortune of $20,000,000. For this prize the Parisian fortune hunters and the ambassador contend, the am bassador with patriotic motives, for his country is so poor that it will be ruined if it loses the the widow with her fortune to a for eign suitor. Hence his extreme anxiety to marry her to the prince of Marsovia. Out of the finesse of diplomacy the plots and counter plots of im pecunious and persistent suitors a beautiful love story is evolved, a story that charms the reader and satisfies the most exacting demands of literary taste. The illustrations constitute one of the strong attractions of the story for newspaper use. Ryder, after seeing the play a number of times, had Ethel Jackson, w'ho took the part of the'“merry wid ow.” pose for the drawings from which the single, double and triple column cuts used to illus trate the story are made. These illustrations will appear in The Progress. Subscribe now-get the first copy and keep up with this en trancingly interesting story, J. R. SMITH One of the real features of the gubernatorial campaign just closed was the remarkably adroit and thoroughly successful man ner in which James R. Smith, an unostentatious business man of Atlanta, who was unkown in state politics, handled the intersts of Hon. Joseph M. Brown. Since the nomination of Mr. Brown has been assured and by a handsome majority, every one is inquiring into the identity of his campain manager. “Who is J. R. Smith?” is on everybody’s lips Friday, excepting of course those persons who have for a long term of years knowh him as one of Atlanta’s most substantial citizens. Mr. Smith is in the strictest interetation of the term a * ‘self made man.” And like many such j men who have achieved distin ction and renown he spent his I early years on the farm. He was I born 41 years ago at the family homestead on the county line of Henry and Butts counties, near Jenkinsburg, Ga. His father, , William Jasper Smith, was then and is now one of the prominens ' planters of that section of the state. His mother, who was Miss Delilah Bankston, was a descen dant of a sturdy and honorable Georgia family. | Until he was 21 years of age Mr. Smith worked upon his father’s farm, and it is said that he was an exceptionally skilled farmer. Owing to limited oppor tunities he was denied the school advantages of many young men of his time. One year contitutes his aggregate school attendance but he rose superior to the ob stacles which surrounded him and 1 by persistent and studious study has become one of the best post ed men in the state. Mr. Smith was by nature endowed w ith many talents, chief of which was business acumen. This statement is just tified by the fact although he came to Atlanta less than twenty years ago with comblined assets of but 35 cents he is now worth in the neighborhood of $lOO,OOO. I Leaving the farm in 1889 Mr, Smith accepted a clerkship m a ' general mercantile establish ment at Jackson, Ga. —Atlanta Journal. Many people seem to be igno rant of the fact that Georgia has a very stringent law for the pro tection of the mocking birds, our matchless songsters of the woods, and that heavy fines are provided for those who kill, capture and cage these birds, says the Ma rietta Journal. It is against the law to destroy the young, trap the old birds or in any way inter fere with their liberty at any season of the year. Only a few yearly ago the mocking* birds were plentiful in all this section, but before the protecting laws were passed they had begun to disappear, so that comparatively few are to be seen now'. It is a gainst the law to sell or buy these birds, or to keep them in cages, | and all should govern themselves 1 accordingly. I have till only September Ist to sell out the entire stock J. E. Reeves Cos. and of course I will have to be shoving out some thing to do it. So the prices will be low on every item. H. G. Entrekin. ■ 1 r When in need of envelopes, letter heads, note heads, bill heads, statements, circulars, etc., call at the Progress Job Office. VINEGAR FOR PICKLING I recommend Heinz White Pickling Vinegar as the best obtainable in the world for gen eral pickling purposes. The celebrated Heinz ‘ 57 Varieties” Pickles are preserved with this Vinegar and to it they owe their excellent keeping qualities and much of their flavor. It is an ABSOLUTELY PURE White Vinegar of smooth de licate flavor, having sufficient strength to neutralize the water in vegetables and preserve them It is also a very superior and healthful vinegar for table and general use. I sell the best of every thing in Food Products at reasonable prices. S. H. Thornton iM'CMSI-PtH-BIIROWI If you average the cost price of J-M Asbestos Roofing over djk the period of years it is in service, you will see that “J-M” is pm cheaper to use than any other prepared roof.ng. Being made of Asbestos, an indestructible mineral, it is permanently durable, i and as it doe3 not require any coating or painting, its first cost is |||ppj ' Asbestoside is an Asbestos Sheathing and is the most eco- | fflfl&M) nomieai, durable and easily applied siding known. Ak for samples and prices. H.W. JOHNS-MANVILLE CO. Wk I 1 DO HOT OVER-LOOK j THE GASOLINE ENGINE You make a mistake if you think you can run your |e farm economically or profitably without a gasoline engine. ~ Do not overlook the possibilities of a gasoline engine for farm use. A gasoline engine will furnish power to do- tho g hundred and one little jobs about your farm which make farm work drudgery if hand, wind or horse power is used, x he gasoline engine is so reliable, so simple, so safe, and so economical to operate that you can not afford to over look it Of all the gasoline engines on the market, the H. C. engine stands first because it is designed by men EE who understand the requirements oi a practical and cheap == gj3 jga farm power. == se L H.'C. engines are made in sizes from 1 to 25 horse power in vertical or fc horizontal stationary and portable types. LjJ We have one that will fit your needs. Call yyf on us and we wilt gladly explain. Sj jp For sale by CARTER & WATKINS