Newspaper Page Text
OfFICJAL ORGAN
OF
bi tts county
THE BEST PAPER IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST COUNTY IN THE BEST STATE IN THE BEST COUNTRY.
FORTY-FIRST YEAR.
SENATOR HOKE SMITH *
OPPOSED NEGRO
Atlanta, Ga , Aug. 7. —In the
light of Senator Smith’s well known
position on the negro question,
there was something extremely pe
culiar in the way rumors gained
.firculation a short time ago that
the senator had urged the confirm
ation of a negro who was appoint
ed register of the treasufy in
Washington. It is suspected here
by the senator’s friends that the
story was originally sent out with
full knowledge of its falsity in an
effort to hurt Senator Smith.
Asa matter of fact, the Senator
has been making a vigorous pro
test against the confirmation of the
negro, and even before the story in
question was published,, he had
stated to President Wilson that he
would oppose the confirmation on
the floor of the senate.
The position of register of the
treasury is one that has long been
set aside to be held by a negro,
but several weeks ago Senator
Smith expressed his opposition to
the appointment of a negro and
deck _ ed point blank that the ad
ministration ought to appoint a
white man.
J. P. WILLIAMS DEAD.
Atlanta, August 7.—Jesse P.
Williams, one of Georgia's most
widely known citizens passed over
the great divide 1 uesday at noon,
at the age of 70.
Mr. Williams was one of the
greatest naval store men in the
south. He was also a very large
donator to Kmor> College, Oxford,
giving large sums to the Methodist
institution.
SEWERAGE BONRS VALIDATED.
The issue of $23,000 bonds for
sewerage were validated bv Judge
Daniel in Griffin Saturday. There
Avas no hitch in technicalities and
they were promptly passed on. All
that lies between actual work on
rfhe systen is the time that will be
consumed in the sale of the bonds.
Work will probably begin late m
the fall.
FURS UNION WAREHOUSE
HELD MEETING.
The annual meeting of the direc
tors of the Farmers Union Ware
house was held Tuesday, almost
the whole day being consumed m
transacting business and electing
° s. y. Smith was elected pres
ident; Capt. F. L. Walthall re
taining the office of secretary. Ihe
directors elected are : J. D Brown
lee W. )• Garr,' H- L. Gray, J.
Matt Me Michael and G. P. ban
ders. Auditors are: F. L. Wai
, n r F McMichael.
Ih i, r Am Gaston was elected
and Mr. W. C. Hond
scales ma n.
TRANSCONTINENTAL WALKER.
Another Weston, the walking
fiend, passed through Jackson and
neighboring towns this week, on a
trip from Florida to San Francisco.
.t j: r Cevmour, who is
The partv, tv. .1 ■
making the trip is a man of long
newspaper experience. having
spent thirty years in the field.
The trip will be completed in time
x Panama Exposition m 191n.
for tue i anam-* r
„ f.vr-leir-edcalt with two
lip klhS * lotil b*
, n c',n-’ders and backs, by the
exhibition of which he defrays his
Something rare to hear
of, isu ‘ it?
THE JACKSON ARGUS.
FIVE MORE OATS FOR
THE GEORGIA SOLONS
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 7. —With
only one more week of life, it has
begun to be evident that about the
only thing for which the 1913
Georgia legislature will go down
in history has been its effor in con
junction with Governor John M.
Slaton to set the state’s finances on
a more satisfactory basis. The
legislature is doing its best to
straighten out the tangled financial
situation of the state and make the
outgo from the treasury commen
surate with the income. But out
side of this and measures that re
late to it, very little of note has
been accomplished.
Several measures have been
passsed, however, that will tend to
modernize and make more efficient
the criminal court procedure and
the handling of convicts in Geor
gia.
EMPIRE BUGGY COMPANY
LANDED BIG DEAL SATURDAY
The Empire Buggy Company
landed a big deal wjieu Mr. S. P.
Nichols last Saturday sold a large
order for 100 buggies, 50 for im
mediate shipment, to Mr. W. F.
Stark, of Commerce, Ga. Mr.
Stark will be remembered by Jack
son people, having married Miss
Bessie Daughtry. This order was
secured against fierce competition,
and speaks well of a substantial
Jackson made buggy—the Empire.
THE FARMER'S VACATION.
The crops are now laid by and
the farmer is enjoying his vacation.
The business and professional man
is always put to it as to how and
where he will spend his vacation,
but it is not so with the farmer.
He just simply turns old “Beck” in
the pasture and retires to the shady
woods, inclines himself on the
roots of a majestic oak and is soon
in the land of dreams, and when
be awakes from his slumber he
goes on a watermelon scout among
his neighbors. And then comes
the juicy peach that it would take
the eloquence of Cicero to describe,
then a stroll through the soft dim
woods and hear the squirrel as he
barks in the hammock, then a sun
set inspection of the rustling corn
as it whispers peace to the world
and all mankind, and then retire
for the night in peace with all the
world. The next day take a trip to
the river, pull up his fish basket,
goes in swimming and brings a big
lot of fish home and has as fine
breakfast Rockefeller. 'Phis is the
wav the fanner is spending his va
cation. Can tbe world best it.'
We think not. Rafe Tames is the
champion watermelon grower of
the countv, and besides he is a
crackerjaek farmer. And, liv the
way vve notice that Uncle Ram is
fixing to loan the banks fifty nii’-
lion dollars to move the cotton and
grain crop. Now tbe question is
will this make the price of cotton
anv better, or will the banks take
this tnotiev and go into the mark
ets and help depress the price of
cotton, buv it nn and speculate on
it; or next spring when the farmer
needs money can he borrow it at
anv lower rate of interest. If the
government loans this mcnev to the
banks at 4 percent, will the banks
still expect 12 per cent, of the
farmer? We hope the bank* can
get this money, but if the farmer
can’t share in some of its benefits
where does it come in that there is
much to it.
Ppowhandi.es.
FOR SALE. —Old newspapers, 10c
| a bundle. Large quantity on hand
| Apply at THE ARGUS office.
I Interested party wants
!to who in Jacksoncan play
ichess. Phone iif>:
JACKSON. BUTTS COUNTY. GEORGIA. FRIDAY. AUGUST 8. 1913
GUESTS AT HOTEL ELOER,
INDIAN SPRING, GEORGIA
Jno. Harvey and wife, Willston, Fla.;
Mrs. R. T. Powell, Green’s Cut; Mrs.
J. W. Parker, Millen; Mrs. J. W. Free
man, Sylvania; Mrs. J. W. Parker, .lr.,
Millen; W. T. Freeman, Sylvania; Mrs.
L. M. McConnell, Atlanta; Mrs. F. O.
McConnell, Waco, Texas; Miss Lillian
Afitchell, Atlanta; Mrs. J. G. Rosseau,
Waco, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. E. H.
Smith, Lilly; Mrs. T. R. Smith, Vienna;
Miss Mary Smith, Vienna; Miss Sara
English, Lawson; Miss Pauline Nichol
son, Richland; C. V. Freeman, Sylvania;
Miss Ruby McConnell, Adrian; Mrs. E.
H. McGeiiee, Columbus; W. R. Allan,
Atlanta; G. H. Hunter, Atlanta; L. P.
Grange, Hazlehurst; J. M. Nowell and
wife, Monroe; Miss Juiia Nowell, Mon
roe; Miss Mary Nowell, Monroe; John
and Newton Nowell, Monroe; Mrs. W.
D. Mays, Holton; S. A. Brians, Daw
son;W. G. Mathis, Dawson; J. J. Ken
nedy, Dawson; Mrs. H. C. Dukes, Val
dosta; H. H. Ezell, Shady Dale; J. O.
Culpepper and family, Perry; J. L.
Yarbrough, Springdale; J. I). Crumbley
and wife, Lumpkin, Ga.; Miss M. A.
Daniel, Lumpkin; Mrs. G. R. Ellis,
Georgetown; Mrs. G. W. Newton and
children, Forsyth; L. L. Roberts, Ft.
Gaines; Dr. L. Gay, Georgetown; R. A.
Henderson, Jr., Ft. Myers, Fla.; Mrs.
R. A .Henderson, Ft. Myers, Fla.;
Frank Henderson, Ft. Myers. Fla.; Ma
rie Henderson, Ft. Myers, Fla.; $. L.
Buxton and wife, Pinehurst; Mrs. C. A.
Howell, Branford, Fla.; Mr. C. A. How
ell, Branford, Fla.; Louis and Dorothy
Howell, Branford, Fla.; Mrs. L. N.
Haley, Clearwater, Fla.; Nina Thorn
ton, Clearwater, Fla.; Capt. Jack T.
Taylor, Atlanta; Miss Agnes Smoak,
Perry; J. W. McKenzie and wife. Per
ry; Miss Ellen Smith, Ludowici; W. O.
Pritchard, Atlanta; Mr. and Mrs. Le-
Roy Duncan, Atlanta; Mrs. M. Lewis,
Macon; D. D. Bush, Headland, Ala.;
Mrs. (.’. B. Chapman, Sandersville; Miss
Eloise Chapman, Sandersville; Mrs. W.
J. Summerlin, Sandersville; H. L.
Wacker, Dublin; S. D. Perry, Dublin;
H. D. McCarley, Atlanta; E. L. Curry,
Dublin; Mrs. F. S. Curry, Dublin; J. T.
Kemp, Scutland; Walter Simons, Mc-
Rae; Dan Poxworth, Mcßae; Geo. 11.
Harris, Mcßae; Mis. F. M. Sinky, At
lanta; B. H. Newsom, and wife, Rey
nolds; D. T. Stone, McDonough; Misses
Lawler, Lakeland, Fla.; Mrs. J. D.
Crum, Bartow, Fla.; A. A. Smoak and
wife, Perry; M. F. Flournoy and wife,
Monticello; W. E. Miller, Macon; F. E.
Cook, Macori; W. T. Hooten, North
Carolina; Miss Jessie Barnes, Macon;
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Bryee, Brycevillc;
William Bryce, Alwyn Bryce, Miss Ja
nie Bryce, Mrs. G. W. Bryce, Miss Ma
mie Bryce, Miss Annie Bryce, Miss An
nie Morgan, Bryceville; W. C. Patrick,
Miss Mary Almond, Miss Louise Al
mond, Conyers; M. Lichenstein and
boys, Atlanta, D. M. Dismuke, Atlanta;
l)r. Daniel Morrison, Atlanta; J. F.
Nash, F. L. Neds, E. E. Leach, R. E.
Love, Atlanta; J. R. MeLamb, Mrs. AI
len, B. N. Barron, Macon; C. A. Kribus,
Atlanta; H. C. Mullen, C. M. Kimbell,
Jackson; Miss lone Reason, J. E.
VVeelen, G. E. Goode, Mrs. Luna Mer
rick, E. E, Miilican, Atlanta; W. H.
Weeks and wife, Miss Lois Weeks, Miss
Clara Weeks, Miss Marion Wbeks, Jno.
W. Weeks, Decatur; J. R. Fambro, A.
G. Fambro, Paul Fambro, L.. 11. Smith,
Geo. Williams, I). G. Sims, J. K. Rey
nolds, Barnesville.
Go =====*====^^
After
Business
i
in a business way the
advertising way. An ad
in this paper offers the
maximum service at the
minimum cost, it
reaches the people of j
the town and vicinity
you want to reach.
Try It
l ..., — jt Pays
It terior of the Central Georgia lower Company's Dynamo Room at
tbe Big Dam near Jackson.
CITY COURT QUESTION
FURNISHES LIVELY TIMES
No cue who has watched with
great interest the agitation about
the city court question would have
fbr a moment thought that the pro.
and c6n committees which went to
| Atlanta last week to confer with
the bouse committee as to abolish
ing thfe court would get into serious
difficulties with each other,
j Thfc unexpected came and they
waxed warm and wratby. •
Thfe story as to how the lively
row started reached us and we
herewith give it to our readers.
While the argument was going
on before the special judiciary
committee, one of the speakers
stuck the match to the kerosene
when he ventured to assert that
seventy-five per cent of the people
of the county favored the court.
Immediately one of the “cons”
challenged and declared that this
was not true, but that seventy-five
per cent opposed it. That was
the tragic beginning.
It is said that with greater feroc
ity than the Balkans possessed in
their civil war these same men
precipitated such an argumentive
clash that the chairman couldn’t!
get order and threatened several
times to call the seargant-at-anns
to lock up the unruly visitors.
Doesn’t that “jar you,” and yet
strike you as humorous, to think
the city court question should
create a scene like that in the state
capitol ?
Anyway the committee passed
favoraby on the abolition of the
court, and tbs house passed it also.
Itisnow up to the senate. Col.
Searcy will introduce the hill.
Almost Right.
It was in the kindergarten. A re
view on the subject of "The Indian”
was in progress. "Now, children,”
beamed the teacher, "who can remem
ber what the Indian woman is
called ?” There was an Interval of
profound silence; then an eager voice
piped up: “I know, teacher; squab.”
Steadfastness Key to Success.
Many a man fails in life not because
be lacks ability or enthusiasm, or a
general dee! re to get on In the world,
but because he lacks steadfastness of
purpose.
Her Reward.
Goodfellow (with newspaper)
"Here’s an old bachelor in Ohio died
and left all his money to the woman
who rejected him.’’ Cynlcus—"And
yet they say there is no gratitude in
the world.”
Why March Is Shortest Month.
A Kansas girl observes that March
Is the shortest month of the year "be
cause the wind blows three days out
every week.”
Five room house for
rent, known as the Pes
pass place. See C. W,
Buchanan.
House for rent corner
Mulberry and College sts.
alter Sept i Apply to
firs. Y. A. Wright
THE FARMER AND
THE HONEY BEE
(Written by Hal Riviere for the
Argus.)
Most people think of a bee as
a vindictive insect with a very
sharp tail. They think the bee
is always looking for a person
with the idea of using him for
a pin cushion, but such is far
from being the case. Miss Bee
(for such she is, only the queen
bee attaining the dignity of
marriage and the honor of being
addressed as Mrs.) has certain
rights and privileges and when
she encounters any one who she
thinks is trespassing or is about
to begin or has been trespassing
upon these rights and privileges,
she asserts her feminine, nature
and fights for her honor, home
and babies. But handled tact
fully and with gentleness, she is
good tempered and slow to an
ger, and deserves a more inti
mate acquaintance on the part
of all, but of farmers and fruit
growers especially.
One of the most beautiful
things in the world and one that
shows the love of the Creator
for His creatures, is the depen
dence of those creatures upon
each other. The bee must have
honey and pollen in order to live.
The flower must be fertilized by
having N the pollen placed in the
proper spot in the stigma. As
an inducement to the bee to per
forin this operation, the flower
secretes a sweet juice called nec
tar and as the bee visits the
flower to get the nectar, she
brushes the pollen grains a
gainst the stigma and in that
way makes payment for the nec
tar that she takes and converts
into honey.
It is fascinating to watch the
bee at work on a flower. The op
eration described above may be
easily seen if one watches the
bee at work on the common field
flower called the May Pop,
[which is in full bloom in most
waste places at this time of the
year. The parts of the flower
that brush the bee on the back
as she works are called stamens
and they are the organs that
produce the pollen. As the bee
works under the stamens, she
brushes off the pollen and be
' comes covered with it. As she
visits other flowers this pollen
is brushed off and corhes in con
tact with the stigmas, one grain
of pollen entering each stigma.
I As thousands of grains of pollen
are produced in excess of what
lis required for fertilizing the
'stigmas, the bee takes as much
as she can hold on her legs and
takes it home to use as food for
I the bee babies. This is known
as bee-bread.
Some small part of the flow
ers may be fertilized by the
wind, but by fay the great ma
jority are dependent on the
honey bee and other insects of
the same family. A scarcity of
bees in a section will result in
imperfect fertilization and a
consequent fall off in the quan
tity of fruit. Also, the fruit that
is produced is more than likely
to he small and imperfectly
formed; frequently, much of
this imperfect fruit would fall
early, as it seems nature does
not like to produce much of an
inferior quality.
Cotton, peas, beans and all
j flowering plants are geatly help
ed in the quantity and quality of
j their yield by having near a suf
ficient number of bees to insure
thorough fertilization. Aside
! from the question of the honey
they will give, it will pay every
j farmer and orchardist to keep a
•few colonies of bees on the place.
! A few dollars invested in some
'good, up-to-date hivqs so the
bees can be easily and properly
looked after, will prove one of
the best investments the careful
'farmer ever made. Old-fashion -
jed box hives are very unsatis
factory.
Pees, in order to give the best
results, like everything else
need some attention at certain
reasons of the year, but such is
‘heir fascination, this becomes a
pleasure after one becomes fa
miliar with their habits. Prop
erly cared for, they will add
'many dollars to the pocket book
Best Advertising
Medium in
Middle Georgia
COVINGTON INVITES THE
GEORGIA EDITORS
The following item was clip-
ped from the Covington Neivs.
As that city is near us, Jackson
should support it. Besides, a
program could be arranged so
as to permit the editors to visit
the big dam, Indian Springs and
our city on a day’s trip. We
certainly favor Covington and
hope she will be selected as the
meeting place for 1914.
Upon information from Pres
ident McCutcheon, over long
distance phone, no place has
been set as yet for the 1914
meeting of the Georgia Weekly
Press Association. The Mayor
and Council of the City of Cov
ington, at their regular meet
ing Monday night, issued a for
mal invitation to the editors to
Come here for their next meet
ing. The invitation is as fol
lows :
To the Georgia Weekly Press
Association:
The Mayor and City Council
of this city cordially invite the
members of your Association to
hold their. 1914 convention in
our city. We pledge you a hear
ty welcome, and a royal good
time in the biggest and best lit
tle city in Georgia.
George T. Smith, Mayor
Dr. L. Robinson,
Dr. A. S. Hopkins,
R. A. Norris,
J. T. Swann,
R. E. Stephenson,
W. Cohen, Councilmen.
T. J. Shields, Clerk.
That Covington is the logical
place to hold a meeting of any
state body, can very readily be
seen. We have geographically
and otherwise, in which the rail
road facilities for handling the
crowd, and we have the hospita
ble people to take care of this
crowd while they are here. We
have progressive business men
who will lend every effort to
making the occasion a success in
every way.
The executive committee of
the association will decide upon
the place to hold the convention
at their next meeting, to be call
ed some time in the near future,
and if Covington puts up the
right fight for it she can get it
without any doubt.
This will be the biggest and
best advertisement that Coving
ton, or any other town for that
matter, could possibly obtain.
Covington is known throughout
the state for her beautiful
homes, her beautiful shaded
driveways and avenues; her
hospitality and her high social
position in the state and her
reputation for her royal manner
of entertaining.
Covington needs this conven
tion and she means to get it, if
it takes a strenuous fight to land
it.
of their owner.
Every bee keeper should have
that great book, “The A P C and
X Y Z of Pee Keeping,” pub
lished by the A. I. Root Cos., Me
dina, Ohio. It is really all the
name implies and will be worth
[dollars to any one interested in
bees, whether for pleasure or
[ profit. The price is $2.00.
This book and a few colonies
lof bees will in many cases, solve
, the problem of keeping the boy
|on the farm and will give him
lan insight into the ways of na
ture that will prove of untold
value to him. It will open up a
new world to any thoughtful
boy and association with his lit
tle pets will make him more in
sympathy with all the world.
Py all means, keep some bees.
If not for profit, keep them for
pleasure; if it seems there will
be no pleasure in the keeping of
them, then get some anyhow for
what they will teach to the boys
and girls. But any way, Mr.
Farmer, KEEP BEES.
Bave the Middle-Aged.
‘‘Save the babies.” was the cry of
the last decade. “Save the middle
aged,” will be the cry of this. The
real race suicide is not in the insuffi
ciency of births, but in the inade
quate knowledge of the diseases of
maturity and in the inadequate care
and prevention of these diseases.—
Richard Barry, in the Century.
NO. 27