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THE jaeKSON HRGUS.
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Published every Friday at SI.OO a year. Koto red at Jackson Postoffice
as second class matter by H. M. Shaver.
H. M. SHAVER, Lessee, Editor and Publisher
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF BUTTS COUNTY.
FRIDAY, OCT. 18. 1918.
Perhaps babies are so expensive
because the stork has such a long
bill. —Macon News.
The cattle tick is a pest that is
dangerous to the industry and the
law of the state should be rigidly en
forced in that connection. The peo
ple of this county who handle cattle
are heartily in favor of it.—Thomas
vilie Times.
Steel plate has dropped two dollars
per ton since the passing of the tariff
bill. The Florida Times-Union asks
that something be now tried out that
we can eat or wear. —Athens Banner.
Fourteen counties in Georgia arc
now free from the cattle tick. Ihe
other 133 counties are still under
quarantine. Dr. Peter F. Bahnsen,
an eminent veterinarian, said a few
days ago in Atlanta: “Ridding the
state of the cattle tick means thous
ands of dollars a year to live stock
raisers, for with the tick out of the
way it is possible to raise cattle for
profit in Georgia as well as any
where else. With Georgia as one of
the largest producing states for cot
tonseed meal in the Union and this
state being rapidly freed of the cat
tle tick, it would seem that Georgia
is destined to become a great cuttle
raising state.” We trust that Clay
farmers will be more than casually
interested in Dr. Bahnsen’s state
ments. There ure many thousands
of acres of fine grass land in this
county. —Southwest Georgian.
WALKING ALONG RAILROAD
TRACKS DANGEROUS!
“He was in the habit of walking
home at nights along the railroad
tracks,” says a newspaper account of
the death of a minister of the Gos
pel who was recently killed by a
freight train near a Georgia city'. A
college graduate, a man far above
the average in intelligence, and a use
lul citizen, yet this man by his daily
habits, formed probably because the
railroad track offered smoother walk
ing than the public road, did nothing
less than invite the fate which finally
overtook him. Commenting on this
dungerous practice the Atlanta Jour
nal says editorially:
“The loss of fourteen lives in a
wreck would loom forth as a national
horror; yet statistics show that there
is an average of fourteen deaths ev
ery day caused by the dangerous cus
tom of walking on railroad tracks or
otherwise trespassing on such prop
erty. It is estimated, indeed, that
in this manner occur more than half
the fatalities incident to railroads inJ
the United States; and the majority
of persons thus killed are not tramps
but children and valued citizens.
"The time has come when the pub
lic should take serious note of this
record with its grim warning to all
who are accustomed to use railroad
tracks as a common highway. The
transportation companies are exert
ing themselves to end this peril and
the Interstate Commerce Commission
has spoken to the same purpose. Af
ter all, however, it is upon the indi
vidual that responsibility must rest;
it is popular sentiment and popular
judgment that must correct this evil.
Five thousand lives a year is a ter
rible sacrifice to carelessness. It can
be reduced and prevented only
through individual recognition of the
great risk in walking on a railroad
track.
"This matter should now bo of pe
culiar concern to the South where
railway traffic is fast increasing. In
Georgia and neighbor states many
more trains are in operation today
than ten or even five years ago and
their number is continually multiply
ing. The danger to pedestrians who
venture on the tracks is accordingly
more and more serious. It is far
better to stick to the muddiest high
way or the roughest woodland path
than to take the deadly chance of fol
lowing a railroad track simply be
cause the latter affords easier walk
ing.
“Much emphasis is now laid on the
need of greater caution in the traffic
of crowded cities but it is scarcely
less important to remember that in
rural districts und in the open coun
try there lies a constant jeopardy of
life to everyone who walks on a rail
road track.”
A BUSINESS REPORT
FOR ATLANTA-OCT. 19
Atlanta, Ga.—Bank deposits at
this time in Atlanta are greater than
at any period in the history of the
city. This is true not only of com
mercial accounts, but more country
banks are keeping reserve accounts
here and these are larger in amount
than in the past. Ideal weather for
gathering the cotton crop has contin
ued during the past week and that
staple is being marketed rapidly. This
is causing a very large demand for
currency at interior points and re
sults in an increased volume of bus
iness throughout the State. Cotton
is bringing a satisfactory price and
it is also believed that the corn crop
is one of the largest in the history
of the state. There has been some
[falling off in the volume of dry goods
shipments, purchases being smaller
in amount. -Hardware trade shows
an increase as do shoes, hats, over
alls and other wearing apparel. The
demand for woodenware and furni
ture is improving. Collections are
coming in well and retailers are dis
counting their purchases freely. In
the city, retail trade is also improv
ing and labor is well employed, al
though a scarcity of farm hands is
noted in some sections of the state.
Building permits show a decrease
from last year, but this is due to a
number of permits for large struc
tures that were taken out during
1912, the actual work of construction
being done in 1913. There is also
some revival in real estate, but not
apparently much of a speculative na
ture and sales in realty are not as
large as at times in the past.
Macon, Ga.—Trade conditions with
both jobbers and retailers are report
ed quite favorable and sales are said
to be somewhat in excess of last year
at this time. With a large cotton
crop for Georgia already made and
partly harvested, and unanticipated
high prices for the staple, it is evi
dent that collections will be excellent.
—Dun’s Weekly Review.
Atlanta, Ga. “The wickedest
mother-in-law in the world” is de
scribed by L. C. Thurman in a di
vorce suit now pending in the Fulton
Superior Court, in which he blames
the mother-in-law aforesaid for the
separation.
Ihe woman is described in the pe
tition and evidence as a regular fe
male Bluebeard who has. made away
with five husbands under mysterious
circumstances, or made them so mis
erable that they left her.
“She neither believed in God nor
the Devil,” says Thurman, and gives
the following account of her five
marriages:
Husband number l she deserted
leaving two children on his hands.
Husband number 2 she treated
with such cruelty that he deserted
her.
Husband Number 3 she swore false
ly against and had him thrown into
prison by wrongfully accusing him
of a horrible crime.
Husband number 4 died under
mysterious circumstances.
Husband number 5 she shot.
Thurman says his own marital
toubles are the result of a wicked
conspiracy hatched by his mother-in
law to get his property.
Dried Plants Shown in Millions.
Kew gardens. London, England, pos
sesses one of the biggest collections
of dried plants In the world —a col
lection which Is constantly being add
ed to by travelers and scientific insti
tutions in all parts of the globe. To
show how huge this collection really
Is, one bequest, that of Sir W. O.
Hooker, contained no fewer than two
million apeclmeus of dried plants.
Fone Ate.
Its new, clean and fresh.
Fone Ate.
Bank Notes That Talk.
Bank notes that speak have been
patented by an English Inventor, to
baffle forgers. The edge of the note la
psrforated so that, when placed In a
phonograph, the rough edge generates
aound waves that form words. A dis
puted note placed In the machine
would say. for instance, "1 am a genu
ine ave-pound note.”
I
Need of the Under Dog.
The under dog wants no sympathy;
what he wants is asststaaoe.
FLOVILLA NEWS.
Rev. I- 0. Woodruff spent the
week end with friends at Jefferson
ville.
• • •
.Mr. Miller and .Miss Myra spent
Thursday in Jackson.
* * *
Mrs. Senie Torbet attended the
Torbet-McMichael wedding at Cork
Wednesday.
* * *
Mrs. J. A. Maddox of Macon spent
the week-end with relatives.
• • •
Mr. D. S. Goodson of Savannah
was the guest Sunday of home folks.
• • •
Mrs. J. F. Greer had as her guest
Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Redman
and little sons Frank and Sam of
Griffin, Miss Pearl Maddox of Jack
son and Misses Myra Miller and Ada
Sharpe.
• • •
Mr. G. W. Key of Kentucky spent
the week end with home folks.
• • •
Mr. Gordon Roberson of Rome was
a visitor here Sunday.
• • •
Dr. A. F. White spent Tuesday in
Atlanta.
* * *
Mrs. L. E. Edwards and little
daughter Eugene will leave in a few
days for a week’s visit in Macon.
* * *
Mrs. W. W. Preston’s friends are
glad to see her out again after her
recent illness.
• • •
Misses Agnes and Eunice Bryant
spent Thursday in Jackson.
* * *
Mrs. McCullom of Atlanta is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Wrenn.
Mr. Troupe Smith spent Sunday
at Tallapoosa.
* * *
Mrs. Lucy Douglass will leave in
a few days for New York City.
where she will spend the winter.
• • •
Miss Myra Miller entertained a
few friends very informally Monday
afternoon.
• • •
Little Miss Katherine Maddox en
tertained a number of her friends
Saturday afternoon at a birthday
party. Misses Nelle Gardner and
Annie Reed Maddox assisted in en
tertaining. Merry games were en
joyed and later a delicious ice course
was served.
WHENEVER YOU VISIT
JACKSON
Be Sure to Get Your
Meals at
Greek-American
Restaurant.
Fresh Fish, Oysters and
Quick Lunches
PROMPTLY SERVED.
Pure Food Excellently
Cooked.
Reasonable Prices.
Phone 204.
“Something good to eat
All the time.”
AUCTION SALE.
On the first Tuesday in
November, at the court house,
10 Ai M. six (6) shares of
stock ot the First Farmers
Hauk, Jacksou, Ga., will be
sold to the highest bidder.
W. C. StodghiU and
R. F. Welch
Administrators T- A. King.
Avoid Argument at Table.
Nothing la a better accompaniment
to a meal than lively, cheerful con
versation. But be who Introduces at
the table an unpleasant topic or starts
an argument that may arouse animos
ity or be pursued too earnestly is not
fit company for man or beast. He la
Imperiling the digestion of every one
present.
Your eatables are kept
from dust, flies or other
impurities at The Ocmul
gee. Phone 8.
Talking.
Money talks, hut ao do persona h>
•aren't any money.—Albany Journal
The Range Beautiful
Efficient, Durable.
All- wo.vs Preferable
That is why we want you to see THE SOUTH BEND MALLEABLE, the only
Range with Patented Keystone Copper-Bearing Allumiuum-Fused Flues. Let us tell
you all about this wonderful metal. Everybody wants a range that will best resist
rust and corrosion.
You are going to have the opportunity of investigating
this range, and learning much about ranges in general, next
week. We wiU have an expert here for the week beginning
October 13th—next Monday morning. Be sure to come.
Dempsey Hardware
Company,
Phone 80, - Jackson, Georgia.
Zhc JSest (bropbet of
tbe future is tbe (bast.
For more than thirteen years the First National Bank of Jackson has meant “best” and
is pleased to place at the disposal of its customers the facilities gained during this period of
continuous service aud growth, confidently believing it can meet every requirement of the
most discriminative.
Put not your trust in money
But put your money in trust.
We pay interest on time certificates of deposit.
The First National Bank of Jackson,
Abolition of War.
On one occasion Mr. Mason came In
to Mr. Summer’s office and found him
engaged In writing an address to be
delivered before a peace society. After
a little good-natured banter on the
part of Mr. Mason and an equally
good-natured defense of hla views by
Mr. Summer, the former, rising to take
hla leave, said: "Well, Summer, yon
may be right, but I should just as soon
think of joining a society for the sup
pression of thunder and lightning aa a
society for the suppression of war.”—
Prom Memoir of Jeremiah Mason, by
Q. S. Hillard.
Interruption* at Meals.
Never disturb a man when he la eat
ing. Not only does it Irritate him,
but It actually Interrupts his digestion.
No man who knows anything about
dogs will ever disturb an animal at
hla meal. To call away a dog when
he Is gnawing a bone is cruel aa well
aa dangerous. A cat that la worrying
a mouse will scratch and bite If inter
rupted.
Swedish Employment Bureau.
Tha Swedish government operates
public employment bureaus. Their
•orvloea are free ot obarge.
Imitation Diamonds.
The whits eapphtre, the white topas
and rock crystal are commonly sold aa
diamonds, but more often Imitations
are made of glass. To recognize these
glass Imitations, treatment with acids
la also recommended, which removes
the polish on the facets, while it does
not affect the diamond, ruby, sapphire
or emerald. However, an Imitation
made of glass yields to the hardness
last, so that a chemical test Is supar
fluous.
To Care s Cold in One Day
TakeLAXATTVE BROtfO Quinine. It etepe tbs
Coach tod Headache and works at the CaM.
moaer if U f,iU *• °*,re
£. W. GROVE S mature M each hex. Me.