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Jackson Progress-Argus
Published Every Friday.
J. DOYLE JONEB, Editor and Pub.
Subscription $1 a Year
Entered as second-class matter at the
post office at Jackson, Ga.
Telephone No. 166.
Official Organ Butts County
And the City of Jackson.
What the kaiser has really got
is hellitis.
When boosting your home town
don't whisper—shout.
TO CANDIDATES
The political campaign is now
rounding into form and a brief
statement may be appropriate.
All announcements of county
officers, only, will be inserted in
the Progress-Argus at the rate of
$5.00. This fee must be paid
cash. No deviation will be made
from this rule.
Candidates desiring political
cards will be charged the regular
advertising rates. Provided, that
no scurrilous or libelous cards
will be printed in these columns.
The Progress-Argus will play
no favorites in this campaign.
Every candidate must pay for
what he gets and in return will
be treated with consideration,
fairness and impartiality.
Gasoline and potash are among
the best known high flyers.
Early primaries seem to be fa
vored by all the candidates.
What has become of the old
fashioned man who said a boil
was worth five dollars?
Five thousand candidates in
Georgia running under full steam
is enough to make it hot for the
voter.
Gypsy Smith is trying to clean
tip Macon. Probably trying to
(jet ready for the removal of the
capital.
Now that the government is
going to co-operate with the state (
authorities in enforcing the pro
hibition law, the lot of the blind
tiger will be harder and harder. ;
The recall election in Atlanta
was a merited rebuke to a crowd
of soreheads and fanatics. There
are always enough soreheads in
any community to stir up a lot of
devilment.
Judge Speer is going to fine
moonshiners SI,OOO each in the
future. The judge must expect
them to make money in dry old
Georgia.—Savannah Press.
At that the dispensers of moun
tain dew ought to be able to pay
the fine if unmolested a few
weeks, particularly after May 1.
A bank in Jacksonville ran a
page ad in a paper in that city
and increased the number of its
savings depositors by nearly 500
in one day. Still, many neswpa
pers find it a very difficult matter
to get the banks to advertise.
Tifton Gazette.
This, too, when the national
“thrift” campaign is being push
ed and people are urged to save
their earnings.
Little Joe Brown is still one of
the state's best card writers. He
seems to have the real facts in
the Stripling case.
Some men may be capacitated
to run their own business, but
make a mess of trying to run the
politics of the community.
Something worse than the hen
pecked husband has been found.
It is the office holder who wears
the collar of a political boss.
Some day, some sweet day, we
hope to see a candidate have
nerve enough to run on his man
hood without making a lot of fool
promises to deceive the voters.
Voters seem to be swatting city
courts with consistent regularity
whenever opportunity presents
itself. Butts, Monroe and Jas
per, adjacent counties, have abol
ished their city courts within the
last few months.
A Georgia legislator gets four
dollars a day, and spends about
twice that amount.--Rome Tri
bune-Herald.
This is not always true. Some
of them go there and clear as
much as $2.75 a day.—Savannah
Press.
Referring to the old fellow who
carried his week's rations to At
lanta in a shoe box?
The Henry County Weekly, of
McDonough, is now under the
management of Mr. J. A. Fouche,
a veteran and experienced news
paper man. The first issue of the
paper showed marked improv
ment and when Mr. Fouche hits
his true stride he will no doubt
give Henry county the best paper
it ever had. The return of this
veteran craftsman to the work he
loves so well is a real acquisition
by the weekly press of Georgia.
THE COUNTY FAIR
Whatever Butts county intends
to do about a fair this fall should
be done now. The people who
make exhibits of agricultural pro
duets, poultry, livestock and oth
er articles, want some time to
get ready and furthermore they
want to know the premiums of
ferred. The premium list should
be put out as early as possible,
certainly during January or Feb
ruary.
If Butts proposes to continue
in the fair business the associa
tion must be placed on a better
basis. To that end a meeting of
all interested citizens should be
called right away and a permanent
organization perfected.
The county fair is a thoroughly
worth while enterprise. It is an
educational institution of the first
importance. The display of the
county’s resources, the work of
the public schools, the efforts of
the boys and girls in the demon
stration work, iseducatioa of the
kind the state needs.
Butts county has had two very
successful fairs and by no means
should this movement be given
up. All that is needed to make
the 1916 fair bigger and better is
an organization of the right sort
and the co-operation of the citi
zens throughout the county.
A WORD FOR MOTHERS
It is a grave mistake for mothers to neg
lect their aches and pains and suffer in
silence —this only leads to chronic sick*
ness and often shortens life.
If your work is tiring; if your nerves are
excitable; if yon feel languid, weary or
depressed, you should know that Scott’s
Ktnulsion overcomes just such conditions.
It possesses in concentrated form the
very elements to invigorate the blood,
strengthen the tissues, nourish the nerves
and build strength.
Scott’s is strengthening thousands oi
mothers— and will help you. No alcohol.
Scott 8t Bownc. L'loouifielJ. N. T.
MUSTANG
For Sprains, Lameness,
Sores, Cuts, Rheumatism
Penetrates and Heals .
Stops Pain At Once
Fox* Man and Beast
25c. 50c. sl. At All Dealers.
LINIMENT
YOUR HELP NEEDED
There is a nation-wide revival
of interest just now in military
matters. The country is pretty
generally behind President Wil
son’s “national preparedness’’
program. Some sort of a better
day is about to dawn for the mil
itary organization struggling
along in the country town. It
may be full pay; it certainly will
be payment of some nature.
Jackson’s military company,
the Jackson Rifles, needs your
help and co-operation. Get be
hind the officers and men and
help to make the approaching in
spection the best the company
has yet passed. Give the boys
a boost; encourage them when
ever you find an opportunity.
This branch of the Georgia Na
tional Guard has had a career of
many years service to the com
munity. The company is sup
ported for the protection of vour
life and property. A community
may not feel the need of a mili
tary company often, but when it
does need such help it needs and
wants it mighty quick.
A TEXAS WONDER.
The Texas Wonder cures kidney and
bladder troubles, dissolves gravel,
cures diabetes, weak and lame backs,
rheumatism, and all irregularities of the
kidneys and bladder in ootn men and
women. Regulates bladder troubles in
children. If not sold by your druggist
will be sent by mail on receipt of SI.OO
One small bottle is two months’ treat
ment, and seldom ever fails to perfect a
cure. Bend for testimonials from this
and other states. Dr. E. W. Hall, 2926
Olive Street, St. Louis, Mo. Sold by
druggists.
Card of Thanks
We take this means of extend
ing our many thanks toour friends
for their kindness and sympathy
shown us in our recent bereave
ment. May God reward them
with his many blessings,
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Childs.
Cut Your Store Bill
Down One Half
Tens of thousands of fanners as well a i
town and city folks cut down their store
bills one-half last year and saved money
in spite of generally short crops and re
duced wages.
Absolutely millions of dollars were
saved and countless families lived better
than ever before in the face of the cotton
crisis and general business depression.
How were these burdensome store bills
cut down? By the real money-saving
power of good home gardens, rightly
planted and kept planted and tended
through the season.
♦ Hastings 1916 Seed Catalogue tells how
to cut store bills down; tells about gar
den and farm seeds of kinds and a qual
ity that cannot be bought from your mer
chant or druggist. It's full of garden and
farm information. It’s free if you ask
for it. Write for it now. H. G. HASTINGS
CO., Atlanta, Ga.— (Advt.)
NEW ROLLER MILL
G. G. Leguin and B. F. Grant
have just installed anew Roller
Mill at Dr. Wynn’s old mill and
will appreciate the patronage of
Butts county friends. Satisfac
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“Safety First”
When you buy your drugs you
cannot afford to take any risk.
You are entitled to the pure,
FRESH, QUALITY, KIND.
That’s what you’ll find here—
QUALITY DRUGS
PURE DRUGS
FRESH DRUGS
And these drugs are compound
ed by experienced, licensed drug
gists.
Send us your
Prescriptions
And Get Them Right
Full Cigars, To
bacco,Toilet Articles,
Patent Medic ine s ,
Drug Sundries.
Get your garden seed for Fall
Planting. Fresh stock of
New Seed, full selection.
SLATON DRUG CO.
The Store
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S. H. THORNTON
JACKSON, GA.
UNDERTAKING, LICENSED EMBALMER
Full line of Caskets and Robes to select from
My careful personal 'attention giv
en to all funerals entrusted |to me
All Calls Answered Promptly Day or Night k
Day Phone 174 Night Phone l?3
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Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days
Your druggist will refund money if PAZO
OINTMENT fails to cure any case of Itching,
Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 6to 14days.
The fret c—lication gives Ease and Rest. 50c.
EMERGENCY WORK
In auto repairing requires thorough
skill. Send your car here where
skill is assured. We don’t have to
take the entire machine apart to
find out what is the matter. We
know at a glance what is wrong
and we right it as quickly and thor
ough! y as can possibly be done.
Make us prove it.
Wagner’s Garage.
Cures Old Sores, Other Remedies Won’t Cure.
The worst cases, no matter of how long standing,
are cured by the wonderful, old reliable Dr.
Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil. It relieves
Pain and Heals at the same time. 25c. 50c. SI.OO