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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 -4 ivi mo f 10 0 4 44- *>> i iKJki £,uuutmvv.u. “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 ggggg 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 gggg 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