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SEES ERA OF
GOOD BUSINESS
PRAISE FOR DEMOCRATS
V'
Business Expansion Nation
Wide Says Gentry
The following from the Colum
bus Ledger will be of interest,
showing that business is on the
up grade throughout the whole
country:
“Business was never better,
and this country is due to have
the greatest era of prosperity
that it has ever had,” said J. W.
Gentry, of Indianapolis, presi
dent of the company known from
one end of the United States to
the other, and also in foreign
climes, as “The Gentry Bros.
Dog and Pony Show.”
Mr. Gentry is in Columbus on
business with the Chero-Cola
company, in the interest of se
curing certain territory rights in
the middle west, and in speaking
about it, he said that he believed
that it was one of the best busi
ness steps that he had ever made.
He was talking in the lobby to a
number of men, and the conver
sation switched to business con
ditions over the country, and thet
circus man was asked for his
opinion.
“The whole truth of hard times
in this country has been caused by
‘stand pat,’ newspapers crying
panic times, and predicting finan
cial upheavels, in the effort to
discredit the democratic admis
'tration. They kept it up until
even before the break of the
European war the people had
become frightened and, of course
closed up on their money.
“However, Wilson was too
wise for the ‘outs who were after
the ins,’ and so the regional bank
bill was put up through congress,
and the government scattered its
money over the country, giving
the dare to Wall Street to do
something, and Wall Street saw
that they were up against some
thing they couldn’t compete
$48.30
was paid twice by farmer Thomas R. Kalm. He
kept no bank account. He paid his bills in cash.
The last time he paid a coal and feed blil he lost
the receipt. The clerk forgot to make a record
of it. The firm sent Kalm another bill. He had
no receipt showing he had paid it. The clerk
had forgotten. Kalm was sued. He paid again.
Had he kept his money in the First Farmers
Bank his check would have been his receipt.
A check always tells who
got it. Cash is silent.
FIRST FARMERS BANK
SAFE LIBERAL CONSERVATIVE
Your Account Is Invited
ITCHING ECZEMA IS A
CONSTANT BLOOD CUV
The Blood Reaches Every Part
of the Body Every Twelve
Seconds.
There are approximately 70,000,000
pores in the skin of a human body.
These connect with the blood channels
by means of little canals. These ca
nals are sometimes tilled with poisons
and the skin scales arid' blisters, gets
red and raw and becomes like so much
tissue fire.
Salves do not reach the source of the
trouble. To make the plootl pure is the
only scientific method of relief.
S. IS, S. is the greatest blood purifier
because it is a natural one. There is
no mineral of any sort in it. It is pure
ly vegetable.
So great is the fame of S. S. S. that
many substitutes trail along in various
sections of the country. They all. soon
er or later, die a natural death. S. S. S.
builds up weak and adidy blood, gives
prompt relief to almost every case of
eczema, winter tetter and other skin
maladies. You owe yourself the duty
of trying a bottle of S. S. S. Take no
substitute. Write for our free book
on skin diseases. Confidential letters
replied to bv our Medical expert. Write
Swift Specific Cos., Department 33, At
lanta, Ga.
with.
“I am a democrat from Indian
apolis, Indiana, and although I
don’t believe in everything the
president has done, his adminis
tration has certainly handled
more delicate situations than any
other one within the memory of
most of the people, and I am
sure of its success, and of the
success of Wilson as president.
“Wartimes, and the double
prices that they have brought,
together with the government
money scattered over the coun
try saved a panic, which I really
believe would have been brought
about by the “outs” shouting
panic. The good condition of
business hasn’t come about with
the aid of the whole people, but,
in spite of them, but no shouting
of hard times by these jingo
newspapers and by the party
leaders can effect the country
now.
“I travel about the country
about as much as anyone else
does, and Igo into a good many
parts that many people don’t
reach, and I guess I am in a line
to know what condition the peo
ple are in. Last fall my busi
ness started picking up, until I
was having the best that I have
fhe Quinine That Dos Not Affect The Head
Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXA
TIVE BROMO QUININE is better than ordinary
Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor'
ringing in head. Remember the full name and.
look for the signature of E. W. GROVE. 25c.
MRS. E. L. LAWSON
ANSWERS SUMMONS
Friends throughout the county
were pained to learn of the death
of Mrs. E. L. Lawson, of Flovil
la, which occurred Wednesday
morning at a private sanitarium
in Atlanta. Death was due to
apoplexy, it was said. Mrs. Law
son had been in feeble health for
some time but it was not thought
her condition was serious.
Mrs. Lawson was one of the
county’s most prominent women.
Before her marriage she was
Miss Belle Roberts, a daughter
of the late L. T. Roberts, of Cov
ington, and was a member of a
wealthy and well known family.
She was a member of the Metho
dist church and was held in high
esteem.
The surviving relatives are her
husband, Mr. E. L. Lawson, a
wealthy business man and far
mer, an only daughter, Miss Lur
line Lawson: a sister, Mrs, Lucy
Mann, of Jonesboro; a brother,
Mr. Raymond Roberts, of Cov
ington. She was a niece of Mrs.
J. W. Carmichael and Mr. A. J.
Roberts, of Jackson,
Mrs. Lawson was about 40
years of age.
The body was taken to Flovilla
Wednesday night and the funeral
was held Thursday afternoon at
1 o’clock, Rev. J. T. Pendley offi
ciating. Interment was in the
Flovilla Cemetery.
Our Jitney Offer—This and 5c
DONT Miss THIS. Cut out this
slip, enclose with five cents to Foley &
Cos., Chicago, 111., writing your name
and address clearly. You will receive
in return a trial package containing
Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound, for
coughs, colds and croup, Foley Kidney
Pills, and Foley Cathartic Tablets.—
The Owl Pharmacy, adv
ever had, and now it looks better
to me than ever before.
“This Chero-Cola is putting
the city of Columbus on the map,
and I want to get in and help it
do it. Circus business is mv
business, but then I don’t be
lieve in seeing a good thing and
then passing it up.”
T. B. Conner buys ’em—
beef cattle.
MR. KNOWLES WILL RUN
To Be Candidate For Tax
Receiver
Mr. O. B. Knowles, one of Butts
county’s well knowm citizens,
will be a candidate for Tax Re
ceiver this year, according to a
statement made by him Wednes
day. Mr. Knowles will probably
make formal announcement next
week. He is popular with the
people in all sections and is ac
quainted with hundreds of voters
and his friends predict he will run
a good race. Mr. Knowles is a
man of sterling integrity and is
well qualified to fill the duties of
the office to which he aspires.
His formal announcement will be
received with interest.
BUTTS GINS 11,604 BALES
4,301 Bales Short of The
Previous Year
There had been ginned in Butts
county to Jan. 1, 11,604 bales of
cotton. This is compared with
15,609 a year ago, showing a de
crease of 4,301 bales.
The total for Georgia to Jan. 1
was 1,906,994 bales, against 2,-
548,808 in 1915. This is a falling
off of 641,814 bales.
Wanted beef cattle, fat
or poor, T. B. Conner.
Honor Roll Flovilla School
Sixth grade—Paul Duke, Doris
Thomas, Sarah Smith, Myrtle
Thornton, Eddie Joe Cole, Kinus
Pendley.
Fifth grade—Opal Preston, Lu
cy Preston, Marjorie Thomas,
Mack Lewis.
Fourth grade—Frank Linch,
Alfred Millen, Rosa Cole, Doris
Smith, Ida May Brooks.
Third grade —Elizabeth Lewis,
Eugenia Linch, Ruby Leverette.
Second grade—Francis Allen.
COL. 0. B. STEVENS DEAD
Was Well Known in Butts
County
Colonel 0. B. Stevens, aged
68, former commissioner of agri
culture and ex-railroad commis
sioner, died at his home in At
lanta Wednesday morning, of
heart trouble. He was well and
fayorably known in Butts county.
While a member of the railroad
commission Col. Stevens was ac
tive in working for anew depot
in Jackson and thus earned the
gratitude of the people.
PROGRAM AT THE DIXIE
Friday: “The Return of Helen
Redmond.” (A 2 reel
American.) Featuring
Mr. Ed Coxen and Miss
Winifred Greenwood,
Charles Chaplin in “Be
tween Acts.” (Key
stone Comedy.)
Saturday “Dearest Gold. ” (A 2
reel Kay Bee.) Western.
“A Glimpse of the City
of Los Angeles. ” (Key
stone. )
Monday Metro feature in 5 reels.
“Always in the Way.”
Featuring Mary Miles
Minter. Special music.
Cores 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
Fain and Heals at the same time. 25c, 50c, SI.OO
PROGRESSIVE RURAL
LEADEW NEEDED
Andrew M. Soule, President Georgia
State College Of Agriculture
What are you doing as an individ
ual citizen in your community to aid
in its development and progress?
Probably there is more opposition
in the rural districts to the introduc
tion and establishment of new ideals
than elsewhere. This is in part due
to the isolation which obtains in the
open country, and to the fact that the
farmer must depend on his own judg
ment, and, therefore, formulate his
own opinions about most questions.
It is unfortunate, however, that
there should be any prejudice against
agricultural education or against agri
cultural science, for only through the
agency of science can we discover
those new truths upon which a per
manent type of practice is based. As
a matter of fact, it has been extreme
ly difficult to induce many farmers
to use preventive serum for the con
trol of hog cholera. A long and bit
ter fight has been waged to get rid
of the cattle tick, and it is only re
cently that a substantial degree of
progress has been witnessed. Farm
ers have been opposed to the introduc
tion of new and labor-saving imple
ment. They have said, for instance,
that draft horses could not be main
tained successfully on our farms. They
have thought that beef cattle could
not be raised profitably. The dairy in
dustry lias been neglected because of
the change in methods of manage
ment and practice it involves. As
many of our boys have not been sent
to college as should have been be
cause of the general belief that agri
cultural education was not worth
while. Insects have been allowed to
depredate our field and plant diseases
to ravage our crops because the sug
gestions made relative to the control
of diseases and insects were thought
to be impractical by the average farm
er.
These conditions do not represent
the ideals of the constructive type of
citizenship. The failure to utilize the
stores of knowledge at the command
of the farmer holds back progress
and militates against the development
of the community. The good citizen
endeavors to inform himself about
such matters and to aid in their wide
dissemination. Are you a good citi
zen? If not, think this matter over
seriously and assume that position of
leadership and that place of responsi
bility among your neighbors which
will enable them to secure all the
knowledge available concerning their
profession.
Dairying and Soil Fertility
W. H. Howell, Dairy Expert, Georgia
State College Of Agriculture
A ton of wheat at SI.OO a bushel
is worth $33.33, and removes $9.59
worth of soil fertility from the soil.
Com at 80c a bushel is worth $28.56
a ton and removes fertility worth
$8.60. A ton of cotton seed meal is
worth $31.92 for fertilizer. A ton of
butter, on the other hand, at 30c a
pound, is worth S6OO and contains
only 64 cents’ worth of fertility. The
only element of fertility in butter is
the small amount of nitrogen found
in tlie curd.
A dairy cow voids about 12 tons
of solid and liquid manure in a year.
Many experiments have shown that it
is worth from $2.50 to $3.50 a ton in
increased., crop yields.
The dairy man must have pasture
and hay land. His soil does not wash
and gradually increases in fertility.
Every garden spot in our state is
an example of the value of barnyard
manure.
Areas amounting in the aggregate
to 12,313 square miles and situated in
the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Lou
isiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and
Virginia, will be freed from the tick
quarantine on December 1. Previous
releases bring the total for the year’s
work to about 50,000 square miles —
the greatest area released in any one
year since systematic tick eradication
was begun in 1906. At that time there
were 741,515 square miles under quar
antine; after December 1 there will
be 465,733, or less than two-thirds ol
the original area.
j
Asa hay Johnson grass has still
further established its worth by re
cently winning a victory over timothy
hay, in a feeding test conducted by
the Mississippi A. and M. College Ex
periment Station. This home grown
Johnson grass hay proved to be not
only superior to timothy in feeding
value, but cost only about half aa
much.