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Jackson Progress - Argus Published Every Friday. J. DO YLE JON KB, Editor and Pub. Subscription $1 a Year Entered aw second-class matter at the post ofllce at Jackson, On. Telephone No. 166. Official Organ Butts County And the City of Jackson. NOTICE Cards of thanks will l>e chanced at the rate of fifty cents, minimum for 50 words and less; above 50 words will be charged at the, rate of 1 cent a word. Obituaries will be charged for at the rale of 1 cent a word. Cash must ac company copy in all instances. Cotton is short but high. That helps some. Gasoline is coming down. Wish paper would follow suit. Well, at any rate the agony of the present state campaign will soon be over. Had you planned to do your fall buying from home mer chants? Well, you ought to. The Butts County Fair will be a grand success in every way. Haveyou planned your exhibit? Candidate Hughes is playing for the "petticoat" vote in the far West. He will need them. Eichelberger has resigned, which is about the best piece of luck the Anti-Saloon League has had in some time. Speaking of assesments. the Jasper county executive commit tee levied a fee of S6O on candi dates for solicitor general. Atlanta seems to be having the hottest kind of a hot contest for mayor. It is nearly as exci ting as the Governor’s race. Not a single new county suc ceeded in running the legisla tive gauntlet during the recent session. Even Peach county was snowed under. The Atlanta Georgian and Sun day American have come out for Governor Harris. Governor Har ris is being accorded a splendid support by the newspapers of the state. When the legislature provided for three additional judges of the court of appeals there was at •once an announcement of favorite sons willing to serve the state. A score or more of prominent lawyers have been mentioned for the three places. Hon. E. M. Smith, of McDon ough, is a candidate for repre sentative from Henry county. We can’t vote in Henry county’s primary, but if we could we would put in a ballot for Mr. Smith who is well known and popular in Jackson. About the most contemptible ■cuss under the sun is the profes sional agitator—the fellow who kicks at everything and every body ; the fault finder, the critic of public officials, the man who cant find any movement or cause jrood enough to enlist his support. LET GEORGIA DO ITS DUTY Georgia owes Governor Harris a duty—the duty of retaining him in office for another two years. This is good old democratic precedent and there is no cause for breaking this rule now. Governor Harris has made an able, conscientious public official. He is entitled to a second term. He has done nothing to justify the voters in replacing him with another and younger executive. He is the last Confederate veteran who will ever occupy the office of governor in Georgia. If he is turned out at this time the people will show their ingratitude to a citizen who did a full man’s part in fighting for the cause of the South. The prohibitionists of the state are under obligations to Gov ernor Harris. He included prohibition in the call for a special ses sion of the legislature, and thus gave the state prohibition sooner than it would otherwise have obtained it. The prohibitionists to a man should rally to the support of Governor Harris. The other candidates for governor, splendid Georgians all, can afford to wait. Governor Harris cannot. The claim that Governor Harris is too old to be governor is all bosh. Old men are commanding the great armies in Europe. Jof fre, Hindenburg. Mackensen. Haig and others are classed as “old men,” but they are doing the most effective fighting. Thomas A. Edison is classed as an old man, but he is still the world’s greatest inventive genius. Rockefeller and Carnegie are old men, but they are still vital factors in the world’s finance. When he was past 80, Gladstone, the greatest English statesman of a generation, did some of his best work. The late Judge Logan E. Bleckley entered the University of Georgia, as a freshman, when an “old man.” Governor Harris is still vigorous in mind and body. He has reach ed that age of maturity when he can weigh questions of state calm ly and dispassionately. It would be far more humiliating to Governor Harris to turn him out now than it would have been to deny him a term when he first offered for election. Let the voters of Georgia put aside rancor and prejudice and give Governor Harris, a man who has spent his life fighting and working for the best interest of the state and the South, an endorse ment of his administration by electing him overwhelmingly to a second term. WHY NEWSPAPERS ARE ADOPTING THE CASH SYSTEM (From The Birmingham Age-Herald.) Newspaper and magazine readers have every reason to be in terested in the growing seriousness of the white paper situation. The great war, the Mexican trouble and a spirited presidential campaign have combined to increase the demands upon newspapers and magazines to a point where enough paper cannot be manufac tured to meet the requirements. Readers have already noted that many of their favorite week ly and monthly publications are using cheaper grades of paper. Newspapers everywhere are co-operating to cut down their require ments to a minimum. And still further retrenchments will be nec essary. The real crisis for the daily newspapers will be reached in the fall. It is usually in October that annual paper contracts are re newed and the advance in prices threatens to result disastrously for many of the smaller publications which are already operating on a close margin. Never in the world’s history has the wide extent of education been so strikingly demonstrated. Never has there been such de mand for information. Never were Americans more alert to all that is transpiring in the world. Their desire for knowledge amounts to a craving. They read newspapers with an avidity and an intensity never known before. It has come about so suddenly that paper manufacturers are found unprepared. Their factories are simply overtaxed, though they are running 99 per cent capacity. Readers during the next few months may watch for one of the most interesting evolutions the publishing business has ever seen. No one knows just what the solution will be But as the publish ing business enters more vitally into the life of every man and wo man than does any other industry, the solution will affect intimate every newspaper and magizine reader in America. Governor Nat Harris is shelling the woods He is conducting his campaign on a high plane and is making new friends wherever he goes.—Laurens Citizen. We understand Governor Har ris is gaining ground right along. Encouraging reports continue to come in from all sections. Let us urge that every farmer from central Texas eastward to Virginia put in at least a small patch of crimson clover, bur clo ver, or vetch this fall. These crops have already passed the ex perimental stage in the territory named, and their success is a cer tainty. Farmers all over the South are proving this every year, and the man who for any reason is unwilling to try them is pretty soon going to find him self far behind the procession. —The Progressive farmer. A WORD FOR MOTHERS It is a grave mistake for mothers to neg lect their aches and pains and suffer m silence—this only leads to chronic sick'* neas and often shortens life. If your work is tiring; if your nerves are excitable; if you feel languid, weary or depressed, you should know that Scott’s Emulsion 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 o 1 Bothers —and will help yon. No alcohol, Scott & Bowse. Bloomfield. N. I. OFFICES FOR RENT We will build offices second floor of Commercial Building to suit tenant. North light—fine breeze. See T. H. Buttrill, S. B. Kinard, Renting Committee Com mercial Loan & Trust Cos. 8-11-3 t Lax-Fos, A MU, Effective Laxative & Liver Tonic Does Not Gripe nor Disturb the Stomach. In addition to other properties, Lax-Fos contains Cascara in acceptable form, a stimulating Laxative and Tonic. Lax-Fos acts effectively and does not gripe nor disturb stomach. At the same time, it aids digestion, arouses the liver and secretions and restores the healthy functions. 50c. l&OnlyGianiPrize (Highest oiven o # .jffln Dictionaries I at the Panama-lSrijjSf Pacific Was grar.ied/o WEBSTER’S NEW INTERNATIONAL FOB Superiority of Educational Merit This new creation answers with final authority all kinds of puzzling questions such as “How iaPrzemyd \ pronounced?” “Where is Flan ders f ” “What is a continuous voy age f” “Wh at is a /io iritzer f’ ’ “What is white coalf” “How is skat pro nounced?” and thousands of others. More than 400,000 Vocabulary Terms. 30,000 Geographical Subjects. 12,000 Biographical Entries. Over 6000 Illus trations. 2700 Pages. The only diction ary with the divided page—a stroke of 0 genius. Piper Edition*.' lustrations, etc. JUDGE SEARCY COMMENDS COURT HOUSE SQUARE Says It Is One of Prettiest in Whole Country That the court house lawn in Jackson is one of the prettiest in the entire country is the unani mous declaration of all those who have seen it. The efforts of the ladies in improving the grounds has been widely com mended by traveling men and visitors. Judge Wm. E. H. Searcy, Jr., the popular presid ing officer of Butts superior court, is among those who have noted the great improvement in the grounds, and he has the fol lowing to say: "I cannot let the opportunity pass to commend most highly the public spirit of the good la dies of Jackson in adding so much to the beauty of the court house grounds and the city by planting beautiful flowers and vines around the court house. Such manifestation of civic pride and progressiveness is most com mendable and is worthy of emu lation by similar orgrnizations in other cities. "I am sure the good people of Jackson appreciate the work of these ladies as much as I do.” NOTICES" ■ cured of M rere case of Piles of 40 years standing in four day 3 without the knife, pain or detention from business. 1 want aU such sufferers to learn about this humane treatment. H. AC. JOSZY, Rout* 4, Lamar.! S. C. COAL From Mines to Consumer Bonita Jellico Coal Delivered in Jackson June Shipment H. 36 per ton July Shipment $4-46 per ton August Shipment $4.61 per ton HAMILTON FUEL SUPPLY CO. Knoxville, Tenn. ggggggggggggg ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR REPRESENTATIVE To the Voters of Butts County: I hereby announce myself as a can didate for Representative from Butts county in (lie next General Assembly, subject to th- regulations of the state democratic executive committee. In making this announce nieiit for re-elec tion I pledge myself that should the voters again entrust me with this posi tion of trust and honor to continue to represent the interest of my county and state to the b-st of my ability. The votes and support of the people will be appreciated. Respectfully, C. A. TOWLES. The friends of J. C. Jones, of Jack son, announce his name as a candidate for Representative from Butts county, in the Democratic primary of Septem ber 12. All support accorded him will be appreciated. FOR CONGRESS I am a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Congress for the Sixth Congressional District of Georgia, sub ject to such rules and regulations as the Executive Committee may provide governing the primary. I appreciate the past kindness of the people of the district to me, and assure you that I will be very grateful for your support. J. W. WISE. FOR SOLICITOR-GENERAL I am a candidate for re-election as Solicitor-General of the Flint Circuit, subject to the rules and regulations of the coming Democratic primary. I appreciate the past kindness of the peo ple of the Circuit to me and solicit and will be very grateful for your support. E. M. Owen. FOR JUDGE SUPERIOR COURT To the Democrats of the Flint Circuit: Having served a year of the unex pired term of the lamented Judge Rob ert T. Daniel as Judge of the Superior Courts of this Circuit, 1 announce my self a candidate for election for the re mainder of this term, subject to the primary of September 12th, 1916. I will appreciate the support and votes of all voters in this primary. Respectfully Yours, Wm. E. H. Searcy, Jr. Griffin, Ga., July 10th, 1916. TO AMEND CHARTER State of Georgia—Butts County. To the Superior Court of Said County: The petition of “The Newton-Carmi chael Hardware Company” shows: 1. That petitioner is a corporation, incorporated under order of said court, dated 22nd day of December, 1902. 2. That petitioner desires to amend its charter as follows: By striking from the name and style of said corpo ration, the words “The” and “Carmi chael,” so that its name and style will then be “Newton Hard ware Company, ” and that hereafter it be permitted to exercise all its corporate powers, rights and duties granted and conferred upon it by and under said charter, under the name and style of “Newton Hardware Company.” Wherefore, petitioner prays that when this petition has been filed and published as prescribed by law, that the Court shall pass an order granting and declaring said amendment. H. M. FLETCHER, Petitioner’s Attorney. N Georgia—Butts County. I, S. J. Foster, clerk of the Superior Court of said county, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the petition for amendment of charter of “The Newton-Carmichael Hardware Company,” as the same ap pears on file in this office. Witness my official signature and the seal of said Court, this 12th day of August, 1916. S. J. FOSTER, Clerk Superior Court Butts County. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER’S CASTO R I A We repair the Most Delicate Parts of an Automobile with the same skill as we restore the heavier portions of the car. Our reputation does not rest alone on our ability to put on anew tire in time, but in our skill in repairing breaks in any part of the machine. If you think anything of your auto you should have us do your re pairing. ■ Wagner’s Garage.