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W GROCERY! •] /a Store next door to Duggan Company and will keep the m and Freshest Stock ays and prices will be to suit—Also an Up-To-Dati Cold Drink Stand. ivite all my friends to call on me. Delight and Refreshing Cold Drinks of all Kinds _ > " will be kept on hand. J.- A. DYKES. I TAYLOR, President J. P. PEACOCK, Vice-President | • J. A. WALKER, Cashier. Morifran Hanking (Enmpang, Kital, $25,000.00. Surplus, $35,000.00 k Olorliran, (fcargia. k We Solicit Your Patronage. can make a water-tight boa out of .jME.jgtSMI. flooring, coat the iifsfW wWB ■CYANIZE FLOOR FINISH Ij&Big it with water and let it stand ail day. jp'S'! "fSBuSSi Twenty-four hours of water soaking won’t RW | feaze the KYANIZE a bit. When it’s dry EM|j Bin an hour or two it will be as bright as H KYANIZE is waterproof—it’s HI l K so on purpose. i|j ? in Clear and Seven Beautiful Colors vE ’ ■ 0004 tor all losldo Work u well u Floors . TAYLOR & KENNINGTON. ■Rfessionals. C. T. HALL. Dentist, Georgia. Haylor's Store. M.. WHIPPLE. ■ Physician. Georgia. ■ »n>l Night. Residenee 273. L. GRICE. ItHp.ttomev-ot-Law. IMkinsvilk Georgia. ft. T. D. WALKER, j v.. ■ physician and Surgeon, IV Cochran, Georgia. B A. WHIPPLE, 19 Attorney-at-Law, jftwKINSVILLE, GA. Hkggina Building. KmH. BOYER ‘jf&fo ’’ ■Lawyer, mISVILLE. GA. E. Rooms 27 and 28. T. D. WALKER. JR., Physician and Surgeon. SURGERY A SPECIALTY. Calls Answered Promptly at Any Time. Leave Calls at WALKERS PHARMACY. DR. R. J. MORGAN, Physician aittf Surgeon, Cochran, Georgia. Office Phone 13. Residence 28. DRS. LANFORD & WALTERS, Dentists, Office on Main Street, COCHRAN. - . GEORGIA. P. O. Bo* 93. Dental Work Done in til of its Branches. W. L. Sc WARREN GRICE, Attomeys-at-Law, Hawkinsville, Georgia. Office over George's Drug Store, Commerce Street. H. E. COATES, Attoraey-at-Law, HAWKINSVILLE, GA. METTLE OF JAMES S. HAVENS Congressman Who Defeated George W. Aldridge In Rochester, N. Y. James S. Havens, Democrat, of Rochester, N. Y., who has just been elected to congress to succeed the late James Breck Perkins in Monroe coun ty, N. Y., over George W. Aldridge by a majority of 5,831 votes. Is a lawyer and a former partner of the late Con gressman James Breck Perkins, whom he succeeds. He was horn in Weeds port, Cayuga county, N. Y., in 1859. lie was graduated from Yale in ISB4. He went to Rochester Immediately aft er graduation, was admitted to the bar in 1880 and has practiced law in Rochester ever since. Although active in Democratic politics, he has never be fore held public office. He is regarded as a typical Democrat of the “old school.” One tliiug that happened during the elecliou showed the mettle of James S. Havens. He is a little man physi cally, although you forget that when he begins to talk on the platform. But the platform to most campaign ers is one thing and the street where the voters are mustered in is another. 'VHHE jHft b JAMES S. HAVENS. Not so with Havens, as Peter Sheri dan, tlie alleged Democratic lender of the First ward in Rochester, discover ed. Sheridan lias remained leader of thut ward, although known to have Aldridge affiliations, because nobody could he obtained who promised nny better. When the battle of the ballots was at its height at the polling place by the courthouse word came to Mr. Havens that no Democratic workers with badges were in sight. He jumped on a car and started for Sheridan’s place of business, found his man and Insisted tliut he go over to the courthouse. “Now, Sheridan,” demanded Mr. Ha vens, “are you for me or against me , ” “Why,” faltered the big fellow, “I’m for you.” “Well,” replied Havens, “they tell me me. ami it’s Up to a! i "It/I 1 haven’t l?” ■ - “Very well,” you put a badge on every one of these fellows here and see that they stay on their Jobs.” No Toadying. Among the good old ways of “merrle England” Is the tendency to democracy prevailing in her hoys’ schools. Par ents can he assured, it is said, that no pampering will fall to the lot of their sons, however exalted may be their rank or great their possessions. An English paper tells the story of an Indian official of high rank calling upon the house master in a famous public school, where a young prince, son of a rajah, was being educated. This official brought a special message from his master, the rajah, to the ei feet that he wanted no favors or ex ceptlonal treatment A any sort ex tended to his son on account of bis ex alted birth. “You may set the mind of the rajah at rest on that score,” said the house master, struggling to keep back his smile before the dignified anxiety of the Indian official. “If the authorities were Inclined to discriminate in the prince’s favor, the boys of the school would set the matter right. Among them generally the rajah’s son an swers to the name of ‘Nigger,’ and I understand that with his Intimates he is familiarly known as ‘Coal Scuttle.’" Holland, known as North and South Holland, forms part of the northern part of the Netherlands. These prov inces are composed of land rescued from the sea and defended by Im mense dikes. Holland was Inhabited by the Batvi in the time of Caesar, who made a league with them. It be came part of Gallia Belglca and after ward of the kingdom of Austria. From the tenth to the fifteenth century it was governed by counts under the German emperors. Holland was at one time a Dutch* republic. It was created a kingdom in 1809, and Louis Bonaparte, father of Napoleon 111., was declared king. Farm md Garden BEEKEEPING ON FARMS. If Given Half a Chance Bees Yield Good Profits. As to whether it will pay the aver age farmer to keep bees ami produce honej on his place I would say that will depend somewhat on circum stances. writes-J. \V. Rouse ot Au drain county. Mo. I ant sure it would pay any horticulturist to keep bees even if lie never got any honey from them, as they are a great aid in caus ing the fertilization of fruit bloom. Many times one can secure some sur plus honey from bees kept in gums or boxes, but it bees are kept in mod ern Improved movable frame hives, rightly attended to, they pay an im mense profit. In fact, I know of noth ing on a place that will yield as good a profit ns bees, as one not only gets the benefit of them in fruit growing, but sometimes they yield 200 pounds per colony of honey. I have had them do this in three different seasons, and many have done better than that, in cluding some kept by Illinois farmers BEEHIVES ON ILLINOIS EAttM. and others. Of course It takes an expert to do so well, but wbut one can do others may do In like circum stances. No one need get the idea be cause he doeß not know how to handle bees like an expert that he cannot do anything, because if the bees are given half a chance they may do pretty well anyway. I know of no reason why bees would not do well on any place where fruit is grown. Of course bees do not de pend on fruit growing to secure a crop of honey, but it Is a great aid to them in early spring (to stimulate them and get them started to raising young bees) to have a large number of them to gather the nectar a little come. wluHff™ U a- goOd place for bees. “ To get the best results from bees, in securing honey after putting them in movable frame hives and having the combs so built that the beekeeper can remove these combs and thus know all about the condition of his bees, re move moths if they should get Into the. hives, divide the bees when ueces sary or add them up if necessary and make a great many manipulations. The beekeeper should give them the great benefit ot comb foundation to start on, which not only secures straight combs in tbe frames, but also keeps the bees from building so much dr oe comb, which they will do if left to hemselves. Variegated Alfalfas. Within recent years alfalfa has forged to the front as a forage plant in the United States with extraordi nary rapidity. In fact, it may now be considered one of our most important crop plants. It is grown to some ex tent in all sections, but it is only in the western half of the country that it takes rank as a leading forage Crop. In most parts of the west the ordinary alfalfa appears to be well adapted to prevailing conditions, but for localities where drought resistance is Important and along our northern border, where ability to stand extremes of cold is essential, it has been found very de sirable to secure Improved strains. The species of alfalfa ordinarily grown bears violet colored flowers, and its seed pods are colled into close spirals. Persia was probably the orig inal home of this species. There is, however, another species of alfalfa growing wild in Siberia and through out the greater part of Europe which bears yellow flowers and whose seed pods are sickle shaped. The prostrate stems and poor seed bearing qualities of this species are obstacles to Its use as a forage plant, it Is, however, very drought resistant and is able to stand very low temperature without winter killing. Where the yellow flowered alfalfa grows alongside Helds of ordinary al falfa there is a tendency for the spe cies to cross and produce hybrids com bining some of the qualities of both species and bearing !m>tli vi let and yellow flowers. In this way have been naturally produced variegated varie ties which are better adapted to stand extremes of cold than ordinary alfalfa. Variegated varieties, though possess ing only 5 to 10 per cent of the yellow flowered parentage, are greatly su perior for rigorous northern climates. WHY CORN IS KING. Facts Showing Enormous Output of the Cornfields In America. While corn is conceded to lie the leading crop of America it is doubtful if even the largest corn growers real ize the extent of its production If nli the corn raised in Illinois in 19tW had been shipped to market it would have made 39.540 trains of twenty cars each, extending in one unbroken line from Portland. Me., to a point in the Pacific ocean 1.000 miles west of San Fran cisco, or two unbroken lines extending from New York to Salt Lake Pity. If nil the corn raised in Illinois in 1909 had been marketed at the price prevailing in December it would have brought 5201.517.250, an amount suffi cient to pay the public debts of sev enteen of the largest cities in America, ns follows: Chicago. Baltimore. Cin cinnati. Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Los Angeles. Louisville, Minne apolis, Galveston, New Orleans, Pitts burg, San Francisco. Seattle. Salt Lake City. St. I.ouls and Washington. If nil the corn raised in Illinois in 1909 had been exported it would have supplied the European demand for seven years. Had the European ex port for one year only been taken from the Illinois output there would have remained corn enough to allow sixty bushels for every man. woman and child in the state, or three and one half bushels for every man, woman and child of the 85.000.000 people in the United States today. Yet Illinois is not alone. There are twenty-four other states each of which produces more than 15.000.000 bushels of corn each year and eight others whose Individual output each year is In excess of 100.000.000 bushels. No wonder that corn has been crowned king, particularly tn view of the fact, as Secretary Wilson has figured it. that the 1909 crop of the value of $1,720,000,000 nearly equal to the value of the clothing and personal adornments of 75.000,000—“ has grown up from the soil and out of the air In 120 days. $15,000,000 a day for one crop, nearly enough for two Dread noughts dally for peace or wnr.” The gold and silver coin and bullion of the United States are not of greater value. The total annual receipts from every source of every mile of railroad In the United States are not greater. The public debt of the nation could be paid off by two years' corn crops and enough money be left to build, arm and equip 100 battleships the like of which the world has never seen. If put on tbe market In the aggregate, to buy one year's corn crop would re —wire every cent of the total gold and fMRr money of Germany and Austria- EBUpgary, while the proceeds divided pet’ capita would give S2O to every : liti. woman and child In the United States today. Unique Bird House. T. C. Kevitt, a New Jersey man. has built a simple but useful bird house. The body is a round stick with bark, left on. A large hole is bored in the top, this being covered with a square j Im si OR j A SIMPLE BIRD HOUSE. pitch roof. The entrance is one inch in diameter. This house was special-! ly designed for the wren, an interest ing bird to have around as well as an Industrious Insect destroyer. Buch bird houses may be put in the corners of the bouse or on parts of trees inac cessible to cats. i A Narrow Escape. “What! You a widow, dear cousin?*” "Yes.” “Well, that’s a lucky escape for me. Do you know, I nearly married you once.”—Bon Vlvant. A Roast. “It takes Freddie so long to make up bis mind.” “Why should it? He has almost no material to work on.”—Cleveland Lead er. Frugality is founded on the princi ple that all riches have limits.—Burke.