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jfuriinm Journal Hailed May 23rd] 1908, at the W Post-office at Coch Ga., as ' Second Class Mai? Matter PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY ©lje (Lttrhran |Jitbltahiug (La. T. L. BAILEY, Editor. U TLjMLLIS. JR. Business Mgr. ItfK ; PRICE SI.OO PER YEAR fM other of Christian ' Science Church Deed ' Mrs Mary linker E<l<ly, founder of lh e ( Science c!in:’ i, h, died in i'ni ton at ! :.‘>o o-doelc Sunday morniiey at llie ripe, oM age of ninety years. She, in a good many resjiects, was one of the most remarkable wom en this country has ever pro duced. Besides accumulating a private fortune amounting to something like $1,500,000, she and her co-workers estab lished churches in nearly ev 4?ry country upon the face of Jthe globe. 'l'he tenets of the Christian Science church are such as to fftppease the multitudes of the most intelligent ami progres sive people, and the wealth of this church today amounts to over $100,000,000. Mrs. Ed dy first, conceived the thought of the prbjcinles of Christian Science in®W6. She began to preach Christian Science lloctrinc in 1877. and organ ized the fir i (’lmpilin Science church in Boston in 1879. Then are now 1500 Christian Science churches scattered Vfoughout tU|' world. WLgxjrom Wl'. 1). Wimberly this article Farm Kits ok I’i i.aski: a dozen of us assembled House in Oochran expert to meet fifty and organize an its special energy into a corn Blest and a farm exhibit next We adjourned unt i! Wednes -1 Ith in-t. at 1:30 o’clock, at time il is i roposed to orgai.- Uy repuest 1 write to induce our farmers to meet at that hour to he . gin to make trials, to exchange ex periences, to suggest plans, to co ordinate results, to learn facts, to co-operate in high and noble en deavors to advance our mutual in terests, and to build up the public spirit which advances ond ennobles a, people. We need to learn how plants feed and grow: what are the capabilities for production in our soils: what preparation and cultivation produce best resuks: what fertilizer mate rial to supply for each crop: and in what proportions to afford a bal anced ratio; in short to learn all that chemical science and field tests and veterinarian knowledge and mechanical invention have done for agriculture in this age of marvelous development. Oh, my people, come together in a helpful spirit of co-operation. Have no begging, no hesitation, no dilly dallying: sympathy of soul, concert of action, oneness of pur pose are reeded for enlightened achievement and universal blessing. Let the man owning 1000 acres come; for he does not know it all, and can learn to his good: and lie should be glad to communicate and assist for the good of others. Let the man who runs one plow come; for he needs, more than any othef, to learn how to make most out of the labor of himself and fam ily- lA:t every man come feeling “Each for all and all for each.” Ix:t our people love one another, help one another. F. D. Wimberly. Macon after Capitol in Earnest Macon, Ga., Dec. (i. —Determin- ed efforts are to be made by Macon to secure the state capitol. Clei r proof of this was shown at the great mass meeting which was held at tin auditorium last night, when a vol unteer fund of $200,000 to furthei the movement was raised in a very I short time. While a great deal of amusemen was bad at the expense of Atlanta, the people all deelared the eapifal city bad grown so large she does not 1 the cupiiol. Emphasis however, was laid on the fact that .Macon was originally built for tin capital city; that it is the logieai place for the capitol; that it would further her progress. BIG PARADE Before the meeting a big parade was given, several thousand being in line. The most important action taki n was the adoption of a resolution by Charles B. Lewis, providing for the Chamber of Commerce to call a meeting at once for the purpose of naming an executive eommltte that shall invite thu co-operation ui every county in the state. The res. olution provides that this Ixidy be known as the Central Capital asso ciation. Emory Winship, president of the Macon Chamber of Commerce, act ed as chairman, and introduced the following speakers: E. H. Hyman, secretary of the Macon Chamber of Commerce, Mayor John Moore, Representative-elect Walter DeFore, Vice President A. J. Long of the Macon Chamber of Commerce, W. I'. Anderson, lion. Roland Ellis, Hon. Moses Wright, of Rome, Rtp : resentative Joe Hill Hall, J. E. llall, and N. M. Block. MAYOR MOORE SPEAKS Mayor Moore: “All Georgians have a right to he proud of Atlanta, but logically, Macon must in end be recognized as the place for the state capital. It was laid out in its early years for a state capital, and one day it must come.” Hon. Moses Wright, of Rome, in a lively address, declared it would be a serious mistake to leave north Georgia out until north Georgia is heard from. “We like Atlanta: we are proud of it, but it could lose the state cap itol and never miss it,” he said. “Go <mt and make a just light, a fair one, and although Atlanta is next door, north Georgia will lx with you,” he continued in the midst of great applause. Representative Joe Hill Hall de clared it was no contest between Macon and .Atlanta, but a move that must affect all Georgia. “If Macon gets the state capital it can not 1 c without the voice of the'peo ple,” lie said. He recited the diff erent moves the state capital has made to meet the needs of the shift ing population. “The greatest spirit I have ever seen the people of Macon 1 have seen in the past three weeks,” he said. “Prepare for it, make room, and the i ask for the capital and the people of Gengia will give it to you. At the conclusion, N. M. Block pledged half a million dollars and a hotel site for a great hotel to be started at the same time the capitol started, in the event the capital is moved to Macon. The proposed parade through the business portion of town had to be abandoned, but at the city auditorium a band gaeet ed the enthuastic crowds and a house full of people waiting for the speakers. Milledgeville, Dublin, Gordon, Hawkinsville, Barnesville and Griff in and Forsyth and a number of other towns close by had a delega tion in the meeting.—Atlanta Geor gian. THE COCHRAN' JOoKi !AL LOCUSTJLAGUES. Onslaught of the Ravenous Tribe During an invasion. GLUTTONS BY THE MILLIONS. The Devastating Armies Fly In Clouds j Dense Enough to Obscure the Light j of the 3un—The Hoppers That Come After the Crops Are Devoured. There are several species or varieties of the migratory locust, which urp mostly to be found in dry. semitropieal countries, such as the south of Eu rope, Egypt. Syria and Morocco, for their native home seems to be iu the countries bordering on the Mediterra nean. though migratory locusts are to be found in regions as remote as South Africa and South America, where they form a veritable scourge to the agri culturlsts. In Are tit in", especial!;. Hit* northern half of the country, tin y are very destructive, for they will an nihilate the farmer's entire crop in a few hours. A locust invasion, writes John I). Leckie in Chambers' Journal, is an event not easily forgotten. The tirst sign of tiie approaching Incursion Is usually a long, dark cloud low on the horizon. But the dark cloud is no forerunner of rain. Instead of the precious liquid, which the farmer has probably long expected in vain, it por tends the approach of his greatest en emy, the omnivorous locust. As tile dark cloud comes nearer It is seen to be composed of counties* mil lion* of locust* on whirring wings. Soon the cloud appear* overhead and i* sutliclently thick to obscure the sun. which 1* only seen opaquely, as through a mist, although the sky is cloudleaa and the air dear. Now we are in the midst of a dense swarm of flying, whirring locust*, wbleh 4*lh into our fitco«, enter <mr houses and fill our room* with their presence. The air Is simply alive with them. All open wella must be instant ly covered or they will be polluted. Fowls and turkeys welcome the ad vancing hordes. They simply fatten on the locusts as they run around and gobble them up. But this is no bless ing to the farmer—far from it. for the flesh of poultry becomes so tulnted by this form of diet as to be quite un eatable, and even their eggs have an unpleasant taste. So well is this fact known that as soon ns tiie locusts make tholr appear ance lu the locality the price of eggs drops to one-half or one-third of tlieir former iigiire, and even then there are few buyers. All the animals about tiie farmyard seem to be affected adverse ly. for even the horses have a strong aversion to oat grass which has been polluted by the presence of locusts, and unless very hungry they will not toucli it. The advance of the locusts takes place as follows: First a few pioneers, tiie advance guard of the vast army, then the main body of the army, a host which is as invincible as it is destruc tive. All true locusts are migatory by nature, for the simple reason that, be ing gregarious in their habits, it would be impossible for them to exist with out continual migration. The ground ou which they settle is completely cleared in a few- hours, and they must perforce seek other fields and pastures new. where they can re peat their depredations. For the same reason the destruction which they ef fect Is purely local. One district may be completely devastated, while another a few miles away is altogether spared from their presence. When tin* locusts have eaten their fill the females commence to deposit their eggs, which they do by making an opening in tiie ground, in which the eggs are laid. The infant locusts soon make their appearance, scarcely so large as a pea, hopping about in countless swarms. In this stage of their existence they have no wings, but progress by hopping. While in this state—that is. before their wings are developed—they must be ruthlessty destroyed. Loug trenches are dug, into which the “hoppers" are driven by rows of men. women and boys armed with branches of trees, with which they beat tiie ground, driving the insects in the direction of the trenches. On the opposite sides of the trenches sheets of galvanized iron are placed upright so ns to form an effectual barrier. On arriving at the trenches the “hop pers” fall into them and cannot easily make their way out, especially as their progress is barred by the wall of galvanized iron iu front of them, the smooth surface of which affords them no foothold. The trenches are soon filled with mil lions of young “hoppers.” the weight of those above crushing to death the under strata of their fellows. Earth is then shoveled on the top of the seething mass of insects, and they are thus smothered and killed. This is the most effective method of exterminating the locusts, but in order to insure the success of the operation it is necessary that the attempt should be properly organized and that all the neighbors should act in concert.— Providence Journal. The Right Spirit. “Did Mrs. Brown take her husband's failure in the right spirit?” “Oh. yes! Just as soon as she knew he was going to fail she went out and bought an entire new outfit"—Cleve land Pialn Dealer. ®pE5 OLVtD THOOLD QUIT THE Silly Practice crGi\m uomaix PRESENTS AND CI'JE COR FIENDS jSOnEWG. they CAN US£> So MANY NICE USEFVLThiNGS like GLOVES* HANDKERCHIEFS NECK WEAR ANDTh'E LIKE- WE have All the Thing-Syou WERRjC BUSTER BROW^ ou imjl. A- 1 ' ' T | y *o*Y*i*Mr n.. BY mi surrtft Known»•.... CHRUTMA-5! WHAT JOY THE VERY WORD BRIN6J! T-5 AT CHRUTMA-5 TIME THAT WE TURN FROM *SELFUHNE,S.S AND TRY TO MAKE OTHER J HAPPY. AND HOW THIJ BRIN<U HAPPINE-5-5 UNTO CUR.SELVE.S! HAVE you not .Someone to whom you wish to GIVE A PRESENT? 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Santa Claus’ has his dress-mak ing headquarters with Miss Nsn Dunham- See her for latest prices and S y!es- 12-8-2^ Her Conclusion. “I’ve got my opinion of a woman that can’t cook." growled William De Kikkur, glaring at his better half. “I suppose’that if our cook would get married I’d starve to death!” “You needn't worry about that, Wil liam,” said Mrs. De K. gently. “Our cook has been married once, and I don’t consider it at ail likely that she would care to”— But her irate spouse had slammed the door behind him.—Cleveland Lead er. Why the Statue Kept Mum. The Venus of Milo refused to tell how she lost her arms. “If I should say I broke them off while trying to button my dress up the back," she said, “you’d ask me what has become of the dress." Relapsing into stony silence, she paid no further attention to the question ers.—Chicago Tribune. A Young Mans Sweetheart Said to Him , Said She: “Jack, you’re the best fellow in the. world, but you must pay more attention to your personal appearance. My friends make slighting remarks, and they hurt.” There’s a big difference between trying to be a “dandy” and look ing “nice” all the time. Some young men are simply careless while others are afraid they can’t afford good clothes. No matter what the reason may be, it’s time to get over it. To-day! To-morrow or the day after, the PERSONAL appearance of a young man may decide his future. Not simply with the one girl, but with the business house contemp lating employing him. It doesn’t c >st so much to look right, but that depend on where you get your clothes The right materials draped on the figure properly and made in the mode of the present tick-o’-the-clock, affoid the proper combination. I have these very Essentials, and It’s worth your while young man To come to SEE me and LgU ME TTiOVtS IV DYKES A. BROWN. Pirate’s Coins. The doubloon, that famous coin of romance, is still in circulation. The Isabella doubloon, worth $5, still re mains current in Cuba. The doubloon is so called because when first coined it was double the value of a pistole— that is, it was worth SB. The name was given later to a double doubloon current In the West Indies. Pieces of eight, with which every reader of “Robinson Crusoe” Is familiar, are also in circulation. They are simply Span ish dollars of eight reals. A doubloon dated 1787—there are said to be only six of that date in existence—sold a year or six ago for s6^oo.—New York Press. __ __ ... Shopping Troubles. “Tomorrow is my wife’s birthday, and I want to buy a present that will tickle her.” 1 “We have a nice line of feather boas.” “No, no. I mean something that l would make a hit with her.” “Anything in hammers?” “You misunderstand. I want some thing striking that”— “Ah, you wish a clock.” “That’s all.’’—Cleveland Plain Deal* 1 er. The slander of some people la as great a recommendation as the pralsat of others.—FisWto*. j