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A Bright Blue Gown
Th tlrt' ran high, the tide run low.
(Oh brave away, away, away!)
We left our port at morning glow,
He for the tireeße licgin to blow,
And ho*id farewell to harbor low.
(Oh heave away, my hearties!)
The wave* rolled up, the waves rolled
down.
d>! out more sail, more Ball, mora
sail!)
We saw the laat of our old town,
]ti i nlmneya red, Ita roofa o brown.
I saw but Nancy's bright blue gown!
(la*! out more Ball, my hearties!)
The gull* flew here, the gulls flew
t here.
(Now port the helm, (he helm, tin
helm!)
The wind wan fresh, the day was fair,
Our veasel sailed with Jaunty air,
And wo had health and strength to
spare.
(Now port the h'-lm, my hearths!)
The ocean rone, the ocean fell.
(Watch out ahead, ahead, ahead’)
We bravely took each dip and swell.
And loved to hear the wild wind yell
In rigging where It whistled well.
(Watch out ahead, my hearties!)
We met to left, we caat to right.
(I.et down the neta. the nets, the
nets’)
And when wa hauled with all out
m I g h l,
It was Indeed, a goodly eight
To And otir nets no longer light
(last down the nets, my hearties!)
We rut the foam, we cut the *tprsy.
(Now head for home, for home, fot
homa’l
And every heart aboard was gay.
Our harbor soon before us lay—
I saw but Nancy’s gown. I say!
(Now head for home my hearties!)
Blanche Fltsabefh Wade, In New
York Times.
Meenochee at Madura Is
World’ Oldest Skyscraper
One of the greateat und moat elalv
orate of Indian tentitled th Maen
ochee Ht Madura. Thin huge building
might he called the oldest,skyscraper,
Habitual Constipation Cured
in 14 to 2 1 l>ys
"LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN" is a specially
prepitrod Syrup Tonic-I .axwtive for Habitual
Constipation. It relieves promptly and
should Ik: taken regularly for 14 to 21 days
to induce regular action. It Stimulated and
Regulates. • Very Pleasant to Tuke. '■ 60c
per bottle.
Budded Pecan
Trees'
For Sale
W. B. UMAR
Park Front
Thomasville, Georgia.
Sick
Headache
“I have used Black-Draught
when needed for the past 26
years,” Bays M rs. Emma
Grimes, of Forbes, Mo. “I
began taking it for a bad case
of constipation. 1 would get
constipated and feel just mis
erable—sluggish, tired, a bad
taste in my mouth, . . . and
soon my head would begin
hurting and 1 would have a
severe sick headache. I don’t
know just who started me to
taking
Thedford’s
BLACK-DRAUGHT
but It did tha work. It Just
seemed to cleanse the liver.
Very soon I felt like new.
When 1 found Black-Draught
so easy to take and easy
acting, I begun to use it In
time and would not have sick
headache*.’’
Constipation causes the
svstem to re absorb poisons
tliat may cause great pain
and much danger to your
health. Take Thedford’s
Black-Draught. It will stimu
late the liver and help to
drive out the poisons.
Sold by all dealers. Costs
only one cent a dose.
AMERICAN SHOE STORE
I
UNCLE GEORGE AT TAMPA
Tampa, Fla., 12-21-24.
Dear Brother Hardy:—l am afraid
I can’t intercut you any but will write
a little any way. We have had real
pretty weather ever since 1 have been
here. Sunshine and warm most of
the time, almost too hot some of the
time.
There are a lot of Yankees here,
but they are in a good humor and
most of them are very jovial, crack
ing jokes and telling tales. I strike
up with some of them that fought in
front of Longstreet and they love to
talk about the different battles that
I was in. It is a great pleasure to mp
to meet them. There is one old fel
low that was in Meade’s corps who
was horn the same year that 1 was,
he in August and I in October. He
greets me as comrade. He loves to
talk about the war.
I am craving pecans. Have quit
the paper business. The nuts are so
high I am not doing so much in the
way of making money, but am hav
ing a lot of fun. That counts some,
you see. I am paying my expenses
and save a little and am satisfied, so
that is worth its weight in gold, and
I am not kicking. I am sticking close
to my cracker. Don’t get arouno to
see what all is going on and don’t
know much to write. I don’t hardly
realize it is almost Christmas until
1 see the show windows down town.
They are certainly pretty. Anything
you can think of is to be seen and
the people are shopping to beat the
band.
1 am at a loss to know what I will
do for my Christmas fun; expect I
will just crack nuts and saw wood,
although I am invited to dinner by
two . G. W. SHERAM.
■i" ■■ -O— — ■ ""*
PECAN TREES FOR SALE—SOO
budded pecan trees, also 500 seed
lings large enough to set out; will
sell cheap; if you can use the entire
lot you can get a bargain.—T. A.
I.ifsey.
CULLODEN LETTER
Barnesville News-Gazette:
It has been some time since I have
written to my old town paper, so I
wish to show my appreciation of its
weekly visits by writing once in a
while to let my friends know that I
am still living and have not forgot
ten them. Your paper is just like
a letter fr6m them each week.
Everything is moving along nicely
down here. Lumber business will
soon be a thing of the past. One of
the planers has been moved to south
west Georgia, 150 miles from here.
If the weather is not too bad the
other will be through here by spring.
There is a revival in farming.
Everybody seems to be wanting to
make a good start. A lot of land
is being plowed. I think the inten
sive ulan will be the watch word for
all. It is not the man that culti
vates most acres who makes the most
by any means. Plant no more than
you can tend with ease, prepare well
and deep. We will have to let the
thin land he sown down or planted
l in velvet beans, it will do more to
bring it to life than anything 1 ever
saw tried. I hope to see the farm
self-sustaining, then old man Hard
times will die a natural death and
we will be contented and happy.
Mav it thus be.
Mr. Otis Sullivan is having his
house remodeled. When he gets
through with it he will have a lovely
home.
All the peach men around here are
pruning their trees and plowing the
land.
We have the same preachers for
another year. The Missionary Bap
tists are planning to build them a
new church here. Ido not know the
amount that has been raised. They
now hold their meetings in the Meth
odist church.
F. M. MEANS.
Large Atlanta Music House has an
upright piano near Boarnesville part
ly paid for which they will sell to
party who will pay balance due on
easy terms. Address Box 621, At
lanta. for full information. 1-1
Is where you get the
best shoe repairing.
Shoe polish and laces.
EWELL W. ROSS, Manager
No. 23 Market Street Barnesville. 6a.
PHONE 127
When It’. “AMERICAN” It’. Right.
CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
First Baptist
Arthur Jackson, Pastor.
“Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring happy bells across the snow;
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the true.
“Ring in the valiant man and free,
The larger heart, the kindlier
hand:
Ring out the darkness of the land,
Ring in the Christ that is to be.”
One more year with its opportuni
ties is gone. Anew year with an
other chance is here. With it comes
new responsiblities. It would be
well for us in the beginning to realize
that for every opportunity we shall
be held accountable. Resolve now
to do your best.
To all who read these lines we
greet you with a “Happy New \ ear,”
and wish for you health, prosperity
and happiness.
If you would reap from the New
Year the largest harvest, you must
sow good seed, sow in good soil, sow
generously and cultivate industrious
ly. Your church with its organiza
tions is the largest field and the rich
est in opportunities of any afforded
you. It is also an inviting one. Be
gin now, and be diligent throughout
the year.
The Visitation Friday afternoon is
your first privilege. Come to the
church at 2:00 and help to make this
the best visitation we have had.
Teachers, pupils and any interested
in our church are all invited to join
in this task.
Next Sunday morning at 11:00 a
special service is being planned for
students and teachers who are at
home for the Christmas holidays. It
will also be a helpful service for the
students in our own schools. All
students and teachers are urged to
attend.
And you are all again invited to
attend the Candle Lighting Service
at 7:00 in the evening. The 12
months in the year will be represent
ed by 12 young ladies. This prom
ises to be a most beautiful and im
pressive service. Don’t miss it.
All other services at the tegular
hours.
First Methodist
Marvin A. Franklin, Pastor.
New' Year greetings to all of you!
A brand new yeqr begins today. It
is a year of possibilities and pppor
tunities. Not a single sin or mis
take has yet been charged to our
account. Anew book with 365 snow
white pages has been given to each
one of us—if we live to see the end
ing of 1925 —we are to write our
own words and acts into those pages.
Shall they be marred with blots of
sin and careless livng, or filjed to
the full with good deeds an useful
living. We cannot change the record
of the closing year but we can, by
God’s grace, make the new year bet
ter.
The churches of Barnesville seek
to serve you. That is their only mis
sion. If you have been faithful in
the past of you will be faith
ful stiil. If you have been irregular
in your attendance and interest, what
better time to begin again to be en
tirely consecrated to this great work?
If you have not yet found your way
to the churches you will find a warm
welcome awaiting you at them all.
May we not count upon your com
plete cooperation to make 1925 the
best year in the religous history of
cur community?
The following will be the order of
services at the First Methodist:
9:30: Sunday School.
11:00: Morning Worship, with a
special New Year message
by the pastor, followed by
the Lord’s Supper.
6:00: The Epworth League.
7:00: The evening service. A
story sermon woven around
the story: “When God
Walked the Road.” Be
sure to bring the children
to this service, too.
AUCTION SALE SATURDAY
J. W. Stocks and W. R. Baird will
auction off some good horses and
mules to highest bidder Saturday
afternoon, this week, at 2 o'clock.
Come and get you something cheap.
J. W. STOCKS.
LAMAR GIN REPORT j
There were 4,819 bales of cotton,
counting round bales as half bales,
ginned in Lamar county, from the
crop of 1924 prior to December 13,
1924, as compared with 2,963 bales
ginned lo December 13, 1923.
CHARLES W. HARPER.
Special Agent,
NOTICE!
HEALTH
\ Gbristmas
rS* 924
To date some fifty-odd persons in
Barnesville and other points in La
mar county have failed to report on
the Christmas Seals which were
mailed December Ist. The chairman
is held accountable for all Seals dis-
and must make her report
to the state office as soon as possible.
If you did not use your Seals, please
return them in the stamped envelope
which you received with them. If
you DID use the Seals, or a part of
them, please remit the amount in
your stamped, return envelope.
Please attend to this at once, you
who have not reported, and oblige
the chairman.
So far, the Seal Sale outstrips any
we have ever had. When the chair
man can make her report a full and
complete account of the sale will be
published in the Gazette. ,
The chairman wishes to thank each
one who has helped to make the Seal
Sale such a success. You have aided
a noble cause, and your money will
be spent to insure you and your dear
ones additional health protection.
Best New Year wishes to everyone
who aided our cause!
PATSY CHENEY, Chmn.,
Lamar County Seal Sale.
SPECIAL TAXES DUE
All business men who are subject
to payment of Special Taxes for
1925 should understand that under
the new laws and regulation a much
more rigid enforcement will be re
quired than heretofore.
The law requires that all who are
subject to these special taxes shall
register with the ordinary and pay
the tax to the county tax collector
and all such taxes are due on the first
day of January.
The new department of revenue
will begin sending men into the va
rious communities of the state to see
that the law is observed. Mr. Gus
Smith, tax collector of Lamar coun
ty, has already received all blanks
and books necessary for compliance
with the law. It is very important
that business men meet all these re
quirements and avoid the penalty at
tached for failure to do so.
There is in your town a man or
a woman who will make a good
Life Insurance Salesman and earn
more money than they would in
’V ’ i
any other position.
Either myself or one of my rep
resentatives will visit there shortly
and I will ask you to write me that
you are interested, so that I can
make an engagement to meet you
when we arrive.
R. F. SHEDDEN, Manager
Mutual Life Insurance Go. of N. Y.
Grant Building, Atlanta, Ga.
Assets over $700,000,000.00
Trade With Us!
We invite the people of Lamar
and adjoining counties to Trade
with Us throughout 1925, as we
fully believe it will be to their
interest to do so. We are thank
ful for the liberal patronage given
us during 1924 and pledge every
Customer during the New Year
to give him the best possible
service. Come To See Us.
Barnesville Hardware Cos.
Phone 5-W
Barnesville, Ga.
One More Deposit Will
Make the First
Thousand
Are you one of the many
happy families of this com
munity who are nearing or
have passed their First
Thousand Dollars in their
Savings Account? If you
have never experienced
this worthwhile thrill,now
is a good time to start to
ward it.
The First National Bank
Barnesville, Georgia