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. COLLEGE BOY REAL SALESMAN
■right Idea That Enabled Him to
Dispose of the Last Egg Cups
in Stock.
Two college boys were petidling odds
and ends of china in an unfrequented
farming district. They stopped their
ancient chugging truck before a typ
ically unpretentious establishment. A
round, solemn woman with her arms
rolled up in her gingham apron ap
proached the automobile, only mildly
Interested. The lad with the keen
blue eyes and the quirking mouth
asked in a brusque tone, “Is there any
thing you would like in coffee cups,
aoup bowls or milk pitchers?”
“No,” responded the woman disin
terestedly, then brightened slightly as
ahe added, “but I’d kinda like to look
at some egg cups.”
“Yes, maddlh,” said the boy as he
deftly slid the cover off a box contain*
lng five dusty but dainty receptacles.
“You’re'lucky to get these, too; there
are only five left.”
The woman shook her head dubi
ously. “Can’t use ’em. Five aren’t
enough. There’s eight in our family.”
And she started back to the house.
“Walt a minute,” called the boy
frantically as he saw the possibility of
a sale disappearing without a struggle.
"Perhaps all of your family don’t eat
eggs.”
The woman reflected a minute and
then back. The merest sugges
tion of eagerness was registered on
her placid countenance. “That’s right,”
she said. “Five is all I do need. I’ll
take ’em.”—Chicago Journal.
BARON BELIEVED HIS YARNS
Munchausen Said to Have Deceived
Even Himself by His Tales of
Wild Adventures.
Baron Munchausen was the imagi
nary author and hero of a series of
wonderful tales entitled “The Adven
tures of Baron Munchausen.” They
were first published in Kngland in 1785
by Rudolph Erich Itaspe, an expatri
ated German, and were followed by
translations and imitations in German
and other languages.
The name of the hero is said to
be derived from Jerome Charles Fred
erick von Munchausen, a German offi
cer in the service of Russia, who be
come notorious for his ridiculous tales
of adventure. It is said that by dint *
of repetition he came finally to believe
impllclty in the truth of his most ex
travagant stories.
The authorship of these tales is in
dispute, although one authority says
“the author is Rudolph Erich Itaspe.
and the sources from which the adven
tures were compiled are Bebel’s ‘Face
tiae,’ Castiglione’s ‘Cortegiano,’ Bilder
mann’s ‘Utopia,’ and some of the
baron’s own stories.”
Return of the Trencher.
The poet’s table was set with very
old plates—they were blocks of wood
a foot square and two inches thick,
wherein the plate proper was hollowed
or dug.
“These,” the poet said, “are trench
ers, real old medieval trenchers. We
derive from them the phrase, ‘a good
trencher-man,’ you know.”
As he spoke he served his guests
with the hash of meat and potatoes
that composed the frugal luncheon.
“The high cost of servants,” he went
on, “makes the revival of the trencher
a necessity for us poor poets. Now,
friends, clean your trenchers like good
trenchmen; sop the gravy up with
bread; then turn them over for the pie
course.”
The guests duly turned their trench
ers over, and tlftre on the other side
was another plate, dug or hollowed out
of the wood, just like the first one.
“Two plates in one,” said the poet
delightedly. “What a saving, eh?”
As Night After Day.
The scene was a bedroom in a sub
urb, and a wearied parent was prom
enading the floor at a weird hour of
the early morn, with his first-born In
his arras. Many vain endeavors to
soothe the Infant’s cries had been
made, but the little one was laboring
under the impression that tilings
needed waking up and that he was the
person to do it.
“It seems to me you knew what you
were ajxiut,” groaned Plckelbury to his
wife, “when you Insisted on the child
being called ‘Hugh.’ ”
“What has his name to do with his
fretfulness?” asked the unsuspicious
wife.
“Everything l” refilled the wretched
man. “You would call him ‘Hugh,’ you
know, and where there is a hue there’s
always a cry.” —London Tit-Bits.
Our English Language.
Misplaced phrases cause many mis
understandings. Here are some col
lected by Everybody's Magazine from
publications all over the country.
The owners of apple trees, some of
which have not been looked after for
years, are undergoing pruning all
through this section.
“Special* dining-room for „ ladles,
■teaks ana chops.”
For Sale —Five-room house, all mod
ern. Good chicken-house.”
A physician advises parents never to
■punk a child op up empty stomach.
' ■
Just a Gesture. '
“What good did It do you to emp '■
ty your shotgun at thut aviator? You
couldn't possibly hit him?”
“Well,” replied the Irate farmer ,
“I’m gettin’ tired of them fellers flyin |
low over my property. He couldn’t j
hear me cuss. What other way did 1
have to express my sentiments?—
BhmiPghain Age-Herald.
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Business in
n|
Dist. Improving
Business conditions in th« sixth led
3arl reserve district at the present
time are better than they have been i
.it any time in more than two years,!
according to The Monthly Business
Review, a journal published by the
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
The sixth district Includes all of
Georgia, parts of Tennessee, Miasis
ippi, and Lousjana, and all of Ala
bama, and Florida, and clearly indi
cates that business in the southeast
ern states is thriving and' fast ap
proaching that condition decribed a?
normal.
Commenting on the Industrial and
econmic situation In the territory em
braced in the sixth federal reserve dis
trict, the journal says:
“While the coal and ralroad strkes
have been settled, the effects of both
are stll being felt, and will be felt
for some time to come. Coal prices
are high, and this fact U having'the
\ effect, of retarding industrial activity
| to some extent, while railroad equip
| ment, both cars and locomotive, Is in ,
bad shape ant,’ difficulties of trang-;
! poration are being experienced in all
1 lines of industrial and commercial
activity where the shipment of com
, modities is an important factor.
THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR, MT. VERNON, GEORGIA.
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Corner Third and Pine Streets, Macon, Ga.)
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1. —Anyone residing in the t'tate of Georgia, outside the iit es oi
Atlanta and Athens, is eligible to compete In th-s content, cx.epi
the employes of The Macon Telegraph an 1 me I ei> of the! fain
ilies, and previous winners in our recent "B-Word" puzzle.
2. —All word lists and subscriptions must be received an : - nvoiop *
postmarked not later than December 2, 1122.
3. —Two or more people may co-operate in answering the puzzle
hut only one prize will be given to any one household, or to any
one group
4. —Only English words will he counted Obsolete, ' ph urt'd i
compounded words will not he counted. Either I lie singular or
plural of a word may he used, but both s ng« l.ir u. m r■ ; . i
not count. Each article or object <an be given only one n -re
However, any visible part of an object may also lie named.
Single words made up of two separate words will not c< un
Webster's International Diet onaiy will lie tin n-'l author!!..
Where several synonyms are equally apt llcablc to an object shown
in the picture, a person submitUng any one of such sen n ra
will be given credit for one word c rtiy
5. —The largest list of words rectly name visible objec s be
ginning with the letter ‘‘S” in ihe picture will nice vc first piiz .
and so on down the list of 15 prizes. The w! ang i's ar|. i,5 j
made up from among the words submitted r>> 'lie < onrc.nt nts,
and not controlled by any predetermined I 1 >•“ • Is seieite J
by the judges as being the "correct" or “n.as list
(i.—One point will be allowed for each correct word and one po ti
deducted for each incorrect word ,
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tied for will be awar ied each tying contest ti
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prizes at the end of Ihe contest. Each pint". 1,,, nt cht rlhp «*•* !
contest agrees to accept the decision of tire judges is ’jia! an
conclusive. All answris wll! receive th» mine cored er ti ,n
whether a subscription Is sent or net At the el< -e of the o a
when ail lists have been gre. id, '):• Ist winning Hist prize
the names of the prize winners will he published.
9. —Write word* on one aide of ti. • paper only number them s
cessively 1, 2. 3. 4. etc., with ycur name nd d l errs In r
right hand corner of each sheet. TypewritL n I• ts are pr-for.-ni
however, hand-written lists will not count again t you nr. <*
r.ealness affect your scot *
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11. —ls a contestant sands us more than cne 1- i n er -n k
name or pie-married ..nine, then al! lists of such conte- ant wll*
)•« disqualified. * t
“Retail trade, reported by repre-!
sentatjve department stores through
out the sixth district, was larger In
the aggregate during September than
iin the same month last year. This
is the first time In many months that!
! alase have shown an increase over the j
I corresponding month a year earlier,
| anc may be taken as the definite
: turning point toward a better volume
of business. Wholesale trade In Sep
tember in this district was not quite
up to that of August, especially in
those lines highly seasonal, but the
decreases reported were all small, and
six of the eight lines under Investi
gation reported Increase over Septem
ber 1921. Transportation difficulties
are responsible In part for the lack
of activity.
Cotton Crop Larger
“The financial return from the agri
cultural crjyps of the district this year
will exceed that of last year by a sub
stantial amount, although In some sec
tions gome of the crops produced have
not equalled those of last year In ac
tual volume. The cotton crops Is
larger than last year in each state
in this district except Tennessee and
the higher price prevailing will show
Y substantally higher return to this
| section than was received for the 1921
crop Reports from different parts
of the district indicate that the crop
is being nicked, ginned anu marketed
more rapidly this year than was the
! case last year, and the statement pub
lished by the census bureau showing
cotton ginned, shows that 3,833,006
bales of the present crop had been
ginned prior to September 35th, 1922.
! while only 2,920,392 bales hah' been
! ginned up to that time In 1921. The
hanks are amply provided with funds
| for crop moving and harvesting, and
report considerably increased depos
its at the end of September in com
parison with the same period last
year. "•
DR. V. M. BARCO
Chiropractic Specialist
Chronic and Nervous Diseases
Offices over
Bank of Soperton, Soperton, Ga
Mrs. J. E. Thompson’s, Vidalia
At Soperton, Mon. Wed., Friday
At Vidalia, Tues. Thurs., Sat
Petty’s Cotton Seed is Given First Prize
Product Grown on Dawson Farm is Ranked Highest at
Southeastern Fair in Atlanta.
Dawson, Ga., Oct 23.—Petty’s
improved toole wilt resistant cot
ton seed, grown and improved on
the H. A. Petty farm, has won
another distinction of note, hav
ing been awarded first prize at
the Southeastern Fair, which was
neid in Atlanta during the past
week,
Petty’s seed have heretofore
won the distinction having rank
ed first in the 1921 cotton varie
ty test held at the Georgia State
College of Agriculture, with re
gard to yield of lint cotton per
acre; also having ranked first in
yield acre in the 1921 cotton va
riety test held at the Coastal
Plain Experiment Station near
Tifton. On the farm qf the
Georgia State College of Agri
culture, some thirty odd varie
ties of cotton were used in the
test, Petty’s improved toole hav
ing ranked first.
We have the above seed for sale. See us
at once if you want these prize winners for
your 1923 cotton crop.
D. S. & W. G. WILLIAMSON,
UVALDA, GEORGIA
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: delays in getting advances on improved 3
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: farm lands for improvements or other «
► demands of the farmer. Finances have <
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* taken a turn to the extent of making 3
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: anxious to lend money to farmers who 3
► may need it, without delays and with 3
► satisfaction to borrower. If you want «
l action, along with cash, say “money” to ;
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l ' MT. VERNON, GA. 3
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i Mr.'Petty began improving his
cotton in 1916 or 1917 by the sin
gle stalk selection method, being
very careful to keep records on
the different plots and having his
cotton ginned on a private gin on
the H. A. Petcy farm, thereby
keeping his seed absolutely pure
as he did not gin for the public.
Mr. Petty has continued the
above method until now, his suc
cess is quite evident and the de
mand for Petty’s improved cot
ton seed is much greater than the
supply available and he cannot
fill the orders received for seed.
His cotton has made a very
creditable showing in all sections
planted. Mr. Petty has made
shipments of his seed, not only
out of the State of Georgia but
out of the United States and in
to China and Italy.
