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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 17, 1908)
MfcNRV COUNTY WEEKLY. j. v. * otcm:, i*mi»Hmliop. It. Ij, JOHNSON Editor. Entered at the postotfica at McDon •o*h, as second class mall matter. Advertising Rates: SI.OO per lack per month. Reduction on standing extracts by special agreement. M » ongh, Ga , Jan. 1?, 1908. THE SCHOOL OF COTTON That the farmers of Georgia are rapidly awakening to the impor tance and breadth of a thoroughly equipped, well trained mind to add to their long recognized superior physical strength, has been most forcibly illustrated in Athens at the School of Cotton for flic past two weeks. There are over a hundred farm ers present at this first session of the school of cotton that is being conducted under the auspices of State Agricultural College, all of whom entered into the work with a zeal and enthusiasm that was little j short of the marvelous. The class is composed of all ages | from sixteen years old to men pastj middle life, and each one of them I seems to be striving to excell every j other one in the excellence of work ! and study of the cotton plant in particular, and the entire farming : work generally as relates to the I products of Georgia. This work has been directly in charge of Prof. Andrew M. Soule, president of this branch of the University. He is one of the South’s leading educators and lias had years of experience of teaching in the agricultural schools of the country, and he has associated witli him an able corps of assist ants, all of whom have made a broad, liberal and practical study of the particular branch of the cot ton industry of which they were assumed to give lectures to these agricultural students. The work dene by these students has not been a lot of tecnical “stuff,” but the entire course has been devoted to a practical and thoroughly c mipruhein-ivu study of the true science of farming along lines followed by the most success ful farmers of the South today. This first session of the school < f cotton has been a crowning success and is doubth : the nucleus around which will lx- built a magnificent s u .u of m: ic.Rural trainingai d education that will at no far dis tant day include a thorough course ! in all fields of agricultural and hor ticultural work, so that a farmer bov who desires to can secure jr.st as thorough a course of training tor his causen life work us in any of the professions of today. Tht* school of cotton has been a grand, glorious success and when the'time comes tor this school to open next year, wo hope to see a large numoer of Henry county far mors enter the school. From time to time we shall give something of the work and advan tages to be derived from the school by the farmers of the state. RED ROAD. : 'h nty ». t mud ami rain, now. M ,ss .Tot lio (iivur is spending .• few days tide week with her broth er, Air. L. L. Greer, of Luella. Mr. .1. II (’arris on the sick list this week. We ate ghel to say Mr Elber: Copehti.d is some better at thh writing. Mr. Pht'iix M »rris pas se e thr-oiulh here Moiut..v enroute ti McDonough. Mrs. Tom M wris spent last Fri day with Mrs. Poithx Morris, o; Luella. Mr. and Mrs L. L. Greer spoil 1 Sunday with the former's paivnts Tdr. and Mrs. W. T. Greer, o: Rocky Crack. Mr G.mr »e Moor * visited Mr. L L. Greer SaMirday night. Mrs. .T. 11. Carr spent a few days I, 'st wt Mr with her sister, Mrs. W. £. Copeland. j “BEN-HUR,” j IN ATLANTA THE WEEK OF JAN, 20. ! Sacred history properly drama tized must necessarily be of great benefit to all who give it attention, for where one man can acquire knowledge by reading, ninety-nine are willing to study by the ear and i eye combined, and will retain in struction thus received more viv idly than from the written page. General Wallace’s great book, “Ben-Hur,” is beyond doubt a | most interesting volume, but how ; infinitely more impressive is the actual presentation of these deeds set down. The series of word pic tures pertaining to Christ's life in | this dramatization are most ably j selected from the novel by Wil liam Yonng, but the play is by no means a picture of the life of the Redeemer. The salient earthly points of the novel, not the strictly religions, are what tlie dramatist selected and for that reason “Ben- ! Mur” is full of common interest regardless of belief or creed. Art and invention joined hands I in making Klaw & Erlanger’s new and greater production a marvel of the stage. The thrilling inter est of the story is intensified by the wonderful mechanical contriv ances which make possible the presentation of such striking in- 1 cidents as the chariot race with! its twelve fiery steeds, the sinking of tlu' Roman galley and the res cue, the appearance of the Star of Bethlehem, the vision in the Yale of Hitinom and the miracle on the Mount of Olives. The character of General Wallace’s mightly bib lical romance is thoroughly main tained, notwithstanding the mag nitude of the scenic settings. Keen interest is centered in the staging of “Ben-Hur” at the Grand Opera House for one week begin ning Monday, .Tan. 20, when in ad dition to the six evening perform ances, matinees will be given on Wednesday and Saturday. The management of the AtluT - ta Grand Opera Horse will give sjverial attention to all orders for seats through the mail, providingl remittance accompanies same. I Seats will be placed on sale Tliurs-1 d tv, Jan. lfi. Prices will range j from 50c to S2.CO. Miss Grace Goodman spent Fri aay night with Miss Helen Carr. Mr. George Moore and sister, j Miss Lnoy, spent Sunday with Miss , Luoiio Weems. Mr. Edd Bunn from Atlanta has moved near Lnella. Miss Vonie Neal spent one even ing last week with Mrs L. L. Greer and Mrs. J. H. Carr. Mr. Louis Weems and Miss Ln cile Weems were in Lnella Friday afternoon. Mr. R. P. Allen spent Wednes lay with Mr. J. H. Carr. Miss Kate Waldrop is spending a few days with Miss Cleo Morris, oi Lnella. Miss Annie Mae McVicker has a lourisliing school at St. Paul. Miss Lizzie Barnes and meet Miss Ethel, have returned to tlieii 'hattanooga and Cedartown after i visit to friends and relatives. Mrs. L. L Greer spent Friday light with her grandfather, Mr L B. Rawls. Mr. Flem DuPree is a regnlai visitor at Lnella. Mr. L. L. Greer's handsome nev vsid uiee is nearing completion. \ * Mr. Otis Wells’ baby lias beer very sick but is some better now Measles are all the rage now. Mrs. Helen Everett spent ore lav last week with her sister Irs. Adams. Tar Backer. Cuts, sores. Burhsl & Rheumatism ? A, P, S. If The Wee k 1 y lias got far enough away from Christmas to ! find room i or a few notions from a crazy loon, I will let the editor and the readers know that I am still in the land of the living, nest led among the hills of Tussalmw in the ancient c ity of Peeksville, in the South-western portion of the good old State of Sandyridge, No one nepd expect much news of me, for it is too wet for a rheu matic to go news hunting, and I have no one to bring it to me. News can only flourish, anyway, when Admiral Isaac Newton Smith reports it to me and I write it. Lon Cawthorn passed through here last week moving from the State of Beersheba to the Jenkins bnrg Settlement in the wilds of Butts. Tom Cawthon has moved also, [ away up about Tom Cohen’s place, The Weekly can probably find - him now quicker than I can. Mrs. Bessie Maddox Hooten, of McDonough, spent Friday with tier parents here. Miss Bessie was one of this section’s splendid girls and continues to show her splend id qualities by remembering “the old folks at homo,” and tiie friends of her childhood and youth. 0 Mrs. Sally' Wynn Carter spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Gor don Mason. Gordon Mason has prepared himself with a pair of yonng mules to begin this year’s farming oper ations with. Your Uncle Dolly Cullman has moved up from the wilds of Butts to try to make two blades of grass and two bolls of cotton g ro w where only one grew before at Peeksville. Of course 1 wish him much success. Mrs. Dunham and daughters were shopping at the store of Mr. W. 11. Maddox Friday. This year corresponds to old election years in Georgia, bnt since an army of idiots ha ve captured the once great/ state of Georgia and turned i over to Tarn Watson, I deem the further expense of Elec tions worse than useless. It both branches of the Georgia legislature and the executive mansi n weie dredged for brain, and contents converted into axle grease, there would not be enough of it to grease one buggy spindle. Clark Howell's prophecy proves no joke: That Hokey rules Georgia, And Tommy rules Hoke. But if the dealers sell us plenty of good guano again, on good TRADE MARK Sy*- MADE REOI&ESED * / x twenf: ee years (W the standard of the South Nik Ilf the old time fish guano. , fmm > 'W£jmr' ft §■ Royster S *K Guano Co. v tf J MX I H 3nr-. ,-. 1 terms, and tlie merchants plenty cf supplies, and it quits raining ail the time after awhile, and the weather turns warm When spring comes, and cotton grows nicely in the summer, opens white in the fall, brings the rest of us 11 cents and the Union folks 15 cents as in the past, I suppose rve will alii pull through again somehow. A P.S. Often The Kidneys Are Weakened by Oyer-Work, : Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood. It used to be considered that only urinary and bladder troubles were to be P traced to the kidneys, but now modern science proves that nearly all diseases have their beginning in the disorder of these most important The kidneys filter and purify the blood— that is their work. Therefore, when your kidneys are weak or out of order, yon can understand how | quickly your entire body is affected and how every organ seems to fail to do its duty. If you are sick or “ feel badly,” begin j taking the great kidney remedy, Dr. j Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, because as soon : as your kidneys are well they' will help all the other organs to health. A trial will convince anyone. If you are sick you can make no mis take by first doctoring your kidneys. The mild and the extraordinary' effect of Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp=Root, the great kidney remedy, is soon realized. It stands the highest for its wonderful cures of the most distressing cases, and is sold | on its merits by all drug-fists in fifty cent | nndv one-dollar si/e L? LW ■aj oMfe-lriSa | bottles. You may have a Sample bottle noma of Swamp-Root, by mail free, also a pamphlet telling you how to find out if you have kidney’ or bladder trouble. Mention this paper when writing to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Bing hamton, N Y. Don’t make any mistake, | but remember the name, Swamp-Root, | Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp Root, and the ad dress, Binghamton, N. Y., on every bottle. Mr. W. B. Sitnpson, of Li cost Grove, was a welcome visitor at the Weekly office Wednesday. O, MsFJDETH, Dealer in Stationary Unpin So slug Boils rs, Saw Mills and atest Improved Cotton Girning Machinery. Also Agren* for j. 2. Case Threshing Machine Co ANNOUNCEMENTS. FOR SOLICITOR GENERAL, McDonough, Ga.. Jan. Ist, 1908. j To the White Voters of the Flint Circuit: I am a candidate for Solicitor General of ■ the Flint Circuit, subject to the primary to be ordered by the State Democratic Executive Committee. I Will appreciate all support given me, and. if elected will discharge the duties of the office to the best of my ability. E. M. SMITH. To the Voters of the Flint Circuit: I am a candidate for Solicitor General of the Flint Circuit, subject to the prima ry as may be ordered by the Democratic Executive Committee. If elected. I propose to be Solicitor, and do my full duty, as 1 see it to the best of my ability. Hoping I may hi ve your sup port, and with assurances of esteem, I am, Yours truly, J. W. WISE. STILL AT SAME PLACE. I will be in the Welcli-Hunt building for the coming year and I want all who derire to become yearly members of the Pressing Club to get tickets at once. Yearly membership §I.OO per month. Thanking you in advance for your patronage for the year 1908, I am, . Very truly, J. P. Powell. FOR RENT. One two Horse Farm for rent, two miles from Locust Grove. Ap ply to I-4t Mrs. Dora O. Bostwick. PORATABLE AND STATIONARY fTiyi iwro LbuilNif-d AND BOILERS Saw. Lath and Shinrle Mi Its. injectors, Pumps and Fittings, Wood Saws, Splitters, Shafts, Pulleys, Belting, Gasoline Engines. L-AGEfTOCK LOMBARD, Foundjy, Machine and Sailer Works and Supply Slurs, AUGUSTA, GA.
