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MOUNT BETHEL NEWS.
If cold weather is a boll weevil
extinguisher, he won’t stand a
ghost of a chance this year.
Sunday school at Mount Bethel
took a new breath of life Sunday
afternoon. It has become a little
bit frost bitten, but we feel assur
ed that it will take a great deal
more than cold weather to hurt
our Sunday school much.
A good sprinkling of cotton yet
in the fields, and it looks distress
ing this wintry weather and it’s
more distressing trying to get it
out.
It’s a fine time for country folks
to study fruit tree and seed cata
logs.
F. B. Strawn is operating his
new Star pea liuller with good
success in Newton county this
week.
Mr. N. B. Lane, formerly a resi
dent of Henry county, but whose
home is now at Eastman, is visit
ing relatives and friends here.
Mr, Woodfin Gilbert and party
of Stock bridge motored down
Sunday to be the guests of B. B.
Lewis and family.
We are sorry to note the death
of Mrs. J. F. Dick, which occurred
here last Tuesday. We extend
our sympathies to the bereaved
family and friends.
Little Vernon McCord, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Tolliver McCord, suf
fered quite a painful accident last
week, having severely burned
both his feet. We trust he may
soon be fully recovered.
Messrs. W. L. and Robert Wynn,
Luther Smith and Alonza Cawthon
made a business trip to Covington
last week.
Miss Janie Hooten is visiting in
Atlanta.
Mr. S. D. Gunn, of the Atlanta
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Police Force, visited his brother,
Laban Gunn, last Wednesday.
Mrs. G. W. Welch visited her
brother, Mr. O. Jones, last Friday.
Cabbage plants are standing the
cold very well and potatoes are
keeping nicely, or that is they
would keep if they were not so
very good to eat.
The present indications are that
there’ll be no plowing done soon.
We can very well remember, (and
we are not as old as some people
we know ) when folks went to the
postoffice, or to town about once
a week for an occasional letter,
paper or postal. A package or
parcel by mail was unheard of,
but a luxury indulged soon be
comes a necessity, and since we
have become accustomed to daily
mail, all this efficiency in the mail
service, loss of packages, delayed
and miscarried letters and
parcels is imitating beyond ex
pression. We don’t know any
more than a blind goose what the
trouble is, but we sincerely hope
with many others that matters
way soon be satisfactorily adjust
ed. Meantime, we are smiling a
crooked smile and exercising pa
tience after a fashion.
If you are under the impression
that it’s no trouble to prepare a
correspondence letter for a coun
ty paper on a blue Monday morn
ing and one that is supposed to
please everyone—try it once,
won’t you ?
Business Notice.
Having bought the entire inter
est in the Mays & Rape shoe shop
I desire to thank our customers
for past favors, and promise my
best efforts to continue to please
all needing work in my line. Re
spectfully, T. S. MAYS.
PROGRESS NEWS NOTES.
Well, howdy.
I
Haint friz yet.
Better put it 1918, sped.
Now all hands together. Let’s
do everything that lies in our
power to make this new year the
best, most prosperous year in the
history of our homes, our county,
and better still our country—the
greatest in all creation.
If God will condescend enough
to take notice of and care for a
black, voracious, cadaverous bird
like the raven, shall He not much
more care for you, oh ye of little
faith ?
Don’t torment your neighbor
this year, borrowing his Weekly.
Have Mr. Fouche to print and
send you one. He will be glad to
do so.
And the latest reports from
Germany are, they have gone to
eating dirt. Guess they have de
cided if they can’t whip the world
they will just get busy and eat it
up. Well, let them go their route
so long as they eat their own.
Don’t want them over here gob
bling up ours. Cursed are the
trouble makers for they shall see
hell —Good-bye, Germany.
Well, sir. Good Mr. Observer,
haven’t you observed that the
man who never made a mistake
is not dead. He never has lived,
yet.
Guess the Villa Rica farmer,
who lost $2,500.00 betting on the
other fellow’s horse, found out to
his sorrow that that the mutt head
who tries to get something for
nothing generally gets nothing for
something.
Say folks, I am here* to tell you
that last week’s issue of The
Weekly was a dandy. Start the
new year right by subscribing
early.
The world says we have two
standards, a standard for men and
%
a standard for women, but I say
one standard for all. God makes
no distinction in wrong doing
whether committed by man or
woman.
Mr. Lovick Johnson has moved
back into our community where
he will reside this year. We glad
ly welcome him back.
Mrs. J. B. Johnson of Atlanta
came down and spent two or three
days with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. N. Strickland.
Mr. W. N. Strickland ran down
to Griffin on business Monday.
Mr. John Johnson of Camp
Wheeler was a visitor in our com
munity Saturday night and Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Strickland
came near having a family reun
ion Sunday. All the younguns at
home except one.
Well, now, where did Leroy
Strickland and Tom Exum go Sun
day afternoon ? Oh, yes, over
across the creek to Mr. Lewis’s.
Rain or shine, cold or hot, dust
or mud, good roads or bad, them
little old John Henries go just the
same.
Of all the assets on earth, best
is a clean record and a clear con
science.
The clouds may hang low and
heavy. The vivid lightnings may
flash and thunders roll, cannon
boom and rifles crack and nations
may grapple at each others throat.
But as one takes an upward glance
from such scenes of sorrow and
woe he sees the sun, moon and
stars in their places just shining,
gently shining. The birds twitter
ing among the tree tops sing as
sweetly as ever, and nature in all
I Want Say a Few
More Words Now.
Ephesian*. 8 chapter, 18 verse.
Praying always with all prayer
and supplication in the spirit, and
watching thereunto with all perse
verance and supplication for all
saints.
Please read the 1(5 and 17 verses
of same chapter
Kind Editor:
The last time I came to you my
words were to our dear soldier
boys, but now they are to every
body who will read them. I read
what Observer had to say about
the time had come for everybody
to pray, and as that is the cry of
my heart daily, I felt that I must
say a word on that line too. And
oh, if I could just make you all
know how I feel about it all, how
glad I would be. All of ypu who
know me well can remember as
long as I was able to go to church
or anywhere, my words to you
were to read and study the bible
more, and help me pray for our
vain United States. It was a pow
er in me that was stronger
than I, and I find joy in trying
to obey it, and still find the same
joy at home in trying to obey the
blessed word of God. Jesus said
to watch and pray, and we read
where He spent the whole night
in prayer, and where He went
alone to pray. But I have found
that just words is not prayer. I
have peen trying to pray since I
was about 10 years old, and have
learned more and more what true
prayer is. And now in these sad
days all my joy is found in prayer
to God, and when 1 feel in my
heart that I am doing what He
wants me to do. But I just can’t
tell you in words how burdened I
am at times. Some days it seems
like all is doomed to ruin, and
then this sweet verse comes to
me, Malachi 4-2 —But unto you
that fear my; name shall the son
of righteousness arise with heal
ing in his wings.
And now this what I want all of
of you to do, to help me pray dai
ly for God’s healing power in some
wt.y. And let me beg all of you
one more time to read and study
your bibles more and more every
day and learn God’s will, and then
obey it, for that is where my
peace is found.
Mrs. Shirley Kelley.
CARD OF THANKS.
We sincerely tluwik each friend
and neighbor for kind sympathy
and generous assistance during
the sickness and death of our
dear husband and father. May
heaven’s best blessings abide with
all. Mrs. W. T. Rape,
C. A. Rape,
W. E. Rape,
Allen Rape.
her beauty and grandeur still
moves onward, all of which is evi
dence that God in all tender mercy
still holds the reigning hand
will right things in His own good
way and time. Trust Him, only
trust Him.
Uncle Jeremiah.
Used 40 Years
cardui
The Woman’s Tonic
Sold Everywhere
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Pigs Pigs
Shoats Shoats
Hogs Hogs
NOW FOR SALE
At A. N. Brown’s Farm
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When Business Needs You Most,
“Conserve Your Energy
t When success means straining nerve
j. force to the utmost
—when minutes given to your affairs are
k precious
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—when your strength is the driving force
of your store or factory or farm
—then you must have a motor car.
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A motor car saves valuable time—saves
your vitality—during business hours.
And—after business hours—provides
recreation and vigor—giving outdoor en
joyment that helps you in the daily battle.
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The economy, durability, and mechanical
perfection of the standardized Maxwell "
have been proved so conclusively they are
now accepted facts.
The Maxwell is the car without a peer for
, the man who is working under full steam.
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Touring Car $745; Roadster $745; Coupe $1095
Berlin/ $1095; Sedan with Wire Wheels $1195
F. O. B. Detroit
J. L. GARDNER
| LOCUST GROVE, GA.'
Seed Cotton Wanted
i pay highest market price for
remnants of seed cotton.
R. C. BROWN.
Locust Grove, Ga.
FOR SALE.
Good house and lot in Locust
Grove, containing about one acre.
MRS. S. A. SMITH,
Hampton, Ga.
For Administration.
GEORGIA—Henry County.
To whom it may concern: Mrs*. Willie
Owen haying made application to me in
due form to be appointed permanent ad
miuistrator upon the estate of J. J. As
kew, late of said county, notice is herohv
given that said application will be heard
at the regular term of the Court of Ordi
nary for said county, to he held on the
first Monday in February. 1918
Witness my hand and official signature,
This January 7th, 1918.
A G. HARRIS, Ordinary
For Administration.
GEORGIA —Henry County.
To whom it may concern: Mrs. Willie
Owen having made application to me in
due form to be appointed permanent ad
ministrator upon the estate of Mrs. An
nie Askew, late of said county, notice is
nereby given that said application will
be heard at the regular term of the Court
of Ordinary for said county, to be held on
the first Monday in February, 1918.
Witness my hand and official signature.
This Bth day of Junuarv. 1918.
A. G. HARRIS, Ordinary.
Hail Your Living
Without Money Cost
We are all at a danger point. On
the use of good common sense in our
1918 farm and garden operations de
pends prosperity or our “going broke.” 1
Even at present high prices no one
can plant all or nearly all cotton, buy
food and grain at present prices from
supply merchant on credit and make
money. Food and grain is higher in
proportion than are _ .esent cotton
prices.
It’s a time above all oth ", to play
safe; to produce all po_ do food,
grain and forage supplies on your own
acres; to cut down the st;cre bill.
A good piece of garden ground,
rightly planted, rightly tended ad
kept planted the year round, can be
made to pay nearly half your living. It
will save you mere money than you
made on the best three acres of cotton
you ever grew!
Hastings’ 191 S Seed Book tells all
about the right kind of a money sav
ing garden and the vegetables to put
in it. It tells about the farm crops as
well and shows you the clear road to
real and regular farm prosperity. It's
Free. Send for it todav to H. G.
HASTINGS CO., Atlanta, Ga.—Advt.
For Administration.
GEORGIA—Henry County.
To whom it may concern: Edna E.
Stroud having made application in due
form to be anpointed permanent adminis
trator upon the estate of J. M. Stroud,
late of said county, notice is hereby given
that said application will be heard at the
regular term of the Court of Ordinary for
said county, to be held on the first Mon
day in February, 1918.
Witness my hand and official signature.
This 7th day of Januarv, 1918.
A. G. HARRIS, Ordinary.
