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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 28, 1921)
CALOMEL GOOD BUT TREACHEROUS Next Dose May Salivate, Shock Liver or Attack Your Bones. You know what calomel is. It’s mor eury; quicksilver. Calomel is danger ous. It crashes into sour biJe like dynamite, cramping and sickening you. Calomel attacks the bones and should never be put into your system. If you feel bilious, headachy, consti pated and till knocked out, just go to your druggist and get a bottle of Dod son's Liver Tone for a few cents which Is u harmless vegetable substitute for dangerous calomel. Take a spoonful and if It doesn’t start your liver and straighten you up better and quicker than nasty calomel and without making you sick, you just go back and get your money. Don’t take calomel! It makes you sick the next day;-it loses you a day’s work. Dodson’s Liver Tone straightens you right up and you feel great. No salts necessary. Give it to the children because It is perfectly harmless and can not salivate. —Advertisement. No one is ever so busy as the person without occupation. GIRLS! GROW THICK LONG, HEAVY HAIR WITH "DANDERINE” Buy a 35-eent bottle . of “Danderine.” One iOOk application ends all IP* dandruff, stops itchlug 111 and falling lmlr, and, in It |||j| a few lyoments, you .f have doubled the beauty fy of your hair. It will ap- j( •' pear a mass, so soft, ' , histrous, anil easy tp gp|r| do up. But what will • iy.-> please you most will be after a few weeks use, #\j| mBB when you see new hair Sfin —tine and downy at lirst —yes —but really new hair grow ing all over the scalp. “Danderine” Is to the hair what fresh showers of ruin and sunshine are to vegetation. It goes right to the roots, invigorates and strengthens them. This delight ful, stimulating tonic helps thin, life less, faded hair to grow’ long, thick, heavy and luxuriant. —Advertisement. What we wish is the shadow; what we will Is the substance. JOY BROUGHT INTO HOME By Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vege> table Compound, Restoring Mrs. Benz to Health Altoona, Pa.--*“I am writing to tell you what Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound has done RilSfeC WBBml f° r mc - We have * ,ac * s * x children km : ; die almost at birth. jjal|From one hour to W' is all ML pound and I can say 'JElji that it is the great ißsjff <i'at medicine on earth, for this baby is now four months old and a healthier baby you would not want. lam sending you a picture of her. Everybody says, That is some healthy looking baby.' You have my consent to show this letter.”—Mrs. C. W. Benz, 131 3rd Ave., Altoona, Pa. No woman can realize the ioy and happpiness this healthy babe brought into the home of Mrs. Benz, unless they have had a like experience. ■ Every woman who suffers from any ailments peculiar to her sex, as indica ted by backaches, headaches, bearing down pains, irregularities, nervousness and “the blues’’ should not rest until they have given Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound a trial. EYIS HURT? burning or scaly !id», / c \r> JP _^ >/ and to relisre inflHn.ro*- / A\ y» sndsoreness*.use Mitchell y / JsV.y* Salve. according to direc / / ) tior.s. Sootiiing, healing. ' / HALL A RT7CEEL 147 Warerly Place New Tsrk Dpnpcv^Vsr: Itill I Short breathing re &■ap S hit 11 lirved in a few hours; swelling reduced in a few days: regulates the liver, kidneys, stomach •od heart: purifies the blood, strengthens the entire system. W'o'tc for Fret Trial Treatment. tOLLUH DROPSY REMEDY CO, Dept. E. 0.. ATLANTA. liA. THE STORY OF OUR STATES By JONATHAN BRACE (© by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) CALIFORNIA inn nee enveloping \ I of California which , / even encircles the origin of the name, Ish love story was published in which there was an Imaginary Island In the Far East called California. Some fif teen years later a party of Spanish adventurers came upon the peninsula which we now call Lower California. Believing that they had discovered a romantic island similar to the one in flie novel, they called it California. Later on, the territory to the north became known as Alta California or High California and when it became a state, it was accordingly called Cali fornia. The first settlers were the Franciscan monks who came up from Mexico and established missions, and many are the legends woven around these pioneer Padres. There shortly grew up Mexican settlements around the missions which the wonderful climate and fertile soil prospered. Some few settlers from the eastern states made their way to the roast and by sea the New England trading vessels found welcome In the splendid harbors. The government, while under Mexi can control, was more or less inde pendent, and at the outbreak of the Mexican war, Fremont, who was later defeated for the presidency, occupied California. When peace was made in 1848, California became United States territory. That same year gold was discovered In the Sacramento Val ley and the rush of people to Califor nia began. The population grew so rapidly that in 1850 California was ad mitted as the thirty-first stale of the Union. With Its 158,297 square miles, It Is the largest state except Texas Politically, its power has been rapidly growing. California now has thirteer presidential electors. MINNESOTA ©MINNESOTA is Ifl formed partly from a portion of the Northwest ter ritory and partly the Northeast sec tion of the Louisi ana Purchase. It was the Mississippi river which was the dividing line between these two large territories. The state’s early history, therefore, is twofold, and com bined it shows that Minnesota only be came fully fledged after it had passed under the protecting wings of six oth er states. The Eastern section was ceded by France to Great Britain In 1703 and became a part of the United States at the end of the Revolution by the Treaty of Paris In 1783. The North west territory was organized by con gress four years later. Then as this great federal domain became settled and was gradually divided into states, the Eastern part of the present StaU of Minnesota changed in turn to the Territories of Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin. As to the western portion of the state, this was a part of the Louisiana Purchase, which was bought from France by the United States in 1803. As this region became subdivided, Western Minnesota formed a part of the Territories of Louisiana, Missouri and lowa. The first white man to penetrate to Minnesota was the French explorer, Duluth, who in 1678 built a fort on Lake Superior and there established a very extensive fur trade. Two years later, Father Hennepin and two companions were sent by Ln Salle to explore the Upper Mississippi and reached the Falls of Sr. Anthony, where Minneapolis now stands. But It was not until the Nineteenth cen tury that permanent settlements were made. In 1522 the first mill was built at the Falls of St. Anthony, where wore destined to arise such important successors. In IS4I, Father Galtier built a chapel dedicated to St. Paul, and this was the foundation of the present great city of that name. As to the name Minnesota, the state was so called from the river that runs through it, which in the Dakota Indian language makes the words "Miune,” meaning “Water,” and “Sotah,” mean ing “Sky-colored.” Sometimes the state is called the “North Star State,” from the motto on its coat-of-arms. Minnesota was admitted to the Union 111 1858. Its area is 84,682 square miles and it is the most iir port ant of our wheat producing states It has twelve presidential electors. HENRY COUNTY WEEKLY, McDONOUGH, GEORGIA. PATROL SYSTEM IS FAVORED Pointed Out by Department of Agri culture as Illustration of Eco nomical Maintenance. (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) The road patrol system used in Grant county. Wash., is pointed out by the United States Department of Agriculture as an Illustration of how highways can be maintained most suc cessfully -and economically. Other counties in the state use the “gang’’ system, assigning to each gang a long section, upon which they make repairs at intervals, seldom reaching all the necessary points. In Grant county the plan Is to prevent a road from getting Into bad condition rather than to make repa i rs. There are 13 patrol sections, each from six to ten miles long, in the 87.83 miles of county highways. Each sec tion is in charge of a patrolman, who ■ works constantly on his piece of road, Patrolman Is Responsible for Condi- ! tion of His Section of Highway. feeling that he alone is responsible for its condition. Whiie these men work under the direction of the coun ty engineer, the details are left large ly to their judgment. A specially constructed light road machine, called locally a “road fixer,’’ j is used. It bus a long wheel base and i two cutting blades rigidly connected ! with the carrying frame of the ma chine. The rear wheels are on sep arate axles, controlled by -separate levers. The patrolman carries the necessary small tools for clearing weeds, trimming shoulders, cleaning ditches, and for handling surfacing material. He makes his own repairs in tlie county repair shop under the direction of a skilled mechanic. The annual cost of this system, states the bureau of public roads, av erages $223 a mile, which is less than other counties pay where roads receive attention “only when they need it.” Grant county has graveled roads sec ond to none in the state, and its peo pie are enthusiastic supporters of the patrol system. TONNAGE ON COUNTRY ROADS Report of Bureau of Markets Show; Extent to Which Highways Are Being Used. The necessity of keeping country roads in good condition is shown by a report recently compiled by the bureau of markets and crop esti mates. United States Department of Agriculture, showing the extent to which they are used in hauling farm products to market. According to the report, which shows the tonnage of 11 products hauled on country roads, giving the yearly average for the pe riod from 1915 to 1919, there were 27 tons of these 11 crops hauled for ev ery 100 acres of land. The average tonnage of the 11 crops hauled on country roads each year for the pe riod mentioned amounted to 86,560,000 tons. The 11 crops referred to in the report are corn, wheat, oats, barley, rye, rice, flaxseed, cotton (including seed), tobacco, potatoes, and culti vated bay. BUILD IN FALL AND WINTER According to Engineers Money Spent in Constructing Roads in Spring, Is Wasted. The building of roads in the spring is opposed by good engineers, who in sist that money spent at that season is largely wasted. They hold that work should be done in the fall and winter, when the ground is in better condition and when foundations can be laid with greater permanence. They also crlticiee the skimpy manner in which foundations are laid, pointing out that subsequent repair bills make the whole cost much greater than the cost of solidly-built roads. IMPROVED ROADS WET FEET BRING COUGHS AND COLDS Until entirely rid of a cough' or cold, look out They are a source of danger. Just a few doses of Pe-ru-na taken soon after exposure or first manifestation of trouble will usually break a cold or dissipate In a hurry the most persistent cough. TABLETS OR LIQUID KEEP IT IN THE HOUSE fOR W Not Only For liTjIfjTRSMITH*« Chills and Fever If Chill Tonic 0 But a Fine General Tonic Wards Off Malaria and Restores Strength. Try It PUZZLE FOR LOVERS OF DOG Just How Did Terrier Know the Cor rect Time, When the Clocks Had Been Advanced? Perhaps because of his power of speech, the parrot is usually regarded as amazingly wise. But many dumb creatures often display just as re markable intelligence. Can a dog judge time? This is one of the subjects upon which some light is thrown in “Dogs, Birds and Others,” by H. J. Massingham. A terrier had boon in the habit of jumping on his master’s bed and awak ening him each morning at seven o’clock. When the clocks had been advanced an hour for summer time, the man was anxious to see what the dog would do. Next morning, as usual, the animal jumped upon the bed. The clock was at .seven exactly, although really it was only six o’clock. Had the dog founted the strokes of the clock when it struck, or had he understood about *.he clocks being put on? * Can’t Fool ’Em. Two colored gentlemen were en gaged in conversation when one of them became very much annoyed by the persistent attention of a large fly. “Sam, whut kin’ a fly am dls?” “Dat am a boss fly.” “A boss fly am a fly whut buzzes *ronn cows, ’n’ hosses ’n’ jackasses—” “You ain't tnakin’ qnt for to call me no jackass?” “No, I ain’ makin’ out for to call you no jackass, but you can’t fool deni boss flies.” —Forbes Magazine. You remember the story of the Pitcher— It made a good many trips to the well and it came back in good order. “I can take care of myself,” it said —“they don’t need to talk about risks to me.” But it went once too often. After that it was only part of a pitcher, and they didn’t need to talk to it about risks—it knew. A lot of people won’t believe coffee can harm them until it does harm them. “Nonsense!” they say, “it never disturbs me.” When it does disturb them, then they know. Often the disturbance which they then recog nize is the result of irritations to nerves and di gestion which have been going on for a long time. If you have to lie awake at night and count the clock ticks, after an evening cup of coffee, then you know that it’s better to be safe than sorry. The risk of coffee’s harm is gone when the meal-time drink is Postum. Here’s a delightful and satisfying table bev erage, with charm for the taste and without harm for nerves or digestion. You know you’re on the right road with Postum; there’s never the pos sibility tha. you'll go once too often. Postum cornea in two forms: Instant Po6tum(in tins) made instantly ih the cup by the addition of boiling water. Postum Cereal (in packages of larger bulk, for those who prefer to make the drink while the meal is being prepared) made by boiling for 20 minutes. “There’s a Reason” for Postum M*de by Postum Cereal Company, Inc., Battle Creek, Mich. PE-RU-NA Tki WiD Kmwi Eairiiic) RimAj SPOHN’S DISTEMPER COMPOUND is Indispensable In treating Influenza, Distemper, Coughs and Colds so prevalent among horses with the coming of fall and For nearly thirty years “BPOHVS” has been given to prevent these diseases, as well as to relieve and cure them. An occa sional dose •■conditions" your horse and keeps disease away. As a remedy for cases actually Buffering. BPOHN 8 is quick and certain. 60 cents and $1.20 per bottle at drug stores. SPOHN MEDIC AX COMPANY GOSHEN, INDIANA -IfutHld by fm drwrlß. writ* Arthur Put srA Co. . LMiarflla, G. Two generations have known PE-RU-NA and its astonish* ing success in the relief of catarrhal diseases. The pro* per medicine to have on hand for everyday Ills. BOLD EVERYWHERE WHEN WEARY WILLIE SCORED Weary Willie slouched into the pawn-shop. “How much will you give me for tills overcoat?” he asked, producing a faded but neatly mended garment. Isaac looked at it critically. “Four dollars,” he said. “Why,” cried Weary Willie, "that coat’s worth $lO if it’s worth a penny!” "I wouldn’t give you $lO for two like that,” smiled Isaac. “Four dol lars or nothing.” “Are you sore that’s all it’s worth?” asked Willie. “Four dollars,” repeated Isaac. “Well, here’s your $4,” said Weary Willie. “This overcoat was hangin’ outside yer shop, and I was won derin’ how much it was really worth.” Reinforced. Two contractors of a type unfortu nately too familiar were talking of some buildings which had collapsed before they were finished. “Well, Billerton,” said one. “you al ways have better luck than I do.” “Better luck? How’s that?” “Why, my row of new houses blew* down in last week’s wind, you know, while yours weren’t harmed. All were built the same —same woodwork, same mortar, same everything.” “Yes,” said the other, “but you for get that mine had been papered.”—■ Harper’s Magazine. Motivated. “A wife on band is worth two on vacation,” wrote someone recently— probably as he viewed a pile of dirty dishes in the sink. —Boston Transcript.
