PAG£ m
A PROSE POEM
THERE IS NO LITTLE BOY IN OUR
HOME NOW.
There stands the gate wide open
tempting the cows on the green grass
and it is on my tongue “Marshall, my
boy, shut the gale,” but a strange sad
thought makes my tongue and lips
stand still. Ah me! Ah me! There
is no little boy in our yard now.
There is the almost pet mocking bird
on her favorite limb whistling, thrill¬
ing, mocking and all the other birds
have hushed to listen to the imitation
of their own songs and learn of them¬
selves as one studies himself in a faith¬
ful reflector. But one auditor who nev
er tired listening to any admiring this
Patti of the feathered kingdom is out
of sight and the songster seems a do¬
ing her best to charm him out of the
house that he may join the other birds
in their homage. But, birdie, the lit¬
tle boy has turned musician and join
ed a choir far above the tree-tops but
almost in sight. Perhaps if you will
listen you may hear him making your
notes now and then in that great or¬
chestra, for he kuew your notes as he
did his sister's songs. Birdie, birdie,
sweet reminder, you needn’t look at all
around in the yard and at the windows
and tlie doors, for you must look up to
the sky if you would catch a glimpse
of him, for there is no little boy in our
yard now.
And you little sparrows need not
perch quite so high to feel safe from
the misdirected pebble from the sling
shot as you did in days gone by. He
nearly hit you a hundred times, and
once lie did get a feather as proof of
Ids markmanship; but you may leave
off your preoautIons and come sit on
the balustrade or even in his own rus¬
tic chair if you choose,—for there is
no little boy in our yard now.
Yonder against the wall are bis fish¬
ing poles, one shorter, the other long¬
er, and just under the eaves is his bait
box, and the silvers are sporting, and
the trouts are leaping and the bream
are Ipaying in the shallow waters
where be stood barefooted and put in
practice the lessons the fishermen had
taught him. It was hard to tell which
was the happier th e fish which stole
liis bait or the boy with one bream on
a long string. You little folks of the
deep lake need not come up to our
back yard to sport with our baby any
more—for there is no little boy in our
yard now.
Books and toys used to be scattered
pell mell over the floor, and many a
time were visitors called on to excuse
tlie topsy-turvy condition of the par¬
lor on the ground that there was a
little boy in our home; but no more
of such excuses now. His books and
papers and toys, and fads are all pack¬
ed in a box and there it is where he
put it behind the door in “mama’s
room” ready when the day shall come
to move back to the old home state.
Ah! little dreampt he that his box
would be a reminder—that there is no
little boy in our yard now.
No little boy in our yard. Never
again shall we have a little boy in our
yard. But we shall never cease to
hear the hum of the top, the click of
the morbles, the crack of the sling
shot against the window pane, the
quizzical “what you think of that ray
cat (?),” his catches of songs h e loved,
his accent on papa and mamma and
the names of the loved ones at home,
and his peculiar “Our Father who art
in Heaven” and “God bless papa and
mama and all us children.” Almost
there is a little boy in our yard, but
that almost! God grant grace—for
there is no little boy in our yard now.
•—W. S. Rogers in Waynesboro True
Citizen.
WANTED
Employees at present in engine, train
and yard service of the Central of
Georgia Railway Company through
their Brotherhood officials have an¬
nounced their ini ention to strike. These
conditions warrant this railroad in
making preparations to operate should
these men leave the service.
Applications will, therefore, be re¬
ceived from men competent for posi
tions as engineers and conductors. Ap¬
plication should be made to the under
signed and should state age, exper¬
ience with former employers, present
address, etc.
These appllcatkos should be sent
under personal oner and will be con¬
sidered confidential, and tlie applicant
of his application Is approved and his
services are requred, will be notified,
with instructions where and to whom
he should report.
G. L. CANDLER,
Adv. General Superintendent.
FARM WANTED —To work on
halves, good one-horse farm. John
Usher, Route 2, Porterdaie, Ga.—Adv.
11-9, 2 .
veterinarians Heeded
For Georgia Livestock
Industry Worth $100,000,000 Requires
Protection
ANDREW M. SOULE, President Geor¬
gia State College Of Agriculture
The aggregate of our live stock in¬
terests is not generally appreciated for
the animals now owned on Georgia
farms are easily worth $100,000,000.
In 1910 the state was credited in the
federal census with owning about $78,
000,000 worth of live stock. Within a
period of six years, therefore, there
has been an increase in the value of
live stock of approximately $22,000,000,
and this in the face of the fact that
the shipment of a very considerable
number of mules to Europe on ac¬
count of the war conditions prevailing
there has tended to reduce not only
the number tmt the value of our ani¬
mals as well. At the present time
there are only about fifty licensed vet¬
erinarians practicing in the state of
Georgia. Most of these live in towns
and cities, and there are many farmers
in the state who are more than one
hundred miles from a competent vet¬
erinarian; and even if they could se¬
cure his services in time, it would be
at an almost prohibitive coat. It may
thus be said with propriety that farm¬
ers living out in the open country
would find it extremely difficult to se¬
cure the aid of a competent veterina¬
rian, and that this condition is not
likely to be remedied until provision is
made for the training of a very consid¬
erable number of men in the underly¬
ing principles of veterinary medicine.
That some provision for instruction
of this character should be made is
evidenced by the very considerable
number of applications received from
young men who desire to study veter¬
inary medicine. In view of this fact,
the trustees of the Georgia State Col¬
lege of Agriculture have endeavored
to meet the situation by authorizing
the establishment of the first two
years of a degree course in veterinary
medicine. This will be open to any
young man in Georgia seventeen years
of age and who is able to present four¬
teen units for entrance. It is the earn¬
est hope of the trustees that at the
end of two years through the aid of
the state they may be able to add
the junior work of training veterina¬
rians within the state who are ac¬
quainted with local conditions, in sym¬
pathy with the people living in the
open country, and who naturally be¬
lieve in Georgia and its future possi¬
bilities along live stock production.
Co-Operation In
Buying Farm Machinery
L. C. HART, Professor Of Agr. Engi¬
neering, Ga. State College Of Agr.
Many farmers of Georgia will never
be able to participate In the benefits
of some lines of farm machinery until
such machines have been purchased
co-operatively. For one farmer to buy
all of them would tie up too much cap¬
ital. It would not pay. But for sev¬
eral farmers to buy and get use of
such machinery, good profits will fol¬
low.
The purchase of threshing machin¬
ery, farm tractors, harvesting ma¬
chines, silo fillers, corn shredders,
etc., may be instanced. Special ef¬
fort is to be made by Agricultural En¬
gineering department of the College
to get farmers in communities to pur¬
chase farm machinery in this way.
Selecting A Location
For An Orchard
J. W. FIROR, Field Agt. Horticulture,
Ga. State College Of Agriculture
Many people are preparing to plant
peach and apple orchards. At plant¬
ing time, the location of the orchard
is not always given the consideration
that it merits. At marketing time lo¬
cation is very, very important. How
well is the orchard located with refer¬
ence to railroad facilities? How far
from the loading station? What sort
of roads must be used to haul over?
These are the questions the orchard
ists should answer before planting.
A large peach grower who was only
two miles from the loading station,
found, during a rainy season, that the
job of hauling the peaches from his
packing shed to the cars was tremen¬
dous. After the first few loads, the
roads became very badly cut up, later
they became almost impassable. There
are very few places where conditions
make it advisable to plant a peach
orchard over three miles from the
loading point. Apple orchards are
suited to more distant planting, but
usually four miles is the limit.
As long as there is an abundance
of suitable land near the railroads,
use It. The difference in price is very
seldom sufficient to justify the differ¬
ence in cost of hauling. Yet, the ac¬
tual cost of hauling does not tell the
whole tale. Cars move away from
the depot according to freight sched¬
ules and also come into the depot In
the same way. The orchard closest
has an advantage in getting his fruit
moved quickly, and this is of spe¬
cial Importance with peaches.
MANY SILOS BEING
BUILT IN GEORGIA
The largest number of silos ever
built in any one year in Georgia are
being built this year. The College of
Agriculture has directed in the con¬
struction of several hundred through
its specialists and county agents.
fHl OOViAG'iUN N feW’S. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1916'.
Umsusfiufifitmifl
Test Days have come again the sad¬
dest of the month.
'-What did your mamma say when
she saw your report? It’s too painful
to mention.
Our new laboratory is nearing com¬
pletion.
The Athletic Association is having
a shower bath installed in the base¬
ment. This will be quite a conven¬
ience to the boys in th e future.
The primary grades enjoyed Hal¬
lowe’en festivities last Friday. The
decorations in the primary rooms were
quite attractive and many of the older
pupils as well as several teachers vis¬
ited the rooms to see the display. Al¬
most all of the cuttings and other work
on display had been done by the child¬
ren.
The match game of basket ball be¬
tween two selected teams from the
H. S. boys was a matter of considera¬
ble interest last Friday. The teams
were designated as the “Tommies”
and the “Robies,” having been coached
by Messrs. Thomas and Robertson
respectfully. The “Robies” won by the
score of 18 to 2.
Friday of this week the Social Circle
boys come for the first gome of the
season with our boys. Social Circle
always turns out a sylendid team so a
good game is anticipated. Come out
and see this game.
Quite an interesting impromptu de¬
bate was given last Friday p. m., by
the two literary societies. The Harris
Society won.
Miss Louise Gheesling of the Music
Department spent the week-end with
home-folks in Greensboro.
Miss Martha Middlebrooks who had
charge of th P Fifth Grade last year
and who was re-elected for the present
.year, but transferred to the Sixth
Grade, has arrived and taken charge of
her work after having been detained
at her home for the past two months
following an operation for appendici¬
tis. Miss Florrie Harwell has been
supplying for Miss Middlebrooks.
Miss Grace Reid, of the Latin and
History Departments, spent the week¬
end in Decatur with her mother.
Prof. H. R. Robertson and son, Har¬
old, attended the Washington Lee
Georgia Tech football game in Atlan¬
ta Saturday.
FRUIT TREES READY
NOVEMBER THE 7TII.
All purchasers of Fruit Trees from
me as agent for the Jackson county
nurseries will please get them at J. C.
Weaver’s stable next Tuesday, Novem¬
ber the 7th.
R. B. HAYES,
Jackson County Nurseries.—Adv
Patronize our Advertisers and
pass the other fellow by. It is
nothing but right for you to pat¬
ronize those, who make the suc¬
cess of your county paper possi¬
ble. While trading with our
customers, don’t forget to say,
“I SAW IT IN THE NEWS.
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Everybody concedes its beauty. You wouldn’t think that a small, light,
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But its roomy seats, deep upholstery
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HEARD, WHITE & Co., Covington, .6*
Th* Willys-Overland Company, Toledo, Ohio
•• Ire U. S. A.”
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TO THE PUBLIC.
I am leaving the service of the City
on account of a personal misunder¬
standing with the Chairman of the
Electric Light Committee. However,
I am not leaving the city. I expect
to establish a business buying and sell¬
ing second-hand and new electrical
machinery, electric fixtures, do elec¬
trical contracting, and special repair
work. Your co-operation will be great
ly appreciated. Office rear of St. John’s
Store, same office as Smith’s Printing
Company,
Adv. F. P. HARRISON.
Chevrolets are Going
at a Fast Rate
We have been selling them just one month;
total sales to date, 10.
Get you a Chevrolet car, the cheapest
electrically equipped car in the world today.
When they make a better one the Chevro¬
let Motor Company will make it and the
Covington Garage or T. J. Harwell will
sell it.
We have a used Overland in good repair
to go at a bargain. See us before you buy
MR. T. J. HARWELL, or
COVINGTON GARAGE
COVINGTON, - - GEORGIA
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