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j i • •• Announcement Of Change W. T. Walker, of Savannah, Ga., and A. R. Hood, of this city, have pur chased the interest of A. J. Mulligan in the Walker-Mulligan Furniture Co. The ^lyle of the firm after this date will be Waiker-H( od Furniture Co., they assume all indebtedness of the Walker-Mulligan Furniture Co., and are authorized to colled: all accounts due Walker-MtilKgan Furniture Co. Walker-Hood Furniture Co. THE GEORGIA STATE DRAINAGE CONGRESS j dynamite lifts the stumps easily aside urn! plows n canal through the wooded j swatn:>s at a cost which is fan* less, j notwithstanding the high price o* i present luhor, than that at which ! such work done years ago in ;!»e prai rie district. The donkey, englno ana ! Contributed to Waycross Herald 9? |® r * 1 place, the inauguration of An3r | cable pulls the stumps from the field j * eMr, l dn * ln “ Be work “ op,lunul w1 " 1 ' and pile, .hem In .tack, fnr tanning.! the owuers of t'uo laud which will •cccivc benefit. It must originate In Jjv 4 y V Jl. vr. McCallte, State Urologist. Tk® Drainage C ongress to ho ttoM at Brunswick. Feb. Hth. will, no a~*.i be one of Iho most linportnnl ■mrlnr* erer held In that aecLon of to# Bt.lo looking to the developmun' wad upbuilding Of the farming. Into - *«,. The object of Uto meeting la to dl.cua. and formulate plana for i • 'to# drainage of ihe swamp and ovet fnw land. throughout tbo Slate. The rooting will bo addressed by some of the most prominent drainage engl- -aeon of the country and ovory phase «f the drainage question, boll, from Ik * financial and a legul standpoint, will Le thoroughly discussed nnd duel ||p -dated. , ' 'At a aimllar meellnx held at lllcli - wood. Virginia., about one year ago, ■v,y Boa. c. C. Klltotf. Chief of Drainage 1 V , t J#»e.tl,r*lli>n., U. S. Departmont of * Agricaltu #, said, In part: "The mag- lljF" nitride of tnia work has dcierrtr; many I »P°“ and one tor which he doe. not —‘ ‘itnu g|«lng II any con.lderntlon. At I P “T a prop®Donate arnunt of the % mis time It ta uioro appropriate that I «®»t. The working out of any project \ •'< , Faiic’usa war. and meant of reclaim- j ••designed to furnish earh owner with ’ Jag lanls to farming purpose.-. In outlet rights and other beneltta whlrm iha Ural place, Tt Is a work whieii re- j accrue Iron, the construction of main *«tr«s cooperation among land own U »••>*. •» that lie may (hen drain his } m town larin as he chooses without be •The drainage of swamp lands con- coining liable lor damages to owners lists o ft wo parts, one of whli’a may *■'• adjoining lands, h# regarded as public, and the other private. If a farmer can drain his own land through natural outlets which exist ou his own farm he la Independent of his neighbors In tills respect, huf It he cannot do this he ant join m ttb them ami hcu~ his part of tbo cost of construction such ilitdua as will giro each an outlet . leaving the field ready for the plow. 1 One or two crops at most yelld sufll- \ a petition properly signed un.l pre-1 . , . .. t , j 1 j cient to defray the entire cost, leav-! seuted to the couuty commissioners The district cun bo established onl, upon the ground that the execution of the proposed work will contribute to the public welfare and w ill be of benefit. Land owuo s must bo renu- merated tor property which Is taken or injured for the common good, but must pay the cost of the Improve ment In proportion to tiro benefit con ferred. Co-operation is the dominant element in the proceedings, yet the rights of all who are affected by the work are secure. The work perform ed under the paovisiouB of the law i only that part of the drainage uk'h the several lund owners have common Interest. The law does ot contemplate conferring benefits ‘ The area to be drained must be ascertained, the boundary of the pro posed ditches fixed, the ditches which will be necessary must be designed and their size specified, the location of each parcel of land must be rep resented upon the map, and teh dam ages and amount of benefits must bo assessed against the respective prop- Cltb oatlets thus become of common ! er *>’ ownor. sal me and partake of tbo nature of pmbUc Improvement, which are pail ter not by a general tax but by spec Jml assessments upon the propo ty. The Drainage Law. *Tbe elm and purpose of the law not be mlsundcratood. In the Modem Equipment ‘Toe facilities for reclaiming swamp lands have been so perfected during the last few years that work Ing u farm of new land ready to re peat the crop each succeeding year.. New Home Seekers. “The question is frequently asked, why do these who are looking for new homes turn t'neir faces South ward. instead of towards tho West and North? Why are other lands more attractive to the colonist and the home-seekers, If I were called upn nto answer these queries 1 should say that the Souta *has every In ducement except thut the fertile swamp and ovc-.tlow lands nre still unprepared for forming by not being properly drained. “If there lands were reclaimed, fit ted for healthful living ns they can be by draining, they would att-act the settler who Is looking for a new home, and furt’ier more he will pay, and can afford to pay, a price which will fully renumerate those who have Incurred the expenses of reclaiming them. This la not the proper field for Haunting before the public schemes upon paper wit'a the expectation that the settler the tenant or the colonist Is going to do h<s work, besides pay ing a handsome fee to the promoters who have been kind enough to calT his attention to thla attractive prop osition. Fit the lands for farming before you Invite the farmer to oc cupy them. Have the gooJs to sell before you seel them.” A Good Mineral Wate: Is No Longer a Luxury, But a Necessity of Vital Importance. Your health depends largely upon the water you are drinking; more sickness is caused by impure water than through any other channel. Be ca ihe Safe Side—DRINK 'Ddwtfen Mhia. WATER “The Greatest of All Natural Mineral Waters” It’s prescribed by most eminent physicians with unerring effect in the treatment of the following diseases: In disorders caused by Uric Acid, Rheumatism, Kidney and Blad der affections, Gout Cystitis, Calculi, Gravel, Indigestion, Dyspepsia. Bottled Only at the Springs** *Dougla* County, Ca. Bowden Lithia Water is a delightfully palatable TABLE WATER. Drink it freely—it is healthful all tho time. Order of us direct, to be shipped to you from the Springs the day order is received, or order from your druggist or grocer. Lsi# Battles (F. 0. D. Litiiia Springs, Ga.) re ntai J1.C3 t:i rj ta-.f Dims- ttnlifcei tte:!.' ccsrejrj irtit. $2.50 Zwcci Water Perk Hotel, Lithia Springs, Ga., will open May 1st. BOWDEN LITHIA SPRINGS WATER CO. 132 Peachtree St. Atlanta, Georgia UNCLE SAM IS TO HAVE ■- ■ - , ... , --^* r SOME MORER WAR SHIPS.(** lon * there It likelihood Dial, they mar to up to 30,000 tons. erer, and Japan has ordered a battle- 1 new battleships, two (lee, colliers, 1 The new battleship! will hare 12 ahlp-crulser carrying a similar bat- 1 Washington. D. C.. Feb. :i7 i h. I eis lt t0r P* <l0 host destroyers and j14-Inch times, the heaviest battery tery. House late today completed the ns- tour submarine torpedo boats. The ever placed on a shlp.tn the world tal appropriation hill aud will pass lw0 battleships are to he the largest; Theee guns wm be arranged In four which was impracticable a few years jit tomorrow murnlnjr. ts agreed ta ev * r instructed In this country and'turrets, three tuna In each turret ago It now feasible and prodtable. j when read for amendment today. It *'hl!e authorisation fixes the its-, This arrangement la entirely new. The steam excavator with the aid ot provide* for the conetructlon of two !'>««ment of that* superdreadnaarbts [ Rustla 1* building such a ehip, how-h.de are saved. Snow, sleet and lee are reported tB Kentucky. An exchange suggests that the dtlxens don’t care I (the mist