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ESTABLISHED IN 1881, (By Martin V. Chlvin,) Any person, who has read from mw time the discussion of the live C question in . Georgia, must have en led to infer that the subject is ly new, and that it is proposed to uct experiments to determine ther or not live stock raising can be made a successful business in this state; whether live stock can be made @ factor in farming in this“ktate. ‘All of which is very absurd. That question and the question of crop di versification was decided in the af firmative long years ago. All we have to do is do over our first work with such additions as have been made practical by fuller investigation. It is not generally known that forty five South Georgia counties hold 46 percent of the cattle, 53.4 percent of t.n:wlne and 62.2 percent of the sheep of the entire state. Those fig r point to that particular section { the commonwealth as the one in which to exploit every feature in the live stotk industry. . Very recently the daily newspapers of the state have carried special téle fl?‘ from points in South Georgia h conveyed information to the er-| feet that gentlemen who have money | and have also faith in live stock farm-I ing have purchased tracts of land which number 1,000 to 1,500 acres, with a view to embarking in the live stock business or, more properly, live stock farming. : ’ The probability is that not one.of the gentlemen who have joined pock-| etbooks in the purchases mentioned will give his clese personal attention to. the enterprise, but will operate by proxy. One and all will, of course, vigit and inspect the farms at inter vals of two or three weeks. They would not pursue such policy if the management of a farmers’ supply house or a cotton warehouse or an oil mt;l were involved? See? You know that the general belief is that capital is not essential to farm ing. That belief comes of the fact that so many hundreds of farmers and planters, too, have been accus tomed to be “run” by factor or mer chant. Observe that is not like cash in hand! Any farm can be successfully oper ated by a capable manager, who per sonally knows when and how to pltch‘ crops, and how to feed live stock.! S:ch man is not a duplicate of what is known as an “overseer.” Such man cafinot be employed for the stipend that was paid an “overseer.” Such man cannot be housed as was the old time ‘“overseer.” The mark to which the “overseer” was assigned was in every respect different from the work a manager should be expected to do. Such manager will understand the secret of successful live stock farm ing; that is, while %ring for the stock, he will cause be produced on the farm all, or quite all, the stuff necessary to the proper feeding of the live stock. Such man will understand the time when and the manager in which the surplus can be marketed. Such man will understand cattle breeding from A to Z. He will know, whether for the best results, it were better to put an Aberdeen-Angus bull at the head of a herd of domestic cows with a view to stock for slaughter, or whether it were better to put a bull of some other breed at the head of such herd. Have you informed yourself as to the qualities which make Aberdeen- Angus cattle so desirable? If not, you have much that is interesting and valuable to learn. With no cattle to sell or ax to grind, 1 feel a lively interest in the enter prises to be inaugurated and estab lished by the gentlemen who have re- Seasonable Goods We have a nice line of the following seasonable goods to offer: Screen Dof)rs, Screen Windows, Screen Wire Cloth, Ice Boxes, Refrigerators, Ice Cream Freezers, Ice Tea Tumblers and Coasters. We bought a pretty lot of Drummers’ Sample Ham mocks at a reduced price and we want to give our cus tomers the benefit of our bargain on them. We sell FIRESTONE Tires, Tubes and Accessories and our prices are right and quélity MOST MILES to the dollar. ) : : We also have a big stock of Mason’s and “EZ” Seal Fruit Jars, Jar Rubbers, Tops, etc. ~ Dain Mowers and Rakes are the BEST, we sell them. Harvey Hardware Co. @he Monticello News MAS. ANN KING DIED THURSOAY, JUNE 10 When death entered the home of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Oxford last Thursday 1t removed from earth a sweet and gentle woman, Mrs. Ann King, the mother of Mr. Oxford, who had been in feeble health for several weeks. Just as the sun was sinking over the distant horizon and the day's du ties were coming to a close, the spirit of this Christian-lady passed over the River into the Great Beyond, after having sojourned in this life for eigthy six years. In these years are contained deeds of kindness and love, acts of charity and obedience to Divine will, the amount of which this life . may never reveal. Mrs. King was a devout and conse crated member of the Primitive Bap tist church and her. daily intercourse with her neighbors and friends was congenial, helpful and considerate. She was true to all trusts and mani fested a superior knowledge of things which tend to bind humanity closer together, The funeral services were held at the residence of Mr. Oxford Friday afternoon and were conducted by Rev. James Bradley, pastor of the Monticello Presbyterian church, after which the remains were interred in the family cemetery near Bethel church. Mrs. King is survived by one daugh ter, Mrs. J. T. Gregory, of Monticello, and three sons, Mr. Tillman Oxford, of Ocilla; Mr. Ben Oxford, of Macon, and Mr. George W. Oxford, of Monti cello. | The sympathy of a host of friends is extended to the bereaved ones. —————————————— MRS, H. C. M°GLURE . . ¥ _ The death of Mrs. H. C. McClure, which occurred last Friday in Mil ledgeville, cast a shadow of gloom over her many relatives and friends ‘here. ; ' The funeral services were held in Shady Dale at the residence of her ’slster. Mrs. W. E. Baynes, Saturday ‘morning at eleven o’clock and were conducted by Rev. James Bradley, pastor of the Monticello Presbyterian ‘church. ~ The remains were” brought to Mon ‘ticello and interred in West View cemetery Saturday afternoon. ‘ The deceased was formerly Miss Carrie Newton, a daughter of the late 'Mr. and Mrs. Aris Newton. She was ‘the wife of Mr. H. C. McClure, of Mon ‘ticello, to whom, with her other rela tives, we offer deepest sympathy. ‘;T—_’#m_____._fiw‘—*‘_“——_‘ ist e ‘cently bought so large an acreage of !land. Doubtless they have sharply denied ideas as to what can be ac 'complished in live stock farming. It is all important to them and to the state to start right, for, if successful, their understanding will be of great value to the state; contrariwise, fail ure will be a far-reaching source of discouragement. There is no reason why they should not succeed except a possible mistake in selecting a suit able and thoroughly qualified man as manager. No section of the Union offers bet ter opportunities for successful live stock farming than the south; no state better than Georgia, no portion of this state better than South Geor gia. Waycross, Ga. . - Have you attended the revival? “The Monticello News Covers Jasper Like the Sun--its Rays Shine Into Every Home.” THE WAR OF THE NATIONS By REV. G. W. BELK = God pity the men in the trenches tonight, With the dead and the dying around them, Brave fellows who fell in the furious fight, Still clinging to country with courage and might, And the Spartan Qath that bound them. God pity the boys whom we hoped today Would make the men of tomorrow, Through mud and blood they are marching away, To swell the ranks in the frightful fray, That is filling the world with sorrow. God pity the dear ones that watch and wait, And weep and pine and languish, With woes too heavy and griefs too great To be longer borne in their sad estate : Of bitterness, pain and anguish. God pity us all as we lift our eyes, . And the dawn of Peace implore, When the clouds shall clear from the murky skies, And that brighter and happier day arise, When the Nations learn war no more. Jg- W.C. T. U. NOTES v CHURCH ACTION. National Prohibition was the sub ject of spirited discussion and radi cal action in the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, at its an nual meeting last month in Rochester, N. Y. Among the resolutions offered by the standing committee on tem perance and adopted by the Assembly was this: “That we favor legislation making the vendors of alcoholic beverages, their bondsmen and the owners of property rented such purposes, jointly and sever ally, responsible for damage re sulting from the intoxication of those to whom such beverages are sold.” The Ohio synod pre sented an overture, which was ap proved by the Assembly, giving power to excommunicate pastors ‘ or elders who “by any secret or overt act give aid to the liquor in terests.” The United Presbyterian Church of North America at its General Assem bly in Loveland, Ohio, passed a reso lution petitioning Congress to enact a constitutional amendment prohibit ing the manufacture, sale, importa tion and exportation of intoxicating liquors. Resolutions urging national prohi bition were adopted by the Northern Baptists’ convention, meeting in Los Angeles. The belief was expressed that the liquor traffic would be driven out of the country within the next four years. Ttp Unitarian Temperance Society has gone on record as favoring nation al prohibition. . —_—o— — IN THE COLLEGES. - Dartmouth men are planning to support the college prohibition move ment. The fifty members of the class of 1912 present at its recént reunion voted to hold dry class reunions in the future and to bring the matter be fore the other classes. ¢ ‘ The students of Aberdeen (S. D.) Normal announce a debate to be held on the subject, “Resolved, thrt the city of Aberdeen would be further benefitted by going dry.” Beloit (Wisconsin) college students showed tremenduous interest in the recent dry campaign. It is stated that a greatér number, in proportion ‘to the number in the city, voted at the last election than at any previous one. - From Oxford, England, comes the announcement that Jesus College has decided to bar alcoholic bever ages while the war continues. Simi lar action has been taken by Oriel. It is expected that others will do like ;wlse and that the entire university ‘soon will bar alcoholic drinks. REVIVAL N PROGRESS IN THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. George W. Belk, of Henderson ville, North Carolina, arrived in Mon ticello. Saturday night and began a series of revival meetings in the Pres byterian church Sunday morning at 11 o’clock, at which hour he was greeted by a large congregation of .cit izens of this and adjoining territory. On account of the absence of Rev. Walker Combs, pastor of the Monti cello Baptist church, there were no gservices in that church Sunday and its members joined in the services at the Presbyterian church. On Sunday evening the Methodist congregation also attended' the services at the Pres byterian church., There was no meeting held Monday morning. ? Monday fiight Dr. Belk preached to a goodly sized congregation, Tuu}ly morning at 10 o'clock ser vices were held in which the business ‘men of our town took. part, tne stores ‘and offices being closed so that the MONTICELLO, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1915, MORE “BIG BUSINESS” GONE DRY “Employes of this company are not permitted to visit saloons during the noon hour. Violation of this order will bé. at the employe’'s risk.” In conspicuous places about the Wis consin Steel Company’s plant in Chi cago this ruling was posted the other morning, and at noon the horde of workers filed straight by the three sa loons located near the company’s gate. “Wisconsin Steel has gone dry,” said the head of the safety de partment. “We can’t have the men’s efficiency reduced by drinking during working hours. The men themselves will w appreciate the value of the new ruling.” __o.—- WHAT ABOUT THEIR PERSONAL LIBERTY? Mayor Brown, of Franklin, Pa., has issued an edict against the use of li quor which applies to all city employ es: “We do not intend that the money paid out by the city shall ~ be spent for liquor, when so many persons have a hard time earning enough to obtain bread. Off will come the head of any city em ploye who pursues this course. I am not turning prohibitionist, I simply wish to guard against the spending of the city’s money for liquor, when it ought to be used for bread and other necessities of life,” said the Mayor. -—o— — BARLEYCORN AND TWEN. TIETH CENTURY TRANS. PORTATION They had a Transportation Parade the other day at the San Francisco Exposition, It showed the develop ment of transportation facilities from Adams’ time to the present. In the railroad section a “water wagon” evoked continued demonstrations of approval from the spectators. Quoted upon it was “Rule G” and the invitation “Climb On.” , “Because two fingers of red liquor can turn a ten-million dollar safety block-signal into a ten-million dollar waste of money, Rule G was framed,” said Rufus Steele in “Keeping John Barleycorn off the Train.” This rule, worded by the American Railroad As sociation and in force in every rail road. in the country, reads as follows: “The use of intoxicants by em ployees while on duty is prohibit - ed. Their use, or the frequenting of places where they are sold, is ~ sufficient cause for dismissal.” ————— Qe - When your visitors come ’phone us. employees as well as proprietors could attend 'the meeting. Thus it has been each succeeding day, and congregations are gradually increas ing to near the earnest and simple pleas of Dr. Belk. Our citizens will miss a great op portunity if they fail to hear every one of his discourses. They are splendid expositions of the christian plan of living and no one who hears him can fail té6 recognize his earnest ness and the force of his logic. Dr. Belk is a powerful and eloquent speak er and there is a magnetic splendid ness in htm which seems to draw and ‘hold his hearers’ attention closely around the scripture he expounds. His words and illustrations are plain and the children as well as the older peo ple cannot fail to grasp the points at issue, An excellent choir is present at each meeting and the music is being highly enjoyed. It has been truthfully said that actions speak louder than words. For quite a epell there was consider able discussion over the matter and advantages of diversifying the crops for this year. That this discussion proved a help or incentive to the farmers can not be doubted because there is much evidence of grain in Jasper county this season-—more than has been grown in many years. And, you know, it is a great thing for our farmers, too. It means a greater degree of independence for them-—that is, those who have never, until this year, grown enough with which to supply their own home needs. Yes, actions speak louder than words. And may the actions of our farmers keep -on in the growing of grain on their plantations each year to come. If they do, we will guaran tee that “hog and hominy” will be more in reality than in mere name. Eventually, if this matter of grain raising in Jasper county and Georgia is kept up, our farmers will attain un to that eminence which is the rightful and true station of the tillers of the soil. e | I — Insert a “want ad” today. Watch it. CONTRIBUTORS AND PRIZES FOR CONTESTS EOUCATIONAL RALLY, SATURDAY. JULY THIRD The business men of Monticello, with their usual spirit of enterprise, have generously offered to contribute the prizes for the contests which will be an interesting feature of the Fourth of July celebration to be held in Monticello on Saturday, July third. These contests will be held in the afternoon and will follow the buket‘ dinner which will be spread at the conclusion of the literary program of the morning. As will be seen, the prizes are most attractive, including many useful and elegant articles and calculated to make happy the girls and boys who are the fortunate win-l ners. : | The contests, contributors and‘ prizes as arranged are as follows: ‘ Written Spelling Contest—(open to to boy§ and girls)—Cash prizes offer ed by First National Bank, Farmers National Bank, Jasper County Bank and County School Superintendent J. M. Elizer. ~ Declamation—(boys 8 to 14 years) —Harvey Hardware Co., ball and bat; Monticello Hardware C 0.,, mitt and ‘ball. Recitation—(girls 8 to 14 years)— Furse Drug Co., $2.00 box stationery; Jordan’s Pharmacy, box candy. Old Fashioned Spelling Bee—(open to all)-—Monticello Furniture Store, magazine rack; D. T. Pye, jardiniere. Stick Horse Race—(City and Coun ty officials)-—laurel wreath. ' . Foot Race—loo yards dash—(boys 8 to 12)—Benton Supply Co., pair of shoes. ‘ Foot Race—loo yards dash—(girls 6 to 12)—D. B. Benton & Sons, white tennis shoes. ~ Skipping Race—(girls 6 to 12)—1J. M. Hart, doll. - Shot Put—(older boys)—Lucian Benton Co., hat; Persons-Phillips-Ox ford Co., buggy whip. - Egg Race—(open to girls)—Cohen Dry Goods Co., silk parasol. Sack Race—(open to boys)—J. H. Kelly Co., pair of shoes. Chicken Race—(open to girls)— A CLEAN RECORD Of 17 years in the banking busi ness in the city entitles us to bid for your account. This record means a great deal to the man who wants re liability and stability ina bank. We expect to keep growing and be suc cessful. Jasper County Bank “A Good Bank in a Good Town” The News has been presented with two cotton blooms of this year's growth. Wednesday afternoon Mr. J. C. Davis, who has charge of Mr. Sherrod Campbell’s place on Route Five, sent to us a bloom which was taken from a large field of cotton. Also on' the same day Mr. “Cap’ Stone, who has charge of the Joe Pope plantation, sent us a bloom from his crops. The information was given us that both of these young farmers had most excellent fields of cotton, and we con gratulate them upon their success in producing the first cotton blooms of the season. While it does not neces sarily follow that they will produce the first bales of new cotton, yet we trust that they may be equally as successful in doing so. Each year there is an effort made among the planters to be the first to bring a new bale of cotton to the market. Such an effort is a com mendalble one and those who strive to exceed along this line are deserv ing of signal success. We have been informed by several citiens of the county that the crops this year are very fine and the pros pects now are that this fall will record a large yield, both in cotton and corn. [Chlcken and setting Leghorn eggs. ~ Greased Pig Race—(pig to go as prize)—contributed by Mr. Percy Pope. Pole Climb—(open to boys)—Raob inson, Kelly Co., box silk hose. * There will be plenty of iced lemon ade which will add to the enjoyment of the occasion. The Monticello Gro cery company has offered all the ice needed and the following will contrib ute lemons and sugar: M. S. Benton & Sons., W. E. Ballard, J. P. Malone, W. H. Greer, W. R. Powell, W. R. Turk, %&ckwell Bros., K. P. Greer, Jordan Co., Hatfield’'s Ten-Cent Store. . [, W ——— LETTER FROM MR, ELIZER 1 All white school children and pa triotic people should help the D. A. R. in celebrating July 3d. We aim to have a 25 word spelling and then if we can get a “Blue Back’ speller think we can have an old fashioned “Spelling Bee.” Some prizes will be offered in each case. Hillsboro will compete in small slick pole climbing if suitable gym nastics apparatus is provided. Declamation for the Boys and Reci tations for the Girls. The races will all be enjoyed and other athletic sports—especially the stick horse brigade. The coming together of representa tives from all over the county is no little thing ‘and should be encouraged by all school people and the Teach ers should have classes attend and bring baskets to spread with the D. A. R. and co-cperate with them in any way possible. This kind of a spirit will be fine to start the July schools on, and your help will be appreciated. Respectfully, J. M. ELIZER. NUMBER 19.