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Children Cry for Fletcher's T 7, 777 N NN NN N . | The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of and has been made under his pere ‘ - sonal supervision since its infancy, o Allow no one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and ¢ Just-as-good *’ are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Inlx::u and Children—Experience agagut Experiment.. Oastoria is a harmless snbstitute for Castor Ofl, Paree goric, Drops and Soothmixsympl. It is pleasant. Ig¢ contains neither Opium, Morphine n%r other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. For more than thlrtzt{uu it has been in constant use for the relief of Constipation Flatulency, Wind Colic, all Teething Troubles and Diarrhcea. It regulates the Stomach and Bowels, assimilates the Food, giving healthy and natural sleep, The Children’s Panacea—The Mother’s Friend. Bears the Signature of o & E; : { In Use For Over 30 Y The Kind You Have Always Bought THE CENTAUR COMPANY, NEW YORK CITY, B\ \ W/ . oK ‘ y : A “a ' k(‘ “3 \ : B e o » O\, .- Sl NLR fl 4 w‘é\j\;f 2, 7 A s lk?flf\‘wgs;« \ <=L k’ : \ = | l@i | ,‘-- l' ‘ ot 5 : 7 L ‘Wake up busitiess! The Bell Telephone is the Big Ben of Business. 'Ring up on the Bell. You may talk about dull times ’till you lose :zour breath but it won’t help matters, save your ‘breath to talk into your Bell Telephone. Ring up old customers, then start on a fresh list of prospects, there is no quicker way — none that 'saves more time or expense. If you haven't a Bell Telephone, get one now. /Gall the Business office for rates. 3@""’;‘ o 2 N\ SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE § B AND TELEGRAPH .COMPANY \\ 4B /) Qs , UNDERTAKING A first-class line of Coffins, Caskets and a complete line of supplies. Our equipment is new and up-to-date. Nice hearsesand teams for both White and Colored. Our prompt and personal attention given all calls either day or night. Embalming done when requested. Flowers ordered. OFFICE ‘PHONE 113 RESIDENCE 'PHONE 84-L MONTICELLO BUGGY MFG. COMPANY ' J. E. HILL, FUNERAL DIRECTOR ; WE WILL DYE FOR YOU | ClOthu '.°' Ladies and Gentlemen Cleaned and Pressed, or Dyed, in a satisfactory manner. Garments called for and delivered in the city. We respectfully solicit your patronage. Special atten tion given to all out-of-town customers. © _Monticello Cleaning Concern, D o WIS, Plant a little ad i these columns and watch the results! e eet e e s I am running a JITNEY and will appreciate your patronage. Good and prompt service guaranteed. I may be reached at Court House any time you want me. Give me a trial. Telephone 178-J. I,', Vq L "..". PN RN A NVLCIO LS g I 3 Rats destroy nearly g‘ pes t a billion dollars worth of food and property every year. Kill your nats and mice aud stop yeur loss with | RAT CORN o Itis safe o use. Deadly te . ¢ ;‘lh bubl.‘lnnn:h:’. to I'f‘v R SR dr‘;ml:: N:'o.c;ox ;w“halm ‘,‘{V 5 : Yaiuable booklet in each can, g g R How te Destroy Raw.' < f-‘ STR TR 25¢, 50¢ and SI.OO, * o In Seed, Hardware, Drug /’# #od General Stores, " ’,{ FURSE DRUG CO., Monticello, - Georgia S | S — DR. G. W. H. MURRELLE DENTIST. Office hours 7 to 6. — Phone No. 114. (Dr. Cannon’s 4ld office.) MONTICELLO, — GEORGIA. THE MONTICELLO NEWS State Is Being Stirred As No Other State Has And Is Better Prepared Than Any Other That The Weevil Has Invaded—Farmers Who Have Raised Cotton Successfully In 801 l Weevil Territory Helping, Athens, Ga.—Georgia is being stir red from one end to the other and through and through by campaigns of preparedness for the boll weevil Government experts who have been following the weevil fight say that Georgia is far better prepared for the coming of the boll weevil than any other state, by reason of the cam paigns which have been conducted with such success and by the several years' work of county agents and ex perts as directed from the College of Agriculture and in which the federal forces have been co-operating. All the work which has been done by county agents both men and wom en, all the club work represented by the corn clubs, canning clubs, poultry clubs, pig clubs, four-crop clubs, calf ciubs, etc., all the work done by traveling experts, and all the work of farmers’ schools and institutes has been preparing the farmers of the state for the boll weevil, In the territory of the state where the weevil has appeared or where it is about to appear and do its serious damage to the cotton crop, special campaigns have been conducted and are still being conducted to help the farmers who have not already done 80, make their sudden changes in agri cultural activities. County Agent a Factor In these campaigns the object has been to get cut into the rural neigh borhoods where the farmers live., The county agents have been holding field ior group meetings of farmers in flelds ‘where crops and farm practices of a new sort are being demonstrated. The ‘boll weevil meetings have been held 'at school houses in the country in ‘preterence to county seats or towns, Real Farmers Speakers To inspire all the confidence possi ble among farmers who are not famil jar with the real service of college ex i perts, farmers have been obtained from 'Louisiana and Misissippi to tell how they have made a success growing cotton under boll weevil conditions. Along with these are experts who have just as definite and practical knowledge on various crops that will grow in place of cotton in Georgia, and about livestock problems of Geor gia. w Traveling Schools Week long schools are held in vari ous parts of the state where farmers turn students again and attend school for a week to learn more about all kinds of farming. Where such schools ‘have been held there is always the greatest demand for them again, They ‘have been the means of creating new ‘lnterest, outlook and optimism on the part of farmers. : | Movlt‘g Picture Show ~ The College of Agriculture has been operating a splendid moving picture outfit over all parts of Georgia, taking ‘the show out to the school houses in the country and there putting on the screen as clear a picture as can be seen in any city. The reels tell of better farming. They have been shown free and have been attended by a great many thousand people, some of whom have thus been provid ed their first view of the ‘“movies.” 801 l Weevil Preparedness Clubs 801 l weevil preparedness clubs have been formed. Certificates of member ship that embrace an agreement to do certain things in varying farm practices and to fight the weevil, They form the basis of co-operation neces sary to successfully hold the weevil in check in a neighborhood. Members of this club are provided buttons as an insignia of their agreement to do their duty. Business Men Campaign Believing it important that bankers and business men should have the best information possible in readjusting their relations to the farmer so that the farmer should suffer the least, the College of Agricuiture has conducted a campaign among business men, the principal speakers being bankers and farmers from boll weevil territory in Louisiana, Mississippi, who have suc cessfully met the issue in their re spective territories, i ' Literature Distributed Principally through the medium of the weekly press, the College of Agri culture has been disseminating boll weevil, and crop diversification infor mation so effectively that very few farmers in the state have not been reached iy this way. Thus the week ly papers have become a very great factor in the enterprige. Posters have been issued, special circulars, bulletins of various kinds, all of which have been eagerly snatch ed up by farmers. Though larger and larger issues of such publications have been made, it has been impossible to supply the demand, the editions going very quickly. } 41,000 Helpers Enlisted Counting demonstrating farmers and their wives, co-operating farmers, boys and girls’ club members, traveling ex perts and the college staff, there are 41,000 Georgia people lined up to do some ‘definite work for the improve. ment of agricultural conditions in - Planting Shade Trees C. N. KEYSER, Department of Horti. - culture, Ga. State Col. Of Agri. Very few cities and towns and their suburbs are not in need of more shade trees, or the more systematic arrange ment and care of them, The fall and winter is the time for city and town officials to make arrangements for this enhancement of the town’s value. Plant trees that are best suited to roadway conditions, that are long liv ed and will remain as landmarks in the town, and where possible plant each street and avenue to one specie of tree, Some of the trees that can be recommended for planting under average Georgia conditions are White Elm, Red Elm, Cork Elm, Ginkgo, Nor way Maple, Red Maple, Water Oak, Pin Oak, Live Oak, Tulip Poplar, and Sycamore or Plane Tree, Georgia Pig Clubs Georgia has 2,600 pig club members located in 76 counties. At the South. eastern Fair at Atlanta they had 91 pigs on exhibition. At the State Fair they had 111 pigs and at the Georgia- Florida Fair at Valdosta they had 35. At forty-five county fairs they had an average of about eight pigs to the fair. Sixty-five prizes were won at the three large fairs mentioned in cluding four junior and three grand championships. Grady county won most prizes, Fulton county the most money with Bibb third. All except three counties exhibiting won some prize. The boys entered the open ring and exhibited against all breeders and won at the fairs mentioned nearly a thousand dollars of prizes, Market Agent To Work In Georgia M. C. Gay, formerly principal of the Ninth District Agricultural and Me chanieal School, has been appointed as a market agent for Georgia and has been put in the field under the di rection of the College of Agriculture and in co-operation with the United States Department of Agriculture. His duties will be to work out methods for improving marketing facilities and to gather useful crop information. His headquarters are at the College of Ag riculture. New Bulletins and Circulars 0f College of Agriculture Some of the bulletins and circulars réediifty Isßued by the College of Agri culture and are for free distribution are as follows: “Cotton Production Under 801 l Weevil Conditions,” “Min imizing 801 l Weevil Damage Through Proper Cultivation and Fertilization,” “Oat Production in Georgia,” *“Con trolling the Pecan Case-Bearer,” “Beautifying the Georgia Home,” “Im proving the Woodlot,” “Slaughtering and Curing Meat on the Farm,” “Grow ing Seedling Trees,” “Cantaloupe Pro duction in Georgia,” *“Peanuts as a Substitute for Cotton,” *“Suggestions on Marketing Live Stock,” “Farm Changes Under 801 l Weevil Condi tions.” ; l Georgia. They are a part of the army ' of preparedness. Farmers’ Institutes Three or four teams of college ex perts go on the road in Georgia after school closes to hold farmers’ insti tutes. Through this effort institutes are held in the summer in practically every county. In recent years the burden of the message of these men has been “Preparedness for the 801 l Weevil,” Farm's Short Course And Conferences The annual Farmer's Short Course has been designed to meet boll weevil problems as well as to better farming conditions in general. A short course for farmn machinery dealers has been added to help solve new problems aris ing through varying farm practices. A short gourse for farm women to better inform them how to grow veg etables, and fruits and how to pre serve them, how to raise poultry suc cessfully, etc, is considered as offer ing something to aiding in meeting dif ficulties incident to a departure from ‘:ll-cotton cropping. Cotton Seed Selection ‘ Realizing that desirable cotton seed for planting would be scarce and that mistakes were likely to be made in ‘planting the wrong seed in boll wee vil territory, the College of Agricul ‘ture has had a survey made of the state to locate all the desirable seed possible that will be for sale, By this means county agents and farmers in general are put in touch with farm ers having selected seed for sale, The Lntire state has been covered by this survey. : —_— GIN NOTICE! We will gin on Fridays and Saturdays during the month of January. EMPIRE COTTON OIL CO. | e (P e ! If you owe The News any thing, please come in and pay. E d I I have secured the agency for EDISON Diamond Point Double-Disc Phonographs and Records, and have in stock sev eral Machines and big lot of records which you are invited to come in and hear. The EDISON Phonograph is without a doubt the BEST talking machine there is on the market today. It being impossible to tell the reproductions rendered by this instrument from the real. PRICES SIOO to $450. I also have the agency for Edison Cylinder Phonographs and records. Prices for this style and machine— s3o.oo to $75.00. Come in and bring your friends. We will take pleasure in demonstrating these instruments to you whether you expect to buy or not. GEORGIA—Jasper County. To Whom it May Concern: W. A. Lane of said state, having in proper form applied, as a person se lected by the next of kin, for letters of administration on the estate of Ben Epps, Sr., late deceased of said coun ty, this is to cite all and singular the creditors and heirs-at-law of Ben Epps, Sr., to be and appear at my office at the February Term of the Court of Ordinary of said county, and show cause, if any they can, why permanent letters of administration should not be granted to said W. A. Lane on Ben Epps, Sr.'s estate. Witness my official signature this Jan. 4th, 1916. H. V. ROBINSON, Ordinary, Jasper County, Georgia. B § S 1 lb..Arbu'ckle’s Coffee____loc. with each $2.00 purchase. et () s Free Flower Seed Hastings’ Catalogue Tells You About It No matter whether you farm on a large scale or only plant vegetables or flowers in a small way, you need Hastings’ 1917 Seed Catalog. It's ready now and we have a copy for you absolutely free, if you ask for it, mentioning the name of this paper. In addition to showing you about all the varieties of vegetables, farm grass, clover and flower seeds, this catalog tells how you can get free five splendid varieties of easily grown, yet beautiful flowers, with which to beau tity your home surroundings. Good seeds of almost every kind are scarce this season, and you can't afford to take chances in your seed supply. Hastings’ Seeds are depend able seeds, the kind you can always depend on having “good luck” with. You are going to garden or farm this spring. Why not insure success so far as possible by starting with the right seed? Don't take chances that you do not have to. Write today for Hastings’ 1917 Catalog. It's free and will both inter est and help you to succeed in 1917. —H. G. HASTINGS CO., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Ga.~—Advt. ____—__.o—_—_—. Watch the label on your paper! - Now Well “Thedford’s Black-Draught is the best ail-round medicine lever used,” writes J.A. Steelman, of Pattonville, Texas. -l suffered terribly with liver E troubles, and could get no‘rellel. The doctors said 1 had con sumption. 1 could not work at all. Finally I tried THEDFORD'S BLACK and to my surprise, I got better, and am to-day as well as any man.” Thed@ord's Black- Draught is a general, cathartic, vegetable liver medicine, that has been regulating irregulari ties of the liver, stomach and bowels, for over 70 years. Get a package today. Insist on the genuine—Thedford’s, E-10 LAND FOR SALE. " We will offer for sale on the first Tuesday in February tpe following lands: \ 263 Acres of land in Denegal Dis trict; 3 tenant houses; good well; orchards; known as the William Ap pling place. Rented for 1917. 97Y Acres in Monticello District, two miles from town; good tenant house and barn, known as the Al friend place. Rented for 1917. J. H. KELLY COMPANY. —————( ——————— GEORGIA—Jasper County. By virtue of an order of the Court of Ordinary of said county, will be sold at public outery on the first Tues day in February, 1917% at the court house in said county, between the usual hours of sale, the following real estate to-wit: (a) One house and lot in the City of Monticello, Ga., bounded as follows: East by lot of W. R. Turk, South by Forest Street; West by lot of W. H. and L. H. Key, and North West View Cemetery consisting of 3 acre, more or less. - (b) A tract or parcel of land lo ’cnted in the City of Monticello, Ga., ‘lO ft. wide and 300 yards long and ‘bounded as follows: East by land of R. L. Warren; South by Forest st.. West by land of Mrs. C. D. Jordan; North by land of Mrs. C. D. Jordan. The sale will continue from day to day, between the same hours, until all said property is sold. (c) Terms cash. (d) Same to be sold subject to rent contract for year 1917. This the 3d day of January, 1917. § H. V. B. ALLEN, Executor of last will and testament of Mrs. P. A. S. Key. GEORGIA—Jasper County. To Whom it May Concern: J. H. and E. C. Kelly, Guardians of Mary Kelly, have applied to me for a discharge on their guardianship of Mary Kelly, this is therefore to notify all persons concerned to file their ob. jections, if any they have, on or before the first Monday in February, 1917, next, else they will be discharged from their guardianship as applied for. This 4th day of January, 1917, H, V. ROBINSON, Ordinary, Jasper County, Georgia. e() e GEORGIA-—Jasper County. To Whom it May Concern: Mrs. W. R. Caswell having made ap plication for 12 months’ support for self and minor child out of the estate of W. R, Caswell, deceased, and ap praisers duly appointed to set apart the same having filed their returns all persons concerned are hereby re quired to show cause before the Court of Ordinary of said county on the Ist Monday in February, 1917, why said application should not be granted and said returns not be made 'a judgment of the court. This the 4th day of Jan uary, 19117, H. V. ROBINSON, Ordinary, Jasper County, Georgia. —_—— e DR. 8. J. SMITH DENTIST . Office hours 7:30 to 6:30 Office over Monticello Furniture Co. : ~Telephone 108-— MONTICELLO, — GEORGIA. mm————) ———————— ~—TELEPHONE NO. 89— Clothes for Ladies and Gentlemen Cleaned, Pressed and Delivered Promptly. SPECIAL RATES TO CLUB MEMBERS Altering Correctly Done. Old Hats Cleaned and Reshaped. ~The City Tailoring Shop— y 0. HATFIELD, Prop.