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The Lee Co. Journal |
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF 1 E COUNTY
AND CITY OF LEESBURG
Published Every Friday
J.P. H0RNE............Edit0r
EDWIN F. GODWIN. _Publisher
Entered at the Postoffice at
Leésbrug, Ga,, @ second
class matter,
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Advertising Rates Furnished on
Request.,
Subseription $1.50 A YEAR.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, .923.
THIS PAPER REPRESENTED FOR FOREIGN ‘
ADVERTISING BY THE
GENERAL OFFICES
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO
#RANCHES IN ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITILS
i s aibeint—s
TWO SPOTS
The towns that can’t afford to
keep their roads piesablein winter
also can’t afford to drive the trade
of the surrounding country.
The people who think they are
bettering their condition by moving
to the cities, usually find that they
haveTto cramp themselves down
into about one third of the living
gpace they used to enjoy in the
country,
THE COUNTRY’S EDUCATIONAL
ADVANTAGES
People sometimes think that they
get much greater advantages for
gelf improvement by moving to
cities. They look at the great city
liabraries, and think what a won
derful time they wil! have among
all those books,
But if they move to such a city,
they often find that it takes them
80 long to visit such a liabary and
take books from it, that they rarcly
avail themselvet of the privilege.
In the country, they exehange
books and magazines with intimate
friends, and can have all "they can
read of the best literature for a
quarter of what they are likely to
pay for street car fares in the city.
It is the country people today
who are doing the best literature
study.
CHOICE OF STUDY
A high school principal in a
recent address complained that too
many children in his school tended
to select classical studies. He le
lieved the majority of pupils should
take more practical branches, and
that there iz not demand enough for
classically . trained young people to
absorb all who are taking that form
of education,
Yet in other cities one hears how
the great majority of the students
are choosing business studigs, and
going in for book-keeping, steno
graphy and type-writing.
The chances are that boih of
these fields of efforts are being some
what overdone. There ixa limit to
the number of professional men and
women that are needed. The great
majority of yonng people must go
into commercial, factory or farm
-work., And yet too many young
people are studying clerieal branches
and not enocugh are going in for
manual and _technical skill. The
world need: more skilled artisans
and farmers, but it probably has all
the book-~keepers and typists that it
needs.
Classical educatfon is superior in
one way, since it gives young people
a broad intelligence, which tends to
made them good citizens. The great
need to-day seemsto be forscientific
studies that shall make young people
close observers of the facts of d:uil,vj
life, and manual skill that shall
make them ipgenious and efficient
in doinz all kindsof practical work.
Then if to that can be added general
training in history and civics, so that I
young folks shall grow up intelligent |
citizens, a form of education has'
been attained that will meet the
need of millions of young folks. |
| THE NEW CONGRESS |
It is generally understood m.‘i
Washington that President Harding
does not intend to call an extra
segsion of the new congress il he can
weip it. Apparently if he gets the
appropriation bills passed, the new
legiglators will not be assembled
until December, 13 months after
they were elected.,
It seems n very strange condition
of things il the govermment can find
nothing for its lawmalers to do for
more than a year after the people
selected them for this purpose.
The country is stewing with ngolved
problems. A great deal of needed
legiglation will fall down during the
tag end of the presént ses<ion, owing
to the press of matters to be taken
up.
Even if the more controversial
matters are set aside, there isa lot
that necdas to be done for the benefit
of agriculture avd businers, Two o
the greatest industiies of the countr,
the railroads and the coal mines
are in a inost unsatisfactory condi
tion, subject to the great nation
wide strikes, and otherwize function
ing badly, and the public demasd:
a solution of these problemss
Congress ought to spend the
spring and samnier in further inves-
Ltigations ot these and other grea’
questions. The more thoronghls
they are debated, the better the pub
lic will understahd them, and the
better the chanees for some constue:
tive #olution.
Bat apparently President Harding
i 3 reluctant to call Congress together
hecause it 12 tot geing to be controlis
ed by the conservative evement.
The ¢hoice of "awmakers manifested
dissatisfaction with the administra
tion, therefore thege chosen repre
centatives are not to be permitied t
meet avd express the views of then
constituents. 4
' The'people elected these lawniaker
to act for the public benefit, not t«
wait for 13 months before they could
even meet to discuss the purposes for
which they were chosen, and try to
earry out the desires of the people.
S eke
THE FUTURE COUNTRY TOWN
One of the most notable features
Cof rural development during recent
years is along the line of town plan
ning. This ~ partly -follows the
movements for better city planning
l:w secn in larger places, and yet s
'lmm«lvr in that it seeks to econsider
all the needs of a tewn and plan for
them.
The country town of former years
was a haphazard and unorganized
assemblage of peeple who happened
t) live near together, yet who did
znnt consider their civic and busi
"ness needs in any systematic way,
‘i\!ld Jdid not form well arranged
'p?nns to meet those needs,
1 The futere country town will
'plan for its growth. It will lay out
"spaces for parks and playgrounds
"and school house lots that are going
i to be needed, and it wiil take them
and set them aside while they ean
e had for little money.
’ It will study its own needs
thoroughly, and it will lay out pro
; grams of achievement whichi it hopes
to realize. If it needs better schools,
Elwtlcr roads, better transportation,
improved sy=tems of co-operat on
and more seientific education among
farmers, ete., its organizations will
have commitices working for sueh
“definite and specific ends. It will
not set impossible goals which are
“beyond .its reach, but it witl try to
"decide what can be done on some
| reasonable program that a live
!country town could expect to ac
"complish, and then it will work
"\\'i(h united energy to gt tlum-?
| things done. |
’ In the effort for iuprov\-tm-nl.f
there must always be some disep
'pnintmcnts and fatlures. But lln\;
‘town that sets certain peaple to)
Lwork to accomplish eertain - well |
"defived ends, is going to ore n“
:grmt deal nearer accompiishing !
those gains that the old time cnlllhi
{ry town whieh just drifted along|
without effort to improve civie ('On-!
ditions or secure better industiial
‘and business methods and facilities, i
666 quickly relieves Colds and’
LaGrippe, Constipation, Biliousness
and Headaches.
IHE LEE COUNTY JOURNAL, LEESBURG, GEORGIA
PLANT A GARDEN ‘
One of the advantages of country
town tife ix that alniet everyoody
can have a girden, There is usuul
Iy land enongh on house ot or il
not, a little gurden spice oon e
gecured close by, The war ¢ ing
Babit will enable the {)"H.]rlt? of es
burg to ayo.d a large alement of
sosts that eity people have to pay.
L promotes vigovous phydeal cons
diticn, and miodern health experis
feel that au abundence of greon
vegetables e oo woendaful addition
to the dict, :
People have et gined the full
henchiv oot enjnment of conntey
fife unile-s li;".\ inive theie v ‘,.'a'f;|| -
les growing i 1 their 'ak yard.
Fhore who lave aogrircd e gare
len np bt fiod thare s a fagcina
tion in deating skl fa ly with vege
;l:u'-lv.fl cultu evy ard @ sense of
ill'i?l nphin nakilug vature serve
Lyour table Fd thally.
¥ ! After Every Meal
| Top off each meal
with a bit of
sweet in the form
of WRIGLEY’S.
¥ 1t satisfies the
sweet #ooth and
§ aids digesiion.
Pleasure and
benefit combined.
frmte A ,_f
pers « ) GRS ’«’-", /
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O GACHILOREN
BUBDED PECAN TREES
FOR SALE
I have f r sale Budded Peem
Trees of all varieties now ready t
gset., This is the best tine of the
year to put out Pecan trees<. " Pricc
are reasonable. See me or write t
.1 EONG: S
Ordinary, Lee County,
Leesburg, Goorgia.
Hastings’ Seeds
1923 Catalog Free
Write today for Hastings’ new 1923
catalog. You will nead the information
it gives almost dally—the most value
able and useful s2ed book ever publish
od. It contains 100 pages, picturing
and correctly describing the best and
most popular vegetables, flowers and
farm crops for the South.
How and what to plant in your yard,
garden and field for every purpose.
How to beat the boll weevil, bean
beetle and other pe:ts. Full natural
color pictures of the best Roses, Glad
ioli and other flowers. How to get &
packets of seed of beautiful flowers
l freo. How much sced is required to
| plant a row or acre, when and how to
plant and cultivate, Why it pays to
plant good seeds and how to get them
as cheap or cheapar than common or
i erdinary seeds. :
i Just write for this handsome new
1923 Se:d Book. It's a beautiful book
and youll be mishty glad to have it
+in your home. [t i 3 absolutely free,
Write for it today.
H. G. HASTINGS CO,,
Atlanta, Ga.
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Patagonia.
Patagonia consists of the territories
of Rio Negro, Chubut and Santa Cruz
in Argenting. Formerly Patagonia was
applied to the whole southern portion
of Routh America. The name may be
derived from the Spanish word pata
ron, meaning a large foeg, alluding to
‘the footprints found by easly explorers,
}or it may come from the Quichua word |
patacuna meaning terraces. |
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Objected to Pairing.
The first known instance of pairing
In the cengress of the United States
was in 1840, John Quincy Adaus pre
pared a resolution declaving that it
violated the censtitution., an express
ruie of the house, and the duties of
both parties. The resoiution was
never voted upon aud the practice Le
came very commen, 5
FOR OVER 40 YEARS
HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE has
been used successfully in the treatment
of Catarrh,
HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE con
sists of an OCintment which Quickly |
Relieves by local application, and the
Internal Medicine, a Tonic, which acts
through the Blood on the Mucous Sur
faces, thus reducing the inflammation.
Sold by all druggists.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
‘5O
-~ GOOD
,@.f GENUINE
[N “BULL’
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’.‘,imw,;\' DURHAM
i, TOBACCO
PERMAKENT PROSPERITY
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“Why wouldn't it be a good ldea to
start right now establishing permanent |
farm prosperity on every Southex‘n'i
farm, to take the place of the regular
geo-saw into debt and out of debt that
has becn going on for fiity years oOr
moie,” eaid H., G. Hastings of Atlanta,
prominent agricultural leader, recently.
“BEnough money has come into the
South during the last twenty-five years
for cotton to have made this the waal
thiest agricultural section ipstead ot the
poorest. Where kas all these billions
upon billions of doliars gone?
“These cotton dollars have largely
gonz to the North and West for bread
and meat, gone mever o return. Our
foolishness, our slavishness to the one
crop system is the reason, Cur foolish
ness has pat our farm land values on
a $lO.OO to $50.00 per acre basis and
largely h:lped to put Illinois and lowa
lands cn a $300.00 to $400.00 per acre
basis.
“It {8 world wide experienca: with
no exception that there can be no r<g
ular permanent prosperity to the reg
ular food buying, grain buying cropper
or farmer. Every dollar’s worth of
food and grain preduced on home acres
i a dollar saved. It mzans that much
freedom from debt, high interest and
dealers’ profits.
“Food, grain and forage production
on home acres sufficient for the family,
the working live stock, the cows and
meat animals, poultry, etec., is the first
step toward permanent farm prosperity
and there can be 20 permanent farm
presperity on anybody’s farm until these
necessary items, fully sufficient for
home needs, are produced on home
acres, not only in 1923 but every year.
“It’'s a good time now to start the
prosperity program off right. The first
thing in line is a real home garden,
properly prepared, planted and kept re
planted through the rear. Lots of farm
folks tell us that one-third to one-half
their living comes out of their garden.
Corn and other #ain and forage crops
take care of the live stock. Hegs and
poultry cannot fatten or produce eggs
on air and water. So it is all along tho
line. Make food instead of buy food
for home use. It beats ‘get rich quick’
schemes and steadily followed insures
permanent farm prosperity.”
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666
is a Prescription for Colds,
Fever and LaGrippe. It’s
the most speedy remedy
we know, preventing Pneu
monia.
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vertising !
B L T
If it is resuite 'you want
you should use this
paper. It circulates in
the majority of homes
in the community and
has always been con
sidered
The Family
The grown-ups quarrel
about it, the children cry
forit, and the whole fam
ily reads it from cover to
cover. They will read
yeur &d if you place
it before them in the
proper medium,
Trusts as A.zlent as Pyramlds.
Like many other things supposed to
be entirely modern, trusts are by no
means new features of life. They are,
indeed, at leasr as ancient as the pyra
mids. It appears that the earliest
torm of trust was the corneving of
foodstuffs by monarchs and thetr
agents. Assyrian records 7,000 or
8,000 years old give accounts of these
monopolistic transactions by tyran
nical rulers. .
| e e e :
Repairing Holes in Linoleum,
~ Small tholes in inlaid linoleum may
be filled with melted paraflin, contain
-ing a few drops of ink or dyce the pre
wailing color in the pattern. DBest to
do this before you refinisk the lino
reum and it will bardly be noticed and
will add months of service to same, |
Fos fifty years known to the ¢rade as the best for service
v QY ?‘
BATAVIA LEADER, Price $40.00
If your dealer cannot supply you we will send, trans
portation charges paid, upon receipt of piice.
Send for BAKER BOOKLET
describing the entire line,
Baker Gun Company
253 CHURCH ST., NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.
FARM LOANS
UNLIMITED 6 per cent Morey for
Goods Farm Loans in Lze County.
~—SEE— :
R. E. L. SPENCE
Albany, Georgia
YOU ARE NEVER
Secure From Fire---
But you arc cecured from going “‘Lroke”’
after the fire of your property is properly
lusured. |
Others consider it better to pay a little for
insurance than to lose a lot by fire. How
about you?
I represent the most relianle Companies of
America. -
"
. C. THARP,
Leesburg, - Georgia.
SPECIAL EXCURSIONS FARES
| Via |
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To
NEW ORLEANS *.' MOBILE *.* PENSACOLA
WADIA GRAS CELEBRATION
February, 8-13, 1923 |
Excursion tickets on sale to the public Febru
aty €-13, inclusive. Retutn limit February
20, 1923, except the ticket may be eatended
t> March 7, 1923, by paying $l.OO at New
O:leans and degositing ticket there with spe
clal Agerit! '
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in this paper wili bring
goud returns on the
money invested &%
Birds as Weather Prophets,
At least some birds are good
weather prophets. The green wood
pecker is known in some parts of this
country as the “rain bird” because his
laughing ery so often precedes a down
pour. The misselthrush, again,- has
gained the name of “storm cock,” bee
cause he sings before wind and rain. g