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TiiFmMLreiiS The Local Paper a Meat Useful Agency on the Paras —The Pres*. Pulpit and Scheel a Trinity of Influence That Must Be Utilized in Building Agri culture. By Peter Radford Lecturer Nations! Fanners' Union. A broad campaign of publicity on' the subject of rural life is needed in this state today to bring the problems of the farm ers to the forefront. The city problems are blazoned upon the front pages of the metiopolitan dailies and echoed in the country press, but the troubles of the farmers are seldom told, except by those who seek to profit by the story, and the glitter of the package ofttimes obscures the substance. A searching investi gation into the needs of the farm ers will reveal many inherent de fects in our economic system that can be easily remedied when properly understood and illumi nated by the power of the press. The rural press, the pulpit and the school are a trinity of pow erful influences that the farmer must utilize to their fullest ca- pacity before he can occupy a commanding position in public affairs. These gigantic agencies are organized in every rural com munity and only await the pat ronage and co-operation of the farmers to fully develop their energy and usefulness. TTiey are local forces working for the best interests of their communities. 1 heir work is to build and their object is to serve. They prosper only through the development and prosperity of the community. Every farmer in this state should subscribe for the local paper, as vwell as farm periodicals and such other publications as he may find profitable, but be should by all means subscribe for his local paper, and no home be without it. The local Ipaper is part of the community iife and the editor understands Jthc farmer’s problems. A Noble Task. In too many instances the Country papers mimic the citv press by giving prominence to scandals, accidents and politic*'* Agitation. ihe new rural civili sation has placed upon the rural Press renewed responsibilities, and enlarged possibilities for use ulncss. It cannot perform its mission to agriculture by record ing the frailties, the mishaps and inordinate ambitions of human ity, or by filling its columns with pie echoes of the struggles of pusy streets, or by enchanting stories o! city hie which lure our children from the farm. It has a higher and nobler lask. The rural press is the gov rning power of public sentiment md must hold steadfast to prin •iple and keep the ship of state ti the roadstead of progress. The ural press can best serve the nterests of the farmers by ap plying its energies to the solution bf problems affecting th e local r.omn unity. It must stem the inighty life current that is mov 'ng from the farm to the cities, sweeping before it a thousand poys and girls per day. It has to deal with the fundamental problems of civilization at their fountain head. Its mission is SO direct growth, teach efficiency jxnd mold the intellectual life of he country, placing before the public the daily problems of the 'armers and giving first attention |:o the legislative, co-operative, educational and social needs of fee agricultural classes wrthin its respective community. The Power of Advertising and * The influence of advertising is rlearly visible in the homes and labits of the farmers, and the advertising columns of the press jire making their imprint upon toe lives of our people. The farmer is entitled to all the advantages and deserves all toe luxuries of life. We need more art, science and useful fa cilities on the farms, and the ad vertiser can render a service by teaching the advantages of mod ern equipment throughout the Columns of the rural press. * WANTED —One of the large mag i in,e publishing houses desires to 'oy an active man or woman in 'ommunity to handle a special which has proven unusually tole. Good opening for right Address with two references, ler, Box 155, Times Sq. Sta., ork City. and Sores, Otter Remedies Wos’t Sirs eas?s, no matter of how long standing, by the wonderful, old reliable Dr. \ntisentic Keai ; nc Oil. It relieves ai. iW w-ae Ur~~ 50c, SI.OO. POLL OF Clf IZATION IT | BT FARMER WANTS NO "DEADHEADS” ! ON LIST OF EMPLOYES. A Call Upon the Law Makers to Prevent Useless Tax on Agriculture. By Peter Radford L*otuif;r National Fannors' Union. There is no payroll in civiliza ! tion that does not re*t upon the j back of the farmer. He must pay the bills—all of them. When a farmer buys a plow I he pays the man who mined the j metal, the woodman who felled the tree, the manufacturer who I assembled the raw material and . shaped it into an article of use fulness, the railroad that trans ! Parted it and the dealer who sold | him the goods. He pays the wages of labor and capital em j pkiyed in the transaction as well as pays for the tools, machinery, buildings, etc., used in the con struction of the commodity and the same applies to all articles of use and diet of himself and those engaged in the subsidiary lines of industry. The total value of the nation’s annual agricultural products is around S]2,OCX3,OOO,rX)O, and it is safe to estimate that 95 cents on every dollar goes to meet the expenses of subsidiary industries. I he farmer does not work more than thirty minutes per day for himself; the remaining thirteen hours of the day's toil he devotes to meeting the payroll of the hired hands of agriculture, such as the manufacturer, railroad, commercial and other servants. The Farmer’s Payroll and How He Meets It. The annual payroll of agri culture approximates $12,000,000,- ' 00. A portion of the amount is shifted to foreign countries in ex ports, but the total payroll of in dustries working for the farmer divides substantially as follows: Railroads, $1,252,000,000; manu facturers, $4,365,000,000; mining, $655,000,000; banks, $200,000,000; mercantile, $3,500,000,000, and a heavy miscellaneous payroll con stitutes the remainder. It takes the corn crop, the most valuable in agriculture, which sold last year for $1,692,- 000,000, to pay off the employes of the railroads; the money de rived from our annual sales of livestock of approximately $2,- 000,000,000, the yearly cotton crop, valued at $920,000,000; the wheat crop, which is worth $610,- 000,000, and the oat crop, that is worth $440,000,000, are re quired to meet the annual pay roll of the manufacturers. The money derived from the remain ing staple crops is used in meet ing the payroll of the bankers, merchants, etc. After these ob ligations are paid, the farmer has only a few bunches of vegetables, some fruit and poultry which he can sell* and call the proceeds his own. When the farmer pays off his help he has very little left arvl to meet these tremendous pay rolls he has been forced to mort gage homes, work women in the field and increase the hours of his labor. We will devote this article to a discussion of unnecessary ex penses and whether required by law or permitted by the man agements of the concerns, is wholly immaterial. We want all waste labor and extravagance, of whatever character, cut out. We will mention the full crew bill as illustrating the character of unnec essary expenses to which we refer. Union Opposes “Full Crew” Bill. The Texas Farmers’ Union registered its opposition to this character of legislation at the last annual meeting held in Fort Worth, Texas, August 4, 1914, by resolution, as follows: "The matter of prime impor tance to the farmers of this state is an adequate and efficient mar keting system; and we recognize that such a system is impossible without adequate railroad facili ties, embracing the greatest 1 amount of service at the least possible c£>st. We further recog nise that the farmers and pro ducers in the end pay approxi mately 95 per cent of tne expense of operating the railroads, and it is, therefore, to the interest of the producers that the expenses of tne common carriers be as small as is possible, consistent with good sc and safety. We, therefore, c*fl upon our tew mikers, courts and juries te bear the foregoing facts in mind when dealing with the common car riers of this state, and we do especially reaffirm the declara tions of the last annual conven tion of our State Union, opposmu the passage of the so-called "full crew" bill before the thirty-third legislature of Texas." The farmers of Missouri in the last election, by an overwhelming majority, swept this taw off the statute book >f that state, and it should come off of all statute books where it appears and no legislature of this nation should pass such a law or similar legis lation which requires unnecessary expenditures. This applies to all regulatory measures which increase the ex ! penses of industry without giving | corresponding benefits to the pub lic. I here is ofttimes a body of | men assembled at legislatures— and they have a right to be there who, in their zeal for rendering : their fellow-associates a service, I sometimes favor an increase in the ■ cx penses of industry without due regard for the men who bow their | backs to the summer’s sun to • meet the payroll, but these com mittees, while making a record for themselves, rub the skin off the shoulders of the "farmer by urging the legislature to lay an other burden upon his heavy load and under the lash of “be it en acted goad him on to pull and surge at the traces of civilization, no matter how he may sweat, foam and gall at the task. When legislatures “cut a melon” for labor they hand the farmer a lemon. The farmers of the United States are not financially able to cariy dead heads” on their pay rolls. Our own hired hands are not paid unless we have some thing for them to do and we are not willing to carry the hired help of dependent industries un less there is work for them. We must, therefore, insist upon the most rigid economy. Legislative House-Cleaning Needed. While the war is on and there is a lull in business, we want all legislative bodies to take an in ventory of the statute books and wipe off all extravagant and use less laws. A good house-cleaning is ‘needed and economies can be instituted here and there that will patch the clothes of indigent chil dren, rest tired mothers and lift mortgages from despondent homes. Unnecessary workmen taken off useless expenses chopped down all along the line will add to the prosperity of the farmer and encourage him in his mighty effort to feed and clothe the world. If any of these industries have surplus employes we can use them on the farm. We have no regular schedule of wages, but we pay good farm hands on an average of $1.50 per day of thir teen hours when they Doard themse?ves; work usually runs about nine months of toe year and the three months dead time, they can do the chores ’for their board. If they prefer to farm on their own account, there are more than 14,000,000,000 acres of idle land on the earth’s surface await ing the magic touch of the plow. The compensation is easily ob tainable' from Federal Agricul tural Department statistics. The total average annual sales of a farm in the continental United States amount to $516.00; the cost of operation is $340.00 j leav ing the farmer $176 per annum to live on and educate his family. There is no occasion for the legislatures making a position for surplus employes of industry. Let them come “back to the soil” and share with us the prosperity of the farm. IT’S GREAT FOR BALKY BOWELS AND STOMACHS Wo want all people who have chronic stomach (trouble or consti pation, no matter of how long stand ing. to try one dose of Mayr’s Won derful Remedy—one dose will con vince you. This is the medicine so many of our local people have been taking with surprising results. The most thorough system cleanser ever sold. Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy is sold by leading druggists every where with the positive understand ing that your money will be refund ed without question or quibble if ONE bottle fails to give you abso lute satisfaction. Invigorating to the Pale and Sickly The Old Standard general strengUjtning tonic, GROVE’S TASTELESS chill TOMUA drives out Malaria.enriches the blood, and buildfe up the sys tem. A true tonic. For adults and children. 50c The Quinine That Does Not Affect The Hsad Because of Its tonic and laxative effect, LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE is better than ordinary Quinine and does not cause nervousness per ringing in head. Remember the full name and look for the signature of E. V. GROVE. 25c. NO WAR TALK An Honest Deal and Low Prices is what we talk about . “THE HEW STORE" Burton Building Formerly 10c Cos. Best For Kidneys—Says Doctor. Dr. J. T. It. Neal, Greenville, So. Oar.,"says that in Ins 30 years of ex perience he has found no prepara lion for the kidneys equal to Foley Kidney Pills. In 50c and SI.OO sizes, test you can buy for backache, rheumatism, kidney and bladder ail ments. Benj. C. Gilreath Drug Cos. Whenever You Need a General Tonic Take Grove’s The Old Standard Grove’s Tasteless chill Tonic is equally valuable as a General Tonic because it contains the well known tonic propertiesof QUININE and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents. Legal Advertisements SHERIFF’S SALES. GEORGIA —Bartow County. Will be sold before the Court louse door in the City of Carters • iHf>, Bartow County, Georgia, with n the legal hours of sale, on the first, Tuesday in February. 1915, to the highest bidder for cash, the fol lowing property, to-wit: The undivided one-haif interest n and to a parcel of land lying and ba ng in the sth district and 3d section f Bartow county, Georgia, begin ning at the south-east corner of Levi Pruitt’s land on let No. 230, running west on the lot line of 230 to rock pile on corner of T.. S. Mun ford’s land, thence due north to Pettit's Creek, thence up the creek to property line of Lp\i Pruitt’s land, thence south to beginning point, containing nineteen acres; als • twenty-four and one-half (24 Vi ! acres in north-west corner of lot No. 238, lying west of L. & N. R. R , bounded north by land of Ed. Hen derson, east by L. & N. R. R., and south by lands of John and Will Henderson, formerly owned by Maria Henderson, purchased from M. D. Bishop, and west by land of Albert McLendon, reserving all min nerals of said tract of land 1 ; also fif teen (15) acres of land, more or less, of lot No. 239 and lying on south side of said lot bounded east by L. & N. R. R., west by Levi Pruitt’s land, south by land of John Henderson, formerly owned by D. Bishop, and north by land of Jos. Bradley, being the land formerly owned by J. L. Vaughan. Levied on and will be sold Wc are now in better position than ever to serve our patrons, and nothing pleases us more than to have our friends come and through our stock, which is complete in the very latest styles of Shoes, Gents Shirts. Ties, Hosiery, Etc. My stock of Dry Goods and Notions are jusT what you want and at prices that aston ish all. Call on me for anything in tie Dry Goods and Gents’ Furnishing Line, also No tions, Glassware, Chinaware, Tinware and lots of other staple goods too numerous to mention. as the property of John Henderson to satisfy four fil'as issued from the Justice’s Court, 822nd district G. M., said county, all in favor of Car ter s ville Feed Go. vs. John Henderson. Property in possession of defend ant in fifa and pointed out by plaint iff's attorneys. This the 6th day of January, 1915. W. W. CALAWAY, Sheriff. W. E. PUCKETT, Depy. Sheriff. Notice to Execute Titles. GEO RGlA—Bartow Cou n 'y. Wilson Bright having made appli cation to require titles to be execut ed to him to certain land described in a bond for title thereto attached, purporting to be signed by J. O. Ligon, late of said county, deceased, the application alleging that said land has been duly paid for. All persons concerned are hereby notified that said application will be heard before the Court of Ordinary of said county, on the Ist day of February, 1915. January 7, 1915. G. \V. HENDRICKS, Ordinary*. Notice to Execute Titles. GEORGIA —Bartow Com. : H. L. Seheibly having made appli cation to require titles to be exe cuted to H. L. Seheibly to certain land described in a bond for titles thereto attached purporting to be signed by W. H. Griffin, late of said county, deceased, the said applica tion alleging that said land has been duly paid for. All persons concerned are hereby notified that said application will be heard before the Court of Ordinary on the Ist day of February, 1915. January 7, 1915. G. W. HENDRICKS, Ordinary. Notice to Debtors and Creditors. GEORGIA, Bartow* County. To Whom It May Concern: AH persons having claims against the estate of I. F. Wikle, late of said county, deceased, are required to file same with the’ undersigned, properly made out in terms of the law*. All persons indebted to said estate are required to make immed iate- payment. Claims addressed to me at Talladega, Ala., or to me in care of John H. Wikle, attorney, Cartersville, Ga. This Bth December, 1914. ROBERT M. WIKLE, Administrator Estate I. F. WIKLE, deceased. Current Schedule at CARTERSVILLE, GA. N. C. & ST. L. SOUTH BOUND. No. 3 5:30 a. in. -Vo. 73 ...... 8:31 a. m. (Rome Ex.) No. 93 ..10:22 a. m. (Memphis Lim.) Xo - L 4:48 p. m. No. 95 6:41 p. m. (Dixie Flyer) N°t(>: Dixie Flyer stops at Carters ville only to let off passengers from West, or North of Nashville. Nos. 93 and 95 c'arry dining cars. NORTH BOUND. No. 94 9:41 a. rn. (Dixie Flyer; No. 2 10:17 a. rn. No. 92 .. .6:26 p. in. (Memphis Limit ed, arrives Memphis 8:35 a. m.) N°- 72 7:02 p. in. (Rome Ex.) No. 4 10:32 p. m. L. & N. SOUTH BOUND. No. 31 ..10:41 a. m. (Local stops in Georgia.) No. 37 4:44 p. m. (Local from Etowah.) No. 33 8:25 p. m. (South At lantic Limited.) NORTH BOUND. No. 32 8:31 a. m. (South At lantic Limited.) No. 38.10:25 a. m. (Local to Etowah.) No. 34 6:09 p. m. (Local stops .in Georgia.) No'. 32 and 33 will stop at Car tersville to take on and let Off pas sengers from or for Knoxville and points beyond, to and from points on the through car line Macon and beyond. Nos. 31 and 34 carry dining cars. E. W. BELL Paper Hanging, Cleaning Carpets and Matting Laid, White W'ashing and Tinting. Over 250 Samples Wall Paper. Give me a trial. 12 Church Street. SIOO Reward, SIOO The readers of this paper ■will be pleased to earn that there is at feast one dreaded disease :hat science has been able to cure In all. Its itages, arid that Is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh pure s the only positive cure now known to the fned ical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional Jisease, requires a constitutional treat: lent. Hall’s Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, atjtlng directly upon the blood and mucous surfs of the system, thereby destroying the four B of the disease, and giving the patient st ’.kgtb by building np the constitution and assistli * na ture In doing its work. The proprietors fcmvt so much faith In Its curative powers thatV;he3 offer One Hundred Dollars for any case thi t It falls to cure. Send for list of testimonials Address F. 3. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, >. Sold by all Druggists, 75c. f Take Hall's Family Fills for constipatl*#.