About Newnan herald & advertiser. (Newnan, Ga.) 1909-1915 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 8, 1915)
The Herald and Advertiser NKWNAN, FRIDAY, JAN. 6. ONE DOLLAR A IK AHVAMCK. YEAR Please “Southern Bankers, Copy.” W*l! Street Journal. When an official of the Department of }~' 0 ~ to mr) uth” in the rural did 1 Agriculture says^ thin country faces lricU) are feelini , the effecta of the war on cotton more than any other Labor Plentiful and Cheap. Albany Herald. One result of conditions that have ■ been brought about by the European: war and the dethronement of King Cot ton is that a large percentage of our negro population here in Southwest Georgia has been thrown out of regular employment. Our negroes, as was foretold by The Herald early in the fall, especially those who have been living TRACING COUNTERFEITERS. class of our population; for cotton has been the negro's mainstay and chief dependence, whether he was a renter, a cropper or an ordinary farm laborer. Many of those who have been rent ing land and procuring advances with which to make a cotton crop will not be able to make such arrangements for next year. Only the most thrifty and dependable ones will find it possible to be renters or croppers next year. The cutting down of the cotton acreage, which the farmers see iB imperative, will also throw many farm laborers out of regular employment. Nor is the cur tailment of labor forces from what they have been under normal conditions con fined to the farms. The miils, naval stores operators and manufacturing en terprises of <j,very kind have been forced to reduce their expenses. The railroads have had to do the same. the possibility of beefsteak at 5<» cents a pound and shoes at $10 a pair, he is not dealing in fiction. Unpleasant as the fact may be, it is not at all unlikely, and the part of wisdom is to apply a remedy before the possibility becomes a fact. This nowspap“r has published much on the question, Bhowinga steady decline in number and increase in price of cat tle. It has also repeatedly pointed out the futility of hoping for relief from Argentina and other countries popularly supposed to be overrun with cattle. It is time the situation was grasped. A wider attention to pigs and poultry is the quickest way to add to the supply of meat. It is to be noted also that the most prosperous States of the West are those that have the most hogs and poultry. Cattle, however, must be the main stay. Leather, as well as meat, is an absolute necessity. Experience, time and money are necessary to produce cattle. The South seems to offer the most attractive home for them, and yet this is the section where cattle- breeding has been the most neglected. If the low price of cotton turns farm ers to diversified farming, it will be anything tint an unrnixed evil. Diversified furming, to be a success, means marketing the crops through an imal products. Perhaps, if the bank ers dealing with the Southern farmers should adopt the same means em ployed by those of the Nortwest, mu?h good might come. These men awoke to the danger of all-wheat pro duction, and began a systematic cam paign for better farming. In every way possible they taught the farmers that credit was a question of fertility and not acres, and that fer tility could be maintained only through diversified crops and animals. They gave preference to the would-be bor rower who kept live stock. They im ported blooded stock for breeding pur poses, and sold the animals to the far mers at cost, and advanced the money necessary to stock the farms. Their members even went out through their districts addressing farmers’ meetings on the subject. The result is Been in the growth of corn in States where it was thought it could not grow, und farms covered with live stock. That section would now ask for no Government loan if wheat sold below the cost of production. SouLhern bankers, please copy. The Country Editor. William Alton While. The country editor's job is not writ ing. The uverugo man who looks at an editor m any Kansas town and finds his career worth emulating, knows little about the aforesaid career. The aver age man believes Ihut all the editor has to do is to go uround with his note book, und jot down a few personals, write up u butch of desultory thoughts on large affairs, go to press, and then figure up the receipts. The truth is different. The country editor has to make the news he writes. T he Commurciul Club, the church, the baaebuli team, the college, the law and order league, the county central com mittee, the whist cluli, the good roads movement, all must feel the influence of bis guiding hand. He must be in everything, and run errands fur every one, pass the paper, gel the hall, liir>- the band, send out the circulars, deliv er the address of welcome, do the town lying for harmony's sake, and hold the sack. He must -e guide, philosopher und friend io those in trouble. The preacher, the town drunkard, the statesman, the social climber, the real estate boomer, the man from the grand Flint you need to fear, but the lodge who is about to exemplify the discuses that they so often b ad to. For new work, the promoter, the broken that r.-astm every cold should be gotten ' . rid of with the least pos-tob-delay, lo soldier kindly bade to stuy, the captain m-compli.-th this you will find Chamber- of industry and the girl with the fath- Iain's Cough Rem. dy of irrent help ti The Secret Service Agents Have a Speedily Effective System Some tune ago one ot tne local banks caught during the day a coun terfeit ten dollar mil. it was sued a clever counterfeit it would pass any body nut an expert The next day ten or fifteen more of the nnJ mils were I found in the city I ben trie government'* machinery to protect Its currency la-gun to work. But there wu* nothing mysterious about its working In the office of ttie Secret aerviee here an official sat all afternoon smoking and looking at spec imen* of counterfeit currency Huge clouds of smoke rose from his pipe. That kept up all day. The reader ol i detective Pile* who believes the secret j service works in a mysterious way | would have been distinctly dis-iptsnnt- ed. Hut at lust the pipe dropped from the lips of the uiuii sitting ut the desk J In the federal building with a whole pile of greenbacks In front of him. He took up two bills itial compared them j carefully. Then he studied them again, i noting every little curve und character- ( lstic mark. He stepped to the tele- I phone and called the United States | prison at Leavenworth. “Was James Ward, nllas Stewart, alias Nolan, In prison?" No. James of the two aliases had been out six months. Then telegrams went out to certain officers in certain cities. How they located James Ward . . ... , ■ j i tb e government keeps as a secret All these conditions have conspired to j tbe counterfeiter w(18 Brrested at Springfield, III., and Ids outfit fur rais ing bills was found with him. And so another counterfeiter was cnlight and put out of business. How was it done? Simple enough—If you belong to the secret service. Every counterfeiter Ins some distinguishing chnrncteristif In his work, some little curve or break In n line that gives him nw-ay. The secret service agent com pared the new counterfeit w ith dozens of old counterfeits. At last he found the telltale distinguishing characteris tic. And the rest was easy. James ot the two aliases and a counterfeiting device had served three terms before. So there was plenty of his samples —Kansas City Times. throw a large percentage of our negro population out of employment, and the n-Bult is that these unfortunates are in such a predicament that they are glad to get work at almost any price. There are many who are already suffering for food and raiment during the severe winter weather we are now having, and they have perhaps not yet reached the worst that conditions imposed by the European war have in store for them. Labor is therefore not only more plentiful in this section than it has been in many years, hut is cheaper. Far mers ought now to be enabled to get all the labor they want at prices they can afford to pay, while growing other crops than cotton. And this suggests the thought i hat now is a good time for our farmers to revise their labor system and adjust themselves to the changed conditions. A stranger knocked ut a man’s door and told him of a fortune to be made. "Um!" Buid the man. ''It appears that considerable effort will be in volved.” ' Oh, yes,” said the stranger, ' will pass many sleepless nights toilsome days!” ‘‘Um!” said the man. "And are you?” "I am called Opportunity.” "Um!” said the man. "You yourself Opportunity, but you look like hard work to me.” And he slummed the door. Among tin- culprits haled before a Baltimore police magistrate was a darkey with no visible means of support. "What occupation have you here in Baltimore?” asked his honor. "Well, jedge,” said the darkey, ”1 ain’t doing much at present just cir culatin' around, sub. ” III-; honor turned to the clerk of tbe court and saiii: "Please enter the fact that this gentleman has bet n retired from circu lation for sixty days.” A negro bricklayer in Macon was lying down during the noon hour, sleeping in the hot sun. The clock struck 1, the time to pick up his hod ugam. He rose, stretched und grumb led: "I wish i wuz. (laid. 'Tam'nothin' but wuk, wuk, lrorn mawntn' tel) night." Another men, a story abuve, heard the compl tint und dropped a brick on tie grumbler's bead. Dnzed, he looked up and said: "Do Lawrd can't stun’ no jokes, jes’ takes cv'ything in yearmst.” i Resolutions in Memory of Bro. John Dunbar. Another of New Hope church's mem- j J bers has gone to his reward. After about a month of illness our Heavenly- Father said to Bro. John Dunbar, "It is finished; come up higher;”—and on Sept. 19, 1914, the Angel of Death en tered his home and took that noble epir- it to the bosom of God, there to spend an endless eternity in peace and happi ness. Bro. Dunbar was born Aug. 25, 1630. On Oct. 3, 1653, he was married to Miss S. T. Askew. This union was blessed with eight children, five of whom, to gether with his widow, survive him. In 1305 he united with the Baptist church at New Hope, and was baptized by Rev. R. W. Hamrick. To know Bro. Dunbar was to love him. He said to one of your committee once that it mat tered not what his surroundings were, he could live right. He was a consist ent member of the church, always gi\- ing cheerfully of bis means to support the gospel. He loved New Hope, and while we, as a church, feel deeply- grieved over the loss of this dear broth er, yet we feel sure our loss is his eter nal gain. To his bereaved widow and children we know nothing more encouraging to say than continue your trust in Christ, and follow the example of this dear husband and father. Therefore, be it— Resolved, That a copy of these reso lutions be spread upon our church book, a copy furnished the family, and also to The Herald and Advertiser for pub lication. M. T. Hamrick, J. L. Lane, C. W. Talley, Corami ttee. CALOMEL WHEN BILIOUS? NO! STOP! MAKES YOB SICK AND SALIVATES STOCKBROKERS OF PARIS. I you arid who call He Dangers of a Cold. Do you know that of all the minor ailments colds are by far the most dan gerous? It is not trie colds themselves serious you. It loosens u cold, relieves the lungs, aids expectoration and enables the system to throw uff 111 ■ colds. For sale by all dealers. “Spell ferment and give its meali ng," requested the teacher. "F e-r-m-e n-t, to work,” responded the diminutive maiden. "Now place it. in a sentence, so tint I worm of the dust, and the aspirations of j tmy *’■’ slm> you understand its mean- a god. ing, ” said the teacher. • - In summer 1 had rather pli y oul of Cough Medicine for Children. doors than ferment in the school Never give a child a cough medicine ' house,”.returned tbe small acnoUr. that contains opium in any form. Win-t erless baby, nil come to him to help them in their troubles. He is the town confessor, the town gont, the doormat, rock of refuge, errand boy and vicarious sacrifice. The editor is the only creature in h 11 the wide animal kingdom that needs the wings of a dove, tbe strength of a lion, the protective odor of n skunk, the smooth, crawling belly of a When They Fail They Are Invariably Treated as Criminals. 'An agent do change (I'aris stock- broken can under the rule of the code of comim-rco never he adjudged bank rupt pure rad simple, his insolvency always involving more or less criminal responsibility. In tbe absence of fraud the penalty is hard labor for a term, but in case of fraud the punish ment is no less than hard labor for life. Tbe public, however, never suffers from the Insolvency of an agent de change, because Ills liabilities, no mat ter what they amount to, are alwnys taken care of and liquidated in full by the other members of the corporation, who contribute obligatorily each year to u sort of insurance fund or reserve for this purpose. Besides, each of them must before being appointed make a deposit of 25(1,000 or 300.000 francs at the treasury, which allows them an interest of 2!per cent. An agent de ehatige, according to section S."> of tin* code of commerce, must uot transact any commercial or hanking business for his own account. He must Imve no financial interest in any commercial enterprise, whether in Ids own name or under an assumed name. Ho cannot even receive pay ment or settle any account on behalf of Ins clients. The penalty for the vio lation of this rule may he a fine of 3.000 francs and eventually the dis missal of the offender.—Exchange. Wires Near Houses. The sight of a man trimming n free suddenly falling to the ground, killed Oy a shock from an electric wire against which the h ranches were blown, leads Philip E. Kdelmnu to suggest in the Scientific American that not nearly enough care is taken In stringing high power wires to keep them far away from trees, barns and houses. .Mr. Edelmau says that every municipality should require high volt age wires to he separated from all neighboring objects by a distance of not less than eight or ten feet.—New York World A Rebuke. "Mary followed Edward," mumbled the high school girl who was trying to fix the sovereigns of England In her i mind. "What's that?" spoke up grandma, who had been dozing "Mary followed Edward.” “Then you keep away from Mary. 1 don't want you to go with them kind. Kiris is getting too buhl."—Louisville Courier-Journal. Resolutions of Respect by Newnan Lodge, No. 102, I. 0. 0. F. Dunbar.—Whereas, an all-wise prov idence has seen fit to remove from our midst Bro. John Duubar, who was a charter member of this lodge. There fore, be it resolved— 1. That this lodge has lost a faithful, worthy and useful member. 2 That in his death the public has suffered the loss of an honorable, up right and enterprising citizen. 3, That his family has been deprived of a loving husband and a devoted fath er. 4. That these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of this lodge, a copy furnished the widow of our deceased brother, and also to the city papers for publication. Fraternally submitted, C. C. Pitts, J. C. Leach, C. E. Scarbrough, Committee. Ferrell.—Whereas, it has pleased the Great Creator of the Universe to remove from our midst our brother and friend, W. E. Ferrell. Therefore, be tt resolved— 1. That while we bow in humble sub mission to the will of the most high, we do not the less mourn for our broth er who has been taken from us. 2. That in the loss of Bro. Ferrell this lodge laments the loss of a brother who was ever ready to offer the hand of aid and the voice of sympathy to the needy and distressed of the order; an active member and officer, whose ut most endeavors were exerted for its wel fare and prosperity, and a friend and companion who was dear to us all. 3. That the heartfelt sympathy of Newnan Lodge, No. 102, I. O. O. F., he extended to his family in their af fliction. 4. That these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of this lodge and a copy thereof transmitted to the family of our deceaserl brother. Fraternally submitted, C. C. Pitts, J. C. Leach, C. E. Scarbrough, Committees. Three-year-old Amy, who had a very lively little brother, was being put through a lesson in arithmetic by her uncle. She had successfully added one and one, but stuck at two and one. "Your mamma,” said her uncle, "has two children. If she had one more what would that make?” ”Oh,'' cried Amy. ‘ that would make my mamma cwszv “Dodson’s Liver Tons" Is Harmless To Clean Your Sluggish Lifer and Bowels. Uph! Calomel make? von sick. Ti's horrible! Take a dose of’the dangerous drug tonight and tomorrow you may lo-e a day's work. Calomel is mercury or quicksilver which causes necrosis of the bones. Calomel, when it comes into contact with sour bile crashes into it. breaking up. This is when you feel that awful nausea, and cramping. If you are slug gish nud "all knocked out.” if your liver is torpid and bowels constipated or you have headache, dizzint---, coated tongue, if breath is bad or stomach sour, just try a Bpoonful of harmless Dodson’s Liver Tone tonight on my guarantee. Here's my guarantee—Go to any drug store and get a 60 cent bottle of Dod son's Liver Tone. 'I ake a spoonful and if it doesn’t straight! n you right up and make you feel fine and vigorous I want you to go back to the store and get your money. Dodson’s Liver Tone i- destroying the sale of calomel because3 it is real liver medicine; entirely vege-J table, therefore it can not salivate or make you sick. I guarantee that one spoonful of Dod son's Liver Tone will put your sluggish liver to work ami clean your bowels of that sour bile and constipated waste which is clogging your system and mak ing you feel miserable. I guarantee that a Lot tie of Dod-on's Liver Tone will keep your entire family feeling fine for months. Give it to your children. It is harmless: doesn’t gripe anil they like its pleasant taste. \Zncte Sam Offers All Americans a Chance to Feed Starring "Belgium Arrangements Made For Sending Parcel Post Packages From Rural Districts. How to Aid the Stricken Little Sister of the World = 'Ey WILL I'RWIJV = opium is given other and more serious diseases may follow. Long experience has demonstrated that there is no hot ter and .-afer medicine for coughs, colds und croup in children than Chain- beriuin's Cougn Remedy. It is equally valuable for adults. Try it. it con tains no opium or other harinlfu! drug. For sale by all dealers. When you travel so fast you cannot gee the blossoms by the wayside, it is tune to slow down. Piles U -ired in 6 to 14 Days Year druggist will refund money if RAZO OINTMENT fail* to cute *ny ca*e ot Itclnrg, Blind, IUeedin? or Protruding Rile* in C to 14 day*. The lirM aiadicsUun give* Live *ud Kt.o hoc. "My dear,” said the promt father, ' 1 cannot unu> rstano your oi-j-vi ton ' young Prouriley as a suitor for ' o hand. I ant sura that he is a mode young man." "There is no question about bis b> ng a model,” replied the bewitching lieuu ty, "hut, father dear the trouble is that he is a 1912 model.” Whenever You Need a General Tonic Take Grove’s The Old Standard Grevc’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 Aialuria, Enriches the Blood and Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents. Worried. •That dog ot 1*.lack's will he the death of me. parking at me every time I pass." "But harking dogs don't hlte." "I know, Imt l'il rather he bitten at once than kept in suspense."—Phila delphia Ledger "A home ser Heard at the Hay Baler. good laugh is sunshine In the remarked the proverb dlspeu- "Yes." rejoined the hopeless idiot, "but at tlutt it isn’t ns stable its a horse laugh. What?" — Indianapolis Star. A Squelcher. He (feeling h:* wnyi—Would yon get married if you were I? She—I don’t believe 1 could If 1 were you —Boston TriuiKonpt. HOMELESS BELGIAN WOMEN ON THE WAY TO THE BREAD LINE. F OR the first time in its history the postulate department has been en listed in a charitable undertaking. From this time forth any Amer ican who wishes to give food to tbe starving people of Belgium lias only to stamp Ltis parcel in the regular way and send.it through the parcel post. It will go as straight and fast as rail and water will carry it ro the doors of the starving Belgians, and the money he has paid for stamps will be refunded to the donor by the AMevienn Commission For Relief In Belgium, the vxecj»’tive offices of which are at 71 Broadway, New York city. Seven million people, mostly women, children and old men, are still shut up in Belgium. Industry stopped when the Germans came; the money gave out through tbe payment of fines and indemnities; the crops were mainly ruined. With the coasts cut off. Belgium, which imports three-quarters of her food supply in normal times, could import no more. Work is gone; money is gone; most important of all, food is gone. The German conquerors, who need all their own supplies to guard against the proposed "siege of Germany" by the allies, cannot and will not feed them. The allies, fearing that the Germans will seize any food coming from a hostile source, cannot or will not feed them. America must feed them or they will starve. There is no other way. Seven million people, until last year the most industrious, peaceable and prosperous nation in Europe, will go to their graves this winter unless America gives as never nation gave before. While Belgium needs everything, she needs most of nil just food—non- perishable food which will stand the test of ocean transportation, such as flour of any kind. peas, beans and preserved meats. The donor has only to put up his gift in packages of not less than twenty-five pounds nor more than fifty pounds, stamp it in the usual way and mail it at the nearest postoffice. If the donor adds his own name and address, TOGETHER WITH THE LET TER "R," the money he has paid for stamps will be refunded to him by the commission. Packages mailed from GEORGIA should be addressed to BELGIUM COMMITTEE. WAREHOUSE 14. HOUSTON STREET, ATLANTA, who are collecting agents for this district. I'iM ■■-^£1 , . 1 • •H 1 J fff rSs li»Pi is m 1 Telephone to WISH you would get a glazier to come up and set that pane of glass the chil dren broke yesterday. The house is as cold as a barn,” said the surburban house wife, as her husband was aboilt to go to business. “Haven’t time this morning,” replied her hus band. “Just look in the Telephone Directory— you 11 find several there. Give the order to thj one who says he will send a man right up.” V Its the man with the telephone who gets the hurry orders every time. T> hen you telephone—smile SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE '! ^ AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY K*MmKxinMxrivar.r»-xiB.
