The Newnan herald. (Newnan, Ga.) 1915-1947, October 22, 1915, Image 1

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THE NEWNAN HERALD NEWNAN HERALD ' Consolidated with Coweta Advertiser September Established 1S66. i Consolidated with Newnun News January, 1P13. NEWNAN, GA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1915. Vol. 52—No. 4 Communicated. Object of Girls’ Canning Clubs. The girls' demonstration work began in 1910, with the Canning Clubs. Be sides canning clubs we now have poul try clubs and bread-making clubs for (tirls. and home demonstration work for women. The girls’ clubs boast a mem bership now of over 250,000. These clubs are designed to aid girls and women to be efficient and contented home-ma kers; to cultivate thrift and economy; to teach better methods of canning, and to encourage utilization of waste products of farm, orchard and garden. Other objects are to cultivate closer co-operation between mother and daughter in home interests and home activities, and to furnish helpful ideas for the direction of girls' work in co operation with mothers in the homes. Poultry clubs have been organized to stimulate interest in poultry-raising, and to teach boys and girls profitable methods of handling and marketing; also, the increased profit to be derived from better breeding. Club members raise a certain number of fowls, keep account, make exhibits at fairs, and write compositions on some phase of their work. Boys’ and girls’ clubs are no longer an experiment. It has been proven to be a great work, for by cultivating in boys and girls habits of industry and thrift, the possibilities of farm life are revealed not only to themselves, but to their elders. The best methods of hand ling farm products and preventing waste are demonstrated; the spirit of co-operation in family and community i9 developed; and the dignity of the farmers’ vocation enhanced by present ing it as a skilled occupation, capable of returning adequate rewards to the competent. Finally, the school life and home life of boys and girls is brought into closer relationship, and the rural school teacher is aided in the task of making agricultural instruction a vital thing. The accomplishment of all these ends cannot be brought about within a short time. In all educational undertakings one must begin at the bottom, gradual ly climbing to the top, as he or she suc ceeds in grasping and achieving oppor tunities as they arise to view. Mrs. J. Errett Hyde, In Charge Girls’ Demonstration Work. For Indigestion. Never take pepsin and preparations containing pepsin or other digestive ferments for indigestion, as the more you take the more you will have to take. What is needed is a tonic like Chamberlain’s Tablets, that will enable the stomach to perform its functions naturally. Obtainable everywhere. Sole Survivor of “Merrimac.” Anniston (Ala.) Star. On last Thursday The Star printed a picture of John Durst, the only living survivor of the Federal gunboat, “Mon itor,” Ericcson’s famous "cheese-box on a raft.” The following day C. A. Sprague, who lives just north of the city, walked into the office and said that John Durst, of the “Monitor,” had nothing on him. Mr. Sprague is the sole survivor, so far as he knows, of the famous Confed- I crate ironclad, “Merrimac”—sometimes | called the "Virginia.” Mr. Sprague, who is hale and hearty I in spite of his 78 years, was captain of a “hot-shot” gun on the “Merrimac” during the memorable battle in Hamp- 1 ton Roads at the mouth of the James river. A “hot-shot” gun, Mr. Sprague explained, had the power of throwing I fed-hot shot onto the enemy’s vessels I and setting them on fire. Two of his ■ gunners were killed in the engagement |®ith the “Monitor.” Mr. Sprague remembers clearly fev- t er >' detail of the famous battle, which jeeurred on March 10, 1862. The “Mer- ®mae ’ was the first armored vessel |cver seen on the Atlantic coast. Two i before her engagement with the Monitor,” this vessel, then] known as Ithe “Virginia,” had destroyed the I Cumberland” and the "Congress,” |and had attacked the “Minnesota.” Mr. Sprague disagrees with the his- ■tories that gives the result of |the bat- |" e to the Northern ship. He maintains ■•hat after several hours’ fighting some- Ithing g 0 t wron g w jth the “Monitor’s” Revolving turret and she drew away; pen, and not until then, did {the “Vir ginia” return to Norfolk. 1 believe I am the only survivor of * „ e cr , c " ““9 that was on the 'Vir- Dla ’ said Mr. Sprague. "I have ‘Mhing against this fellow Durst, the Cr P 7 lan ?f the ‘Monitor.’ It would be ears r,l,St ' an to * 3ear a grudge all these is probable that Mr. Sprague will t0 ” e the only survivor of the first . '’ ,e d ship battle ever fought, for he 5 active, healthy and hearty. i, Yes—Many People I f°ld us the same story—distress _ ter eating, gases, heartburn. A Dyspepsia . —Tablet » 1 vf„? re 0 a ?? after each meal will relieve |™‘ *«ld only by us—25c. , J»hn. R, Cates Drug Co. “Talcum Powder Boys.” Fountain City Tribunt*. A newiy-dug diamond is not a beau tiful thing. It must be rubbed against rough, hard surfaces before it attains to the perfection that gives it value as an ornament. It takes exercise to develop muscle, study and thought to develop brain, trial to develop character. If Abraham Lincoln had spent his youth in an atmosphere of talcum pow der and toilet water, history would not have granted him a line. Great men come out of adversity. Genius thrives best on a crust. Cod dling kills more babies than it saves. 1 have read that Oscar Underwood was reared like a pet poodle, and car ried a valet with him through college. That proves that exceptional ability may survive under almost any condi tions. But fathers of ordinary sons can hard ly take Underwood as a model. The average boy who lives on dad's income until the age of 25 has about as much chance of attaining distinction as a jel ly fish has of learning to fly. The boy whoso dad spoils him and sets him up in business may develop into a likeable, lady like, sweet-smell ing he-female, but lie'll never cause the world to sic up and take notice. Ethel, aged •(, had been to visit her cousins, two fun-loving boys. “Papa,” she said, the night of her return home, “every night when John and George say their prayers they ask God to make them good boys.” “That's nice,” said papa. Then, thinking soberlv for a few minutes: Ethel added, “He ain't done it yet, though.” Era of the Silo. Wall Street Journ.l. In the evolution of American agri culture the years between 1910 and 1920 will properly he designated as the Era of tho Silo. Until this source of cheap feed supply tame into use live stock as a factor on the farm depended largely on producing cheap corn. But corn at 75 cents a bushel or more is too much of a luxury for feeding and fattening animals on the farm, unless their desti nation is a market where prices must cover the cost of production. The silo not only takes care of the corn which does not reach the normal grade of ma turity, but it releases millions of bush els more for the market. It turnB the millions of waste fodder into a feed of highly fattening quality. In other words, the silo is the fortress by which the American farm restores and devel ops the fertility of the farm acres to pristine productiveness. Zeke had gone to town with the mule and a light wagon. The mule balked just in front of the doctor’s office, and Zeke spent half an hour and all his in genuity in trying to make him start. Then the doctor came out with a small bottle in his hand. “I'll make him go, Zeke,” the doctor said. Zeke smiled broadly. “Less see 'urn, sah.” The doctor poured from the bottle some vicious acid upon the mule's tail. Presently all they could see was the mulo going over the hill in a cloud of dust. Zeke's looks of admiration shaded into one of concern. “You got any mo' dat truck in dat bottle'.'” he asked. “Yes,” answered the doctor. Zeke spoke u trille reluctantly, but dutifully. “Well, sah, 1 reckon you'd better spill er drap on me. I'se gotter eotch dat mule!” The old negro had been arrested for “having more than one wife," the last woman being the complainant. He hap pened to be well-known locally, and of an orderly character. “How many wiveB have you had?” demanded the Judge. “Six, yo' honor," was the reply. “Why couldn’t you get along with them?” the Judge insisted. “Well, suh—de fust two spiled de white folks' clothes when dey washed um; de thud worn't no cook; de fo'th was des nacherally lazy—en' de fif’ — I'll tell you, .ledge—de fif’, she—" “Incompatibilty?" the court suggest ed. "No, yo' honor,” said the old negro slowly, “it worn’t nothin’ lik' dat. Yo' jes' couldn't git along wid dat 'oman TcBs’n yo’ wuz somewhars else." The door of adversity is never locked. Young Men Want Style and Find It Here at $17 Young men have taken the old fogy out of clothes. Our American gentleman is the best dressed man in the world, principally because young men have impressed their spirit upon American styles. 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