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THE NEWNAN HERALD
NEWNAN HERALD j Consolidated with Coweta Advertiser September. 1886.
Established 1866. I Consolidated with Newnan News January. 1916.
NEWNAN, GA., FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1916.
Vol. 51—No 34.
ALONE.
There is a man in our town-a most peculiar
chap—
Who never hopes to grain renown, or feather for
his cap;
Old timers say. with tongrues in cheeks, he’s
queer in many ways—
He always thinks before he speaks, and stands by
what he says.
There is a man in our town—’tls rather strange, I
know!—
Who causes hasty folks to frown and think he’s
rather slow;
But I am c *rtaln of my facts! By truth he is im
bued—
He always thinks before he acts, then acts with
promptitude.
There is a man in our town—’tis curious, but
true!—
He looks all questions up and down, then looks
them through and through;
He rids his brain of dust and fuzz and leaves upon
the shelf
Old custom’s musty tomes, and does his thinking:
for himBelf.
There is a man in our town—or any town on
earth!—
Whose name, perchance, is Smith or Brown, a
man of simple worth;
’Tis not his thoughts that stand apart. They’re
neither stout nor tall—
The man is lonely, bless your heart! because he
thinks at all! — [Griff Alexander.
Commissioner Price Discusses
Crop Conditions.
Atlanta, May 15.—Prolonged drought
in many sections of the State has done
considerable crop damage, according to
advices reaching the State Department
of Agriculture. Not a few farmers
have had to plant their cotton ovei
this account.
“Weather conditions are already se
riously affecting crops in many sec
tions,” Commissioner J. D. Price
stated, “and while the cotton acreage
in Georgia has increased from 8 to 10
per cent, as compared with 1915, the
fertilizer tags sold by this department
indicate a decreased consumption of
something like 50,000 tons as compared
with last year. The use of less fertil
izers will, of course, affect the yield,
and while the materials used in the
fertilizers sold this year are as good as
ever, the scarcity and scant use of
potash, which is an essential plant
food, will also have the effect of cut
ting down production. Considering the
bad stands of cotton in some sections,
particularly in North and Northeast
Georgia, and that while most of South
Georgia has good stands the crop will
be affected to some extent, by the boll
weevil, the indications certainly do not
point to a bumper crop of cotton. We
must also consider that the use and
consumption of cotton are decreasing
daily; and when we combine all of these
facts, there is every reason to antici
pate that the farmers will receive
much better price for their cotton the
coming fall than for the last few years
My own observations, and reports to
the department, indicate that the corn
crop all over the State, as a rule, is in
excellent condition; but I regret to
note that the excess of dry weather
has cut the grain crop in almost every
portion of the State. It will soon be
time for the farmers to begin to sow
peas and all sorts of legumes, and
note with much pleasure the great in
terest that is being shown in these
crops, as indicated by the orders for
nitrogen bacteria coming to the depart
ment.”
individual farmer to the national bu
reau. Through this interlinked organ
ization no successful crop in a particu
lar section will be permitted to glut the
local market. Other sections which
are short on that product will be
promptly notified, and the farmer will
be able to market his product at good
prices. Through this organization the
country will be at all times charted with
reference to supply and demand, re
lating to particular crops, and the sup
ply will be directed to the point where
it will meet the greatest demand. I
shall give further information to the
farmers of Georgia from time to time,
as this organization progresses.”
While in Washington the Commis
sioners of Agriculture were given a
cordial hearing before joint committees
of the House and Senate, and later
they called in a body on President Wil
son, who indorsed their plans, and
promised every possible co-operation.
Rest-Room Visitors for April.
Mrs. Sidney Benton and two chil
dren, Lutherville; Misses Annie Milli-
can, Mattie Odom, Laura Justiss, Ruby
Chandler, Ruth Chandlor, Mrs. B. J.
Sewell, Grantville; Mrs. A. S. Carmi
chael, Mrs. G. H. Urquhart, Mrs. E. G.
Summers and two children, Mrs. Geo.
Hunter, Mrs. J. A. Daniel, Misses
Emagene Daniel and Eula Bailey, Tu
rin; Mrs. J. D. Hall and child, Mrs. T.
T. Entrekin, Senoia; Mrs. E. N. Camp,
Mrs. M, C. Carlton, Mrs. A. L. .Young,
Mrs. Fred Russell, Mrs. T. H. Mattox,
Mrs. J. Frank Camp and child, More
land; Mrs. O. B. Hayes and children,
Mrs. C. F. Wood, Mrs. C. IS. Lane,
Mrs. J. R. Wise, Mrs. J. E. Hyde,
Misses Emma Brown, Fannie Wise and
Ruby Cutes, Madras; Mrs. C. A.
Haines, Mrs. Ed Pitman, Mrs. F. M.
Too Much Taxation.
Rome Tribune-Herald.
For a country that is not at war, and
has had no war of consequence for more
than half a century, the United States
is perhaps the most tax-ridden nation
on the face of the globe. If you will
sit down and count up the various kinds
of taxes you pay you will be astonished.
There are State and county taxes, mu
nicipal taxes, license tax, street tax,
war tax, (which comes in the shape of
revenue stamps,) school taxes, (which
are special in some districts,) profes
sional tax, paving tax, (which, fortu
nately, only comes once in a while,) and
various other kinds and forms of taxes
which we have not time now to recall.
It is really a remarkable situation al
together. But what are we going to do
about it? Our legislative bodieB, from
Congress down, spend moBt of their
time fixing new ways to spend money.
The public monies are the rightful prey
of the average legislator, State and
National. In Congress there is a con
tinual cry for more pensions, although
the Civil War is half a century behind
us. River and harbor improvements
claim a large slice, although river traf
fic in this conntry is practically a thing
of the past, having been superseded by
the railroads and motor-drawn vehicles.
The public building grab has grown to
astonishing proportions. During late
years the first thing a new Congress
man does after he.’ arns the ropes is to
dig into the publil treasury and get
what he can for his district. When he
has gone the limit in this regard he
considers that he has performed his full
duty.
There is undoubtedly too much taxa
tion in this country, but it seems as if
the high point hasn’t yet been reached.
The great trouble is that there are too
many kinds of taxes, that come in all
kinds of ways. No sooner have you
paid one tax than another bobs up, and
so on through the year. It is just one
long series of taxes after another. By
the time you get through, the whole
thing begins over again.
Parrott, Mrs. W. C.
Sharpsburg; Mrs. J. R.
E. F. Bowen and child,
Robertson, Mrs. C. W.
Nestlehurst,
Hayes, Mtb.
Mrs. G. R.
Fowler and
child, Mrs. L. Suggs and child, Miss
Dollie Bailey, Raymond; Mrs. J. S.
Carmichael, Miss Delia Bridges, Sar
gent; Mrs. V. G. Williams and child,
Misses Nellie Harmon and Kate Wat
son, Odessadale; Miss Mary Jane Mat
tox, Alvaton; Miss Wilhemina Edge-
worth, Whitesburg; Mrs. J. A. Moore,
Misses Mattie Ward and Susie Crunc,
Hogansville; Mrs. D. S. Muse, Wood
bury; Mrs. L. S. Roan, Atlanta; Mrs.
P. L. Parker, Waco, Texas; Miss Azile
Williams, Nashville, Tenn.; Mrs. E. C.
Knight, Tarboro, N. C.; Miss Ruby
Hardy,- Willard, Ga.; Mrs. A. J.
Fincher, Mrs. T. E. Thomas, Mrs. Liz
zie Brooks, Mrs. W. S. Kidd and
child, MrB. I. P. Manley and two chil
dren, Mrs. Ambrose Carswell, Mrs. S.
S. Kidd, Mrs. J. C. Jackson, Mrs. T.
H. Grimes, Misses Hattie Lovolady,
Ella Lane, Mamie Sprayberry, Pauline
Banks, Newell Wiggins and Clessie
Thomas, Route 1; Misses Frances King
and Polly Free, Route 2; Misses Clara
Crain, Eugenia Davis, Margaret Davis,
Mury Pike, Nutie Moore, Lillian Moore
and Lucy Moore, Routed; Mrs. M. J.
Carmichael. Route 6; Mrs. E. H. Kidd
and child, Mrs. C. T. Witcher, Mrs. J.
J. C. McKoy, Route 8,
Lamo Back.
Lame back is usually duo to rheuma
tism of the muscles of the back. Hard
working people nre most likoly to suf
fer from it. Relief may bo had by
massaging the back with Chamberlain’s
Liniment two or three times a day.
Try it. Obtainable everywhere.
A merchants’ carnival was being
held in a country village, and little
girls represented the various shops.
One, dressed in a white muslin gaily
strung with garlands of bonbons, ad
vertised the local candy store.
When the festival began she fairly
glistened with attractive confectionery,
but as time wore on her decorations
grew less and less. Finally, at the end
of the last act, not a bonbon was to be
seen.
“Why, Dora!” cried the stage man
ager, “where in the world are all your
decorations? Have you lost them?”
“Oh, no,” replied Dora, “they’re
safe. I'm wearing them on
perfectly sni
the inBide.”
Education too often hangs on the
wings of precedent, while the world is
clamoring for originality.
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The Department of Agriculture,
which, in common with other agencies
in the State, has long been preaching
the value of crop diversification, and
better principles in the conduct of the
farm, appreciates more than ever the
importance of an efficient marketing
system. Commissioner Price has just
returned from a meeting of the Com
missioners of Agriculture of the United
States, held in Washington. Twenty-
six Commissioners were present, and a
Federal Association of Commissioners
of Agriculture was organized, with Com
missioner E. J. Watson, of South Car
olina, as president. The principal ob
ject of this association is to strive for
some satisfactory solution of the
marketing problem, and then to main
tain an efficient market system.
“Now that the farmers of Georgia,
as well as other Statps, are planting
4 live-at-home’ stuff and raising diver
sified crops, they are calling for a mar
ket for what they are growing, and it
is our duty, as well as our pleasure, in
so far as is possible, to provide it for
them,” Commissioner Price said. “It
was brought out, for instance, in our
Washington conference, that one sec
tion of the country would have a large
over-production of sweet potatoes,
while another section would have a
•short crop. Neither section knew of
the conditions in the other. This is
true of many classes of food crops and
■feedstuffs. What tfie Commissioners
•of Agriculture propose to do through
their organization is to bring supply
and demand id closer accord, one with
another. It is a big problem, but
when it gets started it will come pret
ty near working itself out. Our idea
is to start with local organizations of
few farmers, and then combine these
into country organizations. When a
sufficient number of county organiza
tions are formed a State organization
will follow, and when twenty States
are organiz’d we get uo to the F .-deral
chamber, or nari >n»l organization.
Tnus tbejilaa works righ: up from the
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Harold, age 6, had some trouble with
the children of a neighbor. That night
when he hhd retired his mother asked
if he had said his prayers.
“Yes, mamma,” be replied.
“And did you pray for the heathen,
too?” she asked.
“Yes,” he answered hesitatingly,
“all but the three next door.”.
Knoweledge is power when harnessed
to practical purpose, but economically
worthless without application.
A STITCH IN TIME.
Newnan People Should Not Neglect
Their Kidneys.
No kidney ailment Is unimportant.
Don’t overlook the slightest backache
or urinary irregularity. Nature may
be warning you of approaching dropsy,
gravel or Bright’s disease. Kidney
disease is seldom fatal if treated in
time, but neglect may prove fatal.
Don’t neglect a lame or aching back
another day. Don’t ignore dizzy 3pells,
irregular or discolored urine, head
aches, weariness or depression. If you
feel you need kidney help begin using
the reliable, time-tried remedy, Doan’s
Kidney Pills. For 50 years Doan’s
have been found effective. Indorsed by
Newnan people.
W. P. Lewis, proprietor Virginia Ho
tel, Washington street, Newnan, Ga.,
says: "My kidneys were out of order
and I suffered from a lame and aching
back. I felt tired and dull, especially in
the morning. The kidney secretions
passed irregularly, sometimes being too
frequent and then again scanty and pain
ful. I used six or seven boxes of Doan’s
Kidney’s Pihs and they cured me of
all signs of kidney trouble. I have had
no return of the complaint since.”
Price 50c. at all dealers. Don’t sim
nly ask for a kidney remedy-get Doan’s
Kidney Pills the same that cured Mr.
Lewis Foster-Mil burn Co., Prop3.,
Buffalo, N, Y.
BATTLE CRY OF PEACE
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But “THE BATTLE CRY
OF PEACE” is more than a motion picture. It is
a great national propaganda dealing with the most
important problem that has confronted this nation
the Civil War—the problem of America’s
unpreparedness.
If you have a drop of red blood in your veins, you will experience
jn witnessing his production a thrill such as you have never known
before.
You will see the enemy approaching, the powerlessness of New
York, the weakness of its forts and defenses. You willjsec the havoc wrought by the enemy’s howitzers, sub-marines
airships ; by its shells, shrapnels, and bombs.
You will see the most beautiful sky line in the world in flames, the metropolis of the western hemisphere devastated
You will see New York fall, the desecration'that follows.
THE BATTLE-CRY OF PEACE” is a call to arms against n>ar.
It was written by J. Stuart Blackton and vitagraphed under his personal supervision.
Scores of prominent Americans in the army and navy and administrative circles have contributed to its preparation
MR. CHARLES RICHMAN, the distinguished actor, heads a cast of eminent Vitagraph stars*—a cast containing
twenty-five thousand National Guardsmen, five thousand horses, eight thousand supernumeraries.
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WILL BE SHOWN AT THE
Strand Theater
23 and 24
May
PRICES, TO ALE,
25 CENTS
Theater will open each morning at 9:45, the first picture starting
at 10 o'clock. In order that everyone may be able to see the pic
ture at the start we have arranged a schedule of the starting of
the picture each show—
This Schedule is Tot
BOTH DAYS
Tuesday end Wednesday, May 23 and 24
First show.
10.00 A. M.
Second show __ .
12.15 P. M.
Third show
2-30 P. M.
Fourth show
4.45 P. M.
Fifth show
7.00 P. M.
Sixth show
9.15 P. M.
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