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THE'NEWNAN HERALD, NEWNAN, GA., FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1920,
A SIMILE.
My love to lovely :i* h |H*nell,
With Iwnuty rlpfi mol rare;
Wliftt I ho' hIu* Ik* heyoinl my roach,
To pratoo her I do dnro.
Hit pretty nkiii, her hlualmfl Mvcet,
Her rOtltuled, niiltoli fiH'P, .
Her ijimpled hamto, her tiny feet,
Her charming, muilcHt ^raee.
Her riferry laugh, her fhiHhitiK wit,
Would make a eynie rave;
O, I should never tire of it
If 1 could he her slave.
Hut she is far boy on d my reach,
And I inUHt live alone;
My love in very like a pencil—
Hhe has n heart of atone.
WHAT A YEAR OF PROHIBITEN
HAS DON* FOR THE COUNTRY.
Washington, D. C!., Juno ;)(!.—America
hns lmii n yniir of prohibition. linn it
lioon n success?
.John F. Krnninr, head of thn prolii
bltion enforcement illVision liern, says It
has linen n innrkoil suecess. Hot when
1 called on him ho illiln't Iry to innke
•mo believe that, lio tind nil the saloons
cloned nod nil the bootloggorn in jnil.
"We have (lgmen to nhow that. then
lire only ulioiil Hill) nuloonn running in
New York," said Krainer, "Beer
rooms to Imvo nlmont disappeared, ex
cept in I’onnnylvnnln. IntoxjeantH lire
more plentiful in I’cminylwiiiiii and Now
Jernoy than in any otticr -State. An to
the gr on tent boneflt tirnuglit by a year’a
prohibition, I would nay Hint it linn been
putting ntrong drink out of roach of the
boys ami girln, who liavo developed no
appetite for it. A toper with an in
sane appetite for liquor will drink up
bin wife’s perfume, but one novor hoard
of a norinnl boy eontractlng the habit
• of drink by attacking a pnrfumn bottle.
Nor in codlivcr oil and rnr.o, containing
uleohol, n substitute for a ronil-liousQ de
bauch by young men and women., where-
an ninny of the old drinkers are consum
ing nil those preparations they can get.
Leave the Volstead law on the hooks two
more yenrs.tMid drinking will be a Most
art. ’ ”
The year preceding prohibition.
Afnericann’npent ¥2,000,000,000 for boozo.
The Anti-Saloon League clnlms to In.o
figures allowing Hint llio print yea,' the
drinkers linvef pl.iccd ¥1,000,000,01)0 of
tliiH in linnkn, spent ¥1 000,000,000 of
it for candy, and Unit tile other ¥9t)0,-
000,000 went ’’or sul’t drinks, moving
pictures, theatres, tiibcu-n, booting lioozo,
iiutoniobilen, clothes, nlioen, groceries,
furniture, etc. Bur. the bulk of this
second billion went for soft drinks and
movies.
Kramer niiyn most of bin troubles liavo
come from former snloous Unit kept
hanging mi to nee what llio Supremo
f’onrt was going to do.
Before prohibit ion tlioro worn 100.000
niiloriiiH In America, and iiorlmpa not) fi,-
000 now- "Hpenk-cnnics" wltoro peraona
who lire known to thn proprietors can
drink.
The 100,000 pornoun employed lit
milking beer ami whiskey a year ago
have gone Into other trillion, and thole
in ntill n labor -shortage.
Probably thn greatest eeonomie. sav
ing lias been the sobering up mill reha
bilitation of 1,000,000 men. who in tlie
"wet" (lays were eitlier incapacitated
the "liny nftcr" or in jail or in hoapi-
inls. Many of tlieso were eominoii drttnk-
nriln.
The "ilryn" any that scattered figures
shmv workmen’s elliciency hns lieen in-
crenneil 10 per cent., crime reduced SO
per rent., drinking reduced 00 per cent.,
ilqil 00,000 iier-iuis linve lieen saved from
deritli by alcoholism, und that 00,0110,000
bushels Ilf foodstuffs Were diverted from
stronk drink to other climinels.
AN,EXTINCT SPECIES.
Ilnrrin County Journal.
The country weekly nevvspnpcr will
noon lie ns extinct ns tlie dodo.
Costs of production have been piling
up so heavily and so steadily of late
that the average newspaper eonnot Htnnd
tlie strain indefinitely, Under the Gov
ernment's sliding scnle postage ImH conic
to In' an important Item of expense, and
more so since the increase of July 1.
Newsprint paper is costing any old
price the mills ask. The old pre-war
price was around 2 cents a pound. Now
The Journnl is paying something like
25 cents a pound.
There have been other increases, in
cluding labor, materials, anil many other
Items.
Unless tin- Government comes to the
aid of the snuili uewspnpers and takes
over tin supply and distribution of news
print paper, ultimate bankruptcy is in
evitable. Tlie big daily papers are able
to liny all the paper they want ut Homo
price. They nro nblo because they re
ceive gooil prices for their' advertising
and run their uffairs on strict business
principles.
Not so with tlie weekly newspapers.
Over Ivilf of them have slipshod methods
of doing business, and do not know what
It costs them to operate their plants.
Tlie average country editor is. long on
public spirit, pntiio'isnt anil charity, lint
short on business judgment when applied
to his own uffairs. Tho weekly press
has lie's ridden to death by the Govern
mi at and other public grnftors. Strange
to say, some of the papers still fall for
tills stuff. Home of them would print
tho knlsor's autobiography—if it were
only shipped to them lu "plate” form.
Yet some of these men me tlie loudest
talkers at the prena conventions, and
prolific in advice to the other follow how
to run Ills business.
If the weekly newspapers arc to sur
vive at all they must get down to rock-
bottom business principles, eliminate tile
freo publicity stuff,' quit working fee
glory and patriotism, and charge a de
cent, living price for their u Ivortisiug
and subscription. Tlie iidver*:isei v no
is not willing to pay i fair price for
advertising space In Ins heme paper will
soon Imvo an home paper, and then the
mull order houses wll llourisli ns never
before.
Kliwood Landis, a 12-ycnr-olil newsboy
ut York, I'll., found a wallet containing
¥ 18,000 in rush and securities mid took
it to tlie owner, who, had advertised the
Iohs. The man gave the boy $12 and said
that lie would pray for him.
"SECOND FIDDLING” THE HOME
PAPER.
Ft. Gaines Georgian.
The Southwest Georgian divides to
play "second fiddle" on wedding an
nouncements about people residing in the
vii inlty of Ft." Guinea. As a rule, tho
editor 'of this paper keeps posted regard
ing the inurringo probabilities in this
community, but we always refrain from
publishing items about such delicate mut
ters until authorized by proper persons
so to do. Neither do we make a practice
of interrogating tlie families of rumored
prospective brides, because the introduc
tion of Hiieh subjects by persons outside
of the homo circle would precipitate em
barrassing situations. It is not unrea-
somible for us to expect to receive an-
noi'iu.ciuf-nts of uiarriug.is nnd engage
ments of people before they are sent
to distant big-town dallies. Keep in
mind thnt we usually kno-v al-eut such
tilings in this locality long before the
Atlanta.ami Macon papers are told, und
that there is nothing, to hinder -,s 'ex
cept regard for Involved parties’ desires)
from publishing almost any luninr thnt
comes to dur ears. It also should lie re-
merubeied that the ‘‘Utile home paper",
is nob expected to wait ,'or tho big city
dailies to print a write-up of 'the wed
ding—a week or two after it happens—
and. then bring up the rear with, u
"clipped” report, .I’e.ple do not, we
know, intentionally act. snobbishly by
snubbing their home newspaper in this
matter of announcements, but the average
country editor hotly resents ! eiivg ig
nored even inadvertently,
"Going to France?” naked a travel
ing man of a negro soldier.
"No, sahi I'so not going to France,”
replied tho dusky soldier. "I’se goin’
to Berlin, but I may stop in France for
a short time on de wny. ’ ’
;
Tho larva of tho ant-lion traps ants
in a Conical pit which it excavates in
tho soil to a depth of about two inches
London has .been-England’s chief port
over 'since the islnnit lias been know’n.
PETRIFIED FOREST SIXTY MILES
SQUARE.
Flagstaff, Ariz.—yvithin the stretch
of Arizona’s painted desert of brilliant
lines lies one of tin* marvels of the land,
the sixty square miles of petrified for
est. There lie preserved for all time
fallen tree muiinrchs, millions of years
old, turned to rock.
Mammoth trunks sometimes 13 feet in
diameter and 51) feet in length, or crack
ed smoothly Into ovcrlnstiug stones, benu-
tiful in quality uml coloring—quartz,
agate, chalcedony, jusper nnd vexquisitc
opal, infinite in the vnriety of delicate
tint- and rich shading.
The chemical, permeating tlie tissues
tiie giunt trees became *roc.k is one of
the strange nlehcniies of nature. Proba
bly the wash of water from hot mineral
springs rich in silica wns the cmiBO.
Tlie chemical, permeating the tissues
of tlie plant, acted bb a hardening agent,
preserving the original structure of tho
tree witli astonishing perfection of de
tail.
‘ ‘ I want you to understand that I got
my money by hard work.”
“Why, I thought it was left you by
your uncle.”
“So it wns, but I had hard work
getting it awny from the lawyers.”
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JfV KILLS RATS
# mloe ' Absolutely prevents
odora from carcass. One package
proves this. BAT-SNAP comes In
oakea—no mixing with other food.
Guaranteed,
25 c. else (1 cake) enough for
Pantry, Kitchen or Cellar.
50c. idee <2 cakes) for\Chicken
House, coops, or small buildings.
¥1.00 else (5 cakes) enough for
all, farm and out-buildings, storage
buildings, or factory buildings.
Sold and Guaranteed by
COWETA DRUG & BOOK COMPANY
LEE-ICING DRUG COMPANY.
Jr
Bank Vice-President
Tells How Ziroti Iron Tonic Helped His Daughter
After Operation for Appendicitis.
A FTER any serious illness, the
first thing you notice when you
begin to get around Is your lack
of strength and energy—a tired, weak
feeling.
The sooner, yoil get your strength
tack the better. The thing to do is
to eat plenty of good, nourishing food,
get all the fresh air you can, exercise
conservatively, and take Zlron Iron
Tonic three times a day.
Your doctor will tell you this Is
sound advice, and urge you to follow It.
Read this letter from Mr. J. B. Kelly,
vice-president of the First National
Bank, Gracevllle, Fla.: "My daughter
had been id bad health since last April.
She was operated on for appendicitis.
She has been taking Zir„n for two
weeks. Her appetite Is better than It
has been. Her nerves are better, and
she says she feels better ... I know
that Zlron is good for weak and. feeble
people.”
Zlron Is a scientific; reconstructive
tonic, prepared from valuable strength-
building ingredients, for weak people
with thin blood. Druggists sell Zlron
on a money-back guarantee. Try It.
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delightful after-taste of Klenzo—that
Cool, Clean, Klenzo Feeling—is satis
fying evidence of the good it does.
Step in and get a tube today.
<25 c
V,
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R. CATES DRUG COMPANY,
SOm S&vxallL Jtore
RED LAND
Acid phosphate combines With iron and alumina in soil lacking lime, and
is locked up and lost. Lime is the natural base for phosphoric acid. To
get profitable results from acid phosphate, soil must contain lime in abun
dance.
To bring a cotton crop to vigorous, early maturity, apply agricultural
limestone in January and February and use heavy application of acid phos
phate and nitrate of soda when planting. Lime will also liberate and make
available the insoluble potash compounds, found in our red lands.
Write us for further information and prices on finely pulverized agricul
tural limestone, guaranteed 99 per cent, carbonates,
Willingham Stone Company
301-302 HEALEY BUILDING
ATLANTA, GA.
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Good Material and Workmanship
When you consider the various lines of goods we handle es
pecially for the automobile and bicycle trade, you can understand how
carefully we must guard the interests of our customers.
We must know that what we sell is good. Nothing else will
satisfy us or our trade. You can pick up various lines of goods any
where that seem all right on casual inspection, but hard service quickly
shows the inferior quality.
And the same thing is true about our shop work. The real test
of good work is in results, and to sell real service, results must be the
deciding factor. Not cheapness.
Our business grows because we serve with satisfaction.
R. B. ASKEW & CO.
REAL Service for the Motorist.
8 West Washington Street
Newnan, Georgia