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DOES MA WISH SHE WAS PA?
wish I hid « Int a* cJlrtb,’*
He* I’n, one whiter ’» night;
“] M g.. down South nn' stay Awhile.
Where days nro wirrni nn’ bright;"—
lie net nn ’ watched the fire die,
(Seemed lost in Uiorighlfnl days,)
Till Mn brought in soine fresh jiine knot*
An’ innde n cheerful hlazc,
•*•1 wish 1 hnd u million shares
O' irtor’k in Standard Oil,”
33cx I’n; "I wouldn’t do a thing;"—
Mu mode the kettle Imil,
JVn ’ mixed hot biscuit*. fried mine hum
An' egg*, (wnell good, too, yon hot! I
FeUdied rlieene nn' iloughnuUi, innde the
ten.
Then I’n—net down nn' ctl
■*‘1 wish I was ii mUBonniro,"
Sen Pa; "I’d Imre n snap;"—
Next, from the lounge, we beard n
snort'—
I’n lit his evenin' nap;--
Mn did the dishes, shook the rlolli,
Brushed up, put things nwny,
An’ fed the ent, then started up
Her plnns for tinkin ’ tiny.
She washed nn’ put some tmuns to soak,
An' net some lirend to rise;
Unstrung some dried apples, Soaked 'em
too,
All ready for her pies;
She brought more wood, put out the ent,
Then darned four pairs o’ socks;
J’n woke, nn' ser., "It’s time for bed;
Mn, hnvn you wound both docks!"
THE
IN
NATION'S RESOURCES
THE SOUTH.
Mlinufaeturers’ Record.
In tho natural resouees of the South
rrn States tho nation tins n source of
nlmnst boundless woalUi-ereating Jiotcn-
tiniitles.
No one should for a moment think of
tlie riwourees of tho South in anils, in
minerals, in .timber, in water-powers, in
granites and niarldos, mid sulphur, nnd
oil, mid gns, nnd in soil nnd elimntie. ad
vantages ns possessions simply of tho
Houtli, or tlm people of the Smith.
Those resources ar« a ]iart, and a very
largo proportion, of the nation's re
sources.
Nnnrly one third of contlnnntul United
States is in tlm South. Throe-fifths of
its ronut line Is in tho South.
I’raottrully nil of tho rattotl-produ-
«-ing capacity of the country is in tho
South; nnd enttoii, unlike every other
crop, is so largely exported that in our
international trade balance it tincomes
far rnoro important than wheat or corn
or other agricultural products.
No ono should think of tho coal re-
aeurocs of tho Southern States ns purely
a Southern asset. They lire u national
naaol, niul tludr fullest development
means the incronse on n large scale of
the (Imineinl strength and the power of
this country.
The South tins five times ns much coal
nren ns nil of Europe, excepting Itiissin,
nnd twice ns much even including Huh
win. Tlie ronl urea of Europe outside
of Hussin is nlioul 17,000 square miles,
to which Hussin adds £5,000 square
fallen. The coni urea of the Smith is
about 85,000 square miles. West Vir
ginia mid Kentucky each lmvo twice nn
largo a coni area ns England. Alnlmmn
ban nlmnst ns large a coal nren ns Eng
bind.
Every ton of coal that can be mined,
every 'iron ore property that can In'
•jirnlitnbly developed, every water-power
nlilixeii or to he iilillxod, every acre of
tiinlier land, every acre of mill which
can produce cotton or fomlntulTH, wherev
er to Vie found in the South, is ii part
of the nntiim's mwots, mid must lm in
ventorled in summing up the nation's
capacity for expansion,
During the war thiH country depend-
tul wholly upon the South for its sulphur
tmpply, without which we could not have
produced explosives. It. depended en
tirely upon the cotton of the Smith for
nil tlie vurlous ramifications of trade
into which cotton enters, whether for
tlio tented battlefield, tho explosives, in
the hospital or far clothing.
Tn the natural advnntagos of tho
Southern States tho United States has
resources of such dazzling potentialities
for tho creation of employment mol
wealth, and for tho strengthening of
this country in any time of stress, that
•stvory patriotic American should look
with full appreciation upon these na
tional assets mid rejoice in their utill-
| sat ion.
Kvory water-power developed is a
■ourco of now wealth to the country.
Every furnace fire lighted enlarges
'the output of iron mol enables us to
•carry on tho further development of
<o*T metallurgical interests.
The 'Smith, therefore, must bo studied
’by tho Northern noil Western man, uot
from tlie geographical or sectional
gisiat of view, nor from tho political
standpoint- It must bo studied wholly
with rotation to its strategic advantage
to tho up-building and tho strengthen
ing of our country.
\Vo know not what problems tho Uni-
Jted States may have to face in coming
-years. Wo know uot what may bo the
nmflntiona in commerce and trade. We
know -not whnt dangers wo face in tho
• nevitable struggle for world suprem
acy which is before us, nor when we
may somo time, perchance, be threaten-
. cd by thnt ever present danger of the
yellow races seeking supremacy over the
wiihite Tares of tlie world. But we do
Vnow that everything which strengthens
tlie business and tho commerce and the
wealth of our land, whether It lie pro-
■•AbowI on tlie Pacific coast, in tlie facto
ries at New England, or tho iron nnd
steel works of tho Oimtral West, in tho
, mines and the shops of the South, in its
cotton fields or grain fields, helps to
- round <mt our national life ami deepen
i and broaden the foundation on which it
UsH»ii|g built.
A 'banker at Woeping Water, Nob.,
was asked by an impecunious far
xner for a loan. Tho banker was one of
those people who are deaf for commer
cial purposes. The farmer was chroui
ioally wanting to borrow ami bis security
was getting slinky.
• • IM like to borrow $5,000, ’’ plead
<sd the fanner.
The lumker cupped his hand behind
bis lame ear and said:
"Speak a little louder and cut down
the amount. ’ ’
-o
Bo cheerful) How can you tell but
that your smile or happy word, all un
known to you, has cheered an aching
heart and caused another dcspondcut and
• despairing to take a ucw hold on life.
HARRIS WOULD LIMIT BANK
DISCOUNT RATES.
Washington, Dec. 10.—During the de
bate in the Senate nn tho proposal to
revive the Wnr Finance Corporation. F.
H. Senator WHllnm J. Harris, of Gear-
| gin, attempted i« limit tlie discount
rule of the Federal Reserve banks so
that tlie member banks could secure
cheaper money for loaning the fanners.
The Georgia Senator said:
<‘L desire to state that I should favor
the rate of 5 per cent, interest instead
of fi. In my State the legal rate of in
tercet is 8 per cent, and the discount
rate of the Federal Reserve bank is 7
per rent. Many of the smaller banks In
iny Stab- are not willing to take the risk
for the difference in the rate of interest.
For that reason many of our fanners
n« not getting accommodations in carry
ing their cropd. which they otherwise
would get if the-rediscount rate wero
made lower.
"The distressing finnnrinl condition ill
the agricultural sections nf our country,
especially In tho South nnd West, can,
in my judgment, lie relic veil to n groat
extent by tho Perioral Reserve banks re
ducing their rediscount rate, nnd by ••••
sumption of the activities of the V/nr
Finance Corporation. In Georgia, my
homo State, many farmers have liecn uu
nldo to borrow money and hold their
cotton for prices anything like tho cost
of production, and are selling it todn.v
nt less than half what it cost to produce.
The rediscount rate charged by the Fed
eral Reserve bunks is 7 per cent, and the
frglil rate of interest in Georgia is 8
per cent. With unsettled conditions
ninny of the Georgia banks wero uowill
ing to loan a large amount on cotton for
n profit of only 1 per cent.; they claim
the risk is too great.
‘ ’ My amendment reduces tlie rediscount
rate of the Federal Reserve hanks to not
exceeding 0 per cent. I would gladly
make it 5 per cent., but it would meet
with serious opposition in tho Senate,
nnd I hopn the Federal Reserve banks
will not exceed thnt amount. If they
make tho rediscount, rnte to the bunks
nt even 0 per emit, tlie bunks of the
South would loan to tho fnrmors tho
necessary money to hold their cotton for
prices that would etmhlo them to sell
at a price equal to tho cost of produc
tlon, and aid tho farmers in selling cot
ton to thr> European countries nt a fni
price. Tho world is in greater need of
cotton tlinn ever before. There iB less
cotton on hand today, considering tho
needs of tlie world for cotton goods, than
BUT HOW ABOUT THE WOMAN?
Columbus Enquirer-Sun.
A stofy
over before in their history. The Federal
Reserve banks were not organized to
make money, lint to such conditions ns
exist ill this time.
THE CAUSES OF PRESENT HARD
TIMES.
Progressive Farmer.
Tho situation, so fur ns it regards
agriculture -nnd it is agriculture which
Imif I lean hit hardest—limy be suimimr
Ir.c'il in a fmv words:
1. Tlie poverty of Europe line serious
l.v crippled tlie market for our goods,
The latest figures wo have on tho de
preciation nf foreign money (Oot. 21)
show thnt tho English pound, formerly
worth $-1.8(1, American money, is now
only wortli $il.-UI. -The French franc,
with ii pre-war value of ID cents, Is now
worth only 7 cents. The .Italian lira has
declined from ID cents to -I contH, nnd
tho Uormnn mark from 2-1 cents to 1
cents.
2. Tho Fadornl Reserve situation, w
have already discussed. We need men
with n tietter understanding of ngricul
tore on tlie Reserve Board. We also
need ii more consistent Federal Rescrv
policy, instead of nn extremely lux pol
icy ono year followed by a severe!
strict ono the next year.
5. For Secretary Houston’s place wi
need a man less ultra-conservative
Able man that ho is, lie is bound by nn
dent precedents. MeArloo knew lio’w to
meet uu unprecedented situation In nn
unprecedented way. Secretary Houston
is precise, formal, and regular in n po
sition where elasticity and vision are
absolutely essential.
t. Agriculture has never had n square
deal in the innnngcmont of tho country
flounces. Money is ten times more read
ily available for flimncing manufactures
and commerce than for financing agri
culture. Tho Federal Farm Loan Board
must lio put to work again as soon as
tho Supremo Court nets—put to work
with whatever adjustments may be re
quired to moke it lit the court’s doeis
ion. But tills is not ouough, Somo plan
for Bhort time credits must bo worked
out. Mr. Lever’0 plan to huvo tho Fed
eral Farm Loan Board issue securities
based on warehoused farm products is
tho best idea yet presented in this line.
Every farmer in America should holp
him work out this plan. Tho War Fi
mince Corporation should also bo ro
revived.
mies from New Jersey to
the offeet thnt the pastor of a church
one of the cities of that State took
vacation not long ago, nnd that a
male member of hi* iloek accompa
nied him instead of his wife. Now,
it is said, the pastor has returned, eon-
using thnt he mndo a grave mistake,
and asking forgiveness. It seern* that
nil concerned were in the mood for for-
iving. notwithstanding tlio fact thnt
the preacher assumed all blame nnd re-
ponsibility for the adventure.
The spirit of forgiveness is one of
the finest in the world. If it were not
for this spirit mankind would be for
ever lost. It wns this spirit that sent
the Bnvior into the world. It is a God-
liko spirit—the spirit of forgiveness,
But wlmt of the girl in the case?
Have her friends nnd the church for
given her nnd tins she been restored to
tlie good graces nnd fellowship of her
former nssocintcsf
Nay, verily.
On the contrary, she 1ms been exclu
led from tlie church; and not only she,
hut her parents have had to go the same
way.
The woman has to pny. She hns nt-
ways had to pay, and, most likely, will
Iwnys have to pay. There appears to
tie. no forgiveness for an erring woman.
Man, strong man, he who ought to is
aide to resist temptation; lie who ought
with his life, if need in’, protect woman
from the pitfalls and snares into which
she may fall, goes free. He is restored
to his family and to his friends. He
still walks uliroad with his head erect,
his chest swelled out, stepping proudly
smiling hlnmlly, nnd is still n good fel
low, welcomed, ns a rule, into the bost
circles.
But bis victim, the poor, trusting, con
tiding woman, she who needs man’s sup
port nnd protecting arm, to say nothing
of tho sympathy and consolntion of her
sisters, must pny. At no timo in the
world’s history have wo any record that
she hns csrapocl save once, nnd Unit was
in tlie presence of tlio Mnstor—tho Sa
vior. And then anno was found worthy
to cast n stone nt her.
If the man deserves nnd reecives for
glveness why not the woman ? Under
wlmt eoilc of morals is tho woman con
victed nnd the mini allowed to go free?
o--
WHERE WILD DEER ARE TAME
L. V. Kelly in Dumb Animnls.
A few years before the war broke out.
no English gentleman camo to British
Coluniliin on n visit nnd while there de
elded that ns the coast climate wns
much similar to that of Great Britain
it would he n good thing to plnnt Brit
ish trees there. He bought nn island on
tlio const to bo used ns a nursery. It
wns up In the wild part of the inland
passage and wns n benutiful piece of
timber land, with bays and hills nnd
benches. It. contained one house, nnd
an old orchard, placed there by somo
pioneer nnd then deserted. Just before
tlio wnr stnrted ho put n mnn in charge
on the island. Tlio wnr, however, stop
peil tlie nursery scheme temporarily,
The wntelimnn was kept. He wns a man
who loved nature. IIo hnted the men
who Imntod with dogs, with deadfalls,
nn d with pit lamps. Ho warned all
him tors off the island, nnd kept them
off.
Strange to say the wild deer soon
learned that Hardy Island, which is the
nnmo of the property, though they do
not know it by thnt unnic, was n haven
of refuge. They went thoro nnd spent
long weeks. They grow to trust the
keeper, niul in time, but very cautiously
at first, allowed him to make ndvnncos.
Now when ho goes out and whistles they
come in a big herd—gallant, tiucks, gen
tie docs, dolicntc fawns. They walk in
nnd out of his kitchcu yard liko tamo
enttle. They ent apples from his hand
No one would believe they were very
wild. Yet, every now nnd then the cnil
of freedom and adventure draws them
noross the wator. They swim to tho
mninlnnd a few miles distant, or to
larger islands closer nt hnud. They nro
up ngninst the old, old warfare of trull
hounds, nmhusendes, and dazzling pit-
lamps. Sometimes they novor return,
Sometimes, however, they come swim
ming buck to Hardy Island with the
dogs baying or tho foiled hunters stand
ing on tlio very edgo of tho beach they
linve just dosorted. And when they
creep out to tho safety of tho island
Eden they nro no longer wild deer. They
shake themselves und pant a bit, then
go confidently to kitchen door or orchard
for something to oat.
Every rational humnn being has
strong desire for a home. That homo
may moan only a room, or perhaps just
a corner of a room, or oven a tent or n
rude shelter, but in thnt spot will bo
looatod whatever is dear. If a man has
• _ family whom he loves and cherishes,
his home will be wherever they are—in
a house, ou n train, or out imdor tho
stars. But when he has no immediate
relatives, his longing for home still ex
ists, anil ho clings to a siKit wherein ho
may have only his few personal belong
ings. But everyone wants some familinr
spot on the earth to which he may al
ways return from his wanderings, some
spot which will serve ns an anchor, nnd
which to him is "home." liow thank
ful we should be when our desire finds
satisfaction in a home complete, made
up of loving, intelligent parents and
happy, good, care-free children.
Humility is ono of the hardest vir
tues to acquire, in trying to overcome
pride nnd nrrogancy we often become
subservient and self-derogatory. But
true humility does not mean that wi
should belittle ourselves. \Ve are all
men, and if we underrate ourselves w.
underrate tho Power thnt created us.
Wo are born with tlie power to surmount
all obstacles, to conquer the forces of
this world, tuuVjWe should face that fact
fairly. Needless self-assertion should be
avoided, but often a pronounced attitude
of humbleness is merely assumed and
is another form of pride. Humility is
uot gnined by belittling ourselves, but
by forgetting self and thinking of
others.
The things people want to know the
moat are usually none of their business.
DRINK A QUART OF MILK A DAY,
Progressive Farmer.
C. F. Langworthy, of tho United
States Department of Agriculture, says
on tho front page of Department Cir
cular 129: "Good health demands
plenty of milk. It supplies the body
with necessary materials in exceptional
ly healthful and economical forma An
abundant supply of good milk is of
national importance."
Our leading scientists and authorities
on food aro beginning to appreciate
fully tlio value of mlk as a food. The
lending authorities on food now say
that the use of a quart of milk a day
by overy child is not too much and thnt
each child should have at least one pint
Plenty of milk helps tho children to
grow, to keep well and to build strong
vigorous bodies.
Milk furnishes protein nnd lime which
aro needed in the muscles, bones, teeth
nnd other body uses. It is wholesome
nnd readily digested and should be used
freely by adults ns well ns by children.
The mother with an infant should drink
a quart of milk a day in order to meet
this additional physical demand.
There should be one or more milk
cows on every farm to supply liberal
quantities of milk, cream, buttermilk,
butter and ieo cream for every member
of the family.
— o—
When the yellow and purple flowe.„
begin to ldnzen the roadside with glory
our thoughts turn toward full and winter.
Wo think of the dreary blasts thnt be
fore long will turn tho bright colors of
the late summer nnd early autumn into
the dull brown and drab, and then of the
snow and ice which will hold all nature
bound for many months. But we Vnow
from past experience that the flowers
will reappear, and the world will again
jwsk in sunshine and warmth. And thus
it is in Our lives—though trouble comes,
joy will return again, and with it will
come forgetfulness of the wintry sci
rows we have passed through.
TOO MUCH GOVERNMENT.
Yidnlia Advance.
There seems to be an idea among a
great many jicople that the inequalities
among htirnan beings can be corrected
by legislation—thnt tho simple-minded,
tiie indifferent, the careless, the extrav-
gant ones, who suffer because of these
rnits of character, can lie improved nnd
made successful by the enactment of
law*. The idea seems to Ire thnt the
lffering nnd poverty of certain ones is
tho result of imposition by others, and
our legislative bodies have set them-
wives to the task of bettering the con-
lition of the people by laws. The result
ia that our statute books arc btyng
loaded down with the Acts of Legis
latures nnd Congresses intended to reg-
ulnto tlio business, professional, social
and home life of the people.
The country is suffering today be
cause of too much government. The
best government in tho world is the ono
that interferes ns little as possible with
the affairs of the people. That saying
of Jesus of Nazareth, "tlie kingdom of
heaven is within you," simply means
that every man carries in his own nature
the attributes or forces thnt lend to suc-
esS in life. Ambition, energy, economy,
perseverance nnd tliift are the attri
butes that lead to success, ami whenever
the Government takes hold of the inzy,
careless and extravagant man and tries
to place him by the side of the man who
possesses the former traits ami let them
equally enjoy the things of life, it is
violating tlie inherent laws of the uni
verse, and the result is confusion and
disruption.
Every man should realize thnt his life
is in his own hands, that "God is no re-
spcctor of persons," nnd that his suc
cess or failure is wrapped up in his own
nature. Let 'him look within and he
will find the key tlmt unlocks the riches
of humnn life.
THE LAW AND THE FACT.
Omaha World-Herald.
We hear much in these days obout the
law of supply and demand. Some tell us
that the fundamental cause of Inga
prices i“ a great demand for goods,
which exceeds tlie supply. That may be
so, undcubtedly is so in many lines, but
when prices rise on that account alone
what is it but profiteering.’ hen the
demand cxcecdl the supply it simply
means that many people want what one
nmn has. The thing which lie has docs
not cost him more merely because many
jicople want it. But because many want
it he can get a higher price for it. He
makes a lugger profit. The thing itselt
is of no greater intrinsic value, but be
cause there isn’t enough of it to go
around the fortunate jiosscssor is able
to profiteer. It isn’t fair, of course, to
charge every man with profiteering who
uses tlie ‘ • supply and demand ’ ’ theory
to sell. He may bo a middleman, who
has suffered himself. But, insofar ns
the law of supply and demand is. cited
as a primary explanation of high prices,
.it means tlmt somewhere the man who
had what other people wanted took ad
vantage of their want to boost the price.
It may have been the producer, it may
have been the middleman, it may have
been the laborer, but somebody (lid ;t -
Bertie—“ Whnt’s that bell around the
cow’s neck fort”
Charley—“Oh, that’s what she rings
when she wants to tell the calf that din
ner ’s ready. ’ ’
Mrs. Wiggs—"Ain’t you speaking to
Mrs. Oldeat now!"
Mrs. Biggs—"I’m Bpeaking to her all
right, but not in a nice inauner. ’’
o
"What’s become of your umbrella?’’
"I lent it to Tompkins."
"Why doesn’t he return itf"
"The owner caught him with it and
demanded it."
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TRIED
Customor—">I should like to know
why the potatoes at tho bottom of the
sack you sold me last week are so much
smaller than those at tho top."
Grocer—"Well, mum, potnters is
growing that fnst now tlmt by tlie timo
n sackful is dug tho last ones is about
twico the size of the first."
o
Tho judge wns questioning an Irish
man nt a recent trial.
‘Ho took you by the throat and
choked you, did liof" asked tho judge.
‘no did, sorr," Baid I’at. "Sure,
sorr, he squazed my throat till I thought
he would make cider out of my Adam’s
applo. ’ ’
The woman of the hour is the one who
says she will be ready in a minute.
GLYCERINE MIXTURE
FOR GAS ON STOMACH
Simple glycerine, buckthorn bark, otc.,
as mixed in Adler-i-ka relievos ANY
CASE gas on stomach or sour Btomach.
It acts on both upper and lower bowel
and removes all foul matter which poi
soned stomach. Prevents appendicitis.
The INSTANT pleasant action of Adler-
i-kn surprises both doctors nnd patients.
Ono man who suffered five years from
indigestion and constipation was helped
by ONE dose. John It. Cates Drug Co.
WEAK, NERVOUS
Mr. Enoch Moore, of Oconee, S. C., tells how Ziron helped him: "I
was nervous, and my limbs seemed to ache as though I \yas scared—or
some such feeling, I can hardly describe it. I would have weak
“trembles.” I was sallow, had a draggy, worn feeling; didn’t rest well
at night. 1 read of Ziron and thought if it had helped others it might do
the same for me. I knew 1 could at least try it. 1 began using
The Scientific Iron Tonic
and very shortly I felt better, ate and slept more, and the weak, nervous
feeling gradually left me. It was a tonic—a builder—1 needed, and Ziron
seemed to hit the spot.”
If Mr. Moore had not been benefited by the first bottle of Ziron he
took, he could have gotten his money back, for Ziron is sold by reliable
druggists everywhere on a money-back guarantee.
Insist upon Ziron Iron Tonic. When you need Ziron, there’s noth- ]
ing else as good, so refuse imitations and substitutes.
Ask your druggist for Ziron, Accept no substitutes. ZJ.3
BEWARE OF CHEAP TIRES
Now you can buy tires at almost
any price. It is worth while to be more
careful than usual in buying.
Standard tires, such as United States,
Fisk, and Hood, no matter what their
price, are always sold with a guarantee
ofNthe maker behind them. There is no
question about their quality. There can
he none, for these makers intend to stay in
business, and keep on selling year after year.
When you have a chance to buy
cheap tires, consider. Don’t let price be
the only question. Anything is dear that
is unsatisfactory. You won’t have an
opportunity to learn the quality until
it’s too late.
Play safe on tires. Let us sell you
quality and service—you won’t regret it.
Keep your casings in good trim by having proper gal
vanizing done here whenever necessary. We do it right—
and at reasonable cost.
R. B. ASKEW & CO.
8 West Washington St., Newnan, Ga.
Phone 500