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we'oc Co.,
Augusta, Ga.
MAKERS OF CLOTHES THAT FIT.
—Don’t fail to consult us before
buying a suit and you will be sat
isfied with results. We have some
ejegant patterns just imported for
the season trade. Our LEATH
ER-SHADE BROWN is some
thing attractive and our plaids
can’t be beat. Other lines that
are staple the year around.
—We want your business and are
willing to come after it. Drop us
a line about your needs and we
w ill see that you are supplied. Ev
erybody knows us, if you don’t
let’s get acquainted.
Howe 6c Co.,
Augusta, Ga.
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Purity, Mellowness and Rich Flavor
are the distinguishing qualities of
SunnyBrook
the PURE. FOOD
Whiskey
It is distilled in the good old Kentucky way and is especially
adapted for home use. Every bottle is sealed with the Govern
ment "Green Stamp," a positive assurance of full proof, full
quantity and a fully matured age. It stands unequaled as a
rich and healthful stimulant—a sure cure for many of the
minor ailments of the human system.
DELIVERED DIRECT TO YOU EXPRESS PREPAID
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WE BEGIN A
Larger, Stromrev anti with better facilities for serv
ing the public than ever before. The increase in
our deposit account of
$15.000.00
during the past year testifies to the absolute confidence the public
has in this Bank.
With our CatHtul Stock increased to $50,000.00; Stock-Holders Li
ability of $50,000.00; Surplus and Profits of $12,500.00 we will offer to
depos itors security amounting to $112,500.00.
OUK OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS are men who have made pro
nounced success in their ptivato business affairs and they have direct
supervision of this Bunk.
EXCHANGE BANK
Milledgeville, Ga.
WE r.VY 4 PER. CKM OX SAY1NU DEPOSITS.
Rural Telephone and Rural
Free Delivery
Good roads. Rural Free Delivery In” on the line at the same time if
and the Rural Telephone as benefits they desire,
to the farmer, can hardly In equity
he compared as they are not In com
petition with each'other. Good roads
have always been a benefit. Rural
Free Delivery from Its start In 1897
Down South It is the white wo
man's protection In the country dis
tricts. In many sections of the Uni
ted States where Rural Telephone
lines exist, It Is customary to furnl3h
them
has been a great help to the farmers ! weather bureau reports over
and In eleven years according to the ] each morning. For instance at V
report of the auditor for the post , o'clock in the morning the telepbom
office, has grown to a total of 40,000 , company In town will give three long
carriers. Hut the Rural Telephont j rings over each rural line entering
starting since that time Is already! Its exchange and those who desire
outstripping both of these In the! may, on taking the luceivei oft .-e
number of farmers It Is reaching and hook, hear the operator read the
the ways in which it Is benefiting weather bureau report. The com
• hem. j panics often also give- out at the
The Rural Free Delivery carrier's same time, the prevailing market
route rarely exceeds 24 miles in quotations.
length and serves on an average j The* Rural Telephone certainly Is
about 70 farms. A Rural Telephone the farmer's greatest servant. In
will operate as far as 40 miles with ( using it to do errands. It saves him
as many us 30 or 40 telephones on time. In dry seasons, he may be
the line. Ol course In the well set- ■ promptly notified of the approach of
lied states the farmers have both, but • prairie or forest fires, of not lufre
In the vast sections of open country, quent occurence If his farm adjoins
It is obvious that it will be some n railroad, or In case of fire in bis
lime before Rural Free Delivery can own home he can summon aid with
reach as many faring as the Rural out losing • the farm himself. It
Telephone. ] is hnrd to say in what way It helps
The low first cost of the Rural Tele- film the most on the various things
phone puts It within the reach of all. mentioned above. Wherever he is.
On lines less than 12 miles long the ark him IT lie would bo wllljgg to do
cost. Is $4.91 per mile not including' wlthoutjit and his answer is. "No!
poles—the luttf r to bo cut and fur-j In the vast sections of open court-
pished by the farmer himself, On j try away from schools, churches and
lines over 12 miles long the cost is other conditions improving country
out ?r,.s7 per mile; same arrange j life, the Rural Telephone Is fart
blent about the poles. In either case,!"reaeitlnw out nnd lomovlng one ol
SAMUEL EVANS, SON & CO.
GOTTOMROKERS AND WAREHOUSEMEN
Every Accommodation and Convenience for
Our Customers and the Trade.
HIGHEST PRICES' PAID FOR COTTON
Your Patronage Solicited.
WE
PAY
Hlobest Gash Price
For all Kinds of
COW PEAS
Edwards BoilliDg Worts
IMD HD nr
Milledgeville,
Georgia*
the cost of his telephone set coin
pi etc is $13.00. The above figures
represent standard "ground" ono wire
construction and long distance tele
phones. it is a simple matter to
build the line and no operator Is re
quired. Hie annual maintenance
< xpense Is not over $75—the renewal
of the dry batteries In the farmer's
telephone. In addition the farmer
can run a line to a neighboring town
exchange mid long distance servlej
to the rest of the country.
The Rural Telephone in sickness
or emergency enables the farmer to
summon Immediate aid. It enables
him to learn the latest market prices
and so get more money for his pro
ducts. It removes the isolation of
country life; It Improves the condi
tion* surrounding tlie farmer's wlf ■.
During the day und evening It Is
used a great deal for social Inter
course—everybody being able to "gat
nest disadvantages of living
ouutry, namely, that one must
a considerable distance to
market or talk with a neigh-
the g!
in the
travel
reaeli
bur.
It is estimated that there are about
7 million farmers' families iti the
United States today, taking the word
farmer In Us broadest sense and In
cluding all faniHles living in the open
country. Of those it Is estimated
that In the few yours since the Ra
tal Telephone has been considered
seriously, more than two million have
adopted It and It Is rapidly being
extended.
The Rural Telephone born of ne
cessity and of vllat benefits to the
farmer has us Its further recommen
dation, Its accessibility to the entlr.
population of farmers, many of whom
cannot be reached by Rural Free De
livery o' good roads for generations
to come.
Future Goose Fjarming-
By J. C. Clipp
sight to me.' 1 will venture to say,
Jhat the majority of us have this
same weakness. It ia for this same
reason, and from the fact that they
are remunerative, that geese are be
coming more and more In favor with
many land owners of the world today.
The American people are Jsut begin
ning to learn the science of goose j
farming. But few of us understand
the raising of geese in large numbers,
as they do In China. That country Is I
the most famous goose country in the!
world, producing millions ot pounds'
annually. However, the raising of j
geese in large numbers will come by j
experience. At the present time large
(locks are grown on some wet swampy I
lands that can be used for nothing
else. 1 observed quite a large inter-'
eat manifested in parts of Wisconsin |
in goose culture; theye they have
Ideal surroundings, large ponds and
canals, that are lit for nothing else.
Tho % feathers are very valuable as!
well ns the flesh, hence the Impor
tance of giving more attention to i
this part of poultry culture.
Keep a diary; begin o:i the first
day of the new year and follow it up
daily. You will be surprised ho,/
many tilings that are important 'o
remember you will find stored away.
Do not hesitate to go Into the poul
try business In-cause you see so man $
others In It already. As long as-we
are Importing thousand t upon thou
sands of dozens of eggs annually and
the price of tggs continues to go
higher each succeeding winter, it
does not lock much like we would
soon overdo the matter. The heavy
influx of foreigners to this country
and the greater numbers of peopl'j
living In the cities and towns helps to
Increase the consumption of poultry
and eggs. Tho Increased number of
t-gg.t used by manufacturers In recent
years tends to take care of any sur
plus there might be.
\
When eggs for market are the main
object enough hens of tho right sort
must be kept the year around.
Hens ought never to be put In the I The world does move and the poul-
same quarters with the turkey, pea-] trynian must move with the rest,
fowl, or guinea hen, because these
worry md drive them about. Ducks
also ought to have a separate sitting
place because they soil tlieir feath
ers with the droppings If they sit on
the ground In the ordinary hen
house. Birds of
flock together.
a feather should
Gun shells at cost W. H. Leonard.
Ti e time Is fast approaching i There are thousands of -acres of
when goose farming will have crowd- wet lands that can be utilized Into
oil out turkeys entirely. As a turkey goose farming. Such localities arc
breeder I really dislike to make this] unlit for turkey growing, but could)
prophecy; but nevertheless 1 fearing-
ly believe it, shuply because this
country Is soon going to be too dense
ly populated for the growing of tur
keys, Further west where there Is
more range, turkeys will bo found
lending In popularity over geese, but
in eastern and central states the con
ditions will soon be most favorable
for goose farming.
CHICKEN FOOD.
Good for fowls, also
domestic animals, con
sisting of broken corn
bo tnado profitable with geese. In j and other grains,
Kurope, where every inch of sou is known as “Screen
ings.” Oconee River
wanted fur the growing of crops, th
canals, large water basins and small
ponds are concerted Into goose cul
lure. It can be done here just as
well as in Europe.
Where turkeys can be successfully
grown, continue to give them room,
as nothing on the farm is as profit-
The reason
due to tho
lairo any
In Europe geese are very popular, 1 able unless it Is gees
due to the thickly populated country, geese are so profltabl-
tuaklug It next to att impossibility to j fact that they do
raise turkeys ns they require consid- grain sc
erablo range. However, ttirkeys will | well on
be very popular in this country for nothing else. If thy majority of.farm
many years to come. But 1 am quite ers would give goose fanning n littlc
confident the tlm is fast approaching comIderaliou they would scon sei
when turkevs In this country will ho Unit they have pastur-
Mills.
2-17 tf.
it. red
approaching
dry will ho Unit
no more. Geese filling in where they] lands that would not conflict with
idler fowls, or live stock. The
rtr-rritis Biacksmittiino ol mi
Kinds on snort No
te Done'Be
DR. F. ff. WOLF, D.'O.
Eyesight 'Specialist
“Glasses Bight Good Sight-”
"NUFF SAID."
At Mrs. Julia Parker’s Milltnerv
Store, Milledgeville, Ga.,
SAT. MARCH 6th, 1909
Very Serious
It is a very serious matter to ask
for one medicine and have the
wrong cne given you Tor this
reason wo urge you in buying
to be careful to get the genuine—
THEDFORDS
once supplied the tvau'.s of the fes-,any
live holldais.
Every pouitrymnn who lias hml any
experiences with turkeys well under
stands that they are a fowl that pos
itively cat.ot stand close confine
ment, while geese can stand confine
ment reasonably well; in fact, they
do not require range only in search
of grass. They will do quite well 111
close confinement it they have the
green food supplied artificially.
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fact that almost evt
country has nioro rr
makes it certain tin
crease in popularity
t K
farm In this
- waste Linds
esc will in-
time passes
and population Increases. Those
waste lands must be converted into
some use in order to bring In a profit
und nothing else will do it more sure
ly than a well managed flock of well-
bred geese. They will be most profit
able of any thing ,to my mind, grown
on the farm of waste lands. Perhaps
there is no other fowl In existence
that appeals to tho well-to-do farm
ers as does the well-bred goose.
What Is a finer scone than a choice
flock of large white Emsden geese,
or the large gray Toulouse geese, or
any other variety ot well-bred geese?
Nothing that I can cull to mind, un
less it would be a fine flock of tur
keys and I could not conscientiously
give the preference to turkeys as I
would be bound to place them on an
equality, viewing them from a profit
view point. In a majority of In
stances. In a thickly settled commun
ity, geese are far more desirable than
turkeys. In noting the words of a
well to do westerner not long since
in conversation with him on this sub
ject he said: "A flock of uniform,
well bred geese swimming on a sheet
of clean water is a* most pleasant
Next Door to J. K
Is especially nec
essary at this sea
son of the year.
Would appreciate
a portion of same.
The reputation of this old, relia
ble medicine, fer constipation, in
digestion and liver trouble, is firra-
ly crtac fished. It does not imitate
other mecicines. It is better than
ethers, or it would not be the fa
vorite liver powder, with o larger
c'.I ethers combined.
sold ly Town
Have One
Doctor
No sense in running from one
doctor to another. Select the
best one, then stand by him.
Do not delay, but consult him
in time when you are sick.
Ask his opinion of Ayer’s
Cherry Pectoral for coughs
and colds. Then use it or
not, just as he says.
A
W« publish our fbimu.a*
« W* banish aleohoT
from our modicinoo
urfo you to
oonauit your
i/ers -
Always keep a box of Ayer's Pills in the
house. Just one pill at bedtime, now and
fben, will ward olf many an attack oi
biliousness, indigestion, sick headache.
How many years has your doctor known
these pills? Atk him all about them.
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