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THE home journal the MAGNIFYING TONGUE.
Price, $1.50 A Yetur, In Advance
Published Every Thursday Morning.
Official Organ of Houston Omaty,
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JOHN H. & JOHN L. HODGES.
Perby, Thursday, Sop. 29.
The man who is faithful to duty
will find duty faithful to him.
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Thi. heat and dryness this Sep
tember has broken the record.
Gold weather is expected to fol
low directly the next real rain.
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There are not near enough
dairy products grown in Georgia.
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Selling without saying will
never produce business success.
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The lack of employment in
Georgia is of toner a matter of
ehoice than of necessity.
The cost of living is always
high to him who fails to earn
what he needed to buy.
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October -is expected to cause
the steady use of coal and over*
coats.
Grain planting will most likely
become the regular farm order by
tho middle of October.
A man may produce, buy and
sell, but he is not a business man
unless he keeps books.
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Congress is again in session
with tax revision the chief matter
oflegislation under consideration.
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The federal administration con
tinues to play politics along the
tho lines of least resistance.
The man who uses an automo
bile for pleasure daily, ought to be
ashamed to complain about hard
times.
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Exaggeration and inisrepro
sentation are orthographic twins
and it is often difficult to disfcin
guish one from the other.
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Georgia fanners will need to
plant this autumn more than the
usual acreage in rye, wheat and
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SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
AT PERRY.
Middle Georgia fanners will, it
is expected, cultivate next year
mare products for their own use
than thoy plan led last year.
Many thousand Georgia raised
cattle and hogs have been sold this
year, and the number should be
largely increased next year.
Ip there must be magnifying at
all, lot it be of the good and pleas
ant., and not of the disagreeable
and discouraging.
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Even the most inveterate Geor
gia grumbler knoAVS that extrava
gance in Georgia is one of the
chief factors in the product ion of
hard times.
The tongue that magnifies con
ditions, business or environment
is an instrument that costs two
ways.
It is not dependable as to what
it says, and does not make any
thing but confusion and trouble.
The man with the magnifying
tongue is everywhere, and his
tongue is exceedingly active.
It will make much .talk when
ever and whenever a listener will
give attention. It increases every
thing except contentment. What
ever such a man talks, especially
hard times, or his own judgement,
ig greater than ever before known
at this time of the year.
There is no merit in extravagant
talk any more than there is in any
other kind of extravagance, as
over spending is harmful in busi
ness as under production.
Within the last ten days this
Avriter heard a man in Perry de
clare that this season has been the
worst for farmers this section of
the country ovor kneAV. This man
thought he was correct, 'and there
is some measure of warrant for his
statement, but Ibis Avriter has
known worse times, and our friend
was using the magnifying tonguo
freely.
This extravagant tongue stated
conditions and his talk aggravated
the situation and served no part
of good service. Diseoutent was
magnified without any suggestion
of improvement.
Undoubtedly the times are hard
in comparison with tho time when
prices were high and money plenti
ful in comparison.
In the course of this conversa
tion it was shown that production
had been lacking in the line of
business thrift.
In this connection it is well to
consider the fact that farmers in
this section of Georgia are buying
ing half a score of products that
are prime articles of food that are
regularly sold in all Georgia towhs.
The lack of these being sold from
Georgia farms are sold from the
farms of other states.
This condition caused a great de
ficit in the income of Georgia far
mers, as Avell as the increased ex
penso of buying these articles of
food.
Thus it was that the magnifying
tongue increased the discontent of
those Avho heard this talk.
There are other lines that the
magnifying tongue is used to en
large the measure of the bad and
deorease the good.
Iu every day life, at the homes,
in the shops and on the streets the
extravagant talker increases the
disagreeable conditions, making
the trials greater and the good
traits less.
All this goes to depreciate in
talk the environment of the com
munity and the condition of the
farmer and business generally.
Therefore, whatever else may be
said, the magnifying tongue serves
no good purpose in any Avalk of
life, but exaggerates the ill and re
duces the good to the minimum.
Such a tongue needs a new coat of
encouragement and appreciation of
the good that is within the reach
of all.
HOUSTON COUNTY TAX LEVY.
Houston County on
The day and night Avere equql
last Wednesday, Sept., 21, as usu
al on equinox day, but the people
of this section say they never saAv
any other equinox day equal to it.
Georgia farmers can profitably
produce at least enough for their
-own use a dozen farm products
that they failed to groAV any ma
terial extent this year.
It is not good business for Geoi-
•gia farmers to buy flour, corn,peas
meat, potatoes, syrup, beans aud
other products, for]their own use.
During a battle betAveen the
Spanish and Moorish troops dur
ing ten days, in Afghanistan, it is
estimated that more than forty
thousand men were killeds aud
wounded. The reports from Paris
“say the Spaniards were defeated.
The man who does not know
what the cost of producing a pound
of cotton is under average condi
tions, or any other condition, does
not know whether or not it pays to
grow cotton.
I The Tax Receiver having filed his digest for the year 1921, the
The Houston County Sunday Court proceeded to levy a county tax for the year 1921.
School Convention will be held in The aggregate value of the taxable property of Houst<
the Methodist Church at Perry the digest of 1921 is *6,284,,600.00
Ua., on Sunday, October 16, and; It was thereupon ordered that a tax of four-tenths of one per cent,
all Sunday Schools in the County or four mills, be levied upon all the taxable property of Houston
are invited to send delegates to County, on the digest and uot on the digest, for a road fund to be
this convention. used for Avorking and maintaining the public roads of Houston County,
The program as Being arraugedj It A\ r as further ordered that an additional tax of ten-tentlis of one
for the convention Avill deal with per cent, or ten mills, be levied upon all the taxable property of nous-
many phases of Sunday School ton county, on the digest and not on the digest, for all the several
work, presenting some of the best purposes for which the law authorizes and directs county
methods for increasing attendance authorities to levy taxes, said tax of ten mills to be levied for
and holding the interest of the and divided among the sevoral county purposes as follows:
pupil. It is expected that R D. 1st.-To pay legal indebtedness of the county due, aud to
Wobb, General Superintendent of 1 become due and past due 6 per cent.
the Georgia Sunday School As- 2nd—To build and repair courthouses and, jails bridges,
sociation, will attend this con-} andferries, aud other public improvements,
vantion. With Mr, Webb Avill be! according to the contraot, .74 per cent.
J, Guy Jackson, of Macon, Secreta- 3rd r- To pay sheriffs, jailers and other officeis fees that
ry of the Bibb County Sunday I they may be legally entitled to out of tho county,.. .4 per cent.
School Association, and one of the 4fch—To pay coroners all fees that may be due them
best known Sunday School workors for holding inquests, • 1 per cent.
in this section of the State, and 5th—To pay the expenses of the county for bailiffs at
Miss Lois Rogers, Professor °f court, non-resident niiiiiesses in criminal cases fuel,
servant hire, stationery and the like, 4 per cent.
6th—To pay jurors a per diem compensation, 5 per cent.
7th— To pay expenses incurred in supporting tho poor of
the county, and as othenvise prescribed by the code, 1 per cent.
8th—To pay any other lawful charge against the county 5 per cent.
Total, .......100 per cent.
State University Opens
Athens.—The 1921-22 session of the
University of Georgia begins Wednes
day, September 21, and, from all in
dications, will bo one of the most suc
cessful terms in the history of the
university. Officials expressed the
belief recently that the enrollment
Avould eclipse that of all previous
years, one of the faculty going so far
as to say that he fcplieved the number
of students in attendance at the uni
versity during 1921-22 Avould be in
excess of 1,600. It will b e recalled
that the enrollment during the past
session Avas 1,292.
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Psychology ~nnd Pedagogy
Wosleyan College, Macon.
This convention is open to all,
workers avIio are. interested in
better methods of Sunday School
work. Father information regard-
fromJ.M. Allen, Fort Valley,
Secretary of the County Sunday
School Association, H. P. Houser.
Superintendent of the Methodist
Sunday School at Perry, or from
tho headquarters of the Goorgia
Sunday School Association, 917
Hurt Bldg., Atlanta.
ing the convention may b© secured 1 The Board of Education of Houston county having recommended tho
following tax for a public school fund for the year 1921:
It was ordered that a tax of five-tenths of one per cent, or five
mills, be levied upon all the taxable property of fiouston county, on
the digest and not on the digest, outside the corporate limits of perry
and Fort Valley, to supplement the public schools fund apportioned
to all of of the Houston county, except said corporate limits of Perry
and Fort Valley.
The Bord of Trustees of the Byron consolidated School District
having recommended the following tax for a public sehool fund for
said district for the year 1921:
It was ordered that a special school tax of four and onehalf
tenths of one per cent, or four and one-half mills, bo levied upon all
the taxable property of the Byron consolidated School District of
Houston county to pay interest and provide a sinking fund to pay
for $20, 000.00 of school bonds lor said district.
Georgia, Houston county.
I hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and cor
rect extract from the Minutes of the commissioners of Roads and
Revenue of Houston county in session September 23rd, 1921.
Witnessmy haud and official signature this 26th day of Sept., 1921
C. E. BRUNSON.
clerk commissioners of Roads and .Revenue of Houston county, Ga.
WONDERFUL
GAIN IN WEIGHT
REPORTED
Young Woman Only Weigh-,
ed 76 Founds-Now Weighs
Over 100 And Is Gaining
Every Day.
Becomes Real Continued Story
Thomasville.—As “pigs is pigs” so
snakes is snakes. Some time ago
the members of the Thomasvii!e fire
department aoq,uirecl a full-sized rat
tlesnake. And now Mrs. Snake has
a full contingent of about twenty baby
snakes folloAving in her wake as she
leisurely moves about her cage. Tho
little snakes began exploration of their
surroundings as soon as thoy came
out of the eggs and continue to show
much life. As long, as the market
for snakes la dpll with little trading,
Thomasville people are fearful that
the snakes may get out and continue
to thrive in their neighborhood.
Before I began taking Tanlac I
only weighed 76 pounds, I now
weigh over one hundred and am
gaining every day,” said Miss
LaRube Davis, of Chaltanobga,
Tonn.
"1 bought my first bottle of
Tanlac at Gas City, Jnd., and it
helped me so much that I con
tinued using it. 1 have always
been very delicate and suffered a
great deal from stomach trouble
and rheumatism. 1 rarelv ever
had any appetite and simply could
uot relish anything. I fell off until
L only Aveighed 76 pounds and
Avas so thin I looked perfectly
awful. This is tho condition I Avas
in when L began taking Tanlac,
‘’Oh, I feel so different now.
Even my complexion is improved.
M’jr appetite is good and I ean
hardly get enough to eat. Tanlac
is simply grand and I can truth
fully say it is the only medciue
that ever done me any good.”
“Tanlac is sold by leading
druggists everywhere.’’
Advertisment.
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A Tonic
For Women
“I was hardly able to drag, I
was so weakened/’ writes Whs.
W. F. Ray, of Easley, S. C.
“The dbetortreated me for about
two months, still I didn’t get
any better. 1 had a large fam
ily and felt I surely must do
something to enable me to take
care of my little ones. I had
heard of
MR. AND MRS. DUNBAR ENTERTAIN.
WIFE INVITES RIVAL
She invited the girl who was
trying to win her husband right
into lier own home, did June
Hillary, the heroine in ‘‘Stepping
Out,” the latest ParamouDt-lnce
production that comes to the
Strand Theatre Saturday , Fluid
Bennett plays the part of this
audacious wife who hit upon this
means of shoAving the girl who
was dining m high-toned cafes
just what the husband really ex
pected of a Avife—to iron scrub,
cook, mend and economize on foed.
It Avas a daring experiment and
just 1)oav it worked furnished
much of the interesting action on
in this picture.
Gin Days, Thursdays
and Fridays.
Perry Warehouse Co.
The Woman’s Tonic
“1 decided to try it,” con
tinues Mrs. Ray . . . “I took
eight bottles in all... I re
gained my strength and have
had r.o more trouble with wo
manly weakness. I have ten
children and am able to do all
my housework and a lot out
doors ... 1 can sure recom
mend Cardui.”
Take Cardui today. It may
be just what yotl need.'
At all druggists.
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Gin Days, Thursdays and
Fridays.
Perry Warehouse Co.
—A few rolls Government Barb
Wire at an attractive price,
T. D. Mason.
•Hay wire at H. P. Houser’s.
Acetylene Welding at
McLendon Auto Co.
666 lias more imitations than
any other'Fever Tonic on the mar
ket, but no one wants imiaations.
Mr and Mrs R. E. Dunbar enter
tained at a beautiful party last
Tuesday evening at their pretty
country home “Hill Crest” in
honor of their son R. E. Dunbar
Jr., aud their house guests Mjases
Marguerete aud Edith Wright,
Ella Brown Minnie and Mary
Parker of Macon.
Throughout Hie house, the
color schrene of pink and green
Avas carried out and in the many
beautiful ferns and vaces of pink
zennias. Here were also founed
the lovely bowls of mints-
Under tho oaks and about the
spacious lawn were among many
bright Japanese lanterns, which
Avith the moon beams made a
pretty setting for the many beauti
fully clad girls and handsome
boys. Hero also many interesting
games were played aud promanad*
ing enjoyed.
The punch bowl, embeded in a
bank of pink roses Avas presided
over by Miss Wright. Delicious
fruit punch was served during the
evening.
After the exciting '‘Honey
Moon Race” which was Avon by
Mr. Frances Stubbs of Macon and
Miss Elva Nash, a most refeshing
and dainty ice course in pink and
green was served upon the lawn
by little Elizabeth and Thelma
Dunbar assisted by Sarah Ham
mock each prettily attined in green
and Avhite organdy.
There were many regrets as
the time sped on, toward the wee
small hours, that these good times
would end as was the farewell
pai-ty to a number of girls and
boys who would leave for college
next morning.
Abou t sixty guests from Byron
Wellston, Walden and Macon
enjoyed the hospitality of Mr and
Mrs Dunbar, Mr and Mrs W, E.
Vinson and Mr and Mrs J. E.
Hammock assisted in entertain
ing the guest.
Thorough bred Rhode Island
Red cockerels for sale, bes strain
drop postal for reservation. R. E.
Dunbar Jr-, Bj-ron R. F. D. or
call Dunbar.
Colds Cause Grip and Influenza
LAXATIVE BROMO Q'JININE Tablets remove tlij
eausc. There is o> ly toe “Uroroo Quiaiae.
3. W GROVE’S slanat are on hbx, SOo.
A few do*es 666 break a cold. j