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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL Price $1.50 A Year, la Ad vane*. Published Kvery Thursday Morning Official Organ of Houston County JOHN L. HODQBS, Editor. Thithsdat, Fkhkuary 19. POLLYANNA Vera Librist? "A la?! I fear I haven't written anything that will lire." Friend?"Cheer up! He thankful you are aliro in ?pite of what yott'v? written." Robbed hair was a radical step, but reki liatc with b a 11 o n trousers and suspend ers?it'n too much. A jjirl who h u s reached sixteen and never been kissed will, in all probability, Hay? Bill, roach forty in the sam? con dition. Clerk (driven to desperation by bargain hunting boy) "Listen, youn?inan, why don't you take that top? I)o you want to get. the world with a fence around it for a nickel?" Hoy?"Dunuo, let's see it?" Bill says his guess is that bal loon pants are to be developed as parachutes as airplanes become common. A teacher last week received tho following not?-: "Dear te icher: Floa.se excuse Mary's absence. Her head was bad all morning, but it worked off during the afternoon." The man entered a store.?"Have you an adding machine?" he asked. "No sir," answered the clerk "but wo have some nice counters." If men wore as great slaves to fashion as the womuu are, boubt less by this timo they would be going around in beaded trousers. "Mama," said little Elsie. "I do wish I had some money to give i you for the poor children." Her mother wishing to teacher, the lesson of self-sacrifice, said "very well, dear; if you would like to go without sugar for a week I'll giro you the money in nteail, and then you will have some. The lit.tlo ono considered solemn ly for a moment and then said: Must it be suyar, mama?" "Why, 110, darling, not neces sarily. What won Id you like to do without?" "Soap." was Elsie's answer. Only the Recording Angel and Central in a hick town know everything tli it goes on. Three Scotchmen wont to church ono Sunday, so the story goes, and seemingly enjoyed the service until the ushers started to take up the col led ion. I'iioii suddenly one of the three fainted and the other two carried him oat Waterman announces the suc cessful drilling of another ink well. "Oh, Adolph, how come you to choose just, me?" "Well, with mv small salary 1 coeldn't make a very wide so lection." A barber who hailed from Perdue Would continually u rgc a shampoo lit; talked so of dandruff That the town folk got dnmruff And made this poor barber skidoo. "Neiidy all de folks dat knows enough to give good advice," said Uncle Kben. "is lnwversor doctors or somebody dat charges r< al money for it." In looking ovet the income tax return* uvide public recently, the biggest question in our mind was not "income" but "how come.'' There is honor among thieves, but politicians try to knife each other. FAVORS DIVIDING ROAD GANG WITH NEW COUNTY To Whom It May Co?cern: Since the beginning of civili zation there has been a strife of emulation between individual* | and all political subdivisions of the earth, more especially Is this true where both parties or sides are of about equal strength; this has been very noticeable in cases | of cities of about equal size in same state and towas in the same county; this rule applies as we all kuow very forcibly to Houston County a? we have had ene ef the most heated and continued politi cal strifes for and against the es tablish merit of Peach County ever! recorded upon the pages of civiliz ed history. The writer being one of the op ponents to the creation of Peach County, being born and reared in the central part of Houston Coun ty had learned to love the people 'as a whole of the county, knew the boundry lines, and knowing Houston County contained some of the very best people of the world, naturaly wanted them to continue as one and an inscpera ble family. However how great my desire and ot her# to continue to live in the same Houston family, we have been separated by county lines only in the creation of Peach County.and the good loving people who lived on each side of the Peach County line ?(ill live where we did before, and our love for each other should be by all means as groat as ever with no malice or hatred to anyone regardless of po litical stand he took, or where he lives. Tho writer understands there was an agreement on the part of the advocates of Peach County to give to Houston County the chain gang consisting of three sections; also to pay her (Peach County's) prorata part of Houston County's indebtedness, this agreement has been iive up to on tho part of Poach County advocates without a desenting voice so far as the writer knows and this is right.but in fairness and justice I ask if it would not be doing unto your brother as you would have him do unto you for we people of Houston County to tender to our good friends and neighbors of Peach Countp one seetion of our chain gang! They have at least paid for it aud I for one am ready and more than willing to do this be cause I feel 1t to he just, honest, honerable and right and honesty never hurts anyone. We do not need but two sections of tho gang and we ran not sell the other to any greats advantage, and if we could, is it. not. right to give it to Peach County? I forone contend it is. One of Pearh County's most public highways has been i in passable for some t ime on ac count of t he heavy rains and no gang to repair same, causing a great inconvenience to both Peach and Houston County citizens. Pencil count;*' section has had hut little work from the Houston County chain gang for some time, nnturaly the roads arc not in good condition and I for one who op posed Peach County move that wo tender one section of our chain gang to Peach County with the very best of brotherly love and and feeling and lets ail each :ind #evcry one stand ready to do nil in our power to he!p each other in every way possible The above is written after due and deliberate coiwideration,with out the slightest, solicitation upon the put of anyone and in the face of any opposition from either side I hold the above to be based upon the soliti foundation of honesty and justice and conscientiously believing in the ultimate 'Mitconie we will be proud we have acted th us. Kathleen, tin., Keb . 13th. Sincerely. J. 11. STRIPLING. ? FOl? SAI/K? Now dwelling on' Swift Street. .*> rooms and bath. | l iberal terms. Apply L C- How ard. perry, (in. i ?Take a look at the Mens' Ties an 1 Bows at JSwancon's. AN APPRECIATION * The perry consolidated public schools, both teachers and pupils deeply appreciate the enthusiastic support manifested in favor of building a modern athletic build ing in our town. We appreciate this primarily because of the strong school spirit indicated by such a hearty re sponse from the general puhlic. No school can progress beyond the level of sentiment held by the majority of people in favor of better edueatiou. The good people of our town and community have certainly expressed their desire for better education in the past 12 months. The teachern and pupils again wish to thunk the public for their support, ask the contiauance of samo. aud pledge the best service possible in icturn. J. M. Gooden, Supt. TAX RECEIVER APPOINTMENTS I will be at the following places and at the time stated below for the purpose of receiving State and County taxes, j Parry Saturday, 21st 10 a. m. to 4. I Henderson Monday 23rd. 9 a. m. to 12 Elko Monday 23rd. 1 p. m. to 4. Grovania Tuesday 24tn. 9 a. m. to 12 Haynesvill Tuesday 24th. 1 p. m. to 4 Kathleen Wednesday 25th. 9 a. m. to 12 Bonaire Wednesday 25th. 1 p. m. to 5 Houston Factory Thursday 26th. 9 a. m. to 12. Heard Thursday 26th. 1 p. m. to 4 Tuckers Store Friday 27th. 9 a. m. to 12 Dunbar Friday 27th. 1 p. m. to 4 Hattie Saturday 28th. 9 a. m. to 12. T. N. White's Store, Saturday 28th 1 p. m. to 4. Welston, Monday March 2nd. 9 a. m. to 4. Elberta, Tuesday March 3rd. 1 p. m. to 5. Yours Truly, W. C. Watson Tax Receiver Special Excursion Fares, Account Presidential Inau guration, Washington, D. C., March 4th, 1925. Fare and one-lialf round trip; tockets on sale to public March 1,2 and 3. Final limit of tickets March 9, Apply to any ticket agent or representative for total round trip fares, schedules, sleeping car reservations and any other iufor motion desired. CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY | "The Right Way" Dresses Up J houghts A popular lecturer dresses up the thoughts of Ills audience in language they enjoy, hut can't supply. o IYould Cause Death Physlclnns sav that if an airplane | were turne:! sharply at 5(H) miles an j hour centrifugal force would throw i the hlood outward to the lower parts of 'the body, draining the brain and ; causing unconsciousness and death. A New Vegetable Growers of the dnsheen, a now po tntolike vegetable, have organized in Florida to develop a market for their product before the industry has be come fully established 011 a production basis itself. The Seal Of "EYE SIGHT SAFETY" Fyes Examired Glasses Fitted MACON OPTICAL CO., J. N. K.ilisli F. II. Johnson Macon. Ga. ? FoU RENT?Two rooms An H a small kildien. Apply Mrs. Z. T. MiddlehrooUs. Porrv. Ga. ?See the Ladies New Hats at Swanson's. FURNITURE We are offering many useful articles in our Furniture Store that you will do well to look at when in Perry. GROCERIES Our stock is fresh and up-to-date. Buy once of us and you wifl be pleased with every purchase. W. B. SIMS, Two Stores GROCERIES, FURNITURE, UNDERTAKING. Night Phone No. 22. Day Phone No. 8, Pekry Gra. LADIES Let me call your attention to the latest thing in Hats. We have a new shipment out of Cincin nati and New York, the centers of fashion. Also the latest in Dresses from New York. Our Spring Line of Simplex Slippers just arriv ed and they are beauties. A few beautiful Linen Dresses just'received. Price $4.50. GENTLEMEN Let me call your attention to the New Broad way Ties and Bows just arrived. They are beauties. See our window. Yours truly, W. E. SWANSON, PERRY, GA. A real-money crop depends largely upon the efficiency of the chemicals you use in spraying. Doubtful chemicals mean poor quality of fruit?small return. Effective use of efficient chemicals means bountiful crop, liberal profit. For the needed sulphur spraying, the ideal preparation of sure value is ORCHARD BRAND Dritomic Sulphur Made in dry form but with all the values of the noted Atomic Sulphur. Easy to n?c. produces the desired "sulphur" finish on fruit, doesn't injure folifiRe. prevents scab and brown rot?and is very economical. J. W. Woolfolk & Co., Fort Valley, Ga. GENERAL CHEMICAL COMPANY 40 Rcctor St., New York Subscribe for Your Home Paper The Houston Home Journal