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RED CROSS YEAR'S COST S2U66,255 Nearly $12,000,000 Devoted to I Helping Victims of Great Japanese Earthquake. OVER 3,000 BUSY CHAPTERS Aid to Disabled War Veterans \ Paramount and Reaches Nearly $4,000,000. 1 / 1 Washington.?More than $21000 000 'wan the total of funds expended Id ?11 activities of the American Red Cross during the last fiscal year, ended June 30. says a statement ls ?ned by the National "organization This expenditure was almost one sixth of the amount of money dis bursed by the Red Cross in the war year, July. 1917, to June. 1918. Of this extraordinary sum $11,631,303 was 'America's contribution to the Red Cross for relief of the Japanese earth quake victims. This was increased to $11,763.803 by appropriations from general funds of tho Red Cross, and It represented probably the largest spon taneous outpouring of beneficence of a single nation in the history of the world. Over 3,000 active Chapters expend ed during the year $4,869.000, the Na tional organization disbursed $16.497, 255.35, making the total $21.366.255.35 ?all for humanitarian work which reached practically around the world. In announcing the year's record of 'American Red Cross industry the ex ecutive officials at Washington empha size the fact that the extensive and 'Qever-halting work of the Red Cross depends almost wholly upon the na tion-wide support of the organization ifrom the memberships enrolled during the annnal roll call which this year will be in progress from Nov. 11 ts $7. when everyone ts asked to Join or renew their membership In the American Red Cross. 8oldler Service Paramount Service In behalf of the disabled veterans of the World War and their families Is a paramount obligation of the Red Cross. The organisation, through Itn Chapters. Is constantly in touch with this duty In 2,609 communi ty? throughout the United States? the Chapters alone during the rear ex pending In service for veterans ahout $2,000.000 The National organization expended $1.735,825?a total of $3,735. 825 applied to assisting war sufferers toward recovery from disability and distress. This work Is constant in hospitals, sanitarluir?, camps, soldiers' homes. In the community. For example. In tieiplng disabled men and women In places where they were transient resi dents $173.076 from national funds alone was required to help solve their problems. Every Red Cross service is ? ever at hand ready to meet the In dividual need of these men and women. The enlisted men In the Regular Army, the Navy, and the Marine Corps, with their home ties, mean a never-ending Red Cross service which figures cannot fully interpret. In this work a total of $685,285 was applied In meeting an obligation under the Red Cross charter which has been ful filled for over 20 years. t Ocmestic Operations Extensive In the past year Red Cross opera tions were almost wholly confined to Continental United States and the Insular possessions Relief work fol lowing disasters called for immediate activities in 192 places and a total of $737.603.87 was spent In this service alone In 33 major disasters trained workers were kept at the work of rehabilitation for many months. In carrying on the health activities a total of $444.886 66 from Red Cross national funds, and $808 000 from Chap ter treasuries?appropxlmately $1.252 886 in all?was applied, giving some idea of the extent of Red Cross ser vice in the fields of public health nursing, nutrition Instruction, and spreading knowledge of personal by Clene and care of the sick In the home Por advancing the cause of human safety, the First Aid instruction, local ly by Chapters and over extensive national territory by the Red Cross Instruction car covering trunk line railroads, and ip teaching water safety and Increasing the membership ?f the Red Cross Life-Saving Corps ths total cost was $2$8.234.71, of which 1241,234.71 came out of nstlonsi funds \ Army of Over 8,500,000 I The Junior Red Cross In the schools ?? with over 5.500,080 In Its "1 8ervs" ranks?was sided with $533,510 78 to which It Is estimated the Chapters add ed some $277,000?s total of $610,(10,7$ In vasfoas other domestic activities the Red Cross s post $282,472.18. snd the Chapters In thsfr numerous voluntary services sxpended an additional #1.048.808 daring ths year. i. Persic* oMIgstfops, astte Jnm Positive Proof That Woman Had Been Poor She looked rich and acted rich. be ?aline she had married a rich man, yet at least one womau at the tea party, say? a writer In the New York Times, discovered thut she had once been poor. "Take It from me," she said, "there was a time, not so very Ion? ago, when she was as poor as the rest of us." "How did you discover that?" In quired h??r neighbor. "Because she knew where 1 keep all my housekeeping things. She kngw that the tea caddy was in the writing desk, that the cheese biscuits and other edibles beloved of mice were In that box under the ?ofa, that the alco hol for my stove was In the corner be hind the washstand, that the butter and milk were on the window ledge and that the eggs and other foods were In a box on the bottom shelf of the wardrobe. When we were cooking she went straight to the spot and got every one of those things without ask ing once where they were, which Is something that a person who had not kept house In one room could never have done." When Barrett Wendell TVas Roused to Anger For all his scholurly dignity, Bur rett Wendell, Harvard professor, now and then lost his temper and especially at footbull games. In his biography, M. A. DeWolfe Howes recalls an occa sion .when Doctor Wendell and his daughter were greatly annoyed by an excited fan directly in front of them, who kept leaping up and cutting off their view. When protests proved of no avail, Wendell upraised his professorial cane and brought It crashing down on the man's head*, breaking his bat. A roar of laughter went up from the delighted students who witnessed the Incident, increasing when the man turned around shouting furiously: "Who did thut?" "I did," replied Wendell calmly. "Come out and I'll buy you a new hat." They exchanged cards and were gone from the game long enough to make the necessary purchase. Sewing Machine Inventor The father of. the modern sewing machine was Ellas Howe, who died In tS()7. The patent for his first machine was taken out in 1846, and Its prin ciples still form the basis of most mod ern ones. Howe cunie from Massachu setts, and en rued his living in a fac tory for making cotton machinery; hut the honor of inventing the first sewing machine Is not entirely American, since various clumsy machines tor sewing leather and stuff had been evolved previously in England and In France. Howe visited England, but only managed to sell his patents for a bagatelle of $1,250. The descendants of his machine can do anything from button-holing and darning to the finest embroidery. That Boston Joke A number of boys ?vere playing baseball in a vacant lot In Boston, when the ball crashed through the window of an adjacent house. The wrathful householder stormed out in pursuit of the guilty ones. He man aged to capture one spectacled, slow fyoted youth. "I didn't do It, mister! I wasn't playing with them," the lad panted. "Then what did you run for?" roared the injured man. ?"I?I'm afraid that I was a victim of the prevailing mob hysteria, sir."? Country Gentleman. Value of Self-Control Self-control is self-direction, as well as self-restraint. The engineer controls his engine not simply by preventing it from running off the track or from colliding with an obstruction. It Is rather by making it do the work for which it was constructed and intended ?in pulling the train and getting some where?that he establishes his reputa tion as an efficient engineer. Once give the boys and girls this positive side of the mntter of self-control and you set them on the path to develop ment, of operation and a large mensure of success. Do not be a prohibitive '.eaclier.?Education. Timber Well Protected Outright theft of timber is rare In the national forests. Each year there are some cases of timber trespass, but usually these trespasses happen through no criminal Intent. They are frequently dne to Imperfect title rec ords on the part of private operators The government maintnins a corps of rangers and forest guards on the no tlonal forests, who In the conrse of their dally work are constantly travel Ing through the forest areas undei their Jurisdiction. Tltls patrol pre vent* deliberate theft and discovert ?nd corrects unintentional trespass The pennlty for deliberate trespass lr J severe and 1? applied rigorously, I The Painted Windsor IN all the furniture world painted fuc.iture is the most interesting. It offers splendid opportunities for e*pressinfr individuality in the choice of color and finish and its use in every part of the Iiouse is advocated by the best decorators. Painted furniture may he usod to furnish an entire room, or a piece or two like the Windsor chair and tabic in the illustration will provide a relief note where the color scheme threatens to be too sombre. These pieces may be purchased in the na tural wood and painted in any desired color. They .r.ay he stcnciled or decorated witn dccalcomania trans fers. The latter should.be varnished or shellacked to make sur*? of their oermanent adbe??' Tncrease the Beauty and Value of Your Farm andHome 20% (Avernge increase due to planting, reported by real estate dealers.) The planting: of a few fruit an-t ornamental trees will quickly increase the value of your home in accordance with the percentage quoted. At small cost you may have pecan, persimmon ?nd lig treat that will soon yield a profit. Roses, flowering shrubs and vines are inex pensive. They add beauty and value to the home and pleasure to the owner. Everything needed to beautify your homo grounds and garden is listed in our new it? lustrated catalogue. It wilt be mailed free on request. Write for it today. GRIFF ING'S INTERSTATE NURSERIES > Jacksonville, Florida EASTER THE SEASON TO BUILD The Easter Season ushers iu the Springtime, the season of home building. Have you completed yonr plans? If so, let us give you an estimate on the lumber you will need in its construction. We have millions of feet of high grade lumber. The kind you wil feel perfectly safe in using tor durability. FORT VALLEY LUMBER COMPANY Fort Valley, Ga. Hall's Catarrh Medicine Those who are In a "run-down" condi tion will notice that Catarrh bothers them much more than when they are In good health. This fact proves that while Catarrh is a local disease. It is greatly Influenced by constitutional conditions. HAM/S CATARRH MEDICINE Is a Combined Treatment, both local and in ternal. and has been successful In the treatment of Catarrh for over forty years. Bold by all druggists. F. J. Cheney A Co.. Toledo. Ohio. MONEY TO LOAN I am prepared to Loan Meoe? or R**l Rotate without Com minion. A. A. SMOAK, Imc. Perry.GU LOANS ON FArtM LAND!.. W? ara prepared t? elate leans presrptjjr o? Fmtm I aada. ? par at. Interest. DUNCAN tk NUNN, Fe DUNCAN * NUNN AMeraeye A Ceaaeellert at Law. Praaiiea ia AJ PttKT, OA. W. A. STVtOTHER UNtURANCK NEW HARDWARE Coming In Almost Daily. Come in often and look over Our Stock of Hardware and > \ ? Farm Implements. We think it will be to your Advantage. B. H. Andrew & Son Perry, Georgia "AT YOUR SERVICE" IT IS A PLEASURE TO SERVE Satisfied Customers Our Steaks and Fresh Meats Will Please You Quality and Quick Service" Is Our Motto Give Us A Call KING & BOLER FRESH MEATS GROCERIES PERRY, GEORGIA. CALL ON US FOR PRICES On Niagara Orchard and Cotton Dusting Machinery and Niagara Dust and Spray Material Fertilizer for Orchard and Farm All Kinds of Feed Stuffs. Your Business Will Be Appreciated PLANTERS WAREHOUSE Perry, Georgia. QUALITY - and SERVICE Courteous and Efficient Service for LADIES and GENTLEMEN by COMPETENT BARBERS a t THE QUALITY BARBER SHOP, Perry, Ga. RIES & ARMSTRONG JEWELERS RELIABLE GOODS ONLY Phene 836 315 Third Street Macm, Ga.