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fOLLYANNA
COLYUM
A member o f |
the Sisterhood ol
Husband Hunter:
always has h e i
strings on two oi
three prospects so
when something'"
-beats her to one of
them she can fal!
bad; on one of the |
others.
\ Two Irishmen, one
accompanicd by hib
wife, met ou the street.
Said Pat to Mike:
Lot me present my
- wife to ye.''
^'Nothaokje/'Raid Mike. "O1
iiHt oni of ?o own."
' Our school honsesvCexoept in the
1 ;?untry)havebecomq mere asylum ?
"r?r football Innafci$a/ -
"Do good marks in
aool, my/iftle mant"
"Yes^n',4fat I caa't show 'em."
HAPPY NEW YEAR
appthbw teak! Something
magic
in the words that stir the heart;
>ld year's gone anualn tragic,
Aad we'll take a frosh new
starti
Jass np all onr fret? and troubles;
Torn our backs on trials aud
1 riles;
>t them fade away like bubbles?
Greet the year that's Here, with
smiles!
It is fntile, friend, to worry
I Over past mistakes and frets;
Qnly gets us in a flurry ?
Pills as full of vain regrets.
Yesterday is gone forever;
And TODAY is bright with
cheer;
HOW'S the time to make endeavor;
For a band-new year is H EBB I
Look with FAITH unto to-morrow;
Glance not backward, with a
sigh;
Wipe away each trace of sorrow?
Let your heart with HOPifl soar
. high!
Joy you'll get. if joy you're GIV
ING,
As the golden moments flit;
HOW's the time to do your LIV
ING?
NOW'8 the time to do your
"bit"l
*?hind you;
k" take
ie bsd in the
? rep!ied:"Madatn.
?'rti it is a lamp,
"Jm yoa ever fall in love wit-'
word?? inquired Messrs. Punk &
Wagnalls.as one man. .Oh,
iodeedl Su<? as "Bnclo??d ilad
cheek." > V
Cal?W?t are yoor two highest
ambitions? ft
Harry?Bundes and Brunettes.
8ome belief# it's cheaper to pay
rent than to own a home and
others that it's cheaper to move
than do eithetl
. Sir, I have40nrted your daugh
ter for six yeaiV'
you wantt"
"ourse.'
J? '"anted a
ECHdtlOF THE KEWS
King Ben, along with other
kings, present and ex, is ready to
admit there are a lot of thorns in
every crown.
A Texas man caught a bear with
his bare hands and killed him. He
was a married man.
"White House Waffles Eaten
By Senators,'* says the Leadline,
which means that Cal has some
body on the carpot.
The Christmas spirit is today
almost as commercialized as Stan*
dard Oil.
It is apparent that those who
believe Musolinitatics will include
practically all the drivers of five
ton trueka.
John M. Browning, inventor of
the machine gun. is dead, bul hip
fame will be perpetuated by Chi
cago gang leaders.
As President Coolidge does not
nay whether he will run again, the
newspaper boys might ask tho|
"presidential spokesman'' if he
knows.
There are numerous depart
ments in the university, and why
not one in common souse, sanity
and good citizenship.
The store cleiks, postoflice em
ployes, etc., will have to be shown
how Christmas brings peace on
<*arth and good will to men.
It is a matter of opinion wheth
er shifting the front page space
from Mrs. McPherson to King
David was really any gain.
Badolph Valentino's second
wife says, for publication, that she
is getting spirit messages from
the screen star, and there are oth
er indications that press-agenting|
is on the decline.
A North Carolina judge has sen
tenced a boy to attend church
every Sunday for two years.
Anyway, this will give him two
chances at the Sunday school
Christmas tree.
Queen Marie has gono home
mach sooner than she expected,
but the men say that not many of
the women folks follow her ex
ample.
A couple in Knoxville, Tenn. got|
married last week after a court
ship of 35 years. Wonder if they
are equally as cautious when they
approach a grade crossing and see
a Stop, Look. Li&ten sign.
We've just got to have our fling
with royalty in this democratic
country, and -is Queen Marie does
the fade out. King lien comns on
in closeups on the front page.
The orown of Catherine the
Great, mado of more than 1.500
diamonds and valued at $52,000, ?
000 is offerd for salo in America.
The thing won't fit us, and besides |
we haven't got anywhere to wear if.
Charlie Chaplain's matrimonial
bark has again hit the rocks.
Charlie is certainly . maintaining!
his profession's reputation to the
best of his ability. The trouble
with actors, as a rule, is that they
are too blamed temperamental.
A Now Orleans woman burned|
her husband's automobile to pre
vent him from joy riding with
other women. The judge before
whom she was tried justified her
act. That had better not get tool
much publicity in these parfs, or J
there will be a general bonfire of j
?hubby's ear.
I.
A girl stowaway from Germany
rent foodless for 17 days in an
ffort to get to America, but we
know a lot of flappers who have
gone practically foodless for many
months in an effort to get below
130.
King Ben. of the House of Da
vid, had made some of his follow
ers believe that he is an immortal,
whereas additional light on the
subject seems to show that he is
merely immoral.
France has named Paul Candel
to be ambassador to Washington.
He is described as "a veteran dip
lomat." We think we'd prefer an
ambassador who means what he
says and says what he means.
Albert B. Fall has let it be
known that he dislikes the news
paper publicity in connection with
**' ******** he has learned
WET-WEATHER TALK
Jam?s Whltcomb Riley.
"It hain't no use to grumble and complane;
It's jest as cheap aud e?3y to rejoic?.?
When Uod sorts out the weather aud sends rain,
W'y raln'B uiy choice
"Men ginerly, to all intents ?
Although they'rt apt to grumble some?
Puts most thevr trust in Providence,
And takes things as they come?
That is the commonality
Of men that's lived as long as me
Has watched the world enough to learn
They're u?it the bos>s of this concern.
"With some, of course, it's different?
I've saw young men that knowed it all,
And didn't like the way thing* went
On this terrestohul ball;?
But nil the sam*-, the rain, some way,
Kained jest ns hard on picnic d.iy ;
Er, when they railly Wanted it,
It maby wouldn't rain a bit!
"In this existunce, dry and wet
Will overtake the iiest of men
Some little skift o' clouds Ml shet
The sun oil now and then.?
And maybe, whilse you're wundern who
You've fool-liko lent your uinbrell' to,
And want it?out" 11 pop the sun
And you'll be glud you Ua.'n't got none!
"It aggervates the farmers, too?
They's too much wet, tr too much Bun,
Er work, er waitin' round to do
Iioforo the plowin's done:
And maby, like as ifot, the wheat,
Jest as it's lookin' har.l to beat,
Will ketch the storm---and jest ab:?ut
The time the corn's ajintio' out.
"These-hore cyclones a-foo!in' round?
And ba k' ard crops!?and wind and rain!
Anil yet the corn that's waller'd down
May elbow up again!
They hain't no sensu, as I can see,
For mortalssicli as us to be
A faultin' Natur's wise intents,
And iockin' horns with Providence!
"It hain't no uso to grumble and complane |
It's jest us cheap and easy to rejoice.
Whon God sorts out the weather and sends lain,
W'y, rain's my choice".
A MORNING WISH
The sun is just rising on the
morning of another day, the first
day of a new year. What can I
wish that this day, this year, may
bring to met Nothing that shall
make the world or others poorer,
nothing at the expense of other
men; but just those few things
which in their coming do liot stop
with me, but touch uic rather, as
they pass and gather strength:
A few friends who understand
me, and yet remain my friends. A
work to do which has real value
without which the world would'
feel the poorer.
A return for such work small
enough not to tax unduly any one
who pays. A mind unafraid to'
travel, even though the trail be!
not bl&zed. An understanding
heart,
A sight of the eternal hills and
unresting sea, and of something
beautiful the hand of man has
made. A sense of humor and the
power to laugh, A little leisure
with nothing to do. A few mo-!
ments of quiet, silent meditation.
The sense of the presence of God. |
And the patience to wait for the
coming of these things, with the'
wisdom to know them when they
come.?by W. R. Hunt,
AMERICAN INDUSTRIES HAVE COURAGE
i
The agricultural industry has
had many problems to meet. But
so has every other one of our basic
industries, such as mining, oil,
timber, etc. Taken as a whole,
neither of the four industries
mentioned is making a return on
its investment which would satisfy
a banker, manufacturer or mer
chant if he was earning a like
amount.
The oil industry has gone quiet
ly about bettering its condition by
every efficiency method it can
devise- The timber industry is
starting in right from the growing
of the tree, to place itself 011 a
permanent and substantial basis in
the future. The mining industry,
by every method known to
chemistry and cngiueeriug, is re
ducing its cost of production as
the most permanent method of
increasing its profits.
Probably no branch of agricul
ture has had more handicaps to
contend with since the war ended,
but it now faces a crisis, due to
the fact that India, the world's
greatest user of silver, has been
considering changing its monetary
system from silver to gold, and
dumping its silver on the market
to buy gold.
Instead of lying down in the
facs of such a prospective calamity.
Western miners are redoubling
their efforts to fiud new ways to
use silver, and thus maintain
production and payrolls in their
mines. As the United States
produced about one-fourth of the
world's silver in 1925, the problem
of maintaining our ? silvrr mining,
jasi as the problem of maintaining
our timber resources, our oil
nroduQtion and our agricultural
INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION
Each year crime costs America
h milili equal to the entire war debt
owed our country by Europe, 01
twice what it costs to run tin
government. In any one year wi
spend ten times as much for crinu
as we have spent on highways.
Kcdueing crime one-balf would in
live years wipe out the national
debt, costing each inhabitant $83
a year. The Chicago crime com
mission says that sity has 30,000
crooks and criminals costing the
city $20,000 a year apiece.
What is the remedy! Is it play
or work ! Does any nation spend
more money on ^college and high
school sports like baseball and
football than ours! Do the ohil
dren of any country play more
and work less thau our children!
A genius proposes spending mil
lions in every state on more play
grouuds for the children.
What is more conducive to crime
among the growing generation of
boys and young men than idleness
and spending mouey they never
earned? Nebraska ia considering
a department of higher education
to relate the student with and pre
pare him for, an honest-to-God
job for life best fitted for him.
Some high schools have more than
half their boys working, learning
trades, as well as making their
grades.
Is it not time to ask oar schools
whether industrial education of
our youth is not the solution of
the problem! Are not habits of
industry and earning money be
fore you spend it, a good way to
reduce the national crime burden!
?Manufacturer's Record,
NEW YEAH greeting:?The Lord
bless tliee, and keep thee: The Lord
make his face shine upou thee,
and be gracious unto thee: The
Lord lift ap his countenance upon
thee, and give thee peace. Num
bers 6: 24, 25, 26.
prayer?Great God, on the
first day of the New Year, we offer
ourselves to Thee anew that we
may be enabled in all this year to
grow into Thy likeness.
QUESTIONS AND BIBLE
ANSWERS
What breaks the connection be
tween God and man!
Answ?r, read Isaiah 59:1,2
?FOR RENT?Oood two horse
farm, excellent land, three room
house, water and wood. See L.
C. Howard, Perry, Ga.
LOST?One tan kid glove, size
6 3 4, on Carroll St. in Perry,
1927
Furniture
Undertaking
Groceries
W. B. SIMS
Perry, Ga.
Phone No. b. Night Phone No. 22
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INSURANCE
EVERY KNOWN KIND
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A SPECIALTY
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PERRY, - - ? GEORGIA.
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Lincoln . Ford . Fordson
PERRY, GA.
GOOD COAL
$10.00 Cash per Ton at Yard
Delivery Charges Must Be Added
Prepare for Cold Weather
"Better Be Safe Than Sorry"
H. P. HOUSER,
COAL and INSURANCE
Phone 36 Ferry, Ga.
Money to Loan
on Farm Lands in Houston County at Low Rate cf
Interes, If you want money qaick, writeor call
HATCHER-TURPIN CO.