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TWICE-A-WEEK
VOLUME S 3.
RAILWYS. HAY BE
UNDER FIRE AGAIN
Politicians Said to Be Marshaling
Forces to Again Make Carriers
“The Goat.”—Executive Warned.
Atlanta, Ga., November 19.—Are
national politicians busy marshaling
their forces to attack the railroads
and other public service corporations
of the country when congress meets
next month
It begins to look that way, ac
cording to private advices received
by railroad executives in Atlanta
and other sections of the south, it
was stated here today.
“It seems that as a vote getter, a
red-hot speech which verbally
scorches the hair off the railroad
managers is considered par excel
lent,” said a prominent Atlanta rail
way executive, “and radical legisla
tion always follows successful cam
paigns of this character. If these
politicians could offer something
constructive in the way of railroad
legislation, their speeches would be
worth listening to, but the senseless
chatter and the vicious attacks of
men who could not qualify for the
position of a motcrman on a street
car, ought to be discouraged by the
voters of the country.”
The executive takes the position
that the raSroads were virtually
made a “plaything” during the war.
He mentioned the fact that some
people said they were mismanaged
for the purpose of discouraging gov
ernrent ownership.
“But whether or not this is true —
and of course, it is not,” said the ex
ecutive, we know that they were
saddled with an enormous increase in
operating expenses through succes
sive raises in labor costs and a sharp
reduction in labor output, due to
unfair labor classification. At the
end of the war the railroads were
short of equipment and more or less
disorganized, and while improve
ment has been made, the coat of
operation takes 86 cents out of every
earned.”
•
Constructive News In Papers.
Atlanta newspaper publishers, in
goaunon with many editors Of 'the
country, are now emphasizing the
importance of devoting more space
to what rs called “constructive
news.”
“There is no doubt that capital
from various parts of the country is
being attracted to the south and that
citizens of distant states are awak
erted to the great opportunities in
this and other southern states," said
one Atlanta editor. "The news
papers will contribute to this prog
ress to a great extent if they Will
make it a policy to feature the con
stractive news of their sections."
Showing what individuals and
corporations are doing in the way
progress in all lines, Atlanta' editors
now claim; will serve a great pur
pose. They recognize the fact, as
stated, that most of the newspapers
publish all the news that they be
lieve should be printed, but they de
clare that it would be helpful both
to the papers and the section »f
they continuously placed the em
phasis upon news dealing with
progress and constructive effort.
Merchants Can Help Farmer.
Discussing efforts made in Geor
gia to secure a greater diversity of
agricultural products, and conse
quently a getting away from the
one-crop idea, Georgia agriculturists
say that it is rather the custom to
berate the farmer for his lack of
initiative and disinclination to
branch out and diversify, but the
average farmer knows nothing about
how to organize a cream shipping
station; cannot do it himself, can
not make the arrangements for the
markets and for distribution of pay
checks. These agriculturists take
'the position that it is distinctly “up
to” the merchants and bankers of
the various communities.
Business men do not fully agree
with the statement of some of the
agriculturists in their implication
that the farmer himself can do noth
ing to help in this regard, but cer
tainly the merchants and the bank
ers, as they point out, would help
themselves and the community gen
erally by helping to initiate the es
tablishment of better marketing con
ditions. Thorough cooperation and
interest, of course, it is shown,
should be given by farmers’ asso
ciations.
for sale.
Purple Straw seed Wheat $1.50
per bushel; good seed oats 90c per
bushel. Stored at J. R. McKelvey’s
Mill and at W. M. Leatherwood’s
home.
n!9cM McKelvey & Leatherwood.
SEND US YOUR JOB WORK
The News-Herald
Witness to Killing
of Klan Attorney
. v «jw Wfc>yyeaiMp f
Mrs. M. A. Holbrook, steoot
apber. who as eye-witness to the
4tooting of Capt. Wu. Cobarn, Klan
ittoruey, by P. E. Fox, cAitor at
The Night hawk,” will be a star
ritneaa when the ease gomes to
(rial.
FINE POTATOES AND
TURNIPS RAISED AT
LOCAL CONVICT CAMP
Clerk of County Commissioners T.
L. Haris a few nights ago was weigh
ing some yam potatoes raised on the
Gwinnett convict camp site by the
men confined there and itwas found
that the average was exceptionally
high for a yam potato. Mr. Harris
stated that one acre there would
yield over 175 bushels.
The turnips raised by the men also
showed rapid growth and turned out
well. They have enjoyed eating tur
nips since the early variety came in
and are still eating them.
By the way some of the finest
hogs and pigs in the county are at
the camp, one of them which was
declared by a good judge of hogs to
be in fine condition and expected to
weigh over 600 pounds.
Oklahoma Senate Unanimously
Votes to Sustain Charges Filed in
House to Oust Chief Executive.
Oklahoma City, November 19.—J.
C. Walton, fifth governor of Oklaho
ma, was removed from office tonight
by Unanimous of the state sen
ate court of impeachment after his
triaF'on charges of corruption in-o#--
fice, neglect of duty, moral turpitude
and general incompetence.-
A formal verdict was returned
after the executive had* been found
guilty of 11 of the 16 charges pre
sented. The vote was 41 to 0.
Six of the original 22 charges con
stituting the impeachment bill were
dismissed by order ‘of the court.
The court, by a standing vote, de
nied a motion for a new trial which
Governor Walton’s counsel filed im
mediately after the verdict was an
nounced.
One Senator Absent.
The governor’s removal, although
not formally ordered until after a
verdict had; been returned on each
charge, was made certain this after
noon when the court found him
guilty of abusing his pardon and pa
role authority, the first charge to be
voted upon.
Forty-one senators lacking only
one of the total membership of the
body voted for conviction. Senator
Jack Barker, who has consistently
voted in the governor’s favor
throughout the sixteen days of the
trial, was absent.
The articles of impeachment were
filed by the lower house of the state
legislature, which less than two
months ago the executive had dis
persed by military force.
Trapp Is Governor.
By the removal of Governor Wal
tn, Lieutenant Governor M. E.
Trapp became governor. Trapp ha-,
been lieutenant governor during two
four-year administrations and has
been acting governor since October
23, when the senate suspended Gov
ernor Walton after the filing of the
impeachment charges.
SBOO IN BOUNTIES
FOR BABIES PAID
BY ONE LANDLORD
New York.—Even when twins and
triplets come at $25 or SSO a head
as the case may be, Johan Swenson,
retired sea captain and owner of a
drydock, just grins and pays his mon
ey.
Every boy born in Swenson's
apartment house costs him SSO- ev
ery girl brings a bounty of $25 to
the parents. And in the last year the
40 families in the building have had
20 children, most of them boys.
Swenson has paid SBOO in baby boun
ties and his offer still stands.
“The idea is a success,” he said
“People ought to have babies and a
man with money can afford to kelp
them hear some of the expense.”
(few amj Seceed
Hand Ford*.
H. P. Stiff V*Ur C*. Cask «r credit
LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1923.
NEW MARK SET
WHEN COTTON
REACHES 35C
New York. —December cotton
crossed 35c shortly after the opening
of the market Wednesday, a new
high record for the season and the
highest price since 1920.
It rose to 35.10 on heavy mill and
commission house buying, resulting
from the federal report of only 8,-
368,683 bales ginned to November
14.
Shortly after noon prices ruled
around 2 to 15 points from the early
highs. Much of the excitement which
accompanied the early advance and
carried December to 35.25 and March
to 35.05; May, 35.33, and other op
tions in proportion, subsided and
trading was more normal in charac
ter.
Heavy buying from the trade, mill,
Wall street and speculative interests
more than absorbed the heavy real
izing, south and hedge selling and
profit taking from scattered sources.
TWO-DAY CONFERENCE
STATE BRANCH NATIONAL
WOMEN’S ORGANIZATION
Atlanta.—Prominent women from
all parts of Georgia, now serving as
members of the State Democratic
Committee, have been invited to join
with the Atlanta woman’s committee
in making arrangements for the two
day conference here November 23
and 24, at which will be perfected
the Third Region of the National
Democratic Women's Organization.
Attending the conference will be
women Democratic leaders from 1-
Southeastern States. The conference
will be the most important woman’s
political conference ever held in the
South, itwas 6aid by the leaders. Fol
lowing are Georgia women who have
been asked to jointhe Atlanta com
mittee in arranging fcr the confen
ence;
Mrs. F. D. McConnell, Cavannah;
Mrs. Ruby Harris, Edison; Mrs. Max
E.Land, Cordele; ’Mrs. Bettie R.
fiobb, Carrollton; Mrs. Willie Burke
“Van Winkle, Atlanta; Mrs. C. E.
Turner, Macon; Mrs. Louise M.
Peeples, Cartersville; Miss Maud
Mobley, SocialCrrcle; Mrs. W. R.
Knight, Quitman; Mrs. J. H. McGee,
Lawrencevilleq Mrs. Isabelle S. Jor
dan, Augusta; Mrs. O. F. Paxon, Ab
beville; Mrs. J. IP. Dukes, Pembroke;
Mrs. S. F.'Cooper, Sylvania? Mrs, R.
E. McKinney, Arlington; Mrs. H; H.
Merry, Thomasville; Mrs. D. C. K6t
chum, Vienna; Mrs, J. W. Harris,
Jr., Americus; Kiss Ruth Carr, Bu
ena Vista; Mrs. W. L. Mcßride, New
nan; Mrs. Edgar Alexander, A‘l«nta;
Mrs. C. R. Harvey, Fairburn; Mrs.”J.
B. Settle, Jackson; Mrs. Bruce Carr
Jones, Macon; Mrs. Charles H. Har
ris, Eton; Mrs. Julian McCamy, Dal
ton; Mrs. T. F. Greene, Athens; Mrs.
C. M. Bond, Bowman; Mrs. George
A. Johns, Winder; Miss Katherine
Dozier, Gainesville; Mrs. J. H. Quinn,
Sandersville; Mrs. R. Q. Dickerson,
Homerville; Mrs. B. S. Malone, Pear
son; Mrs. C. H. Kittrell, Dublin;
Mrs. I. H. Corbett, Lyons.
30 SPALDING BOYS
RAISE 30 BALES
FROM 30 ACRES
Griffin, Ga. —The Spalding Coun
ty Boys’ Cotton club sold at auction
Friday their crop of cotton, consist
ing of thirty bales, produced by thir
ty boys from thirty acres of land,
under the direction of County Agent
‘Tap” Bennett. Several hundred
people attended the sale.
Mr. Traer, of Traer pub
lisher and editro of the farm paper
here, auctioned off the cotton, and,
while a novice in the business, made
good.
The lowest price brought for any
bale was 30 cents per pound and the
highest 50 cents per pound, the last
named bale being bought by a pool
of business and professional men.
The whole amount obtained for the
cotton will be pooled and divided
equally among the boys of the club.
The banks of the city financed the
boys through the board of trade, and
County Agent Bennett directed the
farming operations. The purpose of
the plan was to demonstrate that cot
ton could he produced under boll
weevil conditions which purpose has
been fully demonstrated, for if thir
ty boys can raise thirty bales from
thirty acres, it can and ought to be
done by their fathers.
WANTED—SOO Bushels of Stock
Peas and Remnants of Seed Cot
ton. We always paythe highest cash
price. Lawrenceville Cottorr-Co.,
W. O. COOPER, Mgr.
I SEND US YOUR JOB WORK
ThisJVeek
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By Arthur Brisbane
DON’T KILL THE MOUSE.
IF OXEN DID IT.
RELIGIOUS POWER LASTS.
ARMY HAPPY—KING SAFE.
Mr. Zangwill telling Americans
that their “pep” is lost motion, that
they are undignified, unjust, lack
shame, etc., will be useful to the
wist and annoying only the foolish.
It doesn’t matter what Mr. Zang
will is—is there any truth in what he
says?
If a humble mouse crawled from
a sewer, looked at you with his long
quivering nose and said, “You are
a shameless creature and don’t know
anything,” you should not try to kill
that mouse.
You should ask yourself, “Is there
truth in what the mouse says? If
so, how can'l correct my fault?”
The had fer.utre of Mr. Zangwill's
talk is the harm it may do to his co
religionists among those already pre
dujiced. It cannot hurt him, for he
will soon be back, safe in England,
where they will approve quite gen
erally his views of America.
But his inaccurate belittling of the
Ku Klux Klan may cause trouble to
better Jews than Zangwill. And his
ridiculing of Christian Science does
not come with a good grace from one
belonging to a race that has so long
complained (and justly) of religious
prejudice.
However, at his worßt, Mr. Zang
will is to be thanked. The United
States and its people have a thous
and defects, many that Mr. Zangwill
could not see or understand. To
make us think about them is to ren
der a service.
Correspondents report that Indi
ana is controlled politically by the
Ku Klux Klan, with that control al
ready strong in Texas, Oklahoma,
and Arkansas, now spreading into
Ohio arid other states.
■ Everything depends on how con
trol is acquired. If, through the
ballot box, no one may complain.
Vox populi, suprema tex esto holds
god whether yon like the vox of the
moment 6r not. ‘ <
In a Wild West exhibition a dozen
cows are turned into the arena;
“wild cowef’ they are called. Cow
boys with’ lasios and empty beer
bottles are turned loose with the
cows. They lasso them, throw them
down, sit on them, and the cowboy
that first manages to fill his beer
bottle with milk, no matter how, as
the cow pants and struggles, re
ceives a special reward. •
To many civilized beings that
seems all right.
What should we say about a col
lection of oxen if they gave a simi
lar exhibition, only turning nursing
human mothers into the arena in
stead of cows. We might criticize
them severely for lack of delicate
feeling.
Religion is still powerful in na
tional affairs. In Germany it plays
a greater part than Socialism, bol
shevism, or capitalism. The Wittels
bach, royal Catholic family of Ba
varia, who furnished Kings to Ger
many long before the Protestant Ho
henzollerns were known, are again
rivals of those Hohenzollerns for the
rule of Germany, when she shall be
come too weak to rule herself.
Stresemann, managing the German
republic, allows the Hohenzollern
Crown Prince to return from Hol
land, that his royal Protestant in
fluence might offset the revolution
ary royal Catholic influence of the
Wittelsbachs in Bavaria. To let one
royal religion fight another is his
plan.
Frank Falos, a crippled laborer,
takes his four young children to the
State Workmen’s Compensation Bu
reau and says, “You feed them, I
can’t.”
Ten thousand voices will cry,
“What,you can’t feed them? You
must feed them. It’s your duty.” To
that everybody says, “Amen,” yet
the crippled father would get no re
ward, except a quiet conscience, for
feeding these children, whereas the
community in general would got the
value of their work.
Parents are wrking for the na-
ADVANCE ON CO
- OP COTTON 20C
Atlanta, Ga.—According to an
nouncement by President J. E. Con
well, the directors of the Georgia
Cotton Growers’ Co-operative asso
ciation have authorized all members
to draw 20 cents a pound as initial
payment on cotton at the time of de
livery.
The resolution is now in effect
and all banks in the state have been
notified to accept members’ drafts
drawn for 20 cents per pound on
all cotton delivered to the associa
tion until further notice. Previous
to this time, the association has ad
vanced 15 cents a pound as an initial
payment to the member when he
delivered his cotton.
It is announced further that work
has already been commenced in send
ing out an additional five cents n
pound on all cotton delivered by
members heretofore, which, when
completed, will bring the advance up
to 20 cents per pound to all members.
The association officials state that
mailing the additional five cents a
pound will require several days in ;
viewof the large number of accounts
to be handled but that this will be
done as fast as posible.
On this date last year the associa '
tion had advanced to its membt rs on
cotton delivered at thattime, less
than $2,250,000. This year the as
sociation has advanced approximately
$3,750,000 to its members at 15
cents a pound, who desired an ad
vance at the time of delivery. This
year many thousands of bales of cot
ton have been received from mem
bers who did not desire an advance
when they delivered their cotton.
“Ths increase in our initial pay
ment is in line with the policy of the
the association to pay the members
just as much money as is consistent
with good business," stated Mr. Con
well. He said further that this poli
cy is all the more helpful in Georgia
this year in view of the fact that the
state has the shortest coton crop in
over forty years.
“If we, as individuals and business
firms, areto prosper in Georgia, we
must' co-operate,” he said. ”1 mean,
all of us—farmers, merchants and
bankers. Our lack of understanding,
wherever such is the case, must be
wiped out. It is gratifying to know
that co-operative marketing is doing
this among so many people and lines
of business that heretofore have not
worked together for mutual bene
fit.”
HIS 18 MARRIAGES
MAY BE EXPLANATION
OF FORGERY CHARGE
Juneau.—Police Inspector B.
Swennes, of Portland, Ore., left here
Tuesday with Harold Steen, alias
Walter J. Harmon, accused of for
gery. Swennes said that records
showed Steen had married nine
times on the Pacififc coast and nine
times before coming to the coast
from New York.
SHOOTS HER FIFTH
HUSBAND, CLAIMING
PREW-EDDING PACT
Chicago.—Mrs. Mary Culouski, 30
years old, Tuesday night shot and
probably fatally wounded Simon Cu
louski, her fifth husband, after a
quarrel. She told the police that her
act was the result of a pact into
which the couple had entered that if
either left the other, the one who left
must die. Her husband, she said, ac
cused her of infidelity and threaten
ed to leave, so she shot Jiim.
There I* a Limit
Jeweler: “Bracelets are all the
style this year. If you like htem all
—take them. You can’t wear too
many this season.”
Fair Shopper: “Well, I don’t want
my arms to look like curtain poles.”
FOR SALE.
Duroc Jersey pigs; also a few Po
land-Chinas. Get yours. J. Ben Da
vis, at Postoffice or Lawrenceville,
Route 2.
:ior, ami s-uprcmc’y wise Providence
Makes tl'.em eager to do it, glad to
sacrifice themscl ■cs for thj coming
.jr.neraticn.
Mussolini increases the pay of sol
diers so that they are as well paid as
civilian workers. That’s an echo of
old Rome, They good care of soldiers
in thoseancient days that Mussolini
admires and would bring back.
A contented army means a safe
dictator.
The old plan was to give land to
the old soldiers and whatever they
could take to the young ones. Good
pay probably will do as well.
Again Honor Wilson
on Armistice Day
f, ® ~
! JJ
Thousands!ularched to the Wash
ington homo of war-time President
Wilson on Arwlttk- Day to listou to
hie add teas—read by Senator Glass
as Mr. Wljaoa stood by, a#, enow n
to tlw, picture above Immediately
dftor tbw demonstration, Mi ' Wis
picture below was taken. -
MAKES A GOOD
LIVING ON FARM
Among the men ih Gwinnett coun
ty who makes a good living on the
farm is Will Butler, who resides oh
the farm of Col. O. A. Nix, one mile
from Lawrencevillle oil the Stone
Mountani road.
A promihent gentleman Tuesday
in talking of the success of some
men who had really worked their
croptfthis year and hadu sed poison,
fertilizer a. •’ ’udgment on their cot
ton, stated tha Mr.- Buler would
elder over $ 1,000 this year besides
making a good living for himself and
family,
* Farrtilng with two mules and plant
ing twelve acres Will Butler has
made nine bales of coton, which av
erage over 500 pounds each; 250
bushels cotton seed, 250 bushels of
corn,l3o gallons syrup, 3,000 bun
dles of fodder, ten tons of hay, 160
bushels potatoes, 25 bushels peanuts,
75 bushels wheat, 50 bushels oats.
It was stated that SIOO worth of fer
tilizer and $50.00 of poison was used.
ANNUAL MEETING OF
STOCKHOLDERS AND DI
RECTORS FAIR ASSN.
The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders and directors of the
Gwinnett Agricultural and Industiial
Fair Association will be held :'.l 10
o’clock, Monday, November 20. Elec
tion of officers and other very im
portant business to come before the
meeting.
JOHN M. LANGLEY.
Secreatry and Treasurer.
CROSS ROADS.
Mr. H. L. Bennett and daughter
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie Bennett at Centerville.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Brownlee spent'
Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs.
W. R. Doby.
Miss Nora Brownlee spent Sun
day afternoon with her sister, Mrs.
H. L. Hansard.,
Mr. Lawson Bennett spent Sun
day at the bedside of his mother,
Mrs. Tom Bennett, who k very ill.
Mrs. vv. R. Doby and daughters,
Ruby and Willie Mae visited Mrs.
Lawson Bennett Monday afternoon.
Mrs. J. B. Brownlee visited Mrs.
T. J. Mitchell one afternoon this
week.
Misses Ruby, Willie Mae Doby
spent one afternoon this week with
Miss Nora Brownlee.
Mr. T. J. Mitchell visited his sis
ter, Mrs. Byrd Brownlee, a while
Wednesday.
Mss. H. T. Hansard and H. T., Jr.,
and little Mary Lee, spent Wednes
day .’ftrrnoon with Mrs. B. W. Mer
cier *:,d daughter.
twice-a.week
REV. FRANKLIN
HAS GOOD YEAR
The I.awrenceville Methodists Would
Be Pleased to Have Their Popurar
I Ist or Returned.
The fifty-seventh annual North
Georgia Methodist Conference will
convene this (Wednesday) morning
at Wesley Memorial church, Atlanta,
Bishop Darlington, of West Virginia,
presiding, instead of Bishop Murrah,
of Memphis, as was first announced,
he being unable to attend on account
of sickness.
Rev. Marvin A. Franklin, pastor
of the local church, filled his regu
lar appointment Sunday and was
greeted by large congregations at
both morning and evening services.
At the morning service he took occa
sion to speak of his work during the
year and to voice his appreciation of
the many kindnesses shown he and
his family by the people of Law
renceville, and said it would be his
pleasure to serve the church another
year.
A response was made by Prof. C.
O. Stubbs on the part of the congre
gation, in his usual happy manner.
He spoke of the progress made dur
ing his pastorate and of the love
and esteem in which he was held by
the entire community. The church
has made great progress during
the past year, much work of con
structive nature having been carried
out, and perhaps no year in the his
tory of the church has the work
been done with more unity and less
dissension.
Mr. Franklin has greatly endeared
himself, not only to his own mem
bers, but to the entire community,
and his return would be gratifying.
He is one of the outstanding young
ministers of the conference, an ex
cellent paßtor and a speaker of un
usual ability, and it would be a
source of sincere regret should he be
removed.
The report for the year shows
that there were 66 additions to the
church; 6 infants baptised; pastor’s
salary paid in full by both Law
rencevillg and McKehdxee? confer
ence collection paid in full; good re
vival# at both churches; goed camp
meeting; more - than SSBOO raised
for all purposes; all activities at the
church in wholesome condition.
Special mention of the work done
by G. S. Perry, chairman board of
stewards; R. L. Robinson* church
treasurer; Dr. J. W. Nicholson,
treasurer of conference collection;
Mrs. W. A. Camp, president of the
missionary society, and John C.
Houston, superintendent of the Sun--
tlay school.
MRS. MINNIE A. MANSFIELD'
DIED SUNDAY MORNING
Mrs. Minnie Arndell Mansfield,
wife of Mr. F. M. Mansfield, died at
her home on the Atlanta highway
near Tucker Sunday morning, No
vember 18th, after a lingering ill
ness of more than a year.
She was about sixty years of age.
Before marriage she was Miss Min
nie Arndell and was reared in this
county, where she was well known
and has a large family connection.
Her husband, Mr. F. M. Mansfield,
is well known in Lawrenceville, be
ing a prominent contractor. He
built the new Methodist church and
was chief inspector of the new
school building which was recently
completed.
Besides her husband she is sur
vived by the following sons: Wal
lace, of Maryland; Lewis, Sam, Rob
ert and Mike Mansfield, of this
county; 'daughters: Mrs. Grace
Dickens, of Madison, Ga.; Misses
Alleen and Jennie Mansfield, of this
county, and by one grandson, Frank
Mansfield. She is also survived by
three brothers and two sisters. She
was a cousin of Mrs. John W. Gar
ner, of this city.
The funeral and interment were
held at Harmony Grove church, of
which she was a member, November
19th, Revs. F. A. Ragsdale and John
Hall having charge of ti services.
SEND US YOUR JOB WORK
SINGING.
The Four County Choir will be at
Hog Mountain church the fourth
Sunday afternoon to sing. Every
body invited to come and be with us.
We extend the Four County Choir,
composed of Hall, Jackson, Gwinnett
and Barrow, a cordial welcome.
R. L. BOWEN.
POLAND-CHINA PIGS.
A few extra fine pigs. Those
wanting pure bred stock and the best
breed, will do well to see me at
once. Also a nice lot of Duroe pigs
n 19c 1. B. WHITWORTH.
SEND US YOUR JOB WORK.
NUMBER 7.