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CHARLTON COUNTY HERALD
YOI Xl.-=NO. 7.
THE LOCAL PAPER.
A Powerful Influence For Good
: Inlt's Community.
The iufluence of the moden news
paper and periodical on the thought
and character of the community in
which it circulates 1s vastly greateml
than most people who give it a cas- |
wul thouzht may realize. ;i
. There never has beer a reform of
amy magritude successfully carried
‘cut without-the help of the newspa
pers, and a radical change in the
policy of a party or goverment along
r:form lines 1s never undertaken un
til that reform has been forced upon
it by popular sentiment expressed
througzh the paper's column’s,
Popular sentiment produces re
form and that sentiment is produc
ed by the newspapers. So we see
tlat the newspaper 1s at the bottom
of al} reforr movements. This is
true of all rightly conducted journal
ism, but is doubly true of the local
or country daily or weekly, and for
thesc reasons:
The large metronolitan dailies,
- with their enormous circulations,
are mainly read by business men
. and a large percentage of these men
rarelv, if ever glance at an editorial,
The papers are largely left in car
seats or thrown into waste baskets,
~and the proportion which reach the
~ tamily fireside is small, and these
“are simply scanned for sensationil!
news, ond the editorials are over
looked by the ladies of the family
al most entirel y.~ |
. Now, how différent it is ‘with the
local weekly paper! -It js read tgp;T
huttum and sider by e\'erG)\ mfie‘mb‘e}f
_of the family and garticularly by
%fl@nflw%fik‘“ arfi:a read,
L 35 e ’_‘ «,.,ip» '.: ~‘-;'
the community largely gathers its
~wpigions [rom the tone of the ar
ticles. : 74 |
The women of a community have
much greater weight in shaping the
“policy of that section than they are
usually given credit for. Itis in
very many respects the case of the
gray masce being the better horse)
‘ and you will nzarly always find them
on the right side, opposing to gratt
and wrongiloing and fighting' for the
pare in life. The local paper helps
them t> understand political and so
- cial questions and to act and taik
intelligently in relation to them,
and through the women of the house
hold a tremendous influence is ex
_erted on the voters of that house
hold.
I'his is larzely the reason that a
locality like that covered by these
papers is so ciean politically. Who
ever heard of graft or flagrant cases
of wrongdoing in the towns covered
by’ thes¢ papers. And we rather
flatter ourselves that these papers
and the influence they exert have
done much to keep the district pure
and clean.
. % Qur readers have always found us
“in the past arrayed on the side of
‘good government. Regardiess of
any on2’s feelings, we aiways speak
out in public meetings on all public
questions vital to the interests of
our towns, and we propose to stand
on the same plutform, 1
But it is the strangest thing that
the borrowers of the local paprr!
7.’,-73‘6%7?8,’_3‘1'?'.‘1“m’“‘“ds upon an ed~‘
itor than a regular sulscribzr. Ail
sorts of church affairs, #ll family
troubles are sent to the, publisher.
I'he weekly country paper has the
best interests of the community at
at heart and wants to and does serve
the public, but it, in turn, must be
supported Those that have a busi
ness in a town should advertise the
local paper. ‘Thatis the thing that
makes a paper pay. We are pleas
ed that all have enjoyed the paper
the past year.—kx.
Don’t = procrastinite. Let us
place thit insuraunce for you. It
mizht be 100 late next week. Old
Ling you know, solict and sure,
| * W. W, TyLER, Agt.
INCREASING THE
YIELD OF COW
. REAR;
Press Bulletin No. 7. \
Ga. State College of Agr. |
) Attention is trequentl; called to
the difficulty experienced by farm
ers 1n securing a good yield of grain,
from the cowpea one year with an
other. A large crop of vines is ob
tained practically every year, and
there is a sufficient amcunt of leaf
and stem to_bear and apparently
mature into a large amount of grain,
but for some reason the pode fail to
form. This trouble has been attri
buted to the east wind, to planting
in the wrong time of the moon, and
to other things which could have
bnt little influence on crop yield, as
investigations have now clearly dem
onstrated.
Observation and conversation
with farmers indicate that in Inost
instances they are ouly using about
200 pounds per acre cf a fertilizer
containing z per cent of nitrogen, 8
per cent of phosphoric acid and 2
per cent of potash. It will be seen
at once that this fertilizer is supply
ing a minimum amount of plant food
so little, in fact, fact, that it can
only have a slight effect upon crop
troduction. The cowpea being a
ileguminous crop is supposed to
gather its nitrogen from tne air, and
under mast conditions, it does so.
Since phospoates and potash are re
quired by the cowpea crop m large
quantities, and are not contained ia
3ugg:x‘s;fi}zbcf in lgfie qufir{titigs;‘
and fréquently not ina readily avail
some other source: .. .
"To show the heayy draft made on
the soil by the cowpea with respect
to these two elements, it is only
necessary to state thata crop yield
ing two tons of hay would remove
from an acre of land approximately
21 pounds of phospboric acid and
59 pounds of potash. It will be
seen that in applying 200 pounds of
a 2-8-2 fertilizer provision has been
magle for about three-fourths of the
phosphates needed and one fifteenth
of the fiotash_.
It should not be forgotten thatl
the power to mature grain of any,
sced-bearing crop is dependent large
ly on the supply of phosphates;
hence the necessity of supplying
this element in liberal quantity and
in an easily assimilated form, The
direct action of this element on
grain production being so well re-|
cognizep, is it not clear to all]
rationally thinking persons thati
the failurz to supply the required
commercial elements in liberal a
mount is largely responsible for the‘
low yieled of grain from the cow
pea plant. It is certain that suffii
cient fertilizer has aot been applied
in the past to supply the needs of
the crop, and hence if the season
is a little unfavorable, a poor yield
of grain results. To insure the cow
pea crop being reasonably supplied
‘with the needed plant food, 1t would
be advisable to use a fertilizer which ‘
would contain at least 200 pounds
of acid phosphate, of which 16 per ‘
centwould be available, or 32 pounds, ‘
\ To supply the potash at least 100
pounds of muriate or 400 pounds of
ikainit would be repuired. A mix
ture, therefore, containing roo Ibs.
lof cotton seed meal, 200 pounds of
acid phosphate and 50 pounds of
muriate of potash would provide a
satisfactory fertilizer for cowpeas.
This fertilizer would analyze
approximatelyz percent of nitrogen,
9.7 percent of phosphoric acid and
7.7 perceat of potash, and when
applied at the rate of 350 pounds
per acre would add suffiiciency of
the necessary elements to the soil
'to insure a large and profitable crop
lof both hay and grain.
| Athens, Ga., Andrew M. Soule,
l June 5, 1908. President
FOLKSTON, GA THURSDAY, JULY 9. 1908
- DO YOUR BEST.*
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Girls and women who dre stdthing
out on a business, pl‘ofwssiofi,‘-
industrial career, cach and @very
one of them would do well togems
broider a motto in large letter '.ry
their inner consciousness, says! Zgg
New Idea Woman’s Magazend fiuf
August.. The words to be . ..”’
orately embiazoned where none fsa]
may see, are these: “Whatever od g{s
to you to be done, do 1t wlt}:bei
best there is within you.”” =B&
There comes a time to” all ®hen
we have to perform big and ‘
little tasks that are distasgefit{t
The girl who has a college or & “fi
a high school education; in star }
out upon a business hfe, will ¥fe
quently be called upon to do “thilgs
that she may consider beneath fhet
dignity. But that is no excils 4
her not doing them well. The Je
nographer often may be asked: x& @'
errands of the office boy; the teagh-"
er may find that she will,‘_,,lf’a\;f
sweep the school-room floofs—-f-sa_.-; ty
that the janitor has carelessly fal :
to do; or the gfrl in the library .
have to carry an armful of ho‘,' 2
work which obvioush_'{beloh'g:; “
porter. None of thege duties, w "
tncluded in the bargain when §
girl or woman sought employme; -
Por this reason the performance @f
the hated tasks is done with a’ ‘v !fi
less hand and no interested thought!
But whenever a task clee"s",to@
hand to be done, no mattér whatgit,
is, do it with the best thfl“%s #
for every task has ite usefil les if §
~ Itis just as houorabl;‘%a{ agh.
dishes well 4 to run a bank succes; b
fully, The girl who can' paint |
: Rl v I R A
thoroughly as to péflr&}rnnvg‘i‘
brilliant colors, The pmphets'ofl
the Bible told us to do all things to
the glory of God. It does not mat.
ter whether dishes are to be washed,
floors to be scrubbed, a dinner cook
ed, &« poem ‘written or a marble chis
eled. One act of service is as good.
as another. All depends on its per
formance.
HOMELAND.
A charming party eajoyed a pic
*nic on the banks of the Satilla river
last Saturday, July 4th, The party
counsisted of W. H. Thompson, Mr.
John Waughtel and wife, Mr, Garner
and family, Mr, Buarnis and Miss
Katie Harrington,
A delightful event of July 4th was
the informal dinner party at which
Mr, and Mrs. W. H. Clay enter
tained in honor of E. C, Getchell
who has just returned to Homeland
after an extended visit thru Flonida.
The reception room was beauti
fully decorated with flags and bunt
g together with many lovely roses
and other flowers from the hostess’s
garden,
Among these presont were: Mr.,
and Mrs, C. F. Johnson, Mr. andi
Mrs, C. W. Waughtel, Mr. and Mrs,
W. H. Clay and Mr. E. C, Getch
ell.
[he affair was a pretty compli
ment to the guest of honor.
A young blacksmith arrived at the
home of Lewis Jergen last week.
Mr. Hatcher is smiling, It is
now a baby girl.
William Remich, a professional
shoemaker, is opening an up-to-date
shoe and harness shop in the post
office building. h
Prof. and Mrs, 1. E. Mallard
were entertained at the home of
iMr. and Mrs. C. W, Waughtel one
‘day las* week. ;
} i e
! Father—l told you not to go with
lthat boy.
' Bobby—l had to, father, ’cause
‘he had hold of my hairl--Ex.
t EXTENDTHE A. B& A,
L P
f iinevelnpement:,of much intercst
“to Folkston is the movement of the
j.{acksonville and Waycross Boards
. of trade in an effort to have the A,
B and A. extend its line from Way
|@ross to* Jacksonville. In our o
pinion it really is a move of the A,
{B & A. people throngh the Jack
fonville Board of ‘l'rade. The A,
'B. & A is fast reaching ont to the
west and is “begining to be recog
as one of the big railroad lines of
‘Ga. It has very flne terminal prop
(erties in Brunswick which would ac
ammobatc most of its freight busi
hness, but, it wants to get into Ilorida
"&nd_share a part of the tourist busi
mess.. There are many advantages
to be gained by the extension of the
"‘oad.r It weuld mean much to
Folkston. We should jein with,
Jacksonville and Waycross in the
{extension of the A. B. & A., which
fwould mean volumes for Ifolkston,
being a competeing line, it would
give betler freight rates. The St. ‘
M‘arys and Kingsland road would
then be extended to Folkston, which
would give the road all the deep
'tra‘ter it would need and open up‘
tsome of the finest farming lands be
tween herc and St. Marys that there
?g in Georgia, ¢ :
B Oy ¥
. LITTLE MEN,
'w"f?or (Gus M‘ovrrofi’, of Jonesboro, 1
a"delegatedfor the Denver Conven
-fitmygnd‘a man of small stature him
welf, thongh full of infinite shrewd-J
ness and wisdom, has this to say of
he personnel of the convention and
‘sshonarees: | .
pg effect of the verdict
. jle.of Georgia op
at the fconvention of Tuesday of
mea of sfigall stature, First and
foremost, of conr;"c::"syas Little Joe
Brown, Then, th~re was Hon,
B. M. Blackburn, the game and
bnlliant’littic bantam who was chos
en secretary of the conyention and
the state exccutive committe. Then
P. W. Meldrim; the conrtly and cap
tivating little cavalier of Savannah,
who was selected as the head of the
delegation to the national mnven-\
tion. ‘Then, Hon. Clark Howell,
the true friend, the loyal democrat
and the sterling statesman, who was
re-elected as the little representa
tive of Georgia on the national ex
ecutive committee. What would
this old worid be good for anyway, 1
if we didn’t have the litde ones.”
Yy
EASY.
““How could you distingnish
Achillles from the girls?”” asked the
Greeks. “How could you see that
he was a man in woman’s garb?”’
“He didn’t drop his handker
chief,” explained Ulysees,, every
time he turned around,”—Fx,
SORRY FOR HIM,
Browne—l regret to say, dear,
that—er—concerning that birthday
Efi I promised you—er—diamonds
re up in price now, higher than |
can afford,
Mrs. Browne—l'm sorry, dear.
Browne—VYes, it is disappointing—
Mrs. Browne—Yes, its too bad
that ycu’ll have to pay more than
you can afford.—Ex.
“Mrs. - Irons,” complained the
boarder at the foot of the table,
‘ this mutton has a woolly taste,”
“I'm glad 1t has,” snapped the
landlady, “the last time I gave you
mutton you said it ¥as horse meat.”
—Chi'cago Tribune.
- Farmer Hayseed—You advertis
;ed shady-woods,
i Farmer Corntassel—Wal, there’s
one tree for 'em to cut their initials
i'on, and that’s enough. —Ex
N Te I
| HOW TOKEEP WATER GOLD
“Having tried it, [ reccommend
the following mode of keeping ice
Water for a long time in a ‘common
pitcher,” says a writer in Woman's
Home Companion for Julw, * Place
between two sheets of lhi({k.nhm’Wn
paper a layer of cotten batting anout
a half inch in thickness; fasten the
endssof the paper and batting»t_o
gether, forming a eircle, then sew or
paste a ca_‘p\vh over one end, m:.xk'ing'
a box Ilxi¢,i'shnpe of ‘a sxt»){gpipe Tat
minus the lim. Place this Qver an
ordinary pitcher filled with ice wa
ter in it, making it deep cuon}fh to
rest on the table so as to execlude
<he air, and you will be astonished
to see the length of time that ‘the
ice will keep and the water remain
cold after all the ice has melted.
TYBEE BY THE SEA.
GEORGIA’'S GREATEST SEASIDE RESORT.
Offers the greatest attractions for a
Summer Outing, Fishing, Boating Danc
ing, Surf Bathing, Skating, Bowling,
- and many other forms of amusements.
"HOTEL TYBEE 3
Under new management has been thoroughly over
hauled and refurnished, and is new throughout. ~ Bplen
did Orchestra, Fine Artesian . Water, Fresh Fish and
other Sea food. g G
~ SBTUBBS & KEEN, Proprietors.
Also the New Pulaski, Savannah,
~Savings Department ;
The Atlantic Nat o
¢ Atlantic National Bank,
-+ Jacksonville, Florida.
" Compounded duarterly n Resources over
Savings Deparfment, 11
. Pour Million Dollars.
‘ TNDISTINCT PRINT [m—— '
OFFICERS. |
EDWARD W, LANE, President, THOMAS P. DENHAM, Cashier,
FRED W. HOYT, Vice-President, DELMER D, UPCHURCILI; Asst. Cashief
: : .
Bankmg bY Mail !saVery Simple Matter.
ie B e R e 0 OPER BV BECOINNE
your name and address with your first deposit. The money may
be sent by registered mail, postoffice money order, express money
order, or draft, or by check on your local bank. As coon as this
first deposit is received the bank will send you a pass book, in
which will be written your name and the amount of your deposit,
It will also send you signature and identification card, which you
will sign, fill out and return. Your pass book must accompany
all deposits and withdrawals. You can withdraw money by mail
just as easily as though you visited the bank, Your signature to
a blank withdiawal receipt, which we will send you to fill out, is
all the identification necessary. We will sead you our check for
the amount you withdraw, or, if you prefer, we will send you the
cash by express or registered mai),
When answering this Ad. pleas 2 mention the
Charlton County Herald,
SIOO A YEAR,
l “DENTAC NOTICE
I will be at Folkston Wednesday
July the g;fit‘h for a few days prepar
ed to do q‘g'-cl_assélé of dental work,
Parties desiring my services will
please cdlias soon as possible.
nt kv @ Mizrr,'D.D &
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7 The man who gets mad and stops
his paper shomlcn’t slip around and
borrow his friend’s paper. We would
be asligmed to o that. 4
—CGlenville @bserver, - -
A man \\‘l_;o_ would doa thir;g like
that is too'small to notice, yet when
the timewomies’ ‘fbr""lrim to wind up
Lis carthly carcer "he expects the
paper to say somclfxing nice abont
his departure and predict a safe
landing in that upper and better
world not made for people of his
kind and where he 1s surc .not to
go.--~Waycross Herald.