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AND PEACHLAND JOURNAL
Established 1888
—Puolished by—
THE LEADER-TRIBUNE CO.
JOEL MANN MARTIN, Editor.
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Published Every Thursday and En¬
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Valley, Ga., aw Second Class
Mail Matter.
More peanuts, less cotton.
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Peanuts are u ready-money crop.
Neither does the boll weevil like ’em.
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Spring is with us in a riot of song
and color, with the brown thrush
leading the former and the peach
blossoms furnishing the major motif
of the latter.
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Tell ’em about it! U. of Ga.
Glee and Mandolin Club coming to
wake up Fort Valley Friday, April
9th.
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The abolition of the U. S. Senate
has been privately suggested jnd ari
amendment to the national constitu¬
tion to this end would no doubt meet
with nation-wide approval of all not
members of that wasteful, recalci¬
trant, useless body, who seem to have
the idea that it was created solely
for the purpose of blocking all legis
tion and world progress.
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To see to it that those Maishall
villc and Fort Valley boys don't lose
and that the Thomas Library pro¬
fits by the coming of the U. of Ga.
Glee and Mandolin Club to Fort Val¬
ley Friday, April 9th, is OUR job
and that means EVERYBODY’S job
—and that doesn’t mean nobody’s
job when spoken of Fort Valley. Tell
it out loud, and get your glad rags
ready!
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Cook County—the youngest and
one of the smallest counties in the
State—will begin early in Anr i per¬
manent paving of 8 miles of public
highways. Altogether $103,000 i.-’ to
be expended with Federal co-opera¬
tion and the county expects to do
more paving next year. Adel, the
live county seal, boasts, among oth¬
er up-to-date enterprises, a real
Chamber of Commerce, and a twelve
page, six-column newspaper well
patronized by home business enter¬
prises. Editor Shytle is a live wire
and is doing constructive work for
his town and county. The 1010 cen¬
sus gave Adel a population of 1,902.
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Hon. Jesse E. Mercer la author of
a suggestion that appeals to us very
forcibly. That is, while allowing
Georgia democrats to express their
preference for a presidential can¬
didate, to allow them also to express
their preference for an instructed or
an uninstructed delegation to the
national convention.This would in
form the delegates as to the prefer¬
ence of the people and at the same
time leave them free to act with un¬
restricted judgment under the par
ticular emergency that mig.it arise
at the convention and would there¬
by assure a maximum effectiveness
of the State’s vote for the presides
tial candidate who develops great¬
est strength and is at the same time
acceptable to the voters of the State
Besides carrying the names of al
democratic candidates, let the pret
erential primary ballots also carry
the words, “For an un'nstructed del
egation,” and a Against an unin
structed delegation. t »
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PALMER SENTIMENT GROWINC
During the past two weeks there
has been a decided and noticeablr
growth in political sentiment that ii
favorable to the candidacy of A.
Mitchell Palmer, the only avowed
and qualified candidate for nom
inaticn in the preshiential primary.
Hundreds of men in various sec¬
tions of the state have come ou:
openly for Palmer who were thought
to be Hoover supporters. Some of the
latter’s Georgia friends counted toe
soon and erringly.
Not only is Mr. Palmer a straigh
out democrat, but he is a grea
American who has demonstrated hi?
ability in matters of .state-crafr
There is a stong sentiment for bin?
throughout the nation; his popularity
is not confined to any one state or
section. That he will be the democrat
ic nominee at the San Francisco)
convention is f reely predicted
eome of the most astute political
THE LEADF* TRIBUNE FORT V ALLAY, GA., APRIL I, 1920.
leaders of both parties.
With a state Palmer organ
ization perfected and active
being carried on by his
it appears that he will be
nominated in the primary of
20. When Mr. Palmer comes to
gia on a speaking tour in April the
niasa of voters will have as
turiity to familiarize themselves with
his record of proud
and learn of his stalwart
canism. — Commeree Observer
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IF DORSEY COMES IN
From the fTifton Gazette.
Governor Dorsey may allow
use of his name on the
preference primary ticket in
gia. says a report from Macon.
ii just as well. The
preference primary in Georgia is
mg used as a test of strength
would-be candidates for
States Senator, or rather as a
er for public sentiment. It is less
pensive than making the race
would be much quicker over with.
Governor Dorsey has been mentioned
frequently as a possible canditate
for the Senate, and he has as much
right to ascertain the wishes of the
people in this way as any other man.
Senator Smith has no idea of making
the race for President and no chance
for the nomination. His permission
for the use of his name on the Geor¬
gia ticket is to test the sentiment of
the people of the State. He has no
copyright on this method, and Gov¬
ernor Dorsey can use the same
means if he so desires. In fact,
there is the remotest possibility of
hs being a candidate for Senator,
there is every leason why he should
avail himself of this opportunity to
measure strength, Senator Smith
will represent the anti-Administra
uon forces. There are strong
why friends of the Administration
in Georgia should have a Georgia
man to vote for. A contest between
a Georgian and a man from a dis¬
tant State would be one-sided
unfair. By all means let
Dorsey get into the primary if
wants to, and let us have a
down, with a square deal for
sides.
It was right down “clever”
those Marshallville boys to chip in
hundsomely in guaranteeing the
ing of the U. of Ga., Glee and
dolin Club to Fort Valley
April 9th.
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"KINDNESS.
The Boy Scouts in setting
a “Do a Kind Turn Week”
challenged the *hole world to
kind. It is a true saying that
little child shall lead them,” and
challeng^houid oble not only appeal
every no hearted American man
and woman, but is should be met by
them.
There are lonely souls all about us
who crave a little kindness from you
and me, and those who are surround¬
ed with friends and loved ones little
realize the true value of kindness.
1 once visited a Home for Old
Ladies, and the loneliness and lack
of cheer made a strong impression
on my girlish mind. Some of the in¬
mates had ont a living relative or a
friend to add a ray of brightness to
their last days, as day after day, and
year after year, they merely eked
out a life of uneventful loneliness.
Nothing pays a greater dividend
than kindness. Kind acts never die,
they live on in the hearts of those
we cheer, and our own lives grow
and expand because of the noble im¬
pulse put into action. And happi¬
ness comes from the consciousness
of having done our duty in life’s
battle, and of an ultimate aim in life
is to be happy, it seems a natural con¬
clusion that scathering sunshine and
good eheer as we go along life’s
pathway, would bring for greater
satisfaction than the amassing of
treat wealth which only perishes
•vith this life.
The wrold at heart means to be
und, but in these strenuous times
when there is such a mad rush after
the sordid dollars, we forget to stop
long enough to reach out a helping
hand to those who need us. And
.inless we turn our getting of gain
into account for others, there is no
veal happiness, however much gold
we might accumulate. .. But rather
'ay up treasures in heaven where
neither moth or rust doth corrupt,
or where thieves break thro and
steal. ii
Unfortunate ones have said to me:
Life is such a toilsome road and
iittle worth while and were it not
for a few kind friends who keep me
cheered, it would matter little if God
should take me home. tf
Theie is much kindness pent up in
human breast, and we mean to
the little kind, thoughtful things
make for happiness, but if we
to give expression to these im¬
we are responsible for lonely
saddened hearts.
.. We shall be so kind in the after¬
but have we been kind today? *»
We have all sucered pangs of re
ret as we h ave see n our friends low
ere< * ‘ Dto grave, and we wondered
why we failed! to speak that word of i
sympathy or make that visit we
knew we ought to make. But we |
meant to do it in the afterwhile, j
There are those, and it is not con-!
fined to the poor and unfortunate
alone, who are starving, as it were,
for a little ivand of appreciation
from you and me. After they are
j 1 freed tributes from life’s and pilgrimage, beautiful, but, the
are many
oh, it istoo late for words of appre
ciation now, and had they only came
earlier, probably life would have
been more of a joy, and death not
such a welcome guest.
If with pleasure you are viewing
any work a man is doing
If you like him or you love him,
tell him now. »»
In this connection, I am reminded
of the starving Armenian and Syrian.
One of the relief workers over there
tells us that the pitiful, emaciated
little forms wander thro the grave
yards and dig for bones hoping to
get some nourishment from the mar¬
row. And as their hungry wail
gives out, they are heard to cry “O
America, America! if
We shall be so kind In the after
while, but in this case the afterwhiic
will be too late. Thousands are
starving, and unless immediate relief
can be sent, it will do no good. Can
we who have never known the pangs
of hunger or felt the sting of bitter
cold, turn a deaf ear to this starving
people? O, America, America! Can
we fail them?
We see a figure standing in other
day's and we hear His words as He
depicts the Day of Judgment. "I was
an hungered, and ye gave me no
meat, I was thirsty and ye gave me
no drink In as much as ye did it
not unto the least of these my breth¬
ren, ye did it not to me. »»
E. H. M.
Fort Valley, Ga.
Feb. 29, 1920.
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POISON CURE FOR LEPROSY
MILAN, Italy, March 27. A dis¬
patch from Rio de Janeiro relates
he discovery of a cure for leprosy,
many patients having been complete¬
ly healed, The discovery is
he fruit of many years of research
>s the part of Dr. Chermont de Mi
■anda, a noted dermatologist, It con
lists of a tincture extracted from
i local plant known among natives
as “assacu.” This plant is so poi¬
sonous that even a small quantity
if the extract would suffice to
'(ill. But lepers can tolerate it.
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RAT IS CLASSED AS
DANGEROUS ENEMY
As an agent of destruction and
a carrier of diseases, the rat is
classed among man’s most danger
jus enemies. Estimate show that
rats cost this country more than
$1,000,000,000 every year. This is a
staggering sum, considerable of
which would be saved if people would
only make a determined effort to
get rid of these pests. Some of the
larger cities are spending thousands
of dollars to exterminate the rat, and
the results are easily seen in the de
creae in deaths from contagious dis¬
eases.
That the rat is an expensive board¬
er is shown by the fact that a sing¬
le rat cannot exist under at least a
cest a day. That means that every rat
on your premises is costing you a
cent every day. This does not in¬
clude damage to buildings, furniture,
etc.
Many solutions of the rat question
have already been suggested, but
perhaps the best and most effective
manner of getting rid of this pe=t is
by poison.
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Dawson is going to spend $80.
000 on street paving. Almost as pro¬
gressive as Savannah, »* says the
Press.—Dawson News.
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Hartwell is to get an ice plant.
Past experience has shown that
small cities without an ice plant are
at a big disadvantage. It is time
Commerce was considering such an
enterprise.—Commerce Observer.
Also Fort Valley, say we.
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Four per cent, on your money in
your local bank is better than 50 per
cent on it in the imagination of some
promoter of wild cat stock. Y’ou can’t
amputate dividends from the mind
of a grafter.—Dawson News.
MR. I. L. DUKE COMES
TO DAWSON FROM PERRY
Mr. 1. L. Duke, of Perry, is the
new cashier at the Central of Geor
gia R. R. station. Mr. Duke comes to
Dawson highly recommended as v
splendid young man.-—Dawson New?
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Let everybody wake up and noise
The coming of the U. of G. Boys!
They’ll pick on the banjo
And dance the fandango
And throw everyone off of hit
poise!
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Even if your dollar hasn't much
power, keep it moving and make
it work. An idle dollar is like a pool
loafer—it’s worse than trash.
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Do as others ought to do.
If you want to be doubted, tell the
truth,
Now for the old swimniin’ bole
again.
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If only some profiteer would run
for office!
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A man never forgets a favor he
does another.
Time flies, and fly-time will soon
be on deck again.
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Men do not hold women dear who
cheapen themselves.
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It is not as easy co be foolish as
it is foolish to be easy.
When a woman sasses her cook she
has to eat her own sauce.
Production and economy will save
the country from a serious crisis.
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Now is the time to start blotting
the new leaf that yo 1 turned over.
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Some landlords must think an in¬
crease in rent is an added attraction.
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It’s the old-timers that remember
when things were in apple-pie order.
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A churn goes up and down like
that. The price of butter goes prin¬
cipally up.
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Depite the attacks w fich were to
put him out of commission, the prnf
'*■ r is still profiteering
Wonder who is to ring-master in
the political circus to be staged in
this state at an early date.
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Those annoyed by ,< worries of
*■ a world might profitably look into
t >e living ernditions of the next.
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The high cost of living is coming
down—on paper. What we want to
see is a reduction on the menu card.
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A Boston physician advises eating
dry yeast—but woul i it be sul> af
ter drinking some of these home
brews?
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America is still the land of op
portunity, whereas a great part of
Europe seems to be a land of impor¬
tunity.
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There has been a large mintage
lately of pennies. This looks
for more side trimmings of
and dimes.
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Despite the industrial unrust bus
iness generally is booming. The alert,
American dollar refuses to go into
retirement.
The ¥ the!
miracle of the age is
spectacle of a dollar turning in-;
to a half the moment you get it i
in your hand.
Borrowing an engineering term,
one hopes that the restless, disor- 1
ganized world will soon find its an- j
gle of repose. !
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Pity the school boys of these times,
with several pages of history added
every day which we older ones didn’t
have to study.
If they are really going to make
automobile tires of paper doubtless -
they would employ newspapers of
good circulation.
That garden dime if well in planted will j
save many a the weeks to i
come and besids its a plasure to
watch things grow.
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Bolshevism is a little less appro¬
priate to American life than a Fiji 1
islander in his native eostumt would
at a skating party.
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Since they voluntarily dropped
titles about a dozen of the
Hapsburgs have been able (
take a fresh start.
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Someone can win undying fame
finding the slowest instead of
quickest way of doing something
as dangerous.
Printer,s ;-*- ink is doing
more at
present time to increase the
business than at any time
the history of the past.
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Bird lovers rejoice that there have
more feathered beauties in the
and fewer on women’s hats
year than ever before.
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The presidential race in Georgia
beginning to sizzle. In a few short
we are apt to see a lot of fun
also to hear some mud splatter
the slinging.
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Truck Chassis, S530. I hese prices f. o j
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Authorized Ford Deal iers.
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