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The Summerville News Published Every 'Phursday. BY THE NEWS PUBLISHING CO. O. J. Espy, Editor and Manager Tbhmm of Subscription: One Year SI.OO Six Months 50c Three Months 25c Advertising Rates will be Made Known on Application. Entered at the Summerville Post Office as Second Claw Mail Matter. Summerville, Ga., June 10, 1909 The Georgia Pulp and Paper Manufacturing Co., has been or ganized at Macon, with a capital of $50,000. The company plans; to manufacture paper of the new ly discovered process from okra stalks. Here is what a Kansas editor says of the new money: “The load of Lincoln appears on the new silver half dollar, the bust of Cleveland will be on the new $lO e< rtil i<-ate. and that of Grant, on the SSO one. We’ll get a sight j of Lincoln now and then andoc-i easionaliy may scrape an ae j ipiaintance with Cleveland, but good-bye, General Grant, and God bless you!” According to a Washington dis patch. there were 40,637 rural routes in operation.'ill the I ni te <1 States on June 1. 1909, serv ed by 40,508 carriers. Os these 668 of the routes are served but three times each week, the re mainder of the routes have dai ly service except Sunday. Ip Io May 31. 1909, the postal depart ment had received a total of 59.741 petitions for rural service, 16,884 of which were adversely reported upon. It's a poor allowing for any town or city to make when it al lows its newspapers to go out to the world with no advertising to speak of. That community shows the greatest enterprise and attract the widest attention whose news papers are full of adver tisements and business announce ments. A failure to recognize this on the part of the business com munity not only has a bail effect but creates a most unfavorable ef fect among the people at home. Confidence in business conditions is the most sensitive thing in the world, says the Chattanooga Tunes. During the coming session id’ the legislature the agricultural department of the state will urge the passage of a bill to compel the sale of pure seeds for plant mg purposes, says The Georgian. The bill is a timely measure and will no doubt be passed. Ac cording to information received by officials of the agricultural de partmeiit, the farmers of the state have experienced the great est difficulty in obtaining seeds unmixed with foreign grain. When they have sowed wheat they have frequently reaped an abundant Ifarvest of cheat and other plants equally vahielois. The same condition of affairs is true with .regard to oats, barley, alfalfa and othftr seeds. The bill will also include a provision for the purity oigard'U seed and will compel the branding of all seed so as to indicate whether they nrc pure seed or mixed with other grain. The value of your services de-., pends upon how valuable you make them.' There are many ways to do a ' thing wrong, but only cue way to do it right. Tutt’sPills stimulate the TORPID LIVER, strengthen the dlgesthe organs regulate the bowels. and arc un egualcd aS an ANTI-BIHOIS MEDICINE, In malarial districts their virtues are widely recognized, as they pos sess peculiar properties In freeing the system from that poison. Ele gantly sugar coated. Take No Substitute. Letter from J. V. Wheeler. Fashion in dress is a funny thing. Possibly more correctly speaking, a foolish thing. It is a very trying affair to the wo men. It racks their nerves, ener gy, time, study and money. But as-to the men in a general way, it bothers but little. They are not 'prone to follow it; consequently their fashion changes but little. Notwithstanding, J once knew pants to spring at the bottom un til you could just see a fellow’s | big toe and then abruptly chang -I<d to the skin tight kind. So 1 much so a fellow had to grease I his heel and instep to get his ! foot through them. ! The fellow who keeps up with our congress on the tariff ques tion becomes disgusted with pol itics. The democrats no better than the republicans and repub licans no better than the demo crats. All figuring on the best i mode to feather their own nest , at the expense ot the masses and demoralisation of business. Gen erally speaking the shrewd poli tician bid.es his hand and will be applauded. The one not so shrewd will be condemned, not withstanding, it's half dozen of the one and 6 of the other. They i both suck eggs. The only ditfer ] etice one hides his shells. But iin the present congress all are 'sucking eggs and the shells are openly lying about and 1 do hope the people will take no tice. This is one year the red horse draggles got knocked out, not by state laws, but natural laws. Incessant rains and high water did the work. This reminds me of the fisherman and fish war dep. A lanky, long haired fel low was sitting on a log angling in the creek for the finny tribe in violation of the law. when along come the fish warden and spied him, busily engaged yank in at the fish. The warden said: “Mv friend, are you catching any fish’” The lanky fellow replied, “You bet your boots. You just ought to have been here yesterday. I eaught 4(1 of the finest trout you ever saw. The warden said. ‘‘My friend, do you know who 1 inn!’’ The fish erman said, “Nope. “Well, re marked the other, “I am the fish warden for this section. I hen the fisherman eyed the warden a litth bit. scratched his head and squirted a stream ot amber 'banco juice out on the crystal waters and remarked: “Mister, you know who I am?” The war den acknowledged he did not. “Well,’ said the fisherman, ”1 am the biggest liar in all this district.” And talking about liars, re minds me id’ the boys, the parson and the little dog. There was a knot of ragged, dirty boys con gregated in the middle of the road with a mangy little dog in the midst of them. Die parson passed that way and seeing those hoys on their knees in a circle witii the little pup in the center, naturally his curiosity became ex eilid and so inquired into the ob ject id' the meeting. The ring leader spoke up and said: “Mis ter. we all have an interest in this purp, and as we can t all well own him together, we have agri ed to get down here and tell lies, and the fellow who tells the biggest lie will he entitled to the dorg!” The parson bitterly remonstrated with them and gavi them a lecture on lying. and wound up by stating that he nev er told a lie in his life. Whereup on the boss of the dog gaug spoke up and said, “boys, give the.gent the dog. ” If this rain continues much longer what is the merchant to do* It won't he long before you will see hanging from the dnor of each business, house a notice reading about this way: he sell stri -tly fur cash for two rea sons, one we know you. the oth er. we don't.” It was claimed a few weeks since that Georgia was five inches short on rain fall. II at sounded to me. But since I I have learned that the most ot i;|i, rain fall lias been wedged in] j to the northern section, and the] i southern portion has been dry as; ( . t bone. lam afraid the reverse will bi true later, which would work disaster to the northern* portion of the state. But I ami rm iudei'. to not elimb a hill un jxill I get to h, and to embody inj THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS, THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1909. all my contracts and agreements *‘t> take the weather as it comes ’ ’ J. V. W. AMERICAN RAILWAYS In view of the fact that the welfare of the country is so inti mately related to the vast sys tem of railways with which it is covered, the annual statistics of railways, and a comparison of these with the records of earlier years, are ol never-failing inter est. We have before us the rail way statistics of this country as prepared by Mr. Slason Thomp son, of the bureau of railway news and statistics, in which the standing of our railways for the year 1908 is compared with their condition in the two previous de cades. At the close of the fiscal year 1908 the total number of miles of lines in the United States was 230,600 as compared with 130,883 in 1888 and 184,648 in 1898. I he net capitalization is 13,000,000,001 an increase of 39.8 per cent over the figures of 1898. The gross earnings for 1908 of $2,448,835,- 000 were nearly double those of IS9B. Ten years ago the total number of passengers carried one mile was about 13.3 billions. In ten years’ time this has increased over 120 per cent., reaching a total of 29.5 billions. A mark ed increase has taken place ir freight carried' one mile in 1898 was over 114 billions, last year it was over 122 billions. The pas seuger revenue per passenger mile, which in 1888 was 24.9 cent; in 1898 had decreased to 1.973 cents and in 1908 to 1.933 cents. In the decade from 1888 to 1898 there was a decrease in freight revenue from 1.0 cent per mile to 0.753 eent, at which latter figure it also stood in 1908. Very significant of the growth of our railroads is the great in crease in the number and weight of locomotives and ears. The years ago the total number of locomotives’ was 36,234. During the last decade there has been an increase of 57,156 locomotives. Even more remarkable has been the increase of 115.3 per cent, in the total weight of the locomo tives. The number of passenger ears has increased from 33,595 to 44,623. The number of freight ears has risen from 1.248,826 to 2.130,110. an increase of over 70 per cent., but their capacity has increased' over 120 per cent from over 32,000,000 tons to over 71,- 000,000 tons. In 1898 the total number of employees was 874,558 Last year the total was 1,451,- 000, an increase in the ten years of over 67 per cent. During the year there was paid out in com pensation to employees over sl,- 000,000,4)00, which is an increase of 110 per eent over the amount so paid out in 1898. Figures such as these tell most eloquently the story of the phe nomenal development of the coun try during the past decade. That the prosperity of the railroads is intimately associated with that of the whole country is proved by the fact that in the twelve months that followed the panics the railways suffered a loss of over $330,000,000 in gross earn ings.—Scientific American. Meeting of Board of Education The county board of education met Tuesday with the following ■members in attendance: J. L. Pollock, J. D. Story and J. V. Wheeler. Most of the time of the board was taken up in pass ing on accounts and other rou tine matters. A resolution was passed ask ing as many of the teachers of the county as possible to attend the State Educational Associa tion which meets at Cumberland Island June 23 to 25. County School Commissioner Jones and the members ot the board of education will attAid the meeting of county school com i dssioners. which meets at Tal lulah Falls' June 29th and 30th. and July Ist. Mr. E. W. Linden returned yes •<rday from a business trip to Rockford, HL FOl ND —A pocket bo. k con-1 Itaimug a sum of money. Owner] L-at. gel it b> calling on J. W. | IMatii- and giving proper de-] scription. SOUTH SUMMERVILLE Mr. John League moved Mon day from his former home in La fayette to his residence here on South Main street. Miss Julia Johnson was quite sick last week but we are glad to say is able to resume her du ties in the mill this week. Mise Lillie Mahan of near Raccncn visited relatives here the first of the week. Miss Mary Bailey of Rossville was the admired guest of her aunt, Mrs. Jim Pollard. Saturday and Sunday. Horace Wimberly and family spent the week-end in Lafayette. Mrs. Henry Hughes and baby visiting in Trion Tuesday. Mrs. Lizzie Adams has returned from a pleasant visit to Carters ville. Mrs. R. W. Clark is on the sick list. Mr. and Mrs. Charley Orr are receiving congratulations over the arrival of an eleven pound boy into their home recently. Master Eugene Henry, son of the late Frank Henry, of Menlo, is now making his home with his grand parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. L Dalton. < J. J. Cochran, wife and small children of Dry Valley were vis iting relatives here Sunday. Mrs. W. J. Farrow and daugh ter, Grace, of Rome, are spend ing this week with relatives here and Lafayette. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Farrow. Mrs. A. L. Dalton, Miss Georgia Alexander and Miss Ida Farrow attended the singing at Way side Sunday and report a most enjoyable occasion. • Our children are enjoying the ‘■glad vacation days” after spending a pleasant, and prosper ous year in the school room. We do hope our public spirited citi zens will combine their efforts to establish a new school build ing here ere another term be gins. G. P. Mahan reportd corn silks in his corn patch the 6th inst. D. W. Mahan made a business trip to Chattanooga Wednesday. Bob Liglftsy, colored, who is charged with killing Alf Lan drum at Taliaferro in February 1909, and who has been out on bond since the fall term of court in 1907, has been turned over to the county authorities by his 1 bondsmen. He was brought here last week and lodged in jail. Lightsy has been tried twice on this eliarge. In the first trial he was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. He attorneys made a motion for a new trial, which was granted and be was tried again at the Sep-* ' teinber term, 1907. The jury failed to agree on a verdict and a mistrial was declared. Xcc.i’ding to statistics recent y compiled, there were in Decem ber, 1906, 59,100 Japanese sub jects in the United States, and out of that *otal no less than 53 per cent were in California and its immediate neighboring states. ! In California 50 per cent of the total were found, and of these 26 per cent were- engaged in la bor on railways and in mines, the remaining 24 per cent being oc cupied with agriculture. It is in the last named enterprise alone tliat anything like signal success has been attained. There are 14,- 000 Japanese farmers—speaking roughly —in the state of Califor nia and they own an aggregate area of 12.000 acres which land is devoted mainly to the cultiva tion of fruit and vegetables. An important feature is the contribu tion to trade with Japan but much more remarkable are the sums remitted by them to the heme country. In 1904 they sent to Japan $3,750,000. in 1905 nearly $5.000.000 and in 1906 $5,- 633,000. Sil 'I O'- IKu< 1 fe Ito make your baby strong and ■ well. A fifty-cent bottle of I will change a sickly baby to a K plump, romping child in summer as E well as in winter. Only one cent ft a day—think of it —and it’s as nice g as cream. g Get a small bottle now. AllDru«ists K H. D. M AL LI CO AT Dealer in Fresh and Cured Meats Breakfast Bacon, Canvassed Hams, Skinned Hams Nice Fresh Steaks, Roasts, Stews, Pork Chops Sausage, Etc. Soft Drink, Tobaccos, Cigars CONDITION OF CROPS Commissioner of Agriculture Hud son Di.cussei Outlook. Atlanta, Ga.—Georgia crop con ditions are just now the subject of much interest and sonic little concern. Weather conditions have been bad, particularly for cotton, and the coming crop report of the department of agriculture will be awaited with no little anxiety. General conditions here and there over the state are pretty well known, but in the crop re port the department will go in to the minute details of the sit uation based upon averages from almost every militia district in the state. Discussing conditions as he has seen them in going about the state, Commissioner of Agricul ture Hudson said: “The unusually cool nights which have prevailed during May have undoubtedly had the effect of stunting the growth of cotton, and this is a condition which has prevailed not alone in the higher altitudes, but throughout the en tirestate. Recent heavy rains, too have caused heavy growth of grass which has materially inter ferred. “Altogether there is no doubt in my mind that the cotton crop will be short this year, with bet ter prices for the farmers. This opinion is based not alone on the weather; there are other grounds for it, chief of which is the re duced acreage as a result of the more widespread planting of grain crops. Georgia has some of the finest grain crops the state has ever known. There is no question that increased grain pro duction has withdrawn somewhat from the attention generally giv en to cotton.” Discussing general conditions, Assistant Commissioner of Agri culture R. F. Wright said: “I am quite familiar with con ditions in the northern section of the state as the result of my own observations. In the north ern section the wheat is fine and the yield will be 40 to 75 per cent more than in any recent year. Practically the same may be said of oats. “Attention to these grain crops has resulted in a reduced eotton acreage in that section, in addi tion to which the weather condi tions in north and middle Geor gia have been quite unfavorable to the development of the cotton plant. Cool nights and rains dur ing May have deprived the young eotton of the warmth and sun shine which it so much needs. It i.-. now June and we have had so far only one or two favorable nights. “The result is, cotton is from two to three weeks backward over most of the state, and the outlook is far from promising. South Georgia conditions have been somewhat more favorable on account of the abscence of I so much rain, but in tliat section, i too. there has been a large in- I crease in grain crops which is bound to have its effects.” T! e man who knows h.mself has a large stock of knowledge. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER’S i CASTO R I A FOR SALE Four lots of land in one body of about 700 acres at an average of s3jso per acre, not more than half price; good portion clear of rock and can be cultivated. 10 acres open land on one lot; 20 acres open land on another lot, and 30 acres open land on the third lot—making a total of 60 acres, balance in timber. Running water on the most 5f it, about i/ 2 dozen springs, 2 stone springs of water, 2 mineral springs, 2 large old dilapidated houses, one the place I bought of Hiram H. Gilreath, 80 acres, No. 128. The other house goes by the Rape place that Dean resided on and had it in good repair, built a spring house over a bold spring. The land lies east of A. J. Bodes’ and David Boiles’ farm and about 100 acres run down the slope of the mountain ad joining the farms of Mrs. Crow der, McCamy and David Hemp hill. Land enough for */2 dozen settlements. It would make a splendid stock farm. Exajnine it if you wish to buy or write me at Summerville, Chattooga coun ty Ga., for further information. Wni. MOORE. E. A. Boiles or D. A. Hemphill of Teloga, Ga., will take pleasure in showing you this property. Deputy Sheriff C. S. Kellett returned from Floyd county Mon day with Joe Johnson, colored, who was wanted here on a charge of resisting an officer. About two weeks ago a warrant for ' Johnson’s arrest was placed in Mr. Kellett’s hands. He was wanted by the authorities of Floyd county on a charge of as sault. Mr. Kellett went up to the Luke Bass place where John son was stopping to arrest him. hut he resisted and succeeded in making his escape. He was lo cated a few days ago about 12 miles north of Armuch'ee, and Mr. Kellett went over Monday ami brought him to jail. Last Saturday afternoon while standing in front of Hinton & Co’s store the team of Mr. Hen ry Clark of Trion, became fright ened and ran away. His little daughter, Ruth, was in the bug gy but the horses were soon stopped and she escaped uninjur ed. Mr. Clark was standing near the team with the lines in his hand, and when the horses start ed he was thrown to the ground and dragged a distance of sever-* al feet, but sustained only a few slight bruises. NOTICE Customers for Mung Beans (also called “Hay Peas” of “Blue Peas”) will find them on sale at the store of Cleghorn, Hen ry & Co. at prices which savO you the postage. I will continue to fill orders at $1.25 per peck or $4.50 per bushel, delivered in Summerville until the few bush els I have left are sold. Write me amount you want. W. L. GAMBLE, Summerville, Ga. Colds that hang on weaken the con , stitution and develop Into consump tion. Foley’s Honey and Tar cures persistent coughs that refuse to yield to other treatment. Do not experi ment with untried remedies as de lay may result in your cold settling on your lungs. Sold by all drug gists.