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Summerville, Ga., IB c 23, 1909.
It i.i sad to note that the average
Christmas stocking is longer than
most, purses.
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Gift giving at. Christmas time is,
or ought to be, nothing more than a
manifestation of the Christmas spirit,
whic h is un. Illi h, sc king only to
make others happy. Every one who
lias been moved by this spirit has
realized Hie truth of the saying, "It
is mere blessed to give than to re
ceive.”
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Tlie credit for the governim nt. ac
tivity against the New York Cotton
Exchange is given to the farmers by
I’resldi nt Charles 8. Barrett of the
National Farmers' (Inion. Mr. Bar
rett points out that tire fight started
when tlio Farmers’ I nion sent a
large delegation of its most proml
n< nt members to Washington last
spring. President Barrett says that
another delegation will go to Wash
ington next month. It is understood
that the fight will bo kept up with
the hope that the exchange will be
forced to cease its gambling, which
It is stated has begun to effect the
south’s big Industry.
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'ldle parlfnientiiry struggle in Eng
land is naturally watched with deep
Interest in this country because the
principle at stake is the same that
l"d to the revolt of the thirteen colo
nies from Great Britain- the princi
ple of no taxation without represen
tation. The lords, which represent
no one, want io dictate what taxes
shall lie raised and the method of
raising them; while the commons,
as the direct representatives of the
people, assert that by virtue of that
position they alone have the right to
imp 'so aud collect the tuxes. In
such a contest tho sympathies of A
inericans are naturally with the com
luons.
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It is an old custom, and a source o
unfailing pleasure to most of us to
send gifts to friends and loved ones
on Christmas Pay, says the Albany
Herald. Such giving, however, as
fords no such enduring satisfaction
ns follows the sending of gifts to the
poor, who are ever beside our path
and whose condition ought to appeti!
to the best that is in ns. Christ uno
is a season of solemn Joy. The spir
it of the day is lost to millions who
think they celebrate it, but there art
other millions who strive to find in it
all for which it stands, and to live
more after the way of Him of whose
birth our great festival is an aunt
versary. He taught us what we owe
to tlie poor at all times, ami least ol
all should we forget that obligation
when Christmas bells are ringing.
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Old New Year Customs.
In age most of tlie holidays we
keep through the year are young as
compared with tho new year. From
the time of the Julian reformation of
the calendar, tlie old Romans kept
the first of January as a holiday dedi
eating It and the whole of tlie fol
lowing month to Janus who opened
and closed the gates of the year.
Sacrifices were offered to him on
twelve alters corresponding to the
months of the year, and people were
careful to be on their best behavior
that day that it might prove a propi
tious augury for the whole year.
It was a day of visiting, of family
gatherings, and of exchanging of
gifts, and also of the reconciling of
differences between friends and rela
tives. These observances in our day
are associated with Christmas rather
than witli New Year, but the more
fully they are observed, whether at
the one season er the other, the
more blessed the result.
T utt’ sP ills
stimulate the TORPID LIVER,
strengthen the digestive vegans,
regulate the bowels, ami are un
equaled as an
ANTI-BILKHS MEDICINE,
In malarial districts their virtues
are widely recognized, as they pos
sess peculiar prvpertie* in treeing
the system from that poison. Ele
gantly sugar coated.
Take No Substitute.
GREAT NATIONAL PROBLEM.
One need not share J. J. Hill’s
gloomy view that “high cost of liv
ing Is the beginning of every nation
al decline” to agree with him that
it is now and here in America a
■ great and grave national issue, says
■ the New York World.
There is no question as to the
facts. Bradstreets ’"index figure’ 'of
' commodity prices shows an average
*;rise of 56 per cent, in thirteen years
in the price of the necessaries of
life. Rent has in many cases risen
in even greater ratio. Wages have
G generally risen not nearly so much, i
| We must wait for the 1910 cen
' sub to show how the workingman
I; now shares in the division of his
I product, but already in 1900 the ‘
} wage fund in manufacture was shown
to be growing only half as fast, as
capital, and only one-third as fast
as miscellaneous expenses. In 1890
the workingman, clerk, or profession-
* al toiler could buy more food, shel
ter, clothing and other necessities
and comforts with his wages, salary
■ or fees than at any time since the
1 1 civil war. Today the man of moder-
■ I ate means can buy less with his in
-11 come than in 1896. For him the
u I wheels of progress have turned back-
* , ward, and he is deeply dissatisfied
1 i lie is ready to wreak political ven
" ' geance upon whatever or whoever
is responsible.
What Is doing the country this ill
•- turn? Some may say the trusts; it
n is a coincidence that the tendency
y began about tlie time the trusts did.
e Some say the tariff. Some say the
■ 1 middle man. Some blame the in- .
d j creased production of gold since the
a jinvention of tile cyanide process and
I- ' the end of tlie Boer war. Some say
it living costs more because we have
( reached tlie end of our free hoiue
i- stead land—though Mr. Hill and his ;
d j railroad friends are right in urging
li that bettor farming would double our
e yearly yield.
h The cause and cure, whatever they
e may be, it behooves statesmen and 1
leaders of thought to discover. The
conditions of which Mr. Hill speaks,
and which are known of all men, can
p no' continue without most far-reach
,. Ing social consequence ami political
t, upheavals in what Americans have j
> long been proud to call I hi' lies!
I country on earth for the average
man.
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H SOUTH SUMMERVILLE
f
’> The merry holidays approach and
*’ soon the year 1909 will have passed
t into the annals of history. With
0 some it lias been a year of Joy and
II plenty, others have drank the dregs
‘ j from Hie bitterest cup of sorrow. We
* I wish all a merry Christmas and a
| happy and prosperous New Year.
J. I'. Dillard and Mesdanies W. L.
>l! Pullen and Roy I’enley of Trion,
o I were tlie guests of J. A. Leaugue's
s 1 Saturday.
y j Paul and Sam Maloney went down
f I to Atlanta Saturday on a pleasure
n ! trip and returned Monday.
e i Mrs. D. G. Ellenberg and little son.
j Albert Harlow of Douglassville are
tl jon a several days visit to relatives
.s at tills place.
r-! Paul Scoggins and Walter Smith
o spent the week end in Cedartown.
>■ Charlie Harlow Ims almost recov
it ered from liis recent attack of ly
e phoid.
e T. 11. Scoggins and family left
i Tuesday for Anniston. Ain., to spend
e the holidays witli relatives and will
if i then go to Gadsden to make their
n tut ure home.
J. A. League and family and
. Earl Creamer will visit the latter's
mothers, Mrs. Creamer of near La
ifayette during Xmas.
Miss Lillie and Earnest Mahan, of
s near Raccoon spent Tuesday here
n I witli relatives, and left Wednesday
if I for different points in East Tenn., to
,t spend the holidays with friends and j
It I relatives.
| j Tom Johnson spent Wednesday in '■
ii Chattanooga.
The cotton mill ceased operation
n I Tuesday afternoon, ami will not re
e sume till Monday, thus giving its
employees four days to enjoy Xmas,
r Miss Lizzie Garrett of Cedartown.
is expected lo arrive today and will
be the guest of her aunt, Mrs. W.
i- L. Farrow lor several days.
I Miss Wilton and Toni Johnson will
f visit relatives near Gaylesville, Ala.,
the remainder ot this week.
. Tlie young people enjoyed a candy
r breaking at W. H. Floyd’s Saturday
■ night and a pleasant sociable at W.
t E. Bynums Tuesday night.
There is visiting at W. E. Byunm’s
his sister from Texas.
Letter to Santa Clause.
i Summerville, Ga.. Dec. 21, 1909. —
Dear Santa Clause:
It is nearly Christmas again and 1
thought 1 would write you what 1
wanted for Xmas.
Will you please bring me an air-
; rifle and some shot, aud a rocky
horse, a toy train, pack of fire crack
ers. toy pistol and some caps and
: some candies and nuts. Be sure and
I ring these things to your loving
friend.
Arney Hendrix.
THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1909.
SECRETARY WILSON
HONORS THE BOYS
Prize Winners in the Boys’ Corn j
Club Contests.
<
Washington, D. C. —There was an
interesting occasion in the office of <
the Secretary of Agriculture Decern
her 14, 1909, at 9:30 o’clock. Secre
tary Wilson presented diplomas to
Bascomb Usher of South Carolina, (
DeWitt Lundy of Mississippi, Elmer
Halter of Arkanas, and Ralph Bell
wood of Virginia.
These boys were among the 12,500 ,
in the Boys’ Demonstration Work in
the South who planted one acre of
j corn apiece and worked it under in
structions from the United States
Department of Agriculture. Dr. S.
A. Knapp, who has charge of the
Farm Demonstration Work, offered a
trip to Washington to the boy in
Mississippi who should get the best:
results. The State Bankers’ Asso '
j elation in Arkanas offered a similar
prize in that state. Citizens of South
■ Carolina and Virgina duplicated the ■
offers there.
The above named boys, all under j
eighteen years of age, visited the De-1
partment of Agriculture and other in
teresting sights of the Capital, and
were received by the President.
Thousands of dollars’ worth of:
■ prizes have been offered this year to j
the Boys' Clubs in the South by mer
chants, Boards of Trade and public j
spirited citizens generally, under reg-'
illations furnished by the United .
States Department of Agriculture, j
These regulations do not encourage:
freak yields, but are drawn to en- I
courage profitable farming The j
basis of awards rests on showing of
profits, written records, exhibits of
ears and stalks, and yield per acre.
: Tlie greatest yield does not get the
: prize in every case. Still there were
some fine yields this year. The
prize winner from South Caroli
na made 152 1-2 bushels per
I acre; a boy in Mississippi made
j 147 bushels; a boy in North
! Carolina made 135 bushels, and
; the Virginia winner 122 bushels.
More than fifty boys made
over 100 bushels per acre. In sev
: eral counties no boy fell below 50
bushels per acre, and the club aver
age was about. 60.
Arrangements are being made in
all of the Southern states to send
the prize winners to Washington
next year.
In a brief address to the boys, Sec
retary Wilson declared that they and
the boys engaged in like work are
“the only hope we have for the con
tinued greatness and prosperity
of the country.” He pointed
out that the South now, in
agriculture and in manufac
turing, was prospering as never be
fore, because the men and women of
the South had put into the work theii
energy and ability aud in no sense
were dependent upon the capital or
the industry of people from other
parts of the country.
"These diplomas,” he concluded,
“are unique. No boys ever have re
ceived a similar recognition of their
merit. Nothing 1 have done since 1
have been Secretary of Agriculture
1 Ims given me more pleasure than to
I present them to you. You have earn
jed them. You have begun right.
I You are in line to achieve the high- '
cat honors of your respective states." j
MONTVALE.
1 am requested to announce that
j there will be a Christmas tree at
Hie school house on Sand Mountain ,
next Friday the 24, at one o'clock.
Everybody is invited to attend.
Remember our singing here Sunday
Everybody come, don’t stand back
because it’s a little cold. We espi
j daily invite the leaders.
Our school here is very good.
According to the census report
the number of bales of cotton ginn
:ed from the growth of 1909 to De
cember 13, was 9,362.222. This is
nearly two millions bales less than
was ginned up to the same time last
year.
President Taft lias appointed Hugh
L. McGee as postmaster of Atlanta
to succeed Edwin F. Blodgett, whose ,
term expires in February.
HOW'S THIS?
We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Hall s Catarrh
Cure. F. J. CHENEY’ Ac CO., Toledo.
Ohio.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and fi
nancially able to carry out any obli
gations made by his firm.
Waiding. Kinnau A Marvin.
Wholesale Druggist, Toledo, O.
Hall's Catarrh is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood aud
mucous surfaces of the system. Tes
timonials sent free. Price 75c per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Hall's Family Pills for con
stipation.
CORN FOR SALE.
About January Ist we will
have a car of fine shucked I
ear corn on railroad track.
70 pounds to the bushel, 90c
cash.
Anyone wanting corn
write us about how much,
etc. When the car arrives
we will notify you to come
for it.
HINTON & COMPANY J
Election of Mayor and Councilmen.
It Is hereby ordered that an elec- :
tion be held in the city of Summer
ville, Ga., on Saturday, January Ist, j
1910, for the purpose of electing a j
Mayor and one councilman from each j
of the four Wards in said city of
Summerville, Ga., for the year 1910.
C. D. RIVERS, Mayor.
B. H. EDMONDSON, Recorder.
This December Bth, 1909.
Lyceum Entertainment
Hon. Joseph G. Camp was intro
duced Friday evening to an assemb- .
ly in the auditorium of the court i
; house, by Prof. A. O. Rogers, as the |
j eloquent Georgia orator and the most !
■ popular platform speaker in the I
■ south, and yet perhaps the audience
was fully expecting to hear the real-
;ly fine lecture given by Mr. Camp, :
j who, as Col. Ham says, "Can lift!
> you into the empyrean blue and sail :
'on steady pinion amid the stars, or |
pluck daises with deft and dainty
touch from pasture, lands of earth,
with equal grace.”
While it is true that Mr. Camp |
possesses, in a marked degree, the ■
qualifications given him by the press (
and personals friends, as “scholarly,
eloquent, graceful and magnetic ora- j
tor with a most pleasing southern ac j
cent,” yet his ability and success as j
a lecturer should be estimated by the
real worth of the lecture and its ef'
feet for good upon his audience.
Mr. Camp's subject, truth and I
shams, was well presented, and was
discussed for an hour and thirty min
utes. A most earnest and timely ap
peal was made to young men to find
their proper places in the world and
fill them with noble service, there
by giving to our country that which
it most needs—a better citizenship.
liis argument was clear, logical
and convincing. Among many of
those he mentioned as fearless advo
cates of that which is good and true
in politics, were the names of Abra
ham Lincoln, Wm. McKinley and
Thomas Watson.
Byway of contrast the shams pre
sented, were the college boys who
in trying to shirk work and divorce
brain from muscle, are posing as
lawyers, doctors and editors, dishon
oring their professions and making
failures of their lives, when they
might reach success in some busi
ness for which they were fitted.
He paid a glowing tribute to the
farmers of our commonwealth —the
sturdy sons of the soil on whose vo
cation, all other professions, and
mechanical occupations depend for
success, and said that Washington
I and Cromwell were farmers.
In regard to truth and shams as
: applied to the daughters of Eve, he
contrasted the college girl who de
votes her time to embroidering flow
| trs and butterflies, painting poor
pictures drumming silly sonets on the
j piano and reading trashy novels, and
! who is too sweet and dainty to do
housework, too delicate to eat any
thing but rose leaves and a little
chocolate and too modest to pass a
pile of lumber, fearing the sight of
an undressed plank, with the sensi
ble, useful girl who returns from col
i lege to her home properly educated
and fitted for the duties of life, and
who can. with deft fingers, put the
stuffing into a big fat hen and has
' the appetite to eat her share of the
same, the girl who can make bread,
"the staff of life,” light and flaky,
beautiful browned and with no indi
gestion in it. and whenever and
wherever necessary, is able to place
a triangular patch on a pair of pants.
An important truth was presented
:by Mr. Camp when he stated that
the life of every woman was a fail
! ure unless it reflected the light giv
en by the star of Bethlehem.
The lecture was interspersed with
humorous anecdotes especially suited
for the intense enjoyment of the sons
of Adam who were present and who
knew enough to know when to cheer
the speeker at the proper time.
Where one lives, makes his domes
tic home rears his family and follows
his calling—there is his civic home.
It is his duty to be true to that home
even as he is to his domestic home.
He is in duty bound to promote its
interests, to cheerfully perform the
duties cf citizenship, and to re
joice in seeing it grow and prosper.
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A poet sings, “Oh, what will the
Christmas bring? Bills, sir, bills.
LOCAL NEWS.
Miss Lois McWhorter spent Tues
day in Chattanooga.
J. M. Lawrence of Menlo was in
town Tuesday.
Mr. Charles Bitner of Rome spent
Tuesday in Summerville.
Mr. A. G. Winkle, a prosperous
farmer of Dirttown was here Wednes
day on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Montgomery of
Tennessee were guests of Mr. and
; Mrs. Lee McWhorter last week.
Rev. H. M. Strozier came down
: from Trion Tuesday and spent a few
j hours in town.
Mr. Jno. W. Rush of near Subli
j gna, spent Wednesday in Summer
: ville.
Mr. A. G. Gaylor of Gore was in
town Monday on business.
I Mr. W. M. Tucker who has been
i visiting relatives in East Tenn., for
■ some time returned home Saturday.
Mrs. Gordon Kellett and little
daughter, Evelyn, spent Friday in
I town with relatives.
Among those from here who spent
i Tuesday in Chattanooga were, Mr.
; and Mrs. N. K. Bitting, Mrs. E. N.
; Martin and Miss Essie Martin.
' During the visit of Hon. J. G. Camp
to our town, he was entertained in
| the pleasant home of Dr. and Mrs. O.
jA. Selman.
Mr. Joe Hunt is expected to ar
rive from Rome today to spend the
holidays with home folks.
Mrs. Bartinfield was among those
■ from here who spent Tuesday in
Rome.
Mrs. J. A. Branner charmingly en
! tertained at dinner Sunday in honor
of Miss Fox. Those present were:
Mr. and Mrs. Heath, Mr. Albert How
e" of Atlanta, Wr. Woodrow of
Shackleton, Prof. A. O. Rogers and
Miss Eva Fox.
Since the weather man has turned
on the cold waves, Dr. Jack Bryant
has had an extra ’phone placed up
stairs in his sanctum sanctorium
where he can talk to his friends with
out freezing in the hall below as he
has heretofore done.
Rev. and Mrs. B. F. Hunt were the
happy recipients, this week, of a fine
fat turkey for Christmas, which was
presented by Mr. C. P. Gaines of
Gore. Mr. Gaines has a large circle
of apprreciative friends on this side
of the Ridge who would no doubt,
like to be remembered in the same
way, just any time in the year.
CHRISTMAS TREE AT
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
There will be a Christmas tree at
the Presbyterian church Friday night
and the Hearts cf many of the lit
tle people will be made happy there
by. cordial invitation is extended
tiic tublic to attend. All who ex
pect to put presents on the tree are
requested to bring or send them to
the church not later than 2 o’clock
Friday afternoon.
When you come to town be sure
to get our prices before you buy. We
will save you money.
PITTS & ESPY.
Christmas Family Advice.
To Papa—Remember the myth of
Santa Claus, to keep it holy.
To Mamma—Don’t worry about the
molasses candy getting on the parlor
rug. Christmas comes but once a year,
and the stores will sell you a parlor
rug any day.
To Miss Belle—lt is not necessary to
stand under a V unell of mistletoe If
you look at him the right way.
To Little Willy—Don’t be envious of
Jimmy Jones because Santa brought
him a cannon. Next year you may got
a disappearing gun. (It will disappear
mysteriously shortly after you begin
to make a noise with it, and maybe
mamma can explain.)
To Baby—Be good, dear child, and
let who will be clever.
Old Folk at Home Remembered.
A good many hundred thousand dol
lars have beeu shipped home to Europe
for Christmas, through the banks, by
foreigners employed iu America. This
year, probably because of the high
rates of wages, the banks have beeu
busier with this class .if exchange
than usual. The bulk of the drafts go
to England and Ireland. Servants send
most of this money, and none is ap
parently so poor or ragged that he or
she has not at least the equivalent of
a pound sterling to send home to the
old folks.
Peacocks For Turkeys.
Peacocks formerly took the place of
turkeys on the Christmas table.
130 YEARS OLD.
Grandma Sanderson, of DeWitt, Mo.,
Has Lived a Long and Useful Life.
Grandma Sanderson is a wonderful
woman. She is in as good health to
day as ever in her life, although she
is over one hundred years old.
In a letter to the Peruna Drug Mfg.
Co., she gives the highest credit to Pe
nina for her excellent health and ex
treme old age. Read what she says.
Surely the evidence presented by
such cases as these ought not only to
dispel prejudice against Peruna, but
inspire confidence in it.
“I will send yon a picture that was
taken a few weeks before my hun
dredth birthday.
“I am a true friend of the Peruna
Company. I have derived great ben
efit from Peruna many times. I can
say I regard Peruna a very great med
icine. I found out the merit of it a
good many years ago.
“A little more than two years ago I
contracted a very severe cold, which
resulted in la grippe. Owing to the
severity of the disease, and my ex
treme age, my case was considered to
I be very critical I employed no doc
tor, but Peruna was the remedy I
used, and to-day my health is as good
as it ever was in my life.
“However, I still continue to take
1 Peruna, a spoonful every night before
retiring.”
Penina is an ideal tonic for old
people. It is a compound of herbal
. remedies that has been known to the
medical profession for many years.
Peruna operates as a tonic by cleans
ing and invigorating the mucous mem-
1 branes. This explains why Peruna
1 has become so extensively known as a
catarrh remedy. Catarrh is simply a
condition of depraved mucous mem
branes. Peruna changes this deprav
ity into healthful vigor.
A great many old people use Peruna,
and would not be deprived of it for any
consideration.
People who object to liquid medi-
1 cines can now secure Peruna tablets.
Christmas comes but once a year
• to make our pocketbooks feel queer.
It is more blessed to give than to
f receive. It is likewise more expen
-1 sive.
Sad is the heart that cannot re
-1 joice at Christmas time.
t
j If in making New Year resolutions
! we would be careful to study our in
! dividual faults and limitations, and
> make such resolutions as would tend
to correct them, there would be less
failure in keeping them.
Alone in Saw Mill at Mid Night.
3 unmindful of dampness, drafts,
f storms or cold, W. J. Atkins worked
as Night Watchman, at Banner
Springs, Tenn. Such exposure gave
■ him a severe cold that settled on his
3 lungs. At last he had to give up
work. He tried many remedies but all
failed till he used Dr. King’s New
Discovery. “After using one bottle”
I he writes, “I went back to work as
well as ever.” Severe Colds, stub
( born Coughs, inflamed throats and
t sore lungs, Hemorrhages, Croup and
Whooping Cough get quick relief and
prompt cure from this glorious medi
! cine. 50c and SI.OO. Trial bottle free,
guaranteed by Summerville Drug Co.
The government will take entire
charge of the telephone system of
L Great Britain in 1911.
Mrs. S. Joyee, Claremont, N. H.,
writes: “About a year ago I bought
! two bottles of Foley’s Kidney Remedj
It cured me of a severe case of kid
ney trouble of several years standing.
It certainly is a grand, good medi
cine, and I heartily recommend it.”
■ Sold by all druggists.
■ The person who shall do the most
to cheer the hearts of the needy poor
• will have the merriest Christmas
and the happiest New Year. Try it
( and see.
Cleanliness is the first law of
health, inside as well as outside.
: Let Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea
be your internal e’eanser, then your
organs will be pure and clean, your
' health good, your system right.
Start tonight.—Summerville Drug Co.
I I
The best pills is DeWitt’s Little
Early Risers—the safe, easy, pleas
ant and sure little liver pills. De-
Witt’s Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve
is the original. Good for cuts, burns
or bruises, and especially for piles.
’ Sold by all druggists.
Notice to Debtors and Creditors
All persons having demands against
the estate of W. F. Henry, late of
Chattooga county, deceased, are here
by notified to render in their de
mands to the undersigned according
to law and all persons indebted to
said estate are required to make im
mediate payment.
This 26th day of October, 1909.
MRS. DORA HENRY, Admr.