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PEARSON TRIBUNE. Published Weekly by Tribune . Publishing B. T. ALLEN, Editor. Kntered nl Hie Postofflce In Pearson, Georgia, uh mail matter of the second class. Suhscrlntlon price, 81.00 a year In advance. All hall to the American eagle, Proud bird of freedom, all hall! Thy spotless name no*man can 1 nvtdgle, < n put salt on thy beautiful tall. Whiskey is now quoted at $7,00 a quart;at that price many a guy will now go dry. See? It is Samuel .1. Slade, not Slate, ■who succeeds lion. Charles S. Ar row as state fish and game com missioner. lie will make an ex eellent official. The Busy season is on hand. Let everybody get as much out of it as they possibly can and os penally much of the busy. II will bring its reward. Some books arc better —never read, Some words are better—never said, Some country's boiler —just ahead, Some men are bcttei —after dead. Senator Dickerson and Repre sentative Stewart did a wise thing in forcing the Atkinson county proposition through the late ses sion of the legislature, as there seems to be preparations brewing to monopolize (he next session with further bone-dry legislation. I here is no market for Sea Island cotton and the prices for short staple hare gone to pieces. Specu lators have run the prices down fil'd the producers should keep their cotton at home until a reae tiou takes place—even until next Spring. At (lie present prices of manufactured goods the short sta pie should be selling at 25 cents to •*<> eerits a pound. Kindness always pays a large premium. Marshall McMurrain, tramping through Indiana when he was a boy, faint and weary, received :t lunch and a cup of coffee from a servant girl. Miss Mattie Draim, while her master scolded her for sodoiug. That was thirty years ago. Ihe boy grew to manhood and died worth $27,000, all of which he willed to his boyhood benefactress and she has received the money. Tom Watson's new paper, "The riioinson Guard," will also be shut out from the mails. A rule has been served on Watson requiring him to show cause, personally or by writing, why this publication should not also be barred from the mails. \ erily, the way of the transgressor is hard." The hear ing will lake place in Washington September 21th. From all sections of South floor gia comes the intelligence that booze is being captured by the sheriffs of the different counties in many pints, quarts and gallons from people running the blockade from Jacksonville, Florida. Many hundred of gallons are being brought in, escaping the blockade, and a bad feature of it is, the stuff has never come in contact with a distillery and is poisonous to the people who drink it. Governor Pleasant, of Louisiana, dedicated September 15th to mass meetings in every county in that state to discuss America's rela tiou to the war. South Carolina and other states are doing the same thing. Such meetings will do good, by way of preparing the minds of our people the eventuali ties of the war Why not follow the example in Georgia? It will do good; many of our people are uninformed on this subject and they need to be enlightened and placed in line to do their bit cheerfully and without friction. SOUTHEASTERN FAIR TO SHOW BEST PRODUCTS OF SOUTH'S BEST FARMS World's Finest Cattle, Swine And Poultry In Most Extensive Displays—Agri cultural Prlies Of Over $34,000 Farmers of Georgia and the south east will collect SB,OOO from the Southeastern Fair, for simply display ing here the best products of their farms. This Is independent of $14,000 in prizes for showing of the finest cat tle, $7,000 for the best bred swine, $2,000 for the most classy poultry and •• .. . . „ - -■> . i'. . .4; . --? '•/ - - ; 'T Mr , - . Thronga of Visitors at the South -.astern Fair—Agricultural and Art and Industrial Buildings in Background. • tho many valuable awards to be made to the Boys' Corn clubs and the Girls' Canning clubs. The aggregate of more than $35,000 In prizes to be paid for agricultural and farm displays alone will give some pmall Idea of the tremendous extent of the Southeastern Fair this year, es pecially since that Is scarcely half the aggregate total of the premiums. Without the farm there could be no fair. The Southeastern Fair Is found ed primarily upon progressive agricul ture, and because the farmer, too, likes and must havo his holiday, there ore combined with it such wholesome amusements as the horso-raclng—the finest In the world, under the auspices of the famous Grand Circuit —fire- works, every night of the most bril liant and patriotic sort; open air vaudeville, sports and amusements of all kinds and, In Larkland, the famous shows of the Patterson Carnival com pany, one of tho largest and best in the country. Handsome cash prizes of SSOO, S4OO and on down to SSO, are offered for the bast showings in the various classes of cotton, grains, hays and similar products. Horticulture with a hundred or more prizes, will Include the south’s finest fruits and vegetables. The im- Importanco of good seed production Is stressed In a special department; here science comes to play for the better ment of southern agriculture. Magnificent Display of Pure Bred Cattle at the Southeastern Fair in 1916. The agricultural department is so important a feature that President 11. G. Hastings of the fair association was placed in charge of it as chairman, with R. G. Lyon as superintendent. World's Finest Cattle Will Be Shown Here. The first Southeastern Fair made a nation-wide reputation through its magnificent display of fine registered cattle. The showing this year with $14,000 cash premiums, will be even better and more extensive. Better stilV, there will be larger representa tion of fine cattle from Georgia than ever, showing the splendid progress made in this state in the important cuttle growing industry. The American Hereford Cattle Breeders’ Association will show here the biggest and best exhibit it has ever brought together. The exhibits of Jerseys will be under the auspices of the American Jersey Cattle Club, and the showings of Shorthorns, Aberdeen Angus. Red Polled, Guernseys, Hol stein-Friesians and others will ail be under the direct authorization of the various organizations which encourage the growing of each class of registered cattle. Dairy product* and Implement* and PEARSON TRIBUNE, SEPTEMBER 21, 1917 the model dairy and cow contest will constitute educational features of the utmost value. In fact, the entire agricultural exhib it, Including cattle, swim- and poultry, is framed along educational lines, for the foremost purpose of the fair is to teach. It proposes to show not only w’hat others have done, but to the man who wants to emulate them, it seeks to show him how to do it. Help ful information will be available at every point; it is only necessary to ask for it. • Finest Of Swine; Best In Poultry. Hog raising for which the south pre sents tiro best of facilities, is destin ed to become one of Its foremost in dustries, perhaps second only to the great soil crops. Offerings of $7,000 In premiums have brought entries of some world famous, high bred swine. They include Du roc Jerseys, Ilampshires, Poland Chi nas, Berkshire*. Chester Whites, Farn worths —the world's finest breeds and plenty of them. Sheep, too, come in for their share, for the Southeastern Fair is doing everything within its power to encour age the more extensive growing of thlß important animal throughout Georgia and the southeast. Parties desiring to purchase high bred registered stock, particularly cat tle and swine, in order to build for themselves, will have every opportun ity at the auctions which have been arranged, to get Just what they want. Pure bred poultry of every known class will be shown In keen competi tion for prizes aggregating $2,000 and for ribbons, which mean even more than the money to the fancier and grower. Thousands of chickens, in all the varied colors and kinds will tes- tify to the abundant growth of a farm industry that is rapidly forging ahead to a leading place. Even the bees have not been for gotten. Cash prizes are offered for the best displays of bees and apiary products. You will, in fact, see the best of everything when you come to the Southeastern Fair, in October. Altogether the Southeastern Fair of i 1917 will be perhaps the most com plete display in every line ever shown in the south. A special building has been set apart for automobiles, and all the best known cars in new models will he on display with demonstrators in charge. There is something to attract every age and condition of man. In fact, the fair begins with the baby, in the "Bet ter Babies Show," takes care of the boy and the girl, affords amusement and education for the young man and young woman, and combines every known feature to attract and interest those of middle age and even those of maturer years. Counties or individuals wishing In formation about exhibit space, rules, etc., should write at once to R. M. Striplin, General Manager Southeast ern Fair, Atlanta, Ga, DETERMINING FACTORS IN BEEFJ’RODUCTION Must Be Considered By Farmer Who Expects To Raise Or To Finish Beef Cattle i In order to make a fair margin of profit the farmer, according to Dr. Soule of the State College of Agricul ture, should ascertain whether he has on hand or can obtain at a reasonable cost the type and class of cattle from which he may expect to make a pro fit; he must either have or be will ing to supply with such equipment as is necessary; he must take into consideration the question of foodstufTs, both concentrates and roughage; and finally he must have a market where he can easily dispose of his cattle after he has finished them. Animals with a blocky conforms, tion and those general character istics which distinguish the beef type may be depended upon, if properly fed and handled, to make good gains and a profit for the owner. Anilnals with a dairy conformation have no natural covering of flesh and, though they may make fairly good gains, much of the fat will be found around the Intestines rather than In the re gion of the most valuable cuts. We are prone to believe that with our mild climate shelters are not ne cessary, but statistics show that in the south 25 cattle out of every thou sand die while in the northern Btates with their rigorous winters only 3.G cattle die to the thousand. In Georgia last year sl, 945,000 worth of cattle were lost through exposure and disease and the total for the fifteen southern states runs between 75 and 100 million dol lars annually. There need not be s costly building but a cheap shelter with a leanto roof and open on the south side can easily be provided. Experienced feeders consider a silo as almost absolutely necessary for the economical feeding of live stock during the winter months. Land that has formerly been planted to cotton may be devoted to oats or a mixture of oats, crimson clover and vetch for hay. Following this the ground should pioduce a second crop, cowpea hay, and the oat land may make the corn for the silo. Those who prefer may use sorghum or kafir corn for the silo Instead of field corn. There should be an abundance of tame pastures, such as Bermuda, burr clover, and Japan clover. Where lime is widely used, alfalfa can bo grown success fully in all parts of the south. It is needless to say that cotton seed meal will be the main concentrate supple mented with corn or oats, when necessary. In order to finish cattle with any degree of satisfaction they should be fed from 90 to 150 days. For the 1000 pound animal keep an abundance of mixed hay In the feeding rack nl all times; feed dally SO to 40 pounds of silage, 4 to 6 pounds of cotton seed meal, and 6 to 7 pounds of shelled corn. 'Professional Caris I)it. HENRY P. SMITH Pearson, (: eorgia Office jn Pont < >ffice Building .1. S. MORRIS, M. I>. Pearson, Georgia Office In Morris Drug Co. Store. G. 11. MINGLEDORFF ATTORNEY AT LAW Pearson, Georgia Practice In all the Courts, State and Federal B. T. ALLEN B, 11. ALI.KN ALLEN & ALLEN, ATTORNEYS AND COI'NSELORS Offices In the Allen building, Pearson, Georgia. Will do a general practice In State and Fed oral Courts. ODOM’S PRESSING CLUB Cleaning and Dying a Specialty CLUB RATES TO REGULAR CUSTOMERS All Work Called for and Delivered NEXT TO HOTEL MALONE BARBER SHOP FIVASH’S PRESSING CLUB We Make a Specialty of Cleaning, Pressing and Dyeing. Your Patron age is Solicited. NEXT DOOR TO LANKFORD'S STORE. When You Need Groceries T. KIRKLAND GEORGIA & FLORIDA RY. -3** Schedule Effective August 26th, 191 see Trains leave Wtllacoochee for Douglas, llazlehurst, Vldalia. Stillmore, <iar field. Milieu. Swainsboro. Midvllle. Keysvllle. Augusta and Intermediate points. Trains leave Wlllacoochee for Nash ville. Adel. Sparks. Moultrie. Val dosta, Madison, Fla., and interme diate points. T. E. HARRIS, L. J. PARKS, General Passenger Agent Traveling Passenger Agent, Augusta, Ga. Augusta, Ga. Piedmont Institute In the breezy Metropolis of South Georgia Offers thoicugh courses in cluding business Rare teachers, delightful Lo cations, splendid oppor tunities. Boy Scouts for younger stu dents. Christian spirit thru all. For particulars address M. 0. CARPENTER, Pres. Waycross, Ga. SPECIAL OCCASION FARES VIA ATLANTIC COAST LINE “Standard Railroad of the South” MO>',TEAGLE ANI» SEVYANEE, TENN MACON, GA CHATTANOOGA, TENN. BOSTON, MASS ST. LOUIS. MO ATLANTA, GA MUSKOGEE, OKLA VICKSBURG, MISS For information as to fares, schedules, etc., call on or write: A. R. HOUSE. Ticket Agent PEARSON, GA. Call on me, as I have a line of fresh roceries, To bacco, Cigars, Cigaretts, Etc. 1 also carry a full line of Cool Drinks of all kinds. et my prices before buying. No. 4 Daily 9:46 a. m. No. 6 Daily ex. Sun. 6:03 p. m. No. 5 Daily 4:26 p. m. No. 7 Daily ex- Mon. 7:47 p. m. Religious Conferences. Tickets on sale August 3-6-9-16-17 and 23rd. Limit Sep tember sth, 1917. OUOOF of America. Tickets on sale (From points in Georgia only) August 12 13 and 14th. Limit August 21st, 1917. National Negro Business News League. Tickets on sale August 13th and 14th. Limit August 20th, 1917. Grand Army of the Republic. Tickets on sale August 16-17 and 18th. Limit Au gust 30th. 1917. Supreme Lodge and Military Enoampent K. of P. (colored) Tickets on sale August 17-18 and 19th. Limit August 29th, 1917. National Baptist Convention. Tickets on sale Sept. 2-3-4 and for trains scheduled to arrive Atlanta before noon Sept. sth. Limit Sept. 14th. 1917. National Baptist Convention (colored) Tickets on sale Sept. 2 3 and 4th. Limit Sept. 15th, 1917. National Reunion and Peace Jubilee. Tickets on sale Oct. 14th and 15th. Limit Oct. 31st, 1917.