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15. T. ALLEN. Editor.
Entered at the Postofflcfe In Pearwm, Georgia
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The Chicago News tells us “How
to be young at fifty,” but what
concerns us most is how to be
young at seventy.
The Ocilla Star is emphatic in
the assertion that “a man is crazy
to leave home these days without
an umbrella." ltain or shine!
Monday was the beginning of
Dog days. It did not rain and,
according to an ancient weather
prophet, we are to have forty days
of dry weather.
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The legislature lias just, raised
the salary of J. J. Brown, State
commissioner of Agriculture, to
♦5,000. This is a strong vindica
tiou of Mr. Brown against the
charge of being a political marplot.
There is every indication that a
reduction in the price of building
material is far in the future. So
people who contemplate building,
and now buildings are an impera
tive necessity, need not wait for
cheap materials.
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The race riots in Chicago and
Washington emphasizes the fact
that “social equality” is tabooed
iu the North, and West as well as
in the South. It is not expected
in the South and hence there is
less trouble here on that score.
The government is now issuing
War Saving Stamps of the denomi
nation of SIOO and SI,OOO. The
SIOO security is handled l>y the
local postotlices, but the SI,OOO
security by local banks. The
government bids the Tribune to
tell you this interesting story.
Oftimes when a man wants to
ust* another man, he captures him
by flattery. It is astounding to
note the number of men who can
be flattered into doing things un
thoughtedly and unwisely. Many
men have been sent to their finan
cial doom by this hell-born method.
The devil is using it everywhere.
There can be no objection to
raising the price of legal advertis
ing to one cent a word, or one dol
lar per hundred words or fraction
al part thereof. What the news
papers waut to do is to use that
rule as a standard for all advertis
ing. That was the price fifty years
ago; it is reasonable now. The
Eastman Times Journal’s protest
is based, doubtless, upon the in
equality of the prices now charged
for the two classes of advertise
meats.
The armistice was signed Nov
ember 11th, 1918, and still large
gifts are expected of. and must be
made by, the American people to
stay the hunger and suffering of
the war-stricken people of Europe
until they are iu shape to help
themselves. This is a heavy bur
den, a Christian charity that calls
for the utmost farthing our people
can spare, a genuine sacrifice. Then
why work upon the sympathetic
chord of Georgia Baptist women to
spend $15,000 for Chinese kinder
garten work! There are thousands
of Georgia children —at least the
equal of any Chinese production —
who go to sleep hungry every
night. I>o they not call as loudly
to Georgia Baptist women for sue
oorl Are they not as worthy of a
$15,000 Kindergarten school?
•Stop, think, acU
THE MARKETS.
The effort of speculators to bold
down the price of cotton to 25c.
and up to 85c., according to grade,
is a most desperate one. Their
grip cannot continue much longer;
cotton buyers from the Eastern
world is on their way to America
to get a supply for their industries,
and then cotton sjx>culalion will
become a fo gotten pastime and
the American cotton producer, aid
ed by the American cotton corpor
ation, will fix their own prices and
be free men once more.
The market for Naval Stores is
the highest ever known; spirits of
turpentine is quoted at 1.29 and
rosin at proportionate high prices.
The demand seems to be unlimited
while the supply in comparison
with last year is exceedingly limit
ed. The Tribune can see no reason
why the present high prices should
not continue indefinitely.
Reports that the corn crops in
the West have been damaged by
heat and drouth caused an advance
Monday and now it is quoted at
$2.00 to $2.05 per bushel for spots.
This is for prime white corn.
This is a fine crop for South Geor
gia.
The sugar supply is said to be
plentiful, but it is hard to get and
prices high, thought to be the re
sult of speculation. Sugar cane is
another fine crop for South Georgia.
The canneries are finding a
strong market for canned sweet
potatoes at a fancy price. Anoth
er excellent crop for South Geor
gia, and the farmers of every sec
tion should provide themselves
with potato curing houses.
Cattle and hogs continue to ad
vance, not so much in the South
as iu the North and West. This
is because Southern offerings, as a
rule, are small aud in poor condi
tion. Our people do not seem to
regard the duty of grading every
thing they put on the market. It
is especially important in the mat
ter of cattle and hogs.
Cheese, butter, poultry, eggs, all
kinds of country produce, are held
at high juices.
The oj)j)ortunity for acquiring
wealtli has always been excellent,
but never bettor than at the
present time. Earnest effort will
surely beget a splendid reward.
HILLYER’S FIGURES.
Discussing before the House
committee which has under con
sideration the resolution me moral
izing the Congress of the United
States to act favorably on the Bill
providing pensions to be paid to
ex Confederate soldiers and sailors.
Judge George llillyer produced
an array of figures which literally
staggers incredulity.
He insists that the memorial is
not, in any sense, begging. He
shows that the Federal government
is indebted to the South the amaz
ing sum of $5,833,000,000, viz:
Property confiscated and used for
government purposes. $25,000,000;
unlawful cotton tax, $60,000,000;
jiaid by the South for pensions
during forty years, $50,000,000.
These three items amount to $135.-
000,000 which, added to the secur
ed'interest at six per cent, of $248,-
000,000. will amount to $333,000.-
000, Add to this the value of the
slave property destroyed, which
should have been but never paid
for, of $4,000,000:000 and sl’soo,
000.000 accrued interest at six jjor
cent, would give a grand total of
$5,833,000,000.
In paying the pensions in ac
cordance with the memorial the
Federal government would only be
paying back to the South the in
demnity collected from her on ac
count of the war.
Judge Hillyer’s reasoning seems
plausible enough but the Tribune
would like to hear from many of
the would be beneficiaries before
the memorial is presented to the
Congress. Their feelings iu the
matter should be consulted.
Government control of telephone
lines ceased last night, and it
is devoutly hoi>ed that the owners
will now proceed unhindered to
give the people a worth vljile ser
vice. It has been bum under the
Burleson administration.
PEARSON TRIBUNE, PEARSON, GEORGIA; AUGUST i, 1919
CREATING LANIER COUNTY.
Bill Passes Senate and House by
Only a Few Dissenting Votes.
Telegrams received in this city
Tuesday afternoon from Hon. Wil
liam Pafford, Mayor of Milltown,
who has been in Atlanta looking
after the Lanier county proposition,
brought the intelligence that the
Bill creating the new county of
Lanier had just passed the House
by the largest vote ever given a
new county jirojxfsition. Itjtassed
the Senate by a large vote early in
Lhe session.
The success of this measure is
due largely to the strong interest
taken in it by Senators Bowden
and Keene, who joined in introduc
ing the Bill, although there was
uo ojijiosition manifested by any
of the three parent counties.
The Tribune extends congratula
tions to the people of Milltown and
especially to Mayor Pafford and
Kditor Majors, of the Advocate,
who have stood by the jirojxisitiou
early and late. They never lost
faith in the proposition.
It will be submitted to the jieo
ple lor ratification at the general
election in November next year.
Alapaha Judicial Circuit.
Tuesday afternoon the State
Senate passed the' Bill which pro
vided for the creation of the new
“Alapaha Judicial Circuit." It
having already passed the House,
it only needs the approval of
Governor Dorsey to make it the
law. H<> has no reason to veto it.
It is further stated that lion.
Robert G. Dickerson of Homerville,
has been named in the Bill for
judge, and Hon. Jesse I). Lovett,
of Nashville, as the Solicitor-
General, both to serve until the
next general election, when their
successors will be elected. Mr.
Lovett is now Judge of the City
Court of Nashville, which office be
will resign to assume the duties of
Solicitor-General.
The new “Alapaha Judicial Cir
cuit” was a long time a coming,
but it has arrived. The sequel to
this statement will be published
next week, under the head of
"Memories of the Long Ago.”
Race Riots in Chicago.
The rioting between the whites
and blacks in Chicago has assum
ed alarming proportions. The re
gular police force has been unable
to cope with the situation and
United States troojis have been
called out to protect life and jirop
erty. Railroad trains have been
fired into and ixtudemonium reigns.
The latest telegrams state that
"Hundreds of negroes appealed for
protection and their leaders de
clared that many members of their
race face starvation because driv
ers of supply wagons feared to
enter some parts of the black belt.”
The infuriated whites seems to be
relentless in their attacks upon
the negroes and indicating a de
termination to blot them from the
face of the earth.
Chicago is now practically under
marshal law and the end of the
trouble is not in sight.
Let the negroes come back to the
South, go on the farms where the
larger portion of them belong and
behave themselves; then all will
be well with them.
Seven Brothers in Prison.
The seven Solomon Brothers,
merchants of the East Side in
New York, are visiting Atlanta.
They are in the Federal jxmiten
tiary for two years for using the
mail to defraud iu connection with
the salvage of army material. They
were arrested together, tried to
gether, convicted together, sent to
the United States prison together,
and will be placed in adjacent cells
to serve out their time. They are
—Abraham. Charles, David, Elias,
George, John, and Joseph.
Lots of Farm Machinery.
A large number of hay presses
and peanut pickers are being ship
ped into Valdosta, says the Times,
and beiug distributed among the
farmers of the Valdosta trade ter
ritory. Car load after ear load of
them are being unloaded here to
fill the demands made for this
class of farm machinery.
“Better Sires, Better Stock.”
This is the slogan of a national
better live-stock crusade, to get ac
tively iu motion October 1, that is
announced by the United States
Department of Agriculture, work
ing in co-operation with the State
agricultural colleges and other
agencies interested in livestock
improvement. The campaign looks
forward to the future food needs of
this country’s increasing popula
tion and results from long and
careful observation of the live
stock industry in this country,
and was jilanned after extensive
consultation with sjieeialists and
breeders. The plan is to hasten
the rejdaeeuient of the multitude
of scrub domestic animals in the
United States with purebred or
high grade stock, and also to im
prove the quality of the pure bred
themselves. The goal in view r is
greater efficiency iu production.
The campaign will be the first
organized crusade in a large eoun
try to improve all live stock siin
ultaneously. It will interfere in
no way with any work in live
stock improvement now beiug con
ducted, but makes all the work
more definite and effective by pro
viding official recognition for pro
gressive breeders.
The cainjiaign will be sujierviscd
from the Department of Agricul
ture in Washington, and in each
State by the State agricultural
college. County agents and other
field workers of the Department of
Agriculture and of the State col
leges will handle the campaign
locally. Every live-stock owner
actively co-operating ami keejiing
and using none but pure-bfed sires
of good quality will be given an
emblem as an official recognition
of meritorious effort.
Less Sugar Cane this Year.
The United States has 509.000
acres of sugar cane this year, as
compared with 527,000, the revised
estimate for last year, according to
reports from field agents of the
Bureau of Crop Estimates, United
States Department of Agriculture.
The 1919 acreage, however, is still
well above the acreage of ten years
ago. This acreage does not include
sorghum or other seeded cane, but
dot's include all varieties grown by
planting stalks or joints.
N. E. HARRELL
The Real Value-Giving and
Money-Saving Store in Pearson
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I have just received a nice line of
ALLEN PRINCESS RANGES
Come and see them and get my prices before buying elsewhere.
I have also a nice line of Furniture, such as Dresser*, Washstands. Buffets, Kitch
en Safes, Chairs, etc. Anything you need in Dry-Goods, Shoes, Hats, and Notions.
Also a good line of Staple Groceries.
More Goods for Less Money at
N. E. HARRELL’S
HARRELL BUILDING, PEARSON, GEORGIA.
GO TO
J. M. MEEKS’
FOR YOUR
TOBACCO TWINE.
G. H. VAUSE,
Do all Kinds of Brick Work.
Build Tobacco Furnaces. Still and Boiler Setting.
HANDS. ARMS,
LIMM ASLEEP
And Was Ron-Down, Weak and
Nervous, Says Florida Lady.
Five Bottles of Cardoi
Made Her WeU.
Kathleen, Fla.—Mrs. Dallas Price,
of thl» place, aayg; “After the birth
of my last child...l got very much
nm-down and weakened, so much
that I could hardly do anythlug at
all. I was bo awfully nervous that
I could scarcely eiglure the least
noise. My condition waa getting
worse all the time...
i knew I must have eome relief or
I would soon be in the bed and in a
Berious condition for 1 felt so badly
and was so nervous and weak I could
hardly live. My husband asked Dr.
about my taking Cardui. He
said, ‘lt’s a good medicine, and good
for that trouble', so he got me 5 bot
tles... After about the 6econd bottle I
felt greatly Improved.. .before taking
It my limbs and hands and arms
would go to Bleep. After taking It,
however, this poor circulation disap
peared. My strength came back to
me and I waa Boon on the road to
health. After the use of about 5 bot
tles, I could do ali my house-work
and attend to my blx children be-
Bldes.”
You can feet safe In giving Cardui
a thorough trial for your troubles. It
contains no harmful or habit-forming
drugs, but is composed of mild, vege
table, medicinal ingredients with no
bad after-effects. Thousands of women
hsve voluntarily written, telling of
the good Cardui has done them. It
should help you, too. Try 1L E 74
Hundreds of customers have already
taken advantage of the great saving
on goods bought in this selling event
of my entire stock, for the entire year,
at the greatest
PRICE REDUCTION
Offered Anywhere.
BRICK MASON,
Pearson, Georgia.
T’Fofessicjqql Gqi'ds.
DR. B. S. MALONE,
Dentist
Office In Malone Block
j PEARSON, GA
LEON A. HARGREAVES,
Attorney and Counselor,
Pearson, < leorgia.
Office In the Pafford Building.
Prompt attention given to business In both
the State and f ederal courts.
CHRISTOPHER C. HALL,
Attorney and Counselor
Office in Pafford Building,
Pearson, Georgia.
\V ill do a general practice In all the < ourts,
state and Federal.
TALMADGE S. WINN,
Attorney and Counselor,
Pearson, Georgia.
Will do a general practice,
located for the present In the Allen build
Ing with Mr. B. T. Allen.
DICKERSON & MINGLEDORFF
attorneys and counselors
Office In the New Pafford Solid Ini;
Pearhon, Georgia
■ Practice in all the Courts. Slate and Federal
Mr. Dickerson will be in office every Thurs
day unless other engagements prevent.
BENJ. T. ALLEN
attorney and counselor
Offices in the Allen building,
Pearson, Georgia.
Will do a general practice in State and Fed
eral Courts.