Miller Coujity Liberal
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The Supreme
Sacrifice
A woman grey, worn aud bent,
Site at her knitting and thinks
Os the long years spent
In rearing her boy to be a man-
To live-sh yes. to live a good hfe-
But now he’s'soinewtierein France.’
11. yb spin the strife
Os hideous war.
tSaa knows not when nswaansy eotn*
That his life is o’er his figth is
done. •
‘Twas all she had and she gave h era 1 1
For her country, God and human
ity’s sake;
Even as the Virgin Mary gave
For the world, the Christ,
Who laid down his life,
That men might live in a better
world,
A world made pure by sacrifice.
The mother knits and memories tly
To the days long past
When the babe on her bosom lay
A wee soft thing,
And tears diop’ed fast on her knit
ting.
.What love, hopes and fears
For the man to be.
Never • thought of way ha.l sbe,
And now be’a’Som where in France.’
“Dear God keep him safe" aud then
As th" knitting falls from hjr
bands,
She pray*. “Thf will b. lone, ./
Jnto Thy bands I oommtt him.
My only son."
—M»ry Dwells TK’ goor
Great Leaders
Washington, a Southern man lad
tlie armies by which the inoepen
denceof the United States was won.
Patrick Henry, a southern ora
tor, advocated with irresistible elo
quence the cause of liberty aud
independence.
Thomas Jefferson, ofVirginia,
wrote the Declaratioa of Indepen
dence.
James Madison, another noble
southerner, was called jnatly “The
Father of the Constitution ”
James Monroe, of V irginia, pro
claimed "the Monroe Doctrin”- the
international platform of the U. S.
Uunder the administration of Jef
ferson was made the Louisiana
Purchase, which at an insignificant
cost, added a vast domain to the
Republic.
During the reign of Madison,
the battle of New Orleans wao wo'fi
by Andrew Jackson, of Tenn.
Under the Jas.
K. Polk, another son of Tenn., the
war with Mexico was carried to a
successful issue mainly by southern
troops commanded by southern offi
cere, and thereby another vast area
was acquired by the Republic.
Thus it is evident that Soutf ern
mtn did most ia founding onr fed
eral government and in clearing an
area of continental extent for its
expansion.
WATCH COLQUITT GROW THE L DING CITY OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA.
The 4 Word of God
President Wilson's Foreword For
The Book of Books.
Bibles for American soldiers aud
sailo’s will carry a foreword by'
President Wilson urging the troops
dilligently to read the Scriptures.
The President has written this in
fscri ption:
The Bible it the word of life. 1
beg that yon will read it and find
this out for yourselves. Read, not
little snatches here aud there, but
long passages, that will really be
the road to the heart of it.
You will find full of real men
and women nut only, but also of
things you have wondered al>out
and been troubled about all your
life, as men have been always; and
the more you read, the more it will
become plain to yourself, what
things are worth while and what
are not; what things make men
happy (loyalty, right dealing,
speaking the truth, readiness to
give everything for what they think
their duty, aod, most of all, the
wish that they may have the ap.
proval of the Const, who gave
everything for them) and -the
things that are guaranteed to make
men unhappy (selfishness, coward
ice, geeed, and everything that is
low and mean). •
When yon read the Bible yon
will know khat it is the word of
I you'will bays found
it the key to yonr own heart, yonr
own happiness and your own
duty.
Cotton
In the year 1916 the govern
mvnt report shows that up to Jan.
9lb there had been ginned iu the
state of Georgia 1,810,934 bales, i
The 1817 crop, to the 9th inst.,
showed that 1,768,373 bales had
been ginned.
In Miller county the 1916 crop
was 3,599 bales, while the 1917
crop was 2,125 bales.
In Decatur county in 1916 there
was ginned 9,427 bales. In 1917
only 5,004 bales w«re ginned in
that county. a
The 1917 crop in Calhoun eoun-!
1 ty amounted to 4,994 bales, while!
the year before 10,070 bales were
ginned.
In Early county 6,142 bales were
ginned in 1917, while the year be
fore 11,063 were reported. The
price of the siaple is now 32J cents
a pound; but the farmers in this
section aren’t figuring on planting
it to the exclusion of corn, peanuts,
velvet beans, cine and other food
products.
Will Pay
Income Tax
Ft. Gaines, Ga. Jan.22.-There’ll
b? about 150 farmers and others to
pay income tax from Clay, accord
ing to estimation msde by Mr. Jas.
Grover Ramsey, the income tax
man that has been here several
days meeting the people and giving
the proper assistance in filling out
their return sheets.
Mr. W. M. Sutton, of the eastern
part of the conntp, will pay the
largest tax. He is single and worth (
about $250,000. Before the advent
of the boll weevil he was cotton <
king for thia part of the state, but
is now peanut king. Mr. Sutton
made his holdings by farming
and is not an old man by any
means.
PULL FOR COLQWFT OR PULL OUT.
COLQUITT, GEORGIA, JAR VARY 13 1918
FALL SPRAYING A|iNST SCALE
URGED BY WOMOLOGY BOARD
Atlanta, Octoter. —(Special.)--- a
; ready for fail spraying of Peaoll (MB
j Apple tree* for ths control of the l ■
Joes scale and other pests which y
to the same traatmeut. is the ura
advice of the Georgia State Board
Shitoniolocy.
TMti kkraytag should be none
the wall known llm»«ulphur solutieM
which may be purohaaed In
♦rated form at made at home, as d”
etrod. DtraeNcma lor maWng.
tng and applying the IhntHiiilphWr an
hitles wifi be gladly furnished upO.
application to the Stole EntomoloW
tint, Atlanta, a*. A
The important thing now th to pre-B
pare for this spraying and to do UM
within the next few weeks. T
Fall the Best Time ■
While spraying for settle!
may be safely done’ at, any time after!
all the leaves are oft the tree, fall!
spraying is generally the best because!
weather conditions are more favorable,!
and there is an absence of the high!
winds of February anil March.
Usually with trees . which are not (
KU THE WEEVILS WITH CARBON
BISULPHIDE TO PRESERVE GRAIN
Atlanta, October, Hpeelal in
these times at Imperative food oob-»
aeryetton, it Is more essential than i
over to eliminate or control the »»
rtous destnietivs insects which infest
stored grain and seeds in the South,
wad sometimea destroy entire crops. —
.These Insects latitude the Granaiffl
weevil, Rios weevil. Saw-toothed Gr -W
beetle, Rgd or Sqaara-uac* r i W
beetle and UwuAagum>g» Ara'
gall at which sortouely darns*.
"wheat, peas and other grains. It
easy enough tn raoognlae the wmWIIs
prt moth is small sad whitish oelo> j
•4, resembling the clothes meth.
T*| RemHp
Oarboa Mraiphldc, a llqaH tha
tea be obtained at any drag ■*«**, >«
fti M th r* »**••
When exposed It rapidly toi’As inis a
ass which is heavier thaa air.
To got the beet results the corn,
I BTOin or peso should be pAacnd ia
a Ma er crib, as nearly Ur-«lxbt as
! poMlMo. The gas is very penetrating,
tad wffl fumigate whether (ho si*lg
la ta balk or to sjoks.
■Miamte the dubfoal ooatapta of
■" . "■ j
Statement of The Condition of The
Colqu’.tt Exchange Bank
Located at Colquitt, Ga. At the close of business Dec. 15, 1918.
RESOURCES
Time Loans 38,424.64
Banking house 3,249.25
I Furniture and fixtures 1,950.00
I Due from banks and bank-
j ers In this state
Due from banks and bank-
ers in other states 604.38
Currency 1,220.00
Gold 5.00
Silver, nickles, etc 123.28
Cash items 978.62 2,327.10
Expense account
Total $46,555.37;
•sn.'to
Georgia, Miller County:
Before me came S. M. Watson, president of the above named bank,
who being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true
condition of said bank, as shown by the books of file in said bank.
S. M. WATSON, President.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this Jan. 2, 1918.
E. O. Jones, Com. N. P.
MONEY t
5 1-2 ’er Cent
lam now it ;/osition to
make loans of '.OO and'
up on farm la> m Miller
and Larly Co des at five
and one-hal per cent.
Prompt srrvice. ,
N. L. s' PLETON,
tvda - Colquitt
Badly infested this single spraying
Bill be sufficient for the control of
■he m-xtift. But where trees are bad
infested, they should have two
sprayings. one in the fall and another
Jn very early spring before the
Ibnds fiegln to appear.
j Whllp the lime-sulphur solution
Mees hot hurt the tree, It will aert
lously' injure leaves or buds, and for
Ithis reason spraying should always
done while trees ore dormant.
Must Spray for Good Fruit
? It maktw no difference whether a
[grower has only a few trees, or an
faxtenslve orchard, with thousands of
ahem; he must spray his trees to con
■rol the scale, if he wishes to get
Blood fruit.
When scale insects are allowed to
| multiply, they slowly sap the life
[of the tree, affecting its producing
[quhlities, and they also get on the
Ifrult, giving it a scurfy appearance,
■vivid discoloration, and make H
I worthless as a market product.
[ 'For any further information on thia
subject desired, write the State Ento
imologUt, State Capitol, Atlanta, Ga.
, the space occupied by the grain by
i multiplying the three dlmensloas to
! gather, and where the bln is practi
cally air-tight, use 5 to 8 pounds of
carbon bisulphide for each IJWlll cubic
feet Os space; and where not air-tight
'use from 2U to 25 pounds to each I.OM
Aubic feet.
K first lefel off the corn or grain,
make holes about a foot deep,
•- . vkleet apart each way. at,
from the door.
’aMag an equal amount of the
yrnid into each hole, and work »
(ward the door. Fill in each hole w. .
corn or grain to confine the fnasea.
The liquid will not hurt the grajp
-J'lther tar seed or fpod. '
’ ProoautlqytJ Takeit
Carbon 81-Bulpbide gaa, whoa mi«-
kfo, is exnlosjvo In any kU4
of Jupt about like gasoline; «•
that presauttons should be taken Ve
avoid any danger of fire. Inhaitaf
the gas produces no hartn/ul effort
unless kept up for a long time.
For any further InformaUci ro
garding or other ißieoto or dta
iakee, write State EnTomr.iogiet, ffthto
Capitol. Atlanta, Ga.
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in 15,000.00
Undivided.profits, less
Current expenses, in-
terest and taxes paid 446.89
Due to banks and bankers
in this state 4,520.87
Individual Deposits Z
Subject to check 10,738.10
Savings deposits 730.80
Time certificates 1,111.33
Cashier’s checks 3,957.38
I Notes and bills redis’td 10,000.00
Total $46,555.37
Beans
FoR SALE— The.kind without
the stng. I have a limited amount
of Oseola velvet beaus which I am
Infixing for 3a,C 1 ? P* r bushel while
they last. For further £,’ ,rt ’ c °l Hrß
see or wiite
C. E. MIMS,
Colquitt, Ga,
WANTED AT ONCE.—Two
small sized young moles, two good '
farm hands and 100 bushels of '
corn.
L. E. Phillips,
Babcock, Ga.
Sheriffs Sales.
Geor£;in, Miller County:
Will be sold before the court
house door of eaid oouuty, on the
1 Tuesday in Feb. 1918, between
the legal hours of sale, to the high
estjbidder for cash, at public out
cry, the following described prop
erty to wit: 30 bushels of torn
more or less, levied on as the prop
erty of W.JR. Houston under fi fa
tn favor of Colquitt Hardware &
Furniture Co. This the 12 day of
Dec. 1917.
C. H. Kimbrel, Sheriff.
Georgia, Miller Connly:
Also will be sold on the 1 Tues
day iu Feb. 1918, before the court
house door of said county, at pub
lic outcry, between the legal hours
of sale, to the highest bidder for
cash, the following described prop
erty to wit: 75 bushels of corn
and 90 bales of ground pea hay.
Said property levied on as the
property of J. A. Allen under and
by virtue of a Jnslice court execu
tion in favor of the Colquitt Live
Stock & Supply Co., against said
J. A. Allen. This tha 7 day of
Jan. 1918.
C, H. Kimbrel, Sheriff.
Georgia, Miller County:
Also will be sold on the 1 Tues
day in Feb. 1918, before the court
bouse door of said county, at pub
lic outcry, to the highest bidder for
oish, bciween the legal hours of
sale, the following described prop
erty to wit: 137 scree of land off
of the west side of lot of land no.
55 in the 26 diet of said county.
Said property levied on ae the
property of J. E. Spooner to satie
ty ar, execution in favor cf the
; Colquitt Live Stock & Sup'ply Co.
against W. T. Bali and J. E.
Spooner. Written notice given
tennant in possession. Tbie the 8
day of Jan 1918.
C. H. Kimbrel, Sheriff.
Georgia, Miller County:
Also will be Sold before the court
bouse door of said county, od (he 1
Tuesday in Feb. 1918, at public
outcry, to the htebeet bidder for
cash, between the legal hours of
sale, the following descriqed prop
erty to wit; 40 bushel of corn in
crib on the place occupied by J. J.
Boeb, eaid property to be deliver
ed on said place on account of the
oumberbomeneee of same. Said
property levied on ae the property
of J. J. Bush to satisfy «n exeon
tiou in favor of the Colquitt Live
Stock & Supply Co. This the 7
bay of J an. 1918.
C, H. Kimbrel, Sheriff,
Georgia, Miller County:
Also will be sold al public out
cry, on the 1 Tuesday, in Feb. 1918
before the court bouse door of said
county, to the highest bidder for
cash, between the legal hours of
eale, the following deecirbed prop
erty to wit: 1 dark bay mare mule
3 years old, not named. Said prop
levied on the property of J. H.
Christie under and by virtue of a
fi fa issued from the Justice court
of said county in favor J. W. & F.
D. Bush, and against the said J
H. Christie. This the 13 day of
Dec. 1917.
C. H. Kimbrel, Sheriff,
• Corgis, Miller County:
Also will be s<>ld on the 1 Tues
day in Feb. 1918, at public outcry,
before the court house door of said
county, between the legal hours of
sale, to the highest bidder for cash,
the following described property
to wit: That entire stock of met
cbandise and fixtures, including
dry goods, groceries and general
merchandise, repairing outfit
and also soda fount and fixtures,
located in what is known as the
Joe Toole store, on the north si le
of Main 3t., in city of Colquitt,
Ga., occupied by J. E. Sholar. Said
propwriy iw**** me property
of J. E. Sholat found >“ h J«
possession, utidef and by virtue o, 1
common law fi fas in favor of the
National Beverage Co., anti the Af
ri-Cola Co., and other fi fas in my
hands against said J. E. Sholar. A
complete inventory of said stock
and fixtures is on file in my office
and can be examined by any’ in
terested. This the 7 day of Jan
1918. ’ ;
C. H. Kimbrel, Sheriff.
A Week’s
Entertainment
A'-l last week Kadell <fc Krikch
field presented some of the best
plays that have been shown in this
section in sometime, and they were
presented in a perfectly cleae
manner, as is characteristic of tbie
company.
Their employees playing the
different characters of several plays
certainly deserve credit for the
manner in which they played parts.
Olean and refined throughout.
The entire performance was i*.
mensely enjoyed by residents here,
ae well ae by those from the sur
rounding communities. The tent
being crowded almost to overflow
ing each night. ,
The company will exhibit ia
Damascus this week, and on Fri
day night, by special request from
many in this city and also many
tn other places, they will presents
play presented here on a forma*
engagement, entilled “Teara aad
Orange Blossoms.
Below we give the names of eaah
member of the Kadell & hriteb
field Show, also the positiou they
occupy:
Al Kadell & J. 8. KritehfleM
proprietots and managers.
Clara Hambleton, Leading lady..
Cora Stuart, Ingeme'& soubretts’,
! ' Dice Staffer J, Character.
’ Viola Hambleton, Character
Jake Stafford, Leading mas.
JJarry DoVall, Principal eoiara.
t di*a.
Ethan Alien, Character aa4
’ comedy..
Terry Lane, Character.
I’om Hall, Character.
Cha*. E. Henshaw, Heavy min
and stage director.
Captain Roy Gray, Novelty
performer.
Henry Frye, Orchestra lender.
—-assPWSr
A fertilizer especially adapted to
the production of
PEANUTS
Peanuts require phosphoric
acid and lime. Bone Valley
brand phosphate supplies a
high percentage of both.
Write for price* and literature
DOWNING PHOSPHATE CO.
Offk>«n Brunswick, Mine* .NicboU, FU.
T. H. McRORIE, Sail! Manager
M Mutual Uf* Buildinf JackconrHlc, Fl>,
Notice
The County Commissioners have
; presented me with a new and
modern Gully compass, and lam
now’ prepared to do your surveying
1 promptly and accurately.
J. K. RITCHIE,
Conn|y (Surveyor.
C9t;n nn <
*<b>»dK.a
Will be paid by me for evidence
sufficient to convict anyone guilty
of stealing :my cattle, in either
Miller or Baker counties. This to
apply to first conviction only
ad. 3ms. C H. Cross.
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