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VOL. XIV. NO. 22
Macon Implement Co.
. . Jobbers . .
Farm Implements, Machinery, and Gasoline En
gines
Wc carry the Largest and most Complete Line in the South. Get
our PRICES and TERMS on anything you need,
£otton and Corn Planters, Compost Drills, Disc
^Harrows, Plows, Weeders, Cultivators, Bug-
J gies, Wagons and Harness.
PLACE HEADQUARTERS.
MACDH IMPLEMENT MPMY,
451-453 Poplar Steet.
Macon, - Georgia.
M. J Dabney, President. 0. L. Dabney, Sec’y & Treas
RIES & ARMSTRONG,
WATCHES, CLOCKS, DIAMONDS, JEWELRY
AND SILVERWARE.
Reliable Goods only. S
Phone 836. 315 Thir|i Street.
MACON. QA. *
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Os Wilkinson County
TO COME TO SEE US^
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the Editor of this Paper About Us.
Birch Hardware Co.
MACON, GEORGIA.
UMM _
‘ Horse Breeding to Type I
’ Something That the United States Depart’ ; ’
1 ; ment of Agriculture Should Do. < ;
1 By John Gilmer Speed <
ARMERS and others, for that matter, as well must breed to
type. They must know what kind of horses they wish to
produce, and strive to that end. To do this, they should
know what kind of material is at hand, and how it can be
used. Here is something that the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture should do. And the War Department
might also assist, for proper cavalry remounts are difficult
to secure. In European countries, where great standing
armies are maintained, there are not only governmental
breeding farms, but the farmers are encouraged to breed army horses by the
giving of prizes, and by permitting government-owned stallions of proper
bleeding td stand to approved stock at merely nominal fees. In Austria I
have seen a whole regiment of cavalry mounted on horses so true to type
that it would take study and acquaintance to tell one horse from another.
. In Germany the government has been breeding for the cavalry since the time
▼ of Frederick the Great, and with most satisfactory results. In these continen
tal countries much enterprise is shown in securing the best blood that may
be had in other countries, not omitting the Desert of Arabia, whence comes
the best and purest equine blood in all the world. In this matter of horse
breeding the Italians are not the least enterprising, nor, by the way, are the
' ' Italians by any means inferior in their horsemanship.—From the Century.
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IRWINTON, WILKINSON COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY, MARCH 26,1909
RIVER IMPROVEMENTS
Water Power Development Adj
vocated by Senator Bacon.
GOVERNMENTTOBUILD BAMS
Many Georgia Project* Provided For By
Congress in River and Harbor
Bill Recently Passed.
Washington, D. C. —In the closing
days of the regular session of con
gress, the subject of water power de
velopment, which is now attracting
such widespread interest in the
south, came up in connection with the
river and harbor bill, and was dis
cussed at length by Senators Bacon
of Georgia, Bankhead of Alabama,
Smith of Michigan and Frye of Maine.
The right of the government to
build dams and develop water power,
independently of work undertaken to
aid the navigability of streams, was ।
called into question, and a vigorous
debate, replete with sharp clashes, en
sued.
As there has been some misappre
hension as to the Georgia projects,
provided for in the bill ,as it finally
passed, the surveys authorized are
given herewith. They are:
In Georgia—Saplo bar and harbor;
Oconee, Ocmulgee and Altamaha riv
ers; Ocmulgee river, vith a view to
the’ construction of locks and dams'
between M^con and Hawkinsville ;
Big Satilla river from the mouth to
Burnt Fort; Savannah river, at Au
gusta, with a view' to determining
what improvements are necessary in
the interest of navigation; Ogeechee,
Ohoopee and Cannouchee rivers.
In Georgia and Alabama—Etowah,
Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers, with a
view to their improvement for navi
gation. Such examination for the im
provement of the navigation of said
rivers, including the Alabama river
in connection therewith, shall include
investigations necessary to determine
whether storage reservoirs at the
headwaters of said rivers can be util
ized to advantage, and, if so, what
portion of the cost of any such im-.
provements, including reservoirs,"
should be borne by owners of water
power and others.
In Georgia and Florida—St. Marys
river.
Senator Bacon, who has al
ways been friendly to projects look
ing to the improvement of the naviga
bility of Georgia streams by govern
ment appropriation, took a decided po
sition in the debate on the river and
harbor bill against the government
going into the business of developing
and selling water power. Last year
he passed through the senate a bill
providing for a survey of the Atlan
tic and Great Western canal, which
would include the Coosa, Ocmulgee
and Altamaha rivers. This bill did
not pass the house. Senator Bacon
states he will introduce that measure
at the next session of congress and
feels confident of being able to pass
it again through the senate and hopes
the measure will fare better in the
house than it did last session.
prizes fohooOTldren.
Composition Contest Inaugurated by
Cotton Seed Crushers’ Association.
Atlanta, Ga. —State School Commis
sioner Pound, State Department of Ed
ucation, is preparing a letter to the
county school commssioners of Geor
gia, in which he calls their attention
to the composition contest which has
been inaugurated among the school
children of Georgia by the Cotton
Seed ACrushers’ Association of Geor
gia. Tie will urge them to have the
children in their schools enter this
contest and write compositions in ac
cordance with the terms set forth.
The prize for which the children
are striving is SIOO in gold, divided
into four prizes, as follows: SSO, $25,
sls and $lO for the best four compo
sitions.
The subject selected for this com
position contest as “Cotton Seed Prod
ucts as a Human, Animal and Plant
Food.”
No composition is to be submitted
which contains over 750 words. This
subject is to be classified as follows:
The’ merits of cotton seed oil and
cotton seed compounds as a human
food; the great advantages of cattle
raising in the south and its possibil
ities and the importance of cotton
seed meal and hulls as an auxiliary
thereto; the value of cotton seed meal
as a feed for horses and mules and
the merits of cotton seed meal as a
plant food.
The compositions written in each
school are to be judged by the prin
cipal and the three best from each
school sent to the county commission
er not later than April 25th. Each
commissioner is then to select the
one best from the county and send
it to the state judges.
CENSUS Tor" PENSIONERS.
State Pension Commissioner J. W.
Lindsay Makes Strong Appeal.
Atlanta, Ga. —State Pension Com- i
missioner J. W. Lindsay has prepar- |
ed a circular letter, which he has ■
mailed to every member of the new
legislature, to county officers, to the J
newspapers all over the state, with i
the request for publication, and to j
all the camps of confederate voter- I
ans in Georgia, in which he urge?,,!
upon them the importance of making^
a careful and accurate census of the *
confederate veterans and widows in ■
each county entitled to receive a pen- :
sion.
Commissioner Lihdsay shows that!
this information will be valuable from’
two standpoints: First, in preventing
fraud in the pension rolls, and, sec
ond, in indicating to the legislature to
just what extent it will have to/ go
in making provision for new pension
ers
TAFT IS NOW
PRESIDE NT
And Will preside over the Republic for the next
four years; BUT what is more important to you IS
THE FACT that SQUARE DEALING, up-to date
merchandise and
always preside at the store of
Bloodworth-
Stembridge Co.
WE WANT YOUR
PATRONAGE
’ And we pledge you in return our highest appreciation
of your business, giving you low prices, good goods and
a SQUARE HONEST DEAL.
Ten Doctors
Said He Would Die
“In 1903 we wrote you regard
ing my husband, who was suf
fering from heart trouble. He
was superanuated by the North
Georgian Conference. Ten doc
tors at different times said he
would die. You advised Dr.
Miles’ Heart Remedy and Re
storative Nervine; we did as
advised, and improvement was
apparent from the very first. He
recovered and the Conference in
1904 gave him a charge. He
never felt better, although he
has very heavy work and does
a great deal of camp meeting
work. I am so glad we took
vour advice and gave him the
medicine, and feel that I ought
to let you know of the wonder
ful good results from its use.
MRS. T. S. EDWARDS.
Milner, Ga.
This proves what Dr. Miles
Heart Remedy will do. Get a
bottle from your druggist and
take it according to directions.
It does not matter whether your
heart is merely weak, or you
have organic trouble, if it does
not benefit you take the empty
bottle to your druggist and get
your money back.
GROCERIES
My store is the home of the
Best and Freshest Fancy
and Staple Groceries. We
do not handle any stal stuff;
we sell fast and keep a fresh
line on hand always. And
beides our prices are right.
J. F. STEVENS
GORDON, GA,
NOTICE!
J WILL BE IN IRWINTON EVERY TUESDAY FOR THE PURPOSE
OF DOING DENTAL WORK.
THOSE DESIRING WORK PLEASE REMEMBER THE DATE AND
MEET ME PROMPTLY.
R. I. BUTLER, Dentist.
Portable and Stationary
ENGINES
AND BOILERS.
Saw, Lath and Shingle Mills Injectors,
Pumps and fittings, Wood Saws, Split
ters, Shafts, Pulleys, Belting, Gaso
line Engines.
LARGE STOCK AT
LOMBARD
Foundry. Machine and Boiler Works
Supply Store.
AUGUSTA. GA.
GO TO ....
J. B STEVEBS
For the Best in Everything
in the Grocery Line
Quality is my Metto.
J B Stems, Mon
GEORGIA.
“Is it any wonder that the Ameri
can exporter so frequently fails,’’ asks
Mr. Holt of the Tangier consulate
general, "when he sends sewing ma
chines to the other end of thb world
with a rag wrapped around them, or
sends breakfast foods in a pasteboard
cartoon to the Red Sea?’’
SI.OO a Year.
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MACON. DUBLIN & SAVANNAH
RAILWAY CO.
Schedule Effective June 14, 1908.
Leave. Stations. Arrive.
18 | 20 | | 19 | 17
A.M.|P.M.| |A.M.P.M.
7:00] 3:30 . . Macon . . 11:05} 4:40
, 7:10! 3:41 Swift Creek ,10:55; 4:30
7:181 3:49 D&y Branch [10:471 4:20
7:25' 3:54] . Atlantic . 10:42; 4:15
7:35 4:04; .Fitzpatrick. [10:33 4:04
7:40] 4:09 . . Ripley . . |10:28; 3:58
i 7:50! 4:19 Jeffersonville |10:17| 3:47
8:00' 4:29] .Gallamore. jl0:05| 3:32
8:10 4:39| . Danville . j 9:57 3:24
8:15 4:441. Allentown .j 9:53; 3:17
8:24| 4:53; ..Montrose. ,| 9:43] 3:08
8:34] 5:04| . .Dudley . .| 9:32] 2:57
8:41, 5:11] .Shewmake. ] 9:26; 2:bi
8:46! 5:16] . . Moore . . ; 9:19 2:44
: 9:00; 5:30] . *Dublin! . ; 9:05] 2:30
9:05] 5:35] . 'Dublin* . | 9:00] 2:25
9:21 5:49, . . Catlin. . ] 8:44] 2:09
; 9:30 5:58] . .Minter . .] 8:37] 2:02
| 9:42] 6:09] .Rockledge .] 8:26j l:m
! 9:48] 6:14! . . Orland. . i 8:21] 1:46
10:02; 6:27: ..Soperton, .j 8:09; 1:34
। 10:13,' 6:38] .Tarrytown . | 7:57; 1:22
| 10:22] 6:45| . Kibbee . | 7:50] 1:15
’ ; 10:40] 7:00] . *Vidalia! . | 7:35] 1:00
| * Arrive. I Leave.
CONNECTIONS—At Vidalia wna
!S. A. L. railway and Millen and
! Southwestern; at Rockledge wnu
I ! Wadley Southern; at Dublin with
! Wrightsville and Tennille, Central of
Georgia, Dublin and Southwestern;
Macon wth Southern Railway, Ceu
• tral of Georgia, Georgia, Southern &
Florida, Macon and Birmingham and
Georgia Railroad.
j. A. STREYER, General Passen
ger Agent.
Thinks the Toledo Blake: In view
of the high cost of living, this would
be a good time to test the efficacy of
getting, up from the table hungry.
