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The Laclede blade., 1912-01-19
WHAT HOME FOLKS DO AND SAY
Local People and Events Briefly Mentioned and
Olhsf Matters oi General Interest
Fresh Goldfish at Patrick's.
Buy teed at j. B. Patrick's.

Fresh goldfish at Patrlekss.
Buy teed at j. B. Patrick's.
Sweet potatoes Sc Ii. at Patrick's.
All hunters must keep off my
farm. F. q. Adams.
Good four-room cottage for rent
By DIR. r. T. Standby.
Fanchon -four and mill feed Of
all kinds for sale at Laclede Mills.
Several tons good clean timothy
hay for sale by Fl. 3. Foster,
Boomer, Mo.
We can save you money on your
rugs. Special prices for ten days
at J. B. Patrick's.
Lost, plush lap robe, deer head
design on one side, other side plain.
Finder please leave at this office. 4
White Loaf -four for bread or
pastry is unexcelled. Phone us
your order for sack today. Car
others & Allen.
A car of seasoned 7-foot hedge
fence posts and 8-foot corner posts
for sale in any quantity by L. B.
Jones. phone 78.
Good piano, slightly used, for
sale at bargain by DR.. q. I.
Standby. Call at residence and see
try it at any time.
Ear and cracked corn. BRAN.
shorts, oil meal, alfalfa meal,
cottonseed meal, wheat and mixed
feed of all kinds at Laclede Mills.
G. E. Bruins will hold q public
sale of live stock, feed and house
hold goods at his home in Laclede
Feb. Is. Bills will be out in a
few days.
White Loaf customers all wear
smile that won't come off, Are
you one Of themf IF not, order q
sack today and note the results.
Carothers s. Allen.
Man past 80 with horse and
buggy to sell stock condition pow
der ia Linn County. Salary $40
per month. Address 9 Industrial
Bldg, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Wesley, the little son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. E. Berry, who live a mile
east Of town, died Wednesday af-
ternoon of paralysis following a
severe attack of grip and pleurisy,
aged seven years. Funeral services
will be held at the home Friday
afternoon at one o'clock and inter-
ment will be in Laelede cemetery.
The bereaved family have the sym
pathy of all.
Cards were received in Laclede
this week announcing that Mr..
and Mrs. D. 4. Slingerland of
Seattle, Wash, celebrated their
golden wedding last Tuesday, Jan.
16. The greater part of these fifty
years were spent in LacIede, and
their many friends here congratu-
late them and hope that they may
live to celebrate their diamond
wedding as we'll.
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Eor saIs

Three residence lots west Of city
park, 6OxI5O feet, including all
improvements, consisting Of first
class out-buildings, grape arbor,
fruit trees, rose bushes, cement
coal bin, stone arched cave with
drain, high pressure water system,
hydrants in yard and barn, large
steel tank and concrete foundation,
concrete walks everywhere, beauti-
full lawns. concrete street curbing.
The improvements alone on this
place cost more than 81. 600. This
is an opportunity Of q lifetime
This property for sale at the
ridiculous price Of 5000 Write
DR.. T. D. FAWCETTE. Las Animas.
Colo, or see s. NJ. BROWN, La
eleds. No.
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Reduclna School Debt

board met ana palu OH duOIHor
school bond Of the value of $458 90.
OF the fifteen bonds issued at the
time the new school building was
erected in 1901, ten have now been
paid, and two more will be paid
when the interest falls due again in
June, which will leave the bonded
indebtedness of the district only
$1374.O 90. Although these bonds
will not be due until June. 1921,
the present levy of four mills on
each dollar of the assessed valua-
ton will provide enough money to
pay off the entire Indebtedness in
two more years.
Every taxpayer in the district
should take enough interest in the
schools which he helps support to
visit them at least once year and
see that his children or somebody's
children are getting full value for
the money be is paying.
"A great many people do not re-
alize what a good school we have.
in Laclede this year. The pupils
are working hard and so are the
teachers. From the little tots in
the primary grade to the seniors in
the high school, there is an interest
in school work that has not always
been seen there. Every pupil
earns the grade he receives and
does his own work which is not.
always the case in all lsehools.
One thing is yet necessary IN
order to place the Laclede schools
in their proper place among the
schools of the state, and the sooner
it is done The better it will be for
every pupil in the sehool. Our
high school must artieniate with
the state university, 50 that gradu-
ates from this school can enter the
university or any college IN the
state on an equality with graduates
from any other school,
In order to do this It will be
necessary to have a school year or
term of nine months, while we now
have but eight months.
The people of Laclede are proud
of their schools, as well they may
be, but there should he. a way
there must be way-tO bring
about this much desired result.
We have as good a corps of teach
ers as any school needs. They get
lalI that is possible out of their pur
pils-or into>them-in the time at
their disposal, but another month
on each year would give each pupil
practically year and half more
time in school at homeland most
of our children get their entire ed
| ucation in their home school.
But the school board does not
ask you to increase your tax levy,
and will welcome any plan that
viii help the children Of LacIede
and vicinity to get better educa-
Ition in their home school at the
lowest possible expense to the tax
payers Of the district.
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Erndrimsnllna Nol NueessarT

Why experiment With new fouri
Monarch, Zephyr and Gold Medal
cost less and make better bread
Sold and guaranteed BY J. B. Pat
rick.
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Mincemeat 1oc lb. Patrick's.
EnLerlainmant

Mrs. Hoffman's birthday will be
celebrated by the ladies of Laclede,
who will give a box supper at the
opera house Thurday night, Jan.
%. Besides other amusements,
there viii be program of readings
and music. as follows:
OPENING Address Rev. Enyeart
(lpaTtef1e
why We Observe Mrs HoEman's
Birthday Mrs Patrick
Cornet Duet Marx Lomax. Wade Patrick
why should a Church MemberBe
Temperance Worker Miss Grace SiSsons
Instrumental Music Kathryn Harter
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SHORT PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
BrIsf mention Of ThosS WhO Come and 90
During the Week

". y. welsh Ii SERIOUSLY III dG HIS
home in the southwest part of town.
William McGrew of Chillicothe
was the guest Of Miss Loretta Clay
Sunday.
Miss Grace Sissons spent Mon
day and Tuesday with friends at
Brookfeld.
Arthur Ely of Monroe City visit
ed A. E. Johnston Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Mrs. Fred Hoskins of Chicago is
visiting her parents, MIR. and Mrs.
w. NJ. Watson.
Miss Luella ShOup of MeadvilIe
was the guest of Mrs. G. Dale the
first of the week.
Mrs, M. P. Benson and little son
spent Wednesday with Mrs. S. D.
Evans at Meadville.
Mrs. C. j. Clifford of ChiIlicothe
was the guest Of Mrs. Florence
Coleman Wednesday.
w. T. Corey came down from
his farm near Roger Thursday for
a visit with his family.
MIR. and Mrs. w. 0. Anderson
of route one spent yesterday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo: G. Jones.
Mrs. w. B. Calhoun and daugh-
ter, Mrs. W. P. Keithley, are
visiting relatives at Browning.
E. L. Joyce, county snperin-
tendent of schools, was over from
Brookfeld ON business Tuesday.
The A. R. q. will meet with
Mrs. E. E. Benson Tuesday even
ing, Jan. %. Leader, Mrs, Ida
Benson.
Kay Darling and Victor Ward of
Meadville were guests of Misses
Bertha Libby and Eva Andrews
Sunday. . l.
Miss Mildred Bundren of New
Cambria, who was visiting her
brother, II. E. Bundren, and wife,
returned home Tuesday.
G. G. Moberly of the local i'm
plement firm of Moberly Bros. at
tended the convention of retail
implement dealers at Kansas City
this week.
S. M. McKisson of Brookfeld
returned home Monday from a
visit with relatives in Iowa and is
visiting his daughter, Mrs. Cecil
Welsh, and family on route one.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ware, ALr. and
Mrs. Murrain and Misses Maude
Calloud and Leila Vorce Of Brook :
field attended the Woodman-R Royal
Neighbor installation Wednesday
night.
Yesterday a sleigh load of ladies
from town spent a delightful day
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs ] l..
Mouser on route one, the occasion
being birthday surprise on Mrs.
Mouser.
Mrs. Fannie Nayb7N who as1
been visiting relatives here anc ss
Purdin for some time, returned 70
her home at Kansas City T0esdaY,
accompanied By her little grandson.
Dan Maybee.
Mrs. o. F. Libby left Sopday
for q visit with her son, Oscar ana
family at Kansas City aecompanied
by the latter's little son Carl
Libby, who had beea visiting his
grandparents.
Ross Glenn. who hss bes
ranehing IN California The p
| year, came home last weak fog
visit with his PARENTS =
Mrs. Robert Glenn, and other
The Laclede blade., 1912-01-19
TOWN AND COUNTRY in BRIEF
Local Events oI ThsFasl Week Recorded For
Busy Blade Readers.
Fllresh oYsters a Patrick's.
country sorghum Especial prioel

a.l1 ~
Why buy low grade -four when
White Loaf quality -four can be
bougf415o6,tti 456,tie onr a little more. Car
othersly rsSlIen.
Have your hOrseshoeing and
other blacksmith work done by a
skilled workman at D. J. KelIey's
new shop, west end of Foreman
house block. Phone 81.
E. l.. Farrar Of route three, who
suffered 8 paralytic stroke during
the holidays, is slowly improving,
which is pleasant. news to mis- many
friends, who hope that he may en-
tirely recover.
At the regular meeting of the
Modern brotherhood lodge Satur-
day night OF this week officers for
the ensuing year are to be installed,
and member who can is urged
to be ~ Attendance promptly at 8
O'Clock.
"A. j. Caywood secretary of the
local lodge of Modern Brotherhood
of America, handed Joseph Reeder
a draft last Tuesday for $1,000, set
tlemeut in full for the policy held
by Mrs. Reeder in that society at
the time of her death last month.
"A sleighing party composed of
Misses Virginia Kraft, Roxana
Rankin, Maud MatseIl and Helga
johnson and N. A. OFmsby, G. R..
Parker and E. w. Moore and G. S.
Mahurin drove over to Brookfeld
Tuesday night and saw the In
feruo'' at the Bijou.
A fine program is to be given at
the moving picture show at the
opera house on Eetlay night of
this week. Admission 5 and 10
cents. A big new stove has been
placed in the hall and the room
will be comfortable and. the show
entertaining and instructive.
Bills were printed at this office
Monday for NJ. w. Farrar's sale of
live stock, farm. machinery and
feed, to be held at bis present
home four miles east of Linneus
Wednesday, Jan. %. Mr.. Farrar
will quit farming and expects to
60 to Joplin soon to attend school-
At a meeting of the stock holders
of the Central States Life insurance
company at ST. Louis last week
DIR. 2. T. Standby of Laclede was
reelected to membership on the
board of directors for a term OF
three years. This company has
not been in business long but is 9
strong one and now has over
So, 400, 900 of insurance in force.
G. r Sayles OF route two sold
his fine so acre farm northwest of
Laclede last week to l.. Brendahl,
who also own 12O acres of land adj
Joining it. This makes Mr.. Bren-
dahl a splendid farm. Mr.. Sayles
viii look for another location and
if he does not find it will remain on
the farm this year. The many
friends Of the family would be very
sorry to have them locate else
where.
Thursday night of last week was
the coolest here in many years,
thermometers early Friday morning
registering % and % degrees he
low zero. The entire month has
been marked by temperatures far
below normal. and the ground has
been covered with snow all the
time. Only two days have been
warm enough for the snow to thaW
at all, and very little then. We'd
nesday was the warmest so far this
monfb and II was colder again
The Laclede blade., 1912-01-19
Our Roll OI Honor

time with the renewal of their sub
scriptions, while at the same time
it has increased our need for money,
so we are doubly thankful to those
who have helped us out in the past
few weeks. AS previously sn-
nounced, we are going to the
observation-disclosures" system, be-
ginning March 1, and there are
several hundred dollars due us
that we are very anxious to get in
before that time.
It costs a great deal more to
publish and print the BLADE than
the subscriptions amount to, and
the matter isn't helped bit if one
out of four or five refuses to pay
for the paper after he has received
it one or more years. We have
found by bitter experience that
many people who pay all their
other debts will beat a newspaper
| if they can, and have decided that
it is partly our fanlt for putting
the opportunity in their way, and
that it is our duty to take away
the temptation.
By requiring the subscription
price in advance we will print only
enough papers for those who really
want it, thus saving considerable
money and sending the paper only
to those who really want it.
The following old and new sub
scribers have our thanks for cash
on subscription since Dec. 1:
| ByronLamme.
Mrs. George Anderson.
David Perry.
J. l.. Wood.
j. Fl. Wright.
| j. G.. Woodward.
j j. b. Campbell
Mrs. Fannie Deem.
! Mrs. O. T. Shohoney.
| r. j. Ridings.
J. T. Hamilton.
r. D. Thompson.
Mrs. Catherine Fruin.
F.,C Stahelin.
Geo. W. Estes.
4 A. B. Clinefelter.
/ Fl. F. Englehart.
j. M. Simpson.
| Miss Lula Felt.
| D. E. Polly.
| G. F. Tobey.
| Mrs. A. G. True.
| j. w. Millburn.
E. R. Marsh.
i E. E. Benson.
i Miss Sarah Moss.
Fred Hanson.
F. w. Groes.
j. E. Byrd.
! W. o. Anderson.
j. Fl. Brown.
| G. StapletOn.
C. j. Clifford.
j. L. Burke.
/ T. D. Mouser.
| e. w. Bagwill.
| Geo. c.. Denbo.
/ J. L. Mouser.
! Mrs. Johanna Mathiasch.
F. f. Welsh.
/ Miss Mary j. Gould.
HI. E. Welsh.
Mrs. Mary Mize.
r. j. Ormsby.
| Miss Florence Ormsby.
/ Mrs. Clara Aus mus.
| j. w. Reed,
| w. r. Frakes.
Ross Louden.
I, Rev. VIM. Sissons.
Mrs. III. O. Wilkins.
i Mrs. G. e Adams.
Geo. NJ. West.
/ Miss Cassie Heath.
Mrs. Allie Harter.
Joe Reeder.
Miss Ella 0ng.
w. S. Savage.
i J. w. Lomax.
/ Mrs. G. S. Artlip.
| A g. GrOes.
Chris Eyman.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-06

I'VE old farmers will be put out of
the running in a few years if these
young boys don't slide back into the
old rut." remarked Colonel Walter
Youngblood, of Muscogee county, as he
watched the boy members of the corn
clubs marching about the big corn show
at the capitol today.
Time was when we were too proud
TO learn remember when we had
chance to learn something about scien-
tifin northumberland now we couldn't
learn if we tried. We're too old He
paused to brush back the few white
locks hanging down over his forehead,
then laughed suddenly.
Yesterday my nephew came to me
he's not but twelve years old-and
asked for a nickel. Out of curiosity
asked him what he wanted with it, eX-
Meeting to hear of some sort of candy
or other sweets he craved. 1 got to buy
some stamps SOS can write to Wash
ington bout my oats next spring, he
told me. That boy has been keeping an
armfuI of gov'ment literature on his
desk for the past two years, and he's
learned what was in the books, too
Didn't Have the Hints Then.
Books don't make farmers, but
farmers with books can make a dern
sight more than just plain farmers can.
I've been farming since | was old
enough to boss a niger, and the most
corn | ever raised on a acre was 62
bushels An | did that because | hap
pened to learn that if ] poured GER
tain solution on growing corn 1t would
double the yield. Yet | didn't have
sense enough to comprehend that
where there was one such hint there
might be a thousand.
These boys have got ten thousand
It's not wonderful that they are raising
so much corn. The wonder is that they
had sense enough to learn how to raise
it. They read all the circulars sent
out by the departments of agriculture
They anaIyze their land and learn to
rotate crops They learn to fertilize
lust enough and not too much. They
learn to ploW deeply and pillow often.
when J was growing up we didn't
believe In fertilizers and thought it was
waste of money TO buy such high
fautin' trash We wouldn't have
known what a man meant If he had
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-06
1000 BOYS AND
GIRLS GUESTS
At DINNER
Corn Show Parade to Move I'm
mediateIy After Feast at
Capitol at Noon.

=, -, - -,
""S ''' wy 81 ''N
member of the canning or corn clubs OF
the state will be fittingly observed by
nearly 1000 Youngsters at the state
canito1 TO-DAY, at 10 o,cloclk whom tbev
Ill, - ,.,... c,.,,,,
Der Oh Coliihie'c e d. one Vi t"e oisses'
dinners ever given IN Atlanta.
Long tables laden with dainties to
satisfy the sturdy apnetites of hungry
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'i'ious" me 'oi l"o.S " '''e Oui'qi'ls
anu LOT perhaps me IL - 'il'ie ~ i'9 MS
.oiy II VIII see 'iie e'ipiS w as ~ VI IL q =
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-06
HOLIDAY PACKAGE RUSH
BEGINS AT P0ST0FFICE

The holiday rush has begun at the
Atlanta postoffice especially in the for
eign parcels post department. and from
this time until the end of the Christ
mas season the clerks in the big build
Ing will be worked hard
Packages in the foreign parcels post
have been coming in steadily since the
beginning of the week. Most of them
are consigned to Greece, Russia and
Italy. although practically every coun-
try in Europe is represented to a great
er or less degree. The internal parcels
post will not begin operations until
January 1.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-06
SKILL OF GEORGIA'S BOY
CORN GROWERS AMAZES
"OLD-SCHOOL" PLANTERS

talked of Analysing the soil. AS for
rotating, if we found certain piece of
ground would raise good corn we
planted corn there till it wouldn't raise
dust, much less any growing thing.
And if we plowed corn twice we
thought we were doing mighty well,
while we usually scratched the ground
! about two inches deep.
No Competition to Urge Them On.
Seems to me that it is the compet-
ton that makes the boys learn So.
In my day the only competition we had
was learning which one of us would
get COW -hided first for not blowing a
big enough tract in a day The only
interest we had was in getting through,
and we didn't give two whoops whether
we raised four or forty bushels. There
wasn't anybody in the next county to
make us ashamed"
That the boys of the state took ad-
vantage of every opportunity proffered
them was evident from the displays.
Just as one enters the north door of the
I capitol is the exhibit of Sereven county,
and in the midst of that are the ten
| ears raised by Byron Bolton on his acre
of ground. off which he gathered III
| bushels of corn.
Recorded yields of from 100 to $50
bushels are fairly common, each
county usually having at least one ex-
| hibtor who gathered more than the
coveted 100 bushels off an acre.
Clarence Marchant. of Telfair coun-
ty, raised 1872 bushels. while r. b. Lyon,
of Tattnall, made 1872. Luther f. Bridg-
man. Of Efingham county, made $50
! bushels on his acre. other big yields
were 106 bushels gathered by Stirling
! Carmichael, of Coweta county; l04 by
Abner NJ Nixon, of Carroll county, and
| 112 bushels by Abney Smith of Effing-
| ham county.
Girl Makes $79.e5 on Small Plot.
one of the most interesting of the
| exhibits is that of Newton county
where the first boys corn club in the
South was organized in 1904. G. c. Ad-
| ans organized the club and now three
OF his sons are exhibitors in the county
display, one OF them taking first prize
This club viii lead the others in the
corn show parade,
The girls whose exhibits We're spe-
| cially marked for their general appear
ance--for no one has been allowed "a
| judge by the taste-came from many
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-06
/ NEW WARSH|PS
RECOMMENDED
BY MEYER
vayy Now Efficient, But More
Vessels Are Needed to Keep
Peace, He Says.

U.,sHTNGTON. Dec 6.-The annual
..ror, Of the secretary of the navy,
rsorea Won L. Meyer, suggested extensive
.Lsne.s in The administration of the navy
4.,.s~,,.,,ut reported the efficiency of
f,,.ra. SANS batteships TO be higher than
,tst maintained last year. and recon-
ended A provision for the building of
s.,, battlpshfps two cruisers, sixteen tor
fo hnst destroyers and d number of
,,,,t1fqry vessels at the present session
of congress.
secretary of the Navy Meyer stated
u.,- the augmentation of the present nav
oil force was a necessity to the perpetual
lam off the peaceful relations of the
Knitted States with the powers of the
g,rfd He discounted the assertions of
enemies OF a large navy that the opening
of the Panama canal would double the
navy" characterizing such a proposition
IS erroneous The completion of the
canaI he said, would simply enable the
s.radron on one side of the North Amer
i.,n continent TO steam to the help of the
s,nadrou on the other side in less time
than heretofore.
Big Fleet Needed.
n. stated that with an immense coast
line and with the whole of South and
Central America to separate the east
from the west coast. this country needs
q fleet double The size Of a country whose
coast line is continuous. The secretary's
report stated that d total of Al battle
,n.gs. with proportional number of 9TH
er lighting and auxiliary vessels, was
rre.,.ary 10 place this country on a safe
h.e.s i'm its relations with other world
powers
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-06
WRECKS AUTO;
WOMAN SUES FOR $500

Asserting that Bell Brothers delivery
wagon driven by a reckless teamster,
made a wreck Of her automobile, Mrs
E. w. More went into superior court
today and demanded $500 damages
She said she was turning into Fiji
teenth street from Peachtree street
when the Bell wagon swept into the
forward wheels. The automobile was
made a wreck, she insisted. The rear
axle was broken, the body demolished,
the two rear wheels torn off and the
top caved in.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-06
GEN. LAYTON CAMP,
SPANISH WAR VETS,
ELECTS OFFICER S

A reorganization meeting of Gen
eral Henry Lawton Camp, No. 6. United
Spanish War Veterans, was held
at the Auditorium ArmOry, A large
membership was enlisted.
Prior to the election of officers, the
many veterans of the war with Spain
held a smoker and heard talks by a
number of their leaders.
The officers elected were: Com
mander George N. Watson. captain
Company l., Twentieth Kansas volun-
teers; senior vice commander, John D.
Jackson corporal Company B, Fifth
United States; Junior vice commander,
]. c. Tanning, Company E, First North
Carolina volunteers; officer Of day,
John S. Madden, Sixtieth Indiana vol
unteers; officer of guard. Abe Erich.
Company l, Third United States volun-
teers; trustee, A. F. Fountain, Com
pany A, Third United States volun-
teers; adjutant, F. c. Emory, Company
l., Twenty eighth United States quar-
termaster. Ivy A. Thomas, Troop ID,
Seventh United States cavalry; sur
geOn. Past Commander +. w Hawkins,
lenln pennsylvania, historian " "A.
Her. chief electrician, u. S. S. Albany;
chaplain, Rev T. c. Topper, Tenth Ohio
United States volunteers; sergeant
major r. r. Treadway, Company G,
Fourth Kentucky volunteers; quarter
master sergeant, II. r. Butler. band,
Second Georgia volunteers; color SER
geant, William Hunt, Company F,
Twenty ninth United States volun-
teers; chief musician, Walter Mayfield,
Company X, Second South Carolina vol
unteers and sergeant of guard, William
e Nelson, Company b, First Florida
volunteers
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-06

different counties and preserved many
different products.
The accomplishment of Ruby Ken
needy, of Terrell county, who made a
profit of 1896 on 10 of an acre of
ground completely puts in the shade
the claims of the boys who made a
profit of from $40 to $125 an acre with
their corn.
DAME and jamie Wicker, the Macon
county twins, also had splendid ex
hibit and made a good profit on their
garden. while Ruby Butler and Lucille
Field, of Floyd county, were noticeable
especially because of the papers they
prepared on the subject of canning.
An exhibit of Georgia raised apples
from Rabun county attracted much at
tention among the older spectators, and
more than one declared that in the old
days there were no such apples as
those.