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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-03-18


Now that the Board Of County
Commissioners has taken up the
consideration Of the county's fnan-
ces. why not straighten out this
matter 50 it will stay straight
Unless we are mistaken, the pre-.
sent Commissioners see more clear
Iy thar any similar officers Of the
county have ever done the need Of
4 more businesslike administration
Of the public business Of the county.
One Of them, we understand, has
deplored the lack Of purchasing
agent to supervise all the business
Of the county in the way Of buying
supplies.
Why has not Lee county long
ago adopted a more businesslike
method III regard to this featureof
its public business2 No well con-
Quoted corporation would dare
leave its buying, when as much is
to be bought as Lee county must
purchase each year, to any other
than one is well trained and exper-
fenced in matters Of this kind.
Then why has Lee county done
this SO long? Why does the colln-
ty continue to neglect this part Of
its business affairs? q
When the people Of the county
answer these questions honestly
and thoroughly, then they will Sc
cure a better management OF their
business affairs and will save the
money that is wasted each year by
careless management Of the coun-
tvs business affairs. How long
will these conditions continue.
When shall we get squarely down
to business2
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-03-18


Some of tile most intelligent and
we'll informed observers Of farm
conditions iii this county ne 81 the
opinion that farm preparations
that have been thus far and are
still being made are unusually
good. Lands have been well
ploughed and they are generally il
excellent condition for the plant
ing Of the crops.
Conditions have been such this
year that farmers have felt the
need Of staying closely at home
and of doing every bit Of work that
would aid in getting their lands
ready for a good crop. They have
realized that it is a critical time
with them and that they must not
only make a good crop but make a
well diversified crop.
So present stringent financial
conditions are not without their
blessing. If one can but realize
the value Of strict economy AMI
businesslike management Of every
farming operation, then this should
prove one Of the best crop years
that Lee county has ever known.
Every farmer ought to face his
work with the determ nation 10
make a good crop at such low cost
that his net profits will be largel
than ever.
We are not mistaken, we think
when We claim that Lee county far
mers are adjusting themselves admin
ably to the changed conditions that
now prevail. 1t has been a NEST
depressing season, to be sure, but
most Of the farmers are cheerful,
and they will make good this year
We feel cure Of that.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-03-18
As a Town Builder


The weekly newspaper promotes
the interest Of the town in which it
is Published to such an extent that
it becomes impossible to place an
estimate upon its worth. There is
no enterprise that does so much for
the corporation or the invidual
citizen as the paper, 1t stands
opposed to the town knocker, the
town kicker and the town dropes.
It stands for action against stagna-
tion. It is ever ready to combat
the schemes Of Missionaries and ready
to aid the constructive plans Of the
wise and leyel-headed citizens. It
is for the upbuilding Of the COM
munity. The paper has not come
into its own, however, because il is
never appreciated to the extent Of
its worth by the people at large.
Yet when battles are to he fought
for the town or county a rush Is
is made for the newspaper office,
always to find the loyal editor
ready, frequently without the hope
of reward. Many other enterprises
are encouraged by bonuses, but
rarely is the newspaper offered any
such help, and still more often not
given the support it is entitled to.
Communities frequently lose
sight of their real benefactors when
they failt recognize the weekly
newspaper as such. The editor
and his paper stand as the bull
warks of defense against the at
tacks of evil or designing schemes
affecting the good of the individual
or the town. For these and other
reasons the newspaper Of the town
and county should receive the sup
port Of the public at large in very
liberal degree, for it is really the
most important business enterprise
OF the community. Dublin Dis
patch.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-03-18

Many people have maryeled the way
s. S. S. overcomes skin troubles. The ex-
PLANTATION is the fact that S. s. S. works
in the blood and the blood is really most
intricate and extraordinary mass OF erteries
and yeirs.
When yea come to realize that the skin
and the flesh beneath are composed Of a
network Of tiny blood vessels you solve the
mystery.
There are wonderful medicinal properties
in S. S. S. that follow the course Of the
blood streams just as naturally as the most
nourishing food elements.
1t is really a remarkable remedy 1t
contains one Ingredient the active purpose
of which is to stimulate the tissues to the
healthy selection of its own essential nutrl-
mcnt And the medicinal elements OF TINS
matchless blood purifier are JUST as essen
tial to well-balanced health as the nutrl-
tious elements of the meats, grains, rats
and sugars of our daily food.
Not one drop of minerals or drugs q used
In its preparation. Ask for s. 5. s. and
Just insist upon having it. And IL you de-
sire skillful advice and counsel upon any
matter concerning the blood and skin, write
to the Medical Department, The Swift
Specific Co., 500 Swift Bldg, Atlanta, Ga.
Do not allow some jealous clerks eio-
quence over something 'just as good as
S. s. S. to fool you with the same old
mineral drugs. Beware Of all substitutes
Insist upon s. S. s.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-03-18

A man in Georgia town at
tempted to take his life Saturday,
and was only prevented from sue
ceeding 10y the interference Of a
drugstore clerk who knocked tie
poison glass from his hand and had
the would-be suicide rushed to a
hospital. The man explained that
he had a wife and several children,
that he had been out of work for
six weeks, and that, having despair
ed of finding employment, he bad
resolved to end it all. What a
cowardl Forgetting the struggling
wife and children, he thinks only
Of himself, and is willing to leave
those dependent on him to the I'M
certain charity Of the world while
be takes a leap into the grave, vain
" hoping that his lot will be hap
pier in the world to come than it
has been here. Albany Herald.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-03-18

We doff our hat to Commission
er Of Agriculture J. D. Price. He
il giving the state and the agricul-
tural classes the best and most con-
scientious service that they have
ever had from that Office. He
seems to be an active worker, and
spares no efforts to better the agri-
cultural interests of Georgia. i
any man in the state deserves more
at the hands Of the people it is J.
D. Price.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-03-18

There seems to be something
wrong with the banking laws Of
Georgia, and the next Legislature
would do well to look into this
matter. The failures Of the banks
in different parts Of the state and
the loss to the individual depositors
are coming too often. An article
in this weeks paper bears out our
contention. The failure of both
banks at Whigham, Ca, shows
that the individual depositors will
lose all, the total being something
like $4,000. There was not
enough money loaned out to pay
the preferred creditors, which re-
presents borrowed money. There
is evidently something wrong, and
as usual thing the officers find a
way to get out of punishment for
their wrong deeds. Gentlemen
the banking laws need attention.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-03-18

Farmers who watched their crops
parsh aud shrivel during last years
long drouth, while neighbors who
cultivated persistently made good
yields, will no doubt be more in,
Clined to the use of the cultivator,
oneof the most valuable Of agricul-
tural implements. Make up your
mind now that you are going to
keep your land constantly stirred
and not allow your plant to be ham
dicapped BY unsasisfed thirst.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-03-18

Experiment stations are turning
their attention to Sudan grass in
many instances and the results are
usually most satisfactory.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-03-18

Despite her lameness Sarah Bern
hardt will act. After all it may be
luckier to be tragedienne than a
classic dancer.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-03-18

The patriotic remarks Of William
Howard Taft again calls attention to
him a. a man who refuses to nurse
a crouch. Taft says there are times
to show Amerieanism-not parti-
zanship,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-03-18

Why not enjoy life now before
the baseball batting averages are a.
gain upon us2
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-03-18
LISA long time between olymr'
ic games nowadays.

Criticisms Of society serve
chiefly to bring up the eternal rid
die, "What is society,""
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-03-18

Keeping an eye on the legislature
may not be pleasing, but it j. a
necessary occupation.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-03-18

With remarkable tenacity, Char
les Becker insists that he is going to
put the killing of Rosenthal in the
unfortunate accident class.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-03-18

Now that Spring is beginning to
twitter, the marriage license clerk
takes a new interest in life.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-03-18

Business is in need Of a rest, says
James ]. Hill. This is true and
let's give it a rest from new laws.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-03-18

No contributions will be considered
unless written plainly upon only on
side Of the paper and writer's name
furnished the Editor We assume no
responsibility for views expressed in
communication
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-03-18

Obituary notices, cards Of thanks
resolutions Of sympathy and all simi
lar notices, other than those given
III the paper as news items, must bs
paid for at the rate OF five cents pei
printed line.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-03-18

A BUSINESS FIRM who is
not public spirited enough to
spend a few dollars with the
local paper, asking the public
for their patronage, and quot
ing prices on their goods, does
not deserve the patronage Of
the buying public. The man
who advertises is the one who
escapes the bankrupt courts.
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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-03-18

Advertising rates reasonable and
vim be furnished upon application. All
blIls Tor advertising mu"t be paid by
the sth Of each month to insure fu-
lure insertion.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-08-12
MUSSEL MUD AS FERTILIZER
Organic Remains Of Shellfish Secure
Fertility to Poorest and Most
Exhausted Soil.

Consul Frank Deedmeyer writes
from Charlottetown, p, E. l., Canada:
In most OF the bays indenting the
shores of Prince Edward island are
found extensive deposits OF mussel
shells. SO called locally, being organic
remains of countless generations of
oysters, mussels, clans, and other bi,
valves of the ocean, and of crusta-
ceous animals generally. The shells.
usually more or less intact, are found
imbedded in dense deposits of mud.
like substance and this combination is
a fertilizer of high value and potency.
1t supplies small quantities of phos.
pilates and alkalies. An ordinary
dressing of II secures fertility in a
striking manner to the poorest or most
exhausted soil. The shells decay slow
ly, year by year. throwing of film
Of fertilizing stuffs. The deposits
around Prince Edward island vary
from five to twenty feet In depth.
They are taken up by dredging ma
chimes worked from RATS in summer
or from the ice in winter.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-08-12
PLENTY FROM TIME BEFORE
Old Parishioner Found Way to Cling
to His Original Position About
Miracle.

One Sunday morning certain
young pastor in his first charge an
nounced neryously:
Il will take for my text the words.
And they fed five men with five thou.
sand loaves of bread and two thou
sand tishes.'"
At this misquotation an old par
ishioner from his seat in the amen
corner said audibly:
That's no miracle could do ii
myself"
The young preacher said nothing at
the time, but the next Sunday he an
nounced the same text again. This
time he got 1t right:
And they fed five thousand men on
five loaves of bread and two fishes. "
He waited moment and then, lean.
ing over the pulpit and looking at the
amen corner, he said.
And could YOU do that, too, Mr..
Smith,"
"Of course could Mr.. Smith re.
Piled
And how could you do it?" said
the preacher.
with what was left over from last
Sunday" said Mr.. Smith.-Advance.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-08-12
HE NEEDED PLENTY OF ROOM
And Was Willing to Pay for Two
as One Didn't Seem to
Serve.

During the run of a play at the
Cohan theater in New York last win.
ter wobbly person teetered up to
the box Office one Saturday night
when the place was packed and de
manded good seat
Nothing left except standing room."
said the box Office man. Sell you
standing room for dollar
The wavering one produced a dollar
and went inside. But so many general
admissions We're grouped at the rear
that, over the intervening hedge of
heads he caught only vagrant glimpses
of what went on upon the stage
He foggily considered the situation
for spell. Then he rocked his weav-
ing way back TO the box Office window
and put second dollar on the shelf.
Gimme nozzir one OF them standin'
rooms he ordered; cant see the
show at all il you only got one Sat.
urday Evening Post. r.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-08-12
Guests Forced to Drink.

Compulsory abstinence would have
seemed complete inversion of the
natural order to some of our ancestors
They believed In compulsory drinking,
and in some old country mansions may
still be seen, believe. ring let into
the wall of the dining hall for the pun
ishment of the man who would not, or
could not, drink his allotted share of
liquor
The culprit's arm was fixed in the
ring. and he was given choice of drink.
ing in the ordinary way or having the
liquor he refused poured down his
sleeve. Hence the medieval Jest,
"Leaving's sleeving."-London Chron.
Icie.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-08-12

In 1898 lathers in Boston made SIG
for 54-hour week. They now receive
$3.50 for a 44-hour week.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-08-12
KENT TELLS A NOME STORY

Representative William Kent Of
California has many quaint tales Of
the north country. One Of them deals
with the early days In the Nome re-
gion. when gold was plentiful and
everything else was decidedly scarce.
One of the residents, the story runs.
wandered into a rough, ready-made
saloon and beheld four bewhiskered,
rough-looking individuals.
They were deeply detected. They
sat far back in their chairs. hands in
pockets. Occasionally one of them
sighed or swore. In front OF them
were stacks Of chips. representing
several thousand dollars in gold.
What's the natter" asked the
visitor.
This here poker game Is busted
up!" was the reply
Busted up?" repeated the visitor,
In astonishment. why, you've got
enough money there to play for
week."
Yep, stranger agreed the be-
whiskered man, moodily. we got that
two Jacks in the deck" and resumed
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-08-12
YOUNG MAN HAS OLD JOB

One Of the youngest officials Of
the Wilson administration is at the
head Of the Oldest scientific depart
ment Of the government, and his ap-
pointment was not the result Of luck,
accident or political influence. but the
recognition Of remarkable qualifica-
tions which fitted him for the posi-.
tion.
II was on the fifteenth of April.
the day following his thirty-ninth
birthday, that DR.. E. Lester Jones be-
came superintendent of the coast and
geodetic survey. the service which.
according to Secretary Redfeld. deals
first with humanity and second with
commerce"
Perhaps no one In the survey. no
matter how long he has been in the
service, has spent more of his life
in the open than has Doctor Jones.
Indeed. 1t would seem. that by EN-.
vironment, training, education and
temperament, he had been qualifying
for the superintendency of the coast
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-08-12
WORKING HIS WAY UP

At the 1915 commencement exer-
cises OF Columbia university Ensign
Louis Randolph Ford, U. s. N. re-
ceived the degree of master of arts.
That was only one incident In the
determined fight this young naval
officer is making to achieve his child
hood ambitions, which ambitions, 1t
may well be, do not stop short Of the
insignia OF q rear admiral.
As a barefooted lad in Texas,
where he was born thirtytwo years
ago, Louis Ford made up his mind to
enter the navy, but his parents were
not able to send him to college and
the influence to obtain an appointment
to the naval academy was lacking. So
at the age Of fourteen Louis went to
work on a Sabine river tugboat. and
three years later became an arpren-
tice In a machine shop. In two years
more he was a full-fedged machinist
and enlisted as such in the navy.
Starting in at Mare Island, he worked
DO
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-08-12
BRUCE ISMAY, RECLUSE

There Is one man In the British
isles, at least, to whom the memories
of the Titanic disaster are q dread
and ever present reality. That man
is Bruce lsmay He was managing
director Of the White Star line at the
time Of the Titanic disaster, and was
among those saved when the liner
sank.
He has voluntarily withdraw him.
self into almost complete seclusion.
He is tragic figure whom care and
premature age have marked for their
own. A great part Of the year he
passes, oftentimes alone. in Costelloe.
one Of the most remote. most unfre.
quented and desolate spots on the
west coast Of Ireland. Here his sole
employment is fishing for days and
weeks on end. occasionally with
friend. or perhaps two, but for the
greater part Of his time accompanied
only by his servant.
Ismay is very popular among the
cottagers around. He found them
sympathetic and friendly. and he has
in connection with the fishing and his
I9mav To this remnfo iuhosnit hle al
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-08-12
Satan n'sPresent-
Day Tactics
b. REV. J.H. RALSToN
Secretary d Ceuspesdeses Dspar,nsaa,
Needy Bill lnsi,sss Il Cheaso

TExT-Having form of godliness but
denying the power thereof. II Timothy
3.5
The words of this text have been
very properly used ever since Paul
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-08-12
An Empire Ranch.

We hear often OF captains of in
dustry," "Napoleons of Finance" and
land barons," but what title is i'm
posing enough to fit the Australian
cattleman who owns or controls 28,.
100000 acres of ranch land-a domain
as large as Pennsylvania?-Youth's IS
Companion.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-08-12
$4,000 Conscience Fund.

Ten thousand dollars was added to
the treasury departments conscience
fund the other day when special de-
livery letter from New York, contain.
ing that sum in currency, was received
at Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo's
Office aa
While the sender has paid double
to the United States the amount he
stole, yet his conscience is not satis-
fed and here's another payment. read
letter accompanying the contribu-
tion.
This is the third largest contribu.
ton to the conscience fund, Some
contributions are as low as a penny.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-08-12

first wrote them In
application to for
mality in the indi-
vidual Christian
life, as something
possible to realize
but out of connec-
tion with spiritual
power, The indi-
vidual may pos.
sess all there is in
Christian profes-
sion, he may prac-
tice everything
enjoined as to in.
dividual religious
life apart from
his public profes-
sion he NAV he
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-08-12

chief machnis and
sion passing with the highest
various vessels followed
which included radio engineering structural engineering
ordnance and Then
where of the
attached the New York
shops in the yards
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-08-12

and geodec all his life He
small his himself
of nature
Doctor educated Princeton and Heidelberg
zoology
mission and his first service the national
missioner Of The bureau Of fisheries.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-08-12
Whom He breads.

1t isn't the girl who grows indignant
when he tries to kiss her that man
breads. 1t is the one who laughs at
him.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-08-12


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Ismy to this nhospiable blessing disguise
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MUTT N JEFF"

1t is delightful news which this paper gives
to its readers today. This news is hat Mutt
and jeff are on their way back home in the
columns of this paper, and that chaperoned by
their creator, Bud Fisher, they will keep open
house with the News and Observer beginning on
Tuesday, the tenth day Of August.
This is not alone good news to the young folks.
but it is good news to the grown-ups also. In
deed it is good news for the folks who make
the News and Observer, for it is like the return
Of members of the family to the happiness of
the home circle. We are feeling cheered I'D
already at the news Of their return, and we
know that all along the line of the readers of
this paper there is a welcome Of the big kind
ready for Mutt and Jeff"
Everything is ready for their re-appearance
in these columns. The fatted calf has heen
killed, the banners have been hung on tho onter
walls, the band is tuning up it's Instruments
the movie-men are on the lookout TO film tho
returning wanderers. Here they are, is tho
word for Tuesday, the tenth of August and tho
Two promise to keep on the Job" of makiro
life "one long sweet song" for all who trot !,
their company.