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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-10-18
COUNTY FAIRS.

COUNTY FAIRS.
The county fair is now the one pop
llar thing all ever Georgia. AS agrl-
cultural interests advance and farm
ng and live stock raising develop
more, the county fair will be even
rreater drawing card 1t is destined
O afford the greatest Of all fall and
Inter amusements and in addition
o all this is to become our greatest
lcent for Installing interest in agri-
allure and stock raising. This IS
rue chiefly because the county fair
s practically the only place we nave
o show to each other-one nelghbor
o another-the best we produce on
1ur farms.
We have pride in what we do' ana
a spite of our love Of modesty, we
Ike to show each other the best we
ave. 1t is this pride that betters
arming conditions. 1t is this same
pirit that pushes us on towards a
letter product-a better everything
n all lines, 1t is a pride for when G.
ye have to make no man an apology
Icane need be made.
Now to the local business mans sloe
f it. The fairs do more than snow
he best we have made on the farms
uring the year. They draw thou
ands Of visitors, spectators, prospec'
: ,ts and investors. They strength
~ every home enterprise for the add
business they create. They help
he home town business trade and
evelopment that which would never
enc otherwise.
For the local business man the fall
ounty fair is so much necessity
IA; the business community ought TO
ave nermanent fair organization.
$ business management ought to De
cured inst as we figure our own pri-
ate business 1t ought to be operat-
year in and year out with the mon
il makes.-or with the money each
riyate business has considered 1t
Use to donate if we decide that we
refer running it from such financial
3urce rather than make it sustain
self. A big show this fall,-a conse-
uent Indebtedness and untoward wind
D, will make it hard going the next
all. The county fair is decidedly
uch an event as viii take care of it
elf. Cordele has business men amply
,apahle of financing such an enter
rise as they wish,-and they can
?ake a success OF it in season and
ut of season.
We are missing our best trade OPP
ortunity this fall. On all sides there
re county fairs of genuine merit. The
eople are enthusiastic. They are
howing fine farm products and fine
tock and educating the whole farm
lg public,-and the business public
long with them. These of us who
isit Eastman, Ashburn, Vienna. Way
ross, Mulen. Hahira. Americas, Val
osta, and dozens of other Georgia
gricultural centers like our own, feel
hat we have missed much in not hav
ng our own show here in Cordele
here centers trade and farm interests
hat cover a wide, rich section.
It is no enc mans fault that Cor
'ele and Crisp county have no show
his fall. But one man waits too long
or the other man to make the move.
is not the farmers special duty to
zee that we have it, although it is the
atent duty of the Crisp farmer to see
it that it is a success. 1t is not the
.pecial duty of the business man of
7ordele to whoop 'e1n up till he can
ranage to show two or three eoops
If chickens, two or three of the old
amily milk cows. and Bill Jones
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-10-18
OFFICIAL ORGAN CRISP COUNTY
LOSING cUR KINGDOM.

LOSING EUR kiNSDOh'
King IIc4 cd was sospleased with the
dancing Of Salomo that lie offered he'
osg wish. to the half of his kingdom
Thus to satiate his desire for amuse
ment for pleasure, he neglected to
strengthen and fortify his kingdom ahe
10 abide his sacred duty OF lending his
fine and efforts to building up his
kingdom. thereby making his people
happy and prosperous, but instead
wrought the death of one of the no
hest men Of his realm. One OF the
sadaest national tragedies of ancien
fines. was that King Hercd, neglect
ing The material Improvement OF his
kingdom, caused his throne to decay
and fall.
Tho ueople of today are .oftentimes
90 well pleased with the Salome dan
GERS that they give not only the hall
hut the whole of their kingdom and
as a result industries crash and trade
stagnates. Each citizen of Cordel@
stands in the same position, relatives
to his city, as King Herod did to his
kingdom. He has the opportunity
either to lend his efforts and time il
working for a greater Cordele, or te
ally himself with those who Oppose
the upbuilding and progress of the
city or, what is worse, he spends his
time with those who are indilferen
to its material advancement.
We have a splendid city, but let Il.
not be satisfied with it until we have
become a community that makes some
of the articles that are used in it
homes. There is a splendid opening
here for mattress factory, farmin!
implement works, cotton factory, knit
ding mills, broom factory and man,
other kinds of manufacturing plants
that can utilize or raw material il
making something useful that we Cal
use at home.
Every live wire" in the town is in
terested in making Cordele splen
did city Cordele has the money ant
the men to do anything she wants t.
do. She has more capital in hand
than ever before in her history. Shal
we, like Herod, seek pleasures and be
satisfied with out lot, pleased Will
what we have and not try to improve
out own little kingdom? Other towns
and cities, our neighbors, are forging
to the forefront while we are conten
with our large bank accounts WHO
will be the first to start something in
Cordele?
Now is the time for Cordele to bujld
something worth while. Let us build
our own manufacturing plants an(
when they are completed and the
smoke begins to rise from the high
stacks, we will have to our credit 9
more substantial happiness than die
Herod who beheld the bewitching
dance of Salome.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-10-18
WEEvIL CONQUERED
IN DECATURE COUNTY
HARD FIGHTING WAS MADE
THERE BECAUSE 1T WAS FIRST
COUNTY IN GEORGIA TO BE IN
WACED.

cambridge, Oct. 17-Decatur coun-
ty believes that the boil weevil, SO far
as she is concerned, has been con-
quered, and C. G. Lewis, government
boil weeyil expert, who has had charge
of the work here this year, is even
more strongly of this opinion. In fact,
Mr.. Lewis argues that the county is
better off in the long run for the in
vasion.
A year or more ago the United
States Department of Agriculture,
cooperating with the State College of
Agriculture, realizing that Decatur
would perhaps be the first Georgia
county to suffer heavily from the boil
weevil, conceived the idea of making
this county the storm center of the
fight in Georgia. To this end they
brought Mr. Lewis from Louisiana.
where he had dealt with the pest for
years, and where he had made cotton
on his own plantation in spite of the
weevil.
Mr.. Lewis came to Decatur in the
fall of last year and at once began
holding meetings and visiting farm
ers in their fields in an effort to get
them in a state of preparation for this
years work. Every farmer was told
that he could raise cotton if he would
plant no more than he could work in
tensively and hasten to maturity. AS
the squares began to form and fall
from the stalks in the summer, Mr.
Lewis conducted house-to-house
compaign in this county, urging the
farmers to pilk these up and burr
them. AS fast as the cotton has beer
picked out this fall farmers have beer
urged to destroy the stalks and turn
the land under for the next years
work.
Mr.. Lewis says that as whole the
farmers have responded intelligent!
and enthusiastically to his appeal. o.
course there have been some who tool
no stock in the campaign and ever
discouraged their neighbors and these
have been the ones who are hard hit
One of these men has two bales from
100 acres to reward him for his re
fusal to the the light. Others have
suffered in proportion, but those who
followed the department mans advice
have made cotton and some more thar
ever, and this despite the wors'
floods ever known here in a growing
season.
A part of the propaganda advanced
by the government and state college
man has been that food crops sutfi
cient to make cotton a surplus should
be raised; and this, always a common
practice in Decatur county, has beer
enlarged on this year. AS a result
farmers are in better condition thar
ever before in the history of the coun
ty: the bank deposits are larger anf
merchants are doing record business
all this in the face of the fact that
vas doped out by the department tina
Decatur county was to be burden bear
er this year and that other countle;
would profit by her sad experiences
Now other counties are daily sendinf
here delegations to study the fight tina
has been made to avoid this expected
oo1co,;+Iy ond RI talk with farmers who
have made cotton in the face OF thu
weevil and at the same time kept Their
smoke house and cribs filled to over
Glowing.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-10-18

Two English physicians are experl
menting with a parasite with which
they hope to ,exterminate the flies o
their country within a few years.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-10-18

An American has obtained a Cuban
patent for a machine that cultivates
tofore has had to be done by hand.
growing sugar cane, work that here
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-10-18

An aeroplane with seven planes ar
ranged in & semi-circle is claimed by
irs French inventor to be perfectly
stable.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-10-18

Synthetic milk is being produced
rom peanuts by European chemists:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-01-15
EARLY LIFE
OF COUNTY
Contributions on Pioneer
Days Will Appear in
This Column.
THE LIGHT IN THE CABIN.

At first there was no light but the
blazing fire; as conditions improved
pine knots were burned in the chin
ney corner, or an empty gourd held
bears grease and strip Of old cloth.
The first candles were made by press
ing deer's tallow on a strip of cloth,
with hands. Later candles were
dipped; wicks were spun from hemp
and two or three children gathered silk
from milkweed. In a large settlement
woman could make her living dip
ping candles. An expert could dip
two hundred day. The thrifty house
wife was admonished: wife make
thine own candles, spare penny to
handle. Provide for the tallow ere
frost cometh in. And make thy own
candle before winter begin" Long
rods were placed from stool to stool
and across these lighter rods for the
wicks which were hung at regular in
tervals The wicks were dipped into
a kettle of melted tallow and allowed
to cool, then dipped again and again
until the candles were of the proper
size. Soon there followed metal
molds. These had rows Of cylinders
set in a frame. l remember stringing
the wicks in the rods, dropping them
in the cylinders, drawing the wicks
down tight and passing them through
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-01-15

Europe has 212,651 miles of rail
way.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-01-15
CONGRESS may
Continued From Page one.)

CONTINUED From Page one.)
ment of more routes of the motor
vehicle kind
Representative Wood said there is
general ari justifiable complaint in
every community in Indiana where the
department has recognized the rural
service. His home county, Tippe-
canoe, was the first county in Indiana
to receive motor rural mail service,
and he says 1t has proved a great dis
appointment to many patrons.
II am receiving complaints every
day not only from Tippecanoe county,
but elsewhere in Indiana" he said.
Patrons who formerly had the mail
delivered at their doors at 9 or 10
o'clock in the morning write to me
that they now get it late in the after
noon and some have to walk mile to
their boxes.
Carriers Being Removed.
Rural carriers are being removed
without any warrant of law and in
direct violation of the civil service
The whole plan is very obnoxious to
the rural people and the department
should abandon it and restore the
efficient service which existed before
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-01-15
County Nurse Fund

DIR. D. w. Dennis, heading committee of the
Wayne County Anti tuberculosis society, is de-
voting himself to noble cause, not the first one,
either, that he has espoused in his long years in
Richmond and at Earlham college.
The committee wants $1,000, not for adver-
Using purposes, not to tell the people the danger
of tuberculosis and how to combat it's ravages.
No. the $1,000 is to bring visiting nurse here to
work in the county, fighting against disease,
teaching first hand and on the scene, how tuber-
culosis and other maladies are to be conquered,
and assisting in the nursing of cases.
What noble cause! Who could hold back the
ONE DOLLAR it takes to join the society and
thereby become DOER and not merely a
THEORIST in the fight against the WHITE
PLAGUE? f-a@ $780,.
Dr. Dennis and his committee deserve success.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-01-15
MONTENEGRO ASKS
FIRST OVERTURE OF
TEuTONIC POWERS

LONDON, Jan. 15.-Peace between
Montenegro and the German allies ia
believed to be Imminent unless the al
lies can put an army into northern Al
bania at once to give battle to the Aus
tt0-Hungarian forces that have crush
ed King Nicholas little mountain king
dom.
The news that Austria and Nontene
gro have opened negotiations for an
armistice gave the first indication of 9
break in the lineup Of the Entente al
lies.
Montenegro had little to offer in the
way Of men and resources. but posses
sion Of the dominating height Of Mt
Lovchen on the Adriatic lives Austris
q commanding mountain fortress thai
she has coveted for years.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-01-15
Advancing in Civilization

That the Irish World does not waste it's love
on England is a well known fact. The keen irony
of the editorial writer Of this journal must be q
thorn in the flesh of the pro-British propaganda
in the United States. In this weeks issue, the
editor trenchantly comments: :
England is improving in her conduct She
used to set price on American scalps regardless
of whether they were those of men, women or
children. Today in Africa, she pays fifty shil-
lings for German hand and a rifle" Not very
high degree of civilization, but still distinct
advance" "se@ e-n~ d.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-01-15

the holes below, then tying the knot to
keep the tallow from running out.
Beef tallow was used: the candles
were apt to soften in summer and had
to be nodded in small quantities for
family use. Shutters were indespens-
IDLE tray to hold them. They were
made of steel, iron or silver, hand
wrought at first but afterwards made
by machinery. AS long as l can re-
member churches were lighted with
candles. The length of the service de-
pended on the length of the candles
and the janitor had to be on the alert
to keep the grease from dripping on
the worshippers. Candlesticks were
of metal or glass and pair of silver
candlesticks was considered a choice
wedding present. Near the fireplace
was hung hold for candle lighters
These were made of strip of news
paper eighteen inches long and an
inch wide. Beginning at one end the
strip was rolled tightly for an inch
then NOR" loosely as the strip was
taken up: the end was folded over
to keep the taper from unrolling and
the little flag remaining was easily
ignited in the blaze of the open fire
and the light conveyed to the candle
or lamp wick. Some skill! was reQuir-
ed to make a good taper if rolled too
tightly they would not blaze, il too
loosely the entire lighter might be
burning before reach 'ng the wick. Tin
reflectors were a great improvement.
Behind the candle strip of tin re-
Elected the light. Below there was a
pan to receive the drippings. and a
socket for the candle; it was hung on
a nail in the hall. These, light were
very dim compared with gas and cleo
tricity.
Europe has 212,651 miles of rail.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-01-15

ter. Ackerman's name has been made in the
journalistic annals of America.
For every young man who succeeds, we have
q kind word. We wish Alderman continued
success.
Ayoung man away from home often gets his
name in print. We are not forgetful Of the boys
at home'' who have succeeded. There are many
in Richmond who have proved their worth. We
want them to know that they are not sburied
with the unknown dead"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-01-15

the department conceived the mis-.
taken notion that the thing to do was
to rip up a service that was well suit
ed to the needs of the public
Besides Tippecanoe county, motor
service has been ordered in Marion
Vigo, Wayne. Randolph, Wabash and
other counties. Representative Woods
bill would restore exactly the same
status that existed before the depart
ment turned it's affection to motoriz
ing the rural routes.
The congress might express its
sentiment on the subject by passing
some such bill as the Indiana membe.
has offered. but the motorizing of the
rural service, the department holds, is
a question up to the administration.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-01-15
Carl w. Ackerman's Work

Young men who have attended Richmond
public schools and educational institutions have
made marks in many callings. Carl Alderman is
the son Of John Alderman.
He was born here, educated here received his
first newspaper experience here. Today he is
the Berlin correspondent of the United Press
service. He succeeded Karl Won Wiegand, the
most illustrious of the war correspondents but
the fame of his predecessor did not dull the edge
of Ackerman's ambition. He went him one bet
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-01-15
DUBLIN, IND.

Miss Mary Gilbert was shopping in
Richmond Saturday. =. Misses Flossie
Money, Marjorie Floyd and Mrs. Ralph
Champe spent Saturday afternoon
with Mrs. Gus Goebel at Cambridge
City. Raymond ,Schuneman and J.
Fackler who are attending the Rich
mond Business college spent Sunday
with their parents. Mrs. Jennie
Hammond, Misses Madge Billy and
Marjorie Floyd, Arlie Hunnicutt and
Ivan Ohmit attended the Christian
church at Milton Sunday night
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-01-15
E.arlham Statistics

Founded in 1847, Earlham college has seen
almost three generations come and go. Out of
1905 alumni, there are living 1,104. This is an
excellent record. The vital statistics published
by the college indicate that emphasis has been
placed on health during the years at school, and
that graduates enter life, mentally and physical
" fitted for the struggle.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-01-15
HOLD ASYLUM GUARDS
FOR INMATES DEATH

CHICAGO, Jan. 15.-Leonard NOll.
aged 81. . patient In the insane hos
pital at Downing. 10 dead. and two asy.
lum guards were being held By the
police today ~ responsible for his
death. DR.. George Leininger. superin-
tendent Of the hospital. told the police
that he had received evidence that
the two guards, Clinton Avery and
Daniel Walsh. had sbeen drinking and
that they slugged Noll. causing fatal
injuries.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-01-15

Y. writes: 81 6rst used Chamberlain
Cough Remedy about eight years ago.
At that time ! had . hard cold and
cou3hed most Of the time. Il proved
to be just what ! needed. II broke
up cold In . few days. and the cough
entirely disappeared. I have told
many Of my friends Of the good !
have received through using this medi.
cine. and all who have used Il speak
Of 1t In the highest terms" Obtain.
able everywhere.-Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-01-15

Jewels worth 900 being sought at San Francisco by
Wells Fargo detectives following their disappearance from trunk
shipped from Pa by VIM Cronan
Most of the jewels belonged to Mrs Cronan granddaughter of
General u Grant The trunk sealed at the time
the Express Company and the seals still
tact when it received here.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-10-26
NEWS OF GEM COUNTY
By The Indexs Correspondents.

On Monday Andy Kelly threshed
clover seed for the Craig brothers.
Henry Luhr and sons helped John
son Craig put up his third crop of
hay Sunday.
Mr.. McMaster from Portland
and Mr.. Watson from Parma were
business visitors on the bench Mon
day. Ernest Bladen drove them out.
Limbaugh Bros. are putting up the
third crop of hay on the VanDeusen
ranch south of Bissel creek flume.
Geo. H. Johnson made trip up
the creek Tuesday.
John Fulgham, Geo. Davidson and
A. T. Hawkins made a trip to Boise
Tuesday in the Fulgham auto, which
he recently purchased from Geo.
Davidson.
Harold Hawkins writes to his
friends that he and his mother and
brother are now visiting at his grand
fathers home at Round Lake, MINI.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-10-26
EMMETT WEATHER REPORT.

A weeks record of the governments
weather station, as furnished by Lo-
cal Weather Observer H. T. Davis:
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-10-26

Alsager and A. E. Pomeroy motored
to Emmett Saturday evening.
Miss Sadie Fishback had the mis-
fortune to mash the end of her little
finger
On Tuesday Messrs. Riggs, Bane,
Knox and Wilson were visiting Letha
people in view of the coming election.
George Ewing stopped at home on
Wednesday, returning from Boise,
and took his mother with him to New
Plymouth, Payette, Ontario and Vale.
r. L. Battan's house is being pushed
right along, but not fast enough for
some concerned.
The Ladies' Club has made some
nice sash curtains for the school
house.
A. w. Newell stepped on nail the
first of the week, but he is still step
ping.
Messrs- Bott and Higgins drove to
Emmett on Monday to get apples ac-
cording to the ad in last weeks In
dex. But when they got there-like
Mother Hubbard's cupboard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Bott and child
rem spent Sunday at the Hal Hender-
son home on the Slope.
R. M. Wilson of Fruitland came to
do carpenter work for Newell and
Stegner.
Mr.. and Mrs, James Higgins and
children were Sunday afternoon cal
lers at the Fishback home.
A car of coal and one of lumber
came in for the lumber company this
week.
J. B. Cline bought about 80 head of
he Cochran cattle recently.
c. J.. Fuller and family have to
give possession of their place and
will move into the house on the Krei-
.enbeck place for the winter.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-10-26
LETHA.
BY Mrs. A. E. Pomroy.

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wilhelm at
tended the first number of the lee
ture course Thursday evening.
On Thursday afternoon, George
Ewing had as his jolly auto guests
to Emmett, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Bott
and two children, Mrs. R. L. Battan,
Thelma and Richard, Mrs. Fred Will
helm, Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Pomeroy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wilhelm went
to Boise on Friday. They took with
them as far as Emmett. Mrs. John
Miller and children.
A. w. Newell and A. f. Pomeroy
attended the Smith-Sweeley campaign
rally at Emmett on Friday evening.
George Ewing went to Fruitland on
Saturday, returning on Sunday with
guests for the day at the Ewing Pom
eroy home, Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Dalzell
and son Paul, Mr.. and Mrs. F. E.
Thompson. Mr.. Ewing took these
friends home in the evening and on
Tuesday went to Boise, taking with
him his cousin, Mrs. T. f. Dotson
and children.
James Kesgard is building a new
house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wilhelm, Louis