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BIBLE THOUGHT.
For other foundation can no man lay
that is laid, which a Jesus Christ.—
I Cor. 3tll.
In and Around Griffin.
He who thinks he hath no need of
hath too high thoughts of himself.——J.
SUPER-PATRIOTS HAMPER
STRUGGLE FOR PEACE.
Extreme nationalism is ever the enemy
! * The only obstacle to the salvation
Germany, and, through Germany, of
is the opposition pf the nationalist party
Germany, which refuses to assent to any
pact until it grants to Germany concessions
which no other nation would consent.
tactics raise the applause of untihink ing
Iffinists at home, but they do not make foi
peace or good will abroad,
i The same nationalism in France delayed
the present agreement at least three yean
beyond the time when it was plainly overdue
In America, it seta the weight of our
example on the side of universal distrust and
National isolation, and holds us back from
svery practical step of international coopera
Patriotism is an essential virtue. He who
•ka it is not fit for the privileges of citizen
p in a free country. But, like every other
tU«, its aberrations may transform it int ->
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Patriotism is loyalty to the nation. It is
• culmination of many lesser loyalties.
Loyalty to the family comes first. But he
k ~»e loyalty to his family makes him disloyal
his community is not only a bad citizen,
it an unworthy father. He whose loyalty to
le community makes him disloyal to the state
i not serving well the state. He whose loy
fcjr to the state makes him disloyal to the
ition is a traitor.
So far everybody agrees. But when we
tw the inevitable conslusion that he whose
fbunuutity ||&yalty to the tuition makes him disloyal to
is not even a good patriot, there
|J«e those who insist that the argument must
stop at the nation.
Up to this point they say the lesser loyalty
j§Bust Bon is minister the end. also to the larger .' But the na
flpftie Upfhl* «• the nationalistic chauvinism which
enemy of peace.
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NYWAY, A DEMOCRACY'S
EC1SIONS ARE FINAL.
One advantage of democracy is that, like
aith or war, it ia final.
if a monarch or oven a ministry or parlia
tOV make* a certain decision, it may be
mng, and those disagreeing or aggrieved
: erish the ambition of reopening it. But if
Bjt» ®»d people nobody vote considers it, right doing or wrong, it is settled,
S, anything about
at least until the next regular appeal to the
Belly | Recognition the stablest of form this of fact makes democracy
government. When
election is over, everybody accepts it.
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ABLE.
According to word from Wahsington. there
pt to be some sort of conflict in congress
fall over a proposed monument to the
President Roosevelt. The conflict, it is
will come beca wise admirers of Pres
t Wilson think he should be given higher
it’s hope that this conflict never r comes to
It would be highly regrettable. Roose
and Wilson were two fine Americans,
worthy of an inspiring monument. Sure
/ashington is big enough to hold a me
d to eech of them.
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(Hal . '« Daily
I heard die conversation of two kids the
other day. And strange to say. they talked
about their clothes, it's always quite unusual
what two boys can have to say. For instance,
this is how their chatter goes:
"Yn see the suit I’m wearin,? Well, we
bought it at the store. The bestest suit that
maw could buy in town. My dad forked up
twelve dollars fer the thing, un maybe more.
The store man said I looked real good in
brown.”
The other youngster listens, and then he
snaps a quick reply t ,
“Aw, why'd ja wanna get a suit like that?
The store-made suits are only for the sissy kind
a guy. Why, lookit, I don't even wear a
hat.
‘If I should have a brand new suit. I’d
have to keep it clean. It seems ta me, yet
mother should have known that all the spots
on store bought clothes are very quickly
seen. My suits ’er made from clothes my
outgrown.
“Of course, they may not fit so well, but
every suit I’ve had was always good enough
fer folks ta see. An’ anyway, it serns ta *
me, the su,ts that ^ suit my dad, , , are always) ,
plenty good enough fer me.”
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DON'T CONDEMN
THE FARMER.
In our grandfather's time, the farmer
on the farm.” Nearly everything that
ate and much of what he wore and used
I erwise, he produced hfmkelf, by his own k
Ibor, on his own land. He bought little
sold . , ,, little, . and ... his annual ,
money
was insignificant.
Now. complains former Secretary of
culture Meredith, the farmer buys his
from the city. He is one of the chief con
sumers of tin cans and their contents.
After all, is this not a symptom of the grad
uation of the farm from the status of labor to
that of business? It is he subdivision of labor.
The farmer, like everybody else, specializes.
He can eat only a small part of his spect
alized crop, even if that little, as it comes
from the field, is ready for him or anybody
to consume. The rest he sells for money and
with the money he buys everything else.
The old system counted everything cheap
that cost only labor, and everything dear that
cost money. Now, labor is the costliest thing
.i here . r* Don t li blame the , ., farmer ,f he ,
,s. mere
I Ij ‘ follows the example ol all the rest of us.
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THE WILD HORSE.
The wild horse of the west is going to be
I useful. He is going to be turned into glue.
feed and fertilizer.
So reads an announcement from the U. S.
Indian Bureau.
At least 100.000 of these wild mutangs
the « reat P |ains the west. Most of
them have never been saddled. They are
beautiful and picturesque, but they use valu-|
a ^ e pasture lands, and they must go.
It’s probably necessary, but it seems too
bad. Little by little, the wild, Ifc i
romantic
,of our great west is coming under the dead
level spell of twentieth century civilization.
The wild horse is passing. I
Soon he will be gone to join the roaming
Indians and the charging, innumerable buffalo
herds, leaving us only a memory of a beautiful
figure, pulsing with life outlined against a
western horizon. j
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CULTURE.
Nothing in our national life is much weirder
,i.i than the mushroom I growth, i,i lately, of r concerns
'
that guarantee to sell culture to any and
alt comers in a course of easy lessons.
Fifteen minutes a day, these people cry,
will will DUt put you vou on on an an intimate intimate footing tooting with with the the
great thinkers of the past and will fortify
your mind so that you will become a success
in short order.
Probably it’s a valid reflection of the na?
tional state of mind. We value chiefly things
that , add , , cash , to the l right • l side -j of t the l
can
ledger; anything else may be nice, but it’s
relatively unimportant.
Someday, perhaps, we will learn that noth
ing that is really valuable can be expressed in
dollars and cents; that all the great literature
m the world is worthless if if is studied merely
to help one to “get ahead;” that the rich
ness and beauty that are stored in books give
one a broader, fuller life than all the pay
velopes ... America .
in can give.
Then maybe, we will begin to be really cul
tured. And the culture-by- mail firms will
die.
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INDIAN SUMMER.
There’s a smoky haze on the fields. The
autumn woods are glorious with reds and
yellows. The days are crisp and cool, with a
bright sun and, an invigorating breeze.
It’s Indian summer—the time whfcn warm
weather gives us one last breathiflg space be
fore it gives way to winter.
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She's quit us," said Billy. “I
hate to say it, but what else
can yau make out of it?"
it Nothing,” admitted Alice.
it Have you said anything to her
about ’ it?” asked Billy,
after a
pause.
Alice shook her head.'
“1 was hoping it wouldn’t lasT”
she said. “I thought maybe Conic
just needed a little money very
badly, and that After she got it
she’d come back on our sidi again,
So I haven’t said a word. But
seems to be worse than ever now.”
*t He, was reading to her out of
a book this afternoon,” growled
Billy. Something about cutting
out lost motion. What do you J
know about it? it
Alice sighed and made a help 1
-
less gesture.
a It leaves us out limb,”
on a
continued Billy. “It was three
against one until this started;
now it’s fifty-fifty. How can w.e
to win out? it
« We can - t _ aIo rf e . j isn’t
fair. ft
"Do you notice the way they
talk together at the table, just as
if we weren’t there? You’d think
they’d get enough of each other
the library. But
satisfied with that. I tell you,
we're not getting a square
j “Well, what can ,we do, Billy?”
He kicked a medicine-ball half
way across the gymnasium floor
and strode over to a window, as if
he m 'ffht discover a solution bv
.staring out at the world.
* * * *
’ There was consternation below
8tai rs ' Mary trapped her hands
in L her apron and
¥ sat staring
moodily at the floor,
i it Wurrkin,” she muttered. She ’s
thot desprit thot she's wurrkin!”
poor child! An* wurrkin’ for
him! ft
it A shame!” said Elvira.
! Mary looked up quickly.
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“A shame, say ye? An’ by
w hat right do you say things
like thot?
Who are ye to be sayin’ ‘tis a
shame for the young misthress
do annything?
j i “But, you said yourself_”
“L’ave be,” commanded Mary
3 tcrn, y- ‘When ye’ve been in this
house eighteen ^ vears there’*
thinfrs ye can say
been here tin yars there’s things
ye can’t say. Rape yer place
Elvira, an’ be puttin' no shame
on Miss Connie.”
Elvira pursed her lips primly
and fell silent,
tt Ay,” -said Mary after
“ ’tis a heavy.
pause, a shame to be seein’
the poor child wurrkin’ the inds
av her fingers off, hour in an’
hour out! ’Tis typewritin’ he has
her, too—the scut! The poor dear,
^ y ?" ‘° J“ nch kay f- b e
^ C °* * S the
sh8me it
Elvira kept her peace mildly |
wondering at the inequality of pri
v 'l®sre in speech,
(4 The man has heart tt
a av stone,
announced Mary presently.
44 He’s a wicked man, ft as4sented
Elvira.
44 Wicked, is it? Niver let me
bear ye say tbot a S a ' n ’.Tis a sin
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to be sittin' in judgmint, Elvira.
He’s Cjjicated which is more nor
you an me, an’ he’s a gentle- j
man born. ’Tis wicked av ye to 1
call him wicked. "
Mary devoted another period to ■
gloomy reflection.
44 f Tis wickad croo! the h?
way
I dhrives her,” she declared pres -
. * en ^" There something approach
was
• consternation „
mg „ upstairs as
Although Alice and Billy watched
the campaign and kept the great
j secret, their misgivings be of final
iSUCCess W€re not to easily al
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
rectly involved that frequent re
connoissances were necessary.
Alice proved to be the most
'efficient spy, She reported to Billy
“ "umber of occasions thar the
| relations between H. Hbdge and
h|s secrctary werc of thc mosf
(cordial character.
Alice Was impatient at repented
(evidences ^ of chi amicable f '°* hours d the be
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(Victim. She still „ had confidancc ,
in her sister, who usually achieved
what she set out to n •-form: out
it seemed to Alice that the pati
onte of Constance was something
m< !!f.. tkan bl,man ‘
Billy was less persistent in hi:
observations, hut such as he made 1
were to the same general effect
Once, he resolved, for the sake 0 f
a better opportunity to watch the
battle, that He would assume hie
clerkship. But the resolution
ted away when he tried to steel
himself for the final degradation.
He told himself it was not a hor
ror of work per ' se; merely a
shrinking frem work per Hedge.
A most extraordinary day came
when Constance, having been ex
cessively diligent during a whole
forenoon, remarked after lunch
eon that, if Mr. Hedfee did not
absolutely require her assistance
[for a few hours, she would at
tend to some matters of shopping.’
The efficiency man not only
gave a ready consent, but he went
to the amazing length' of sug
gesting that he also had certain
errands which called him outside
j "might the house, be and permitted” suggested to that h;
aeeom
aT,y ^ hcr a * far 33 the,p P aths
coincided. *
Constance could with difficulty
believe her cars. He was deliver
n £ himself into her hands; Could
he go shopping with her? He
«>uldr—iand a radiant smile went
with the permission.
The occasion, being of a mom
entous character, required the ser
vices of the Brooke limousine.
Alice, from an upper window-, wit
their departure, which was
effected with the fully expediti
©nary escort fo chauffeur and
footman. She stared until the big
car disappeared from sight down
the avenue, then flung herself
into a chair and in-
dulged in a long period of thought.
Constance began the campaign
feints intended to conceal
operations, and at the same
to test the resistance of the
Gloves were a feint, for
instance. The enemy followed her
the glove shop. He did not
(intend Peared to to be be obtrifcive, interested but in gloves, he ap
i^e watched the selection closely;
°nvc he made a suggstion, which
was - of course, accepted on the
spot.
Constance laid aside several
j P a ’ rs > after a deliberate examina
j cas tion aally of inquired ma ny dozen, the price. and then She
(frowned i
doubtfully when the
amount was mentioned.
j “So much?” she murmured in a
surprised tone. it Wait, please. ft
Followed then an examination
of the contents of her purse. It
was not by any means an empty
j P urse » for Constance hg.d bee*
I sav t^g her daily allowance, chief
ly because diligence as an effi
ciency secretary had afforded lit
tle opportunity for spending. The
examination resulted in a shake
of the head - she could buy the
P Ioves easily; but there were other
thl ”^ s to buy ;
With an almost inaudible sigl:
she lifted four pairs of ?Iove ,
^ rom ‘•be approved selections an<‘
banded them back to the clerk.
Among them, perhaps merely by
was
w bich H. Hedge had displayed in
a I will take the remainder, ft
sbe sa *^
The efficiency man gave a brisk
shake pf his head, reached for the
condemned gloves, and placed
them back on the pile.
44 We have an account here, ft ha
“The glovees may be
ff
Constance was not quite sure
she was surprised or not.
was always somewhat fearful
initial success.
44 I expected to £ay for them,’’
said meekly, still fumbling her
Charge the gloves.” command
H. Hedge sharply, addressing
clerk. “Wrap them up.
Constance closed her purse with
reluctance.
Why-thank you,’’ she said.
1 see no need,” he answered.
ITipr? i®* an account aeeounv here neie, is 1
not?”
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Sport, the mascot of the East Orange, N. J., Fire Department, would
rather play football than follow the engines to a fire. "Now that
the football season has begun he deserts the fire house every. af
ternoon to go to a nearby football stadium and chase the balls with
football teams practicing there.
Noxious Plant Is
Found Productive
of Paper Pulp
Harrisburg, Pa.. N'ov. 14. (AD
—The Chinese “tree of heaver.'
w ill produce paper pulp of good
fiber length. Whereas it was about
to be condemned as a noxious
p] an t, it may in later years help
tp solve the problem of woo- i i
shortage for paper manufacturing
purposes ’
~ The tree . , s paper pulp , possibili ...
ties waa discovere( l in experiment,
con d ue ted by the Pennsylvania (tc _
rtment < , of > forests « , and j waters ■,
pa
cooperating with ... the forest - , pro 1
ducts laboratories at Madisor |
Wis As resuh( thc department. !
a j
u , in plant thousands of
(tree .. of , heaven) , v seeds , which , . , .
it
25 years should produce 43.2 cords
of wood to the acre.
The tree grows rapidly and pro
a profitable crop of °
The f i rgt tree in p ennsy ivania
was pIanted in Philadelphia about 1
ioo yeare ago. From this and
0 thers set out in various parts of
5 .^^ f or ornamental purposes
it has spread so quickly that,
where j 4 * roW8 in thickets ’
a gg- res siveness has begun to crowd
out native trecs .
Measuremants showed that one
sprout grew 12 % feet in a single
season. From these measurements
was figured that in 25 years
the average tree would be 60
feet high af)d 10 inches in. dia-
Constance checked herself, won
if it were vise to finish
hentencP -
“E u * 1 whet’ wnKl • tt
“ We should have brought thc
book and the re -1
blanks! she faltered.
The efficiency man eyed hei
a ® slve o wly? but her fccc wns im-| !
^ be . j [
reco °rds can be made out
vben return home, he an
d L”? falntly annoyed ^ I
er f a one
J 1 a
"tieupon nt put oown six six l
of gloves, making use of a
loose-leaf note-book that
his inseparable companion.
NEXT: Hedge wa'lks the plank.
DOOMED TO CHAIR
CASE TO HIGHER;
FROM COLUMBUS 1
COLUMBUS, Nov. 14.—A brief;
be counsel filed ip for the Rufus supreme court j
Hicks was i
yesterday. Boyd A |
and W. Willis Battle, the j
who were appointed by
court and represented the de
endant ’ n lbe ' ower court - P rc '
the brief.
“Mule” Hicks, negro convict,
convicted in August, when he
Placed on trial, charged with
in connection with the
June 10, of H. J. Walker,
_’ <rt - guard. He was sentenced
die in the electric chair. Judgr
Dank McLaughlin denied a
tr; *l and the ense was taken
supreme court,
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as the tree matured. A tree at
this age wil produc^ about 1 , 000 ,
000 two-winged scads annually.
These are light, can be carried
far by the wind and are said to
account for the trees found in iso
lated places.
SAVANNAH PRESBYTERY
MEETS AT WAYCROSS
p ^' li ',, 1 mips .° S8 ’ on ( ” 1 pas ’’ oi o t e 3 irst e '‘
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church of Brunswick,
been named moderator of the
avannah , Vrcsbytery , of , the _ Pres
church, which is holdup
tnrGc*uay session h 6 r 6 . Rov. C»
O. Martmdale, pastor of the ^ First
Presbyterian church of Vidalia
is retiring moderator,
Two sermons are being delivered
.. There 20 on churches .
are rep- r
resented in the Savannah , pre«
bytery and practically all of these
churches are represented at the
resen , acgfion.
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