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BIBLE THOUGHT
not wise in your own conceits.—Romans
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ry man, however, little, makes a figure
orwn eyes.—Henry Home.
KINGDOM
US.
The world has been spinning rather rapidly
» last few months. Herbert Hoov:r has
■dieted the approaching abolition of
Edward Filene has announced that
ed never again have a business slump.
estinghouse people arc preparing to
it movies by radio. Henry Fold feels that
i universal six-hour working day is not
. Forty million people have listened
presidential campaign speech, a
is about to start transatlantic
■rice and the American people are buying
iv automobiles at the rate of 200,000 or
a month.
in all, it becomes obvious that we are
ig pretty fast. The times are times
In which, as the psalmist said, the young men
are dreaming dreams and the old ra^n are
seeing visions. We are finding new horizons
opening before us, and it isn't to be wondered
at if we sometimes feel that the greatest
era in human history is about to dawn.
Yet it is quite possible that we are a bit
too optimistic.
‘‘The Kingdom of Heaven is within you"
Is a very old piece of advice. It means, ob
viously, that externals are unimportant; that
the real starting place for all reform, all
advances, all happiness, lies in our own hearts.
Mfe are, for all carelessness, stupidity and ac
quisitiveness, essentially spiritual beings, and
we must seek spiritual satisfaction.
Now it may be that the devices of this
machine age will bring us this internal release.
Automobiles, labor-saving devices, short
ing days, radio, abundant money and all the
Test may free us from the cares of this world
and enable us to find, within ourselves, the
to the Kingdom that was envisioned
•o long ago in Judea. But, on the other
hand, they may not. They may make us
more earth-bound than ever. *
What earthly good is added leisure if we
use it only to race about more heatedly than
before? K radio movies serve only to bring
the five-minute kisses of Greta Garbo and
John Gilbert into every living room, they
Will be a doubtful boon. Happiness and peace
do not depend on gasoline and electricity,
and there were men who managed to lead
rich lives before the invention of the steam
engine.
There are boundless possibilities in this
I new age, to be sure. It is within our power
to free ourselves as our fore fathers never
dreamed. But we must adopt a new set of
(values —or, rather, we must get back to one of
the oldest sets of values on earth. We must
realize that the world, with all that is in it, is
only a stage setting for a great internal con
flict. We must find our Kingdom within
ourselves.
-Invest In And Around Griffin
China launches a new warship and calls
it ‘‘Peace.” That s almost as good a joke
mm Secretary Kellogg can tell.
-Invest In And Around Griffin
II’H*'” ■i India killed than 1000
to 1 more
people last year. But the blind ones in this
killed even more than that.
J "Invest la And Around Griffin"
Ludwig, in his impressions of America,
rvvs success and not money. the ideal.
,e professor must have missed seeing some
our better class cigaret ads.
A FARM IN SPALDING
There's a farm in Spalding County that
I want to buy, and if you'll listen to me !
will tell you why. 1 like the way the land
lies, the valleys arid the hills; the farm is
•mall and therefore 1 can hope to meet the
bills.
But when 1 buy this farm, you know, 1 m
buying more than land: I’m buying for the
eye and ear as well as for the hand, I'm
buying sunsets of gold, and I am buying air
that's rich with clover-bloom and hay and
sweetness from the pine, And when 1 get
the land paid for, these others ar mine.
Sunshine and air are ours, of course, if
we own the land or not; but,, somehow, we
just feel that everything we’ve got is part
and parcel of the pfpee. 1 wonder, now,
if we have ever thought when we have bought
a sprtng branch or a tree, we’ve also bought
the chatter of the water running by and the
music of the songbird in the treetops high?
Oh’ I want that farm in Spalding, where
the blue birds call at dawn; where the bob
whites whistle nearby and the doves coo farther
on; : where the thrushes sing their lullaby
whea ,night has settled down and whippoor
wills have things to say not understood, in
town.
So, when I get my Spalding farm, I’ll own
the sky above it, and all 1 see, or hear, out
there will be some portion of it. And liberty
I'll own out there; no neighbors to impress.
I’ll wear just what I please to wear—the sim
plest sort of dress.
And when I buy this Spalding farm (I’ve
tried; I’ll try again) I want to have out
there with me at least one jenny wren.
"Invest In And Around GriHtaT
UNEASY “LEADING
CITIZENS. If
One of the most poplar methods of evading
Volstead law has been the social chib, which
makes liquor available to its
Cleveland bad such a chib—the Harmonie
Club, with a huge membership roster.
Federal Prohibition agents raided the place
the other night, seizing not only a quantity
o f beer, but the club’s list of members.
Now it is announced that every one of the
members can, and probably wifi, be prosecuted
for violation of the Volstead act.
A good many Clevelanders are ufteasy.
Some of the "leading citizens" were mem
oers. Judges, lawyers, city and county offi
cials and other prominent people are said
to be involved.
Apparently the “social club" isn't quite
ns safe a way of getting a drink as the old
fashioned speakeasy.
-Invest In And Around Griffin
HEALTH, AND
ACCIDENTS.
Many avoidable serious accidents are due
lo awkwardness or lack of alertness and
agility, according to a bulletin of the Chicago
health commissiioner. The awkward individual
who, because of weak muscles and stiff joints,
needs both muscle development and training
Is not only subject to danger when he stum
bles over his own feet, but actually possesses
insufficient grace and agility to keep him out
was hitting in the dark, but
came very close to the mark.
did not know how much or
little Bertie Lou knew *of her
tempts to win Rod back to her.
was still wondering how
tie Lou knew she hurl been out
Moonfields. She didn’t believe
had told her.
"Well, you don't think he
me to know that he's sunk so
he has to borrow money from
friends, do you?’ 'she asked
"I don't think Rod wants you
know anything abo ut him ?’
Lon answered Lila, She hardly
knew why she said What she aid
because she still belipved that R ti
had been in love with Lila, urn
her own taunting remark, her shot
in the dark, hud brought n slight
doubt to her own mind—a doubt
that was a ray of hope!
Why had Rod followed her to the
Palmer place? Would he have gone
there If Lila was the only girl he
loved? Surely he must have cured
something lor her Still to follow he.'
like that, But It was not a proof
ol love. Any man would have done
the same if he had had cause t.)
believe that his wife was untru: to
'him.
Lilu had s.ud everyone wa., talkim:
r.bout her and Marco, "Eveiyone'
must mean herself and the Frasers,
One of them had filled Rod's nund
with suspicion. Bertie Lou was not
willing to, think that Rod had pas
sively permitted her to go about
with Marco while he believed any
thing wrong of them.
It was not difficult tor her to guess
of danger.
Exercise is healthful, it seems, in more
ways than one.
•Invest In And Around Griffin
A stalk of corn from which 10 ears sprouted
was exhibited in a Philadelphia groeery the
other day. Too late, however, for honorable
mention in Hoover's acceptance speech.
-Invest In And Around Griffin
Some people mistake bridge games for
slumber parties.
-"Invest In And Around Griffin”
Dr. William Bowie of the U. S. Coast and
Geodetic SuiVey says the earth is cooling
off one degree Centigrade every 16,000,000
years. Thus, the earth will be two degrees
Fahrenheit cooler in the year 16,001,928 A.
D. Gosh, we hardly can wait!
-Invest In And Around Grlfftn
The Roy Chapman Andrews ' expedition
brought back tools used in the Gobi desert
150,000 years ago and remains of a highly
developed stone age culture. No mention was
made in the dispatch, however, about any
home brew recipes.
—“Invest In And Around Grillin''
We hardly can wait until Senator Joe Rob
inson has accepted the nomination—so we can
get back to the other kind of bedtime stories.
-Invest In And Around Griffin
A driver arrested in Springfield. Mo., foi
going 42 miles an hour told the traffic judge
he was going faster than that. The very
man for the Republicans to nominate in
1932 .
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YoU heard me,' 'Lila told her
crisply. 'The night I refer to—”
she stopped significantly for a sec
ond “—was out at the Palmer place
on the South Shore. That house
party last fall. I gues you remem
ber It all right.”
Bertie Lou leaned forward and
gripped the footboard of the bed
with hands that showed white as
snow through the knuckles.
"Did Rod tell you that?’ ’she ask
ed, still speaking in an unnatural
voice.
Lila shrugged. "Why not? Ev
eryone's been talking about you and
lifareo. I asked Rod what he was
going to do about it and he said
there wasn’t any need to do any
thing because you and Mareo were
going t marry. Naturally I didn’t
believe him,, and I dare say I
taunted him a little fur letting you
get a divorce to save your own
face. *
“Then he told me he’d heard it
from Palmer himself, Well, after
that it was easy to get the rest.
And I don't see where you get off
to talk to other people about de
spijting them!"
“You mean that Rod was there
at the Palmer house?” Bertie Lou
whispered. "Thiht night?”
“Yes, are you wprrted?”
‘jAnd he believed!-what he told
you?”
‘What else could he believe? It
was very early In the morning. You
don't think Rod is a fool, do you?”
Bertie Lou did not answer her.
She was thinking of her return
from Marco’s party, when she found
Rod's note. Could he really have
been at the Palmer estate? Yes, he
had time to reach home before she
arrived. And if he hadn’t been
there when he said he was how
could he have known that Marco
had been in her room? But what
had brought him out there anyway?
had an impression that Lila
tell her, but she would not
No wonder he had deserted her
he had seen or heard nothing jjut
exit from her room and his
words—his promise to re
and breakfast with her.
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I think both' Rod and I have
fools,’ she said to Lila, a re
which puzzled rhe latter. “And
you very much for telling
what you have. T thought
had left me for your sake,”
Lila flushed. She had
that point. "Oh, if you take
in having held him
will until he found out
and Palmer—” she began,
Lou cut her short.
"You know I didn't try to
him.” she declared, "But I'm
I didn’t have enough faith in
not to believe he would desert
for you.”
Lila smiled, a smile that was
to deceive Bertie Lou,
flatter yourself, my dear.’ she
could have taken him any
wanted to—
"It looks like it, the way he’s
from Bertie
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BEG. U. S. PAT OFT.
Always you stock too much cabbege; I’m tired of cook
ing cabbage and you can just let it spoil. If
that Rod had rushed blindly out to
the South Shore when his suspic
ions were aroused. And in that
frame of mind he had heard Marco
call her his future wife. No wonder
he had seen his lawyer about a di
vorce!
Bertie Lou was thinking fast. One
thought seemed to start a train of
them. She remembered that Rod
had not sued, had allowed her to
take the initiative. That did not
look as if all tender feelings for her
had left him.
She took courage from this to go
on with her bluff. Of course she
might possibly^be all wrong, and Lila
might possibly be laughing at her,
but so long as there was the slight
est probability that Rod had really
been trying to avoid Lila she was
determined to play upon it. "ft you
would keep away from him so he
needn't hide even his real name to
save you from making a fool of
yourself he wouldn't be taking care
of a 'dinky’ cottage,” she flamed on.
Lila’s eyes flashed angrily. Bertie
Lou had hit too close to be suspected
I of not knowing what she was talk
ring about. Rod must have told her
she had sought him. Lila flushed
guiltily before the scornful look that
Bertie Lou turned upon her.
In her mixed anger and outraged
pride she lost her superior air. "Oh
get out, and go back and tell the
poor rabbit to crawl out of his hole.
I wouldn't look at him,’ 'she cried,
jumping out of bed and beginning
t 0 fumble a negligee about her
shoulders.
“If I hadn't been through with
ipm when I learned what he was
doing, I d be through now,” she de
clared defiantly. "He must be a
bigger.sap than I thought he was
to forgive you after what he saw.
And he was some sap to begin with,
let me tell you.”
She stopped and laughed con
temptuously.
Bertie Lou said nothing. She
had a feeling that Lila was too
angry to know what she was say
nig . A good time to learn some of
the truth.
”1 suppose he's told you about the
stolen’ necklace and bracelets?” Lila
continued mockingly, Bertie Lou
nodded, though uttely in the dark
as to this remark. / She Was alert
now to every chance to lead Lila
on—to make her talk.
“Well, what do you think of your
bright boy for lhat?" the other girl
asked, still with that contemptu
ous curl on her lips, She waited
now. and Bertie Lou had to say
something.
"I guess, you know ” she said j very
quietly. And then she did as Lila
had bid her. She got out. It was
sweet to be out. Where she could
think. Thoughts were swarming In
her head like bees in a hive. First
and foremost, she must sec Rod.
She would not let him Unger under
his false impression of her.
She felt tar less bitter toward him
now. Yes. hp had been infatuated—
she called it that now—with Lila,
but at least his infatuation had
not been deep enough to lead him
into inserting her for Lila's sake,
And there was Lila's reference to
some stolen jewels. Why should she
think Rod had told her about them?
| Had Lila any reason to believe that
she was in Rod’s confidence now?
iThat would look as if Rod had let
her think so.
Oh, if she cou’.d just keep on
thinking happy thought like that
one. But others would intrude. She
couldn't help wondering if Rod had
used her to discourage Lila. Pos
sibly he had claimed that they were
reconciled. No, that wouldn’t agree
with some of the things Lila had
said.
Especially things like Rod's blam
ing her—Bertie Lou—for his failure
in the business world. How could
he? That must be more of
work. She would have that out with
Rod, no matter what else they set
tled.
* * *
Bertie Lou remembered the
rifices she’d made in Rod's
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—her toleration of Molly and the
way aha had slaved that they might
live in a manner that she felt would
help him on the road to success.
She grew very resentful, thinking
about it. But she was curious, too.
She would like to know about these
Jewels. Evidently it was something
important.
There would be a lot to clear up
when she saw Rod. But the pros
pect of settling their misunder
standings was not unclouded. She
did not want Rod to lie—to tell her
that he had not been Interested in
Lila.
Perhaps he would not think of
doing it. Bertie Lou smiled sadly.
Rod might not want to be coming
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Letter To Candidate Rivers
In your recent speeches
have been claiming credit for
| things you have not done and for
sponsoring and parsing measures
in the Senate which have not
been passed.
We desire to ask you,
date Rivers, some very pertinent
questions, in which the voters ol
Georgia are vitally interested,
concerning the things which you
ACTUALLY DID as a member
and as President pro tem of the
Senate of Georgia last Summer.
Question 1: Why did you so
vigorously oppose the fight at
every step Senate Resolution No.
22 offered by Senator John I.
! Kelley, to require information to
be furnished to the Senate as
to the amount of fees paid to
liquidating agents and attorneys
of defunt banks in Georgia by
the Banking Department? You
voted against the passage of this
■ Resolution time it
every was up
for passage. WHY? Was not
your anxiety to deleat this Reso
lution inspired by the fact that
; you wished to corceal from the
people of Georgia that you re
j ceived from the little bank of
Adel, the capital of whieix is only
$25 000.00. the sums of >3,102.94
attorneys' fees and $638.08 liqui
dating agent's fees, making a to
tal of $3,741.02, or nearly one
sixth of the bank's capital?
Question 2: You are now claim
ing to be in favor of reducing the
■ departments of Georgia, cutting
j off useless employes and saving
expenses to the State. Why did
you fight so vigorously in com
mittee and on the floor of the
House in 1925 against the bill to
reduce the number of oil inspec
tors in Georgia from one liun
ered and eighty to six? We refer
to your record in House Journal,
Pages 1187 to 1196. WHY?
Question 3: You introduced
and fought to have passed in the
Senate, Senate Bill No. 133, de
fining what is meant by "Self
rising flour.” The real meaning
of this term is fairly plain to
most Georgians, so won’t you
please explain to the voters of
Georgia what the real purpose of
this Bill was and why you were
so deeply Interested In it? Won’t
you tell them what interest the
HARD WHEAT MILLERS and
the BAKING POWDER INTER
ESTS had in this bill? Ar|i
didn’t you know that self-rising
flour is made opt of soft wheat,
the only kind of tffVeat grown in
Georgia, and that if the bill for
which you were working passed
that it would seriously curtail
the market for Georgia grown
wheat? j
Question '4: The farmers of
Georgia are vitally interested in
Senate Bill No. 183 which you in
troduced, fought most vigorous
ly for and finally had passed by
MONDAY, AUGUST 27.
back to her—no mpre than she
wanted him to. No, that wasn’t the
way of it, She did want him. But
she eouldn't forgive him.
She needn’t hate or despise him
any longer as she had told herself
she ought to because of the things
he had done. Her reason for that
had been removed. Be had not de
serted her for Lila. And there was
nothing to prove that he had given
Cyrus any cause to hate him eith
er. She had judged nastily there.
Lila could easily have turned her
husband against Rod if it had serv
ed her purpose to do so. Bertie Lou
did not bother to go into Lila’s pos
J sible motives (To for Continued.) such a course..
Be
bare majority. The purpose
i of this Bill was to again legalize
j bucket shops in Georgia. This
; bill was immediately and over
j [after whelmingly defeated in the House
its iniquitous purpose was
°P en ^Y revealed in a statement
; t0 t ^ le l ,ress hy Cnarles S. Bar
j re ^ President of the National
Farmers Union, The Bill is
1 cleverly drawn and purports to
make illegal bucket shop gamb
[ l* n >’ k u t. in fact, permits and li
I censes their open operations
1 a 8 ain in Georgia. You claim to
be a friend of the people. Who
got you to pass this Bill? The
people of Georgia want to know.
Question 5; You have criticised
the campaign expenditures of
Governor Hardman two years
ago. These expenditures were
honest and legitimate and made
necessary by two separate cam
paigns against special interests
I and a powerful political machine,
Is it not better, Candidate Riv
ers, for a candidate for Governor
to pay out of his own pocket le
gitlmate campaign expenses than
to have these expenses paid by
corporations, mecenary and self
ish interests, and thereby prac
ticaiiy mortgage lo them the
sane, impartial and concientious
action of the candidate if he is
1 elected? And by the way, Candi
'date Rivers, the people of Geor
gia are vitally interested in
knowing the sources of your en
ormous campaign fund,
Question 6: The Western and
Atlantic Railroad is Georgia's
most valuable property. The
people of Georgia are proud of
[it; ] are are jealous vitally of interested its preservation, in it;
It was leased in 1917 for a pe
riod of 52 years. This lease still
has 41 years to run. An insid
ious effort was made in the Sen
ate last Sumer to immediately
lease this splendid property now
for an additional period of 50
year. You voted for and fought
for this Senate measure. It only
received 11 votes. YOURS was
one of the ELEVEN. The people
of Georgia, Candidate Rivers,
want to know WHY you voted
and worked tor this resolution to
dispose of the Western and At
lantic Railroad for another pe
riod of 52 years to commence 41
years from now. Who wants to
lease this property? Could there
possibly be more than one bidder
for this lease when iiossession
could i not be secured for 41
years?
Now, Candidate Rivers, the
time has come for you to leave
the field of silly and absurd
charges against Governor Hard
man and give an account of your
stewardship as a Senator ol Ge
orgia. M
HARDMAN CAMPAIGN
HEADQUARTERS