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ESTABLISHED 18G6. VOL. XL. CITY ALDERMEN MEET. The regular meeting of the town council was held at 8 o’clock p. m. Hon. D M. Clark mayor ptesidsng. Present Aldermen, J. 0. Dye, J. H. Wilkins, F. E. Breen, D. S. Price. The minutes of the last regular meeting wue read and upon mo t.ion approved. The following bill were read for payment and upon motion ordered paid: \Y. B. Evens, $89.60 J. F. Breen, 9.00 F. E. Breen, 85 The report of the finance committee wae ivaii and upon motion ap proved as fpH ows: having examined We the Finance Committee of the town of Jesup the books of thoderk of Council Treasure", and marshal of the town of Jesup and found them to be correct as follows, viz: < We Hind that the Clerk of Council has collected from Adv. Taxes, business license, and trom other -curves $902.69 and that be has paid over to the Treasurer as follows. General Fund 810 57 Sctiool Fund 455.12 Street Fund 187.00 902.69 \Ve find that thi'Marshal has roe five i during the term for fines $95.60 uud lias paid over to the TN Usurer 95.60 \\’e attach these ac counts on our itemized form and tti.-o the account of the J r.asurer which explains itself. Hespecttully, D. S. Price, ) j Finance J. C Dye, ‘ Committee. Second quarterly r-port of \Y. M. Austin, treasurer. Bal. on hand April 1, I9 t t7 1098.55 Received trom Jas. Jteele, School Fund 155.12 44 44 4 . * 4 General “ 801.57 it 4 * t 4 4 . Street ■* 187.00 4 . 4 4 44 4 4 Fines 12 20 4; “ D. S. Yeomans, 95.60 4 • “ Finance Committee b nr.nwd 1000.00 2010.49 Total 8,104.01 Amt. paid < ut as per voucher, School Fund, 1,475.51 Gen. . i 1,077.59 Street " 817.84 Check returned 80.00 I). S. Y. fines sh >»*t .50 2,S)C0.94 Bal. on hand, $208.1C A moti' ii wa- made and carried t a> Messrs. Breen and Price t>e relea^e 1 from paying the fine of Cltas Bowder. Upon motion the Chairman of the street and lane oomunttw was authorized to buy a pair of wheels an l axle Ur the iovu carl a o.,ce. A motion was m ide and carried th it all the money collect d trom fiines *e placed to the-credii of the street tun t a d 1 hat the salary <<f Asst. Marshal Good bread be eharg-d to the General Fuud instead of the St rwt> Fund. A motion was mad" and carried that the Finonc Committee borrow another $1000.0(t on the best terms available, There b?it,g no further business upon motto t the in ?eting adjourn sd. City Board of Education Meet The adjourned meeting of the Boa-d of Education of June 1st, was called to order at 8:80 p. m., Present E D. Crummey, Prest ding. The following members were pre-eut D. M. 1 lark J. C. Dye, andR, W. I’indall, absent J. A. Morns The Minutes of the adjourned meeting of July 1st, were read. Hearing appeals— Under this Head a communication was read for Mrs. Annie Bennett which was upon motion received. Upon motion ihe secretary was instructed to correspond with Miss Inez King and request her to sttfe if she would be willing to teach 4th, and fifth m place of the 2nd Grade. A motion was carried that E. C. Crummey. R. \V. Tindall and J.,s. P,. M rris still agree to carry out the pr> mse to make Prof. Grien’s Salary $5)09 regardless of thi length of term. Col. Clark concurs in order that these members may fnlllill their personal ob garious. „ tloIM d to-mil tne above . Upon motion the se:n-tarv was instruct formation to Mr Grce.i „ wit 1 the , request, tiiao n replv , at once. ... W. D.Gr , destining . . accept , , A letter was rad from , Pro . mi. to p-witimi of Super in ■ »de ,t of the J •• ip Public s - til. A iett-w i-as r*ad from Prof. J. H. Clark, accepting the position of principal of the e> 1 0 red school 01 condition made at the last meeting of the Board. A letter was read from Sad.e B. Clark accepting the position of assistant teacher in th - colored sch > > o condition named at the last meeting of the Board. \ motion w r as male atnl carried that the minu’es of la c t regular »-«utiug be approved when corrected si 1 a- to make Mrs. Annie Ben subject to assign-neut to any grade the same as other teachers were. T’prn motion the me eting adjourned subject to the call of the sitina-j. 3wnp Hi Brntind ♦ “WE APPLAUD THE EIGHT AND CONDEMN THE WRONG.” JESUP, GA. JULY i 8 th, 1907. Why Educate The Child? At present there are a great many erroneous ideas about th ■ value of education, men measure its value in dollars and cents, s ■ many parents say they are edu cating their children so that they ntav make move money. To want, their children to occupy positions of more responsibility and greater pecuniary value certainly is com mendable of parents. That is wi ll a« far as it goes, nut their education should not stop at that. It should go far beyond. Educa tion that prepares a boy or a girl simply to make money and does not develop true character i j nothing but a farce. The right kind of education creates within man a desire for that which is higher and nobler; liberates the great powers of the mind that would otherwise lie dormant; and puts Him on a higher and nobler plane of life. Since everyone does not agree as to the rea 1 value of an education, some have asked, “Whyeducate the child?” 'lo the above qu*-8 tioulgive four reasons. 1. To give him the information h“ need- to transact his own busi ness intelligently. Every man, whether merchant, farmer or mechanic, should know how to keep a systematic account of all Ins business transactions. So it not a fact that there are plenty pf men in Georgia who cannot write a promissory note? Certainly it is. Such ought not to be the case A very large percent of the dis putes which have to be settled in the court room is due to tguor.tnce of business methods. Right here I wish to say, by way of parenthe sis, that since the great mass of children do not attend a school of any kind after leaving the com mon schools, by all means more time .-hould be given the practical things of HD iu our common -ebooks. 2. To improve, by reading his morals and faculties. The mind is, us it were a vacuum. All know, at least all who know anything about the physical realm, that nature ' abhors a vacuum. It is the natural tendency of things to rush into it. Just so, the child’s mind is being filled with the things about it. To illustrate, take a rponge and dtp it into a bucket of pure, clear, sparkling water and in a short time the sponge is filled with pure w’ater. Place another sponge into a bucket of nauseating slop, iu a few minutes it will be full Jof the stud. What was the difference? One bad a good environment while the other had -a bad oue. Books are the child’s companions just as truly as hu playmates are. Put a good book—and no parent should . .. even allow .. the child tc read , any , bocks , unless . it , be a , = °“ H into tile , hands o tte , c >» <• a,id h ‘ a U ' K> ' J c°mpu.n 1 .. 11 . I the c llld ,ea<l * tw dt0 8 1,1 great men- dee s ot con tag-, bravery, kindness, and the like, his mind becomes so fill.-d " Ph such things that it is difficult tor the child not to want to imitate those persons. Such reading > 8 genuine character building. Again, by parenthesis, I wish to say that ^ 18 as muc tllB parent’s duty to furnish food for the mind as for the physical body. SUBSCRIPTION 61.00 PEE YEAR COUNTY TREASURER’S REPORT. SECOND QUARTER April 1, 1907. Balance mi hands, $6661.01 Received from Overseers of Public Ro ids 285.00 a 4 i County C nirt 6.00 4 4 . 4 D. H. Carter Ex. T. C. 1000.00 1291.00 7952.01 Disbursements. Paid vouchers Acet. General 810 28 ( 4 » i 4 4 Jail 256.16 4 i 44 4 4 Paupers, 126.50 i t 1 % t • Public roads 888.17 4 1 44 t; J ury 91.41 1647.55 Mav 1, Balance on hand. 6304.46 Receipts for May. Received from Overseer’s Public routs, 55 ) 4 U oil. 40 6854.86 Disbursements. Paid vouchers Acct. Cien-ral 829.86 l . 4 4 4 % Jail 181.90 4 » 4 4 4 4 Paupers 148.50 4 » 4 4 Public loads 1004.61 4 4 44 Jury 98.08 1757.89 June 1, Balance on hand, 5097.47 Receipts for June. Received from Overseer’s .4 Public roads 274 00 4 4 » 4 County Court 42 90 44 4 . D. H. Carter Ex. T. C. 8(385.47 8952.47 9049.84 Disbursements Paid vouchers acct. General 508.87 4 4 4 4 44 Jail 198 55 4 4 4 4 “ Paupers 148.50 4 4 44 • 4 Public roads 817:93 4 4 44 “ Jury 8J9.91 2508 82 July 1, Balance on hand, 6541.52 W M Roberson, Treasurer, W. C. Ga. No father and mother w mi l think of telling their dear darling child go down into its grave be cause they would not give it food. But Oh! how many children right here in Wayne county are really perishing to death imntally! A home without goods books is noth inig but a boarding place for neg lected children. It is largely by re.,r’i'iggood books that the child is lifted up out of the depths of ignorance and placed upion the mountain topnwh°r« it is more cool, healthful and revigornting, than iu the sultry vate be 1 iMh. 8. I’o understand his duty to his neighbors and country. All j the family brawls could be stopp ed if people understood their du ties to their neighbors. It would bring about such a reform iu so ciety that the whole country could congratulate it-elf. Every citizen owes a sacred duty to his conniry. It is just as much a man’s duty to go to the poles and cast his vote for measures that in sures good government as it that he sho ild provide for the do mestic affairs of home. It takes much inteW to voto right asitdoe9to te the gOY€Tn . ment m right. 4. . , ,It T , lessens , dime. T It , takes „ argument . . to i no convince any ou • i tJmfc a |, nost a l| the many men . who fiil OUI chaingangs are ig .or ant. Education enlarges man’s j moru j and intellectual capacity l [, e i e j J y creating within him new vv isli-s and desires. Since he dc 9 j rft9 more he must work mors. Education will make a vagran J 1 C y j aw nunecessary. I uow recall to m .„ d ft ca%e of mur , ie re^ in which the couutv spent more mou trying to convict him than it . recei ved for the school fund a en t- re -- .ar. ’__ink. 0 . It. NO. 9 8 . The Camp Meeting [You a m e Invited] The regular annual Wesleyan Methodist Holiness Camp Meet ing will begin at the Tabernacle in Ashburn, Ga., on next. Thursday night wepk, the 25th <>f July, and will continue to Sunday night, the 4th of August. Revs. Harrington, Teter, Mrs. Graham and others will do the pr •aching, while Rev. F. M. Graham, the author of sev „rnl song bo As, will have charge 0 f the singing, Those wishing to board, can do so at the low rate of 70 cents per day at tne Camp Ground Hotel, while any wishing to camp on the ground and take care of thems fiv es, can have use of a kitchen to cook iu, and any not haviugt tents, will be provided with a place to s'e tp, provided thn brin t their own bedding. The G. S. – F., and the F. R. – G. railroads will sell return tick ets at 4 cents per mile plus 25 cents, and the A. B. – A will give the same rate from Montezuma, Vienna, Fitzgerald, Douglas and and probably Sessions and Waycros3. Recollect, this is not on the certificate plan, therefore buy a return ticket. Everybody is invited, yea, urg ed to attend. Recollect, the greatest business of hie is to pro pare for eternity,.and furthermore it will profit a man nothing, it he should gain the wiiole world and. lose his own soul, therefore do not let some trival excuse keep you away. Your welfare for ti« e and eternity may hang on your iug this meeting, Everv one wito attends will be made welcome and everything possible done to make them corn and made to feel at ..oiuo.