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STATEMENT OF THE OWNKRBHIP’ M ANAGKMENT < IK< l I,A
TION, ETC.,
of Hanks County Journal published weekly at tlonier, On., required
by the Act of August 24, 1912.
Editor, A. Meoks Homer, <ia.
Managing Editor, C. A. Meeks Homer, Ca.
Business Manager, C. A. Meeks Homer, Ga.
Publisher, C. A. Meeks Homer, Ha.
c. A. Meeks
Sworn to and subscribed before me this <>th day of Oct, it'll.
C. W. Gillfspu-.,
Clerk Superior Court, Hanks County, Georgia.
(My commission expires Jan. Ist, ISHft.)
BANKS COUNTY JOURNAL
Published Every Thursday at Noon
C. A. MEEKS, Publisher
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF BANKS COUNTY
Entered at Second CU matter April 10.
INST, at lha Pastaflct at Hamtr, Ca., under
the Act of Coagroot of March 3.1879
Subscription $l.OO a Year in Advance
GUARANTEED CIRCULATION 1726
Homer Locals
Mrs. N. J. Moore and her charm
ing niece, Miss Eunice Dowdy, who
have been visiting relatives and
friends - left last week for their
home in Atlanta Mrs. Moore is
one of the Journals strong triends
and never fails to call in and pay
her subscription when she visits
hero.
John Seilers, of the eastern part
of the county, deserted his wile
and minor children hist week, and
run away with a It* year-old girl.
We are informed he lured an auto
mobile and passed through Homer
sometime during the night. The
young lady’s parents and also the
community arc very indignant and
are making every efl'ort to appro
hend John in his mad flight
Crftlolam That Seam* Unjust.
A dealer In curios and antique* la
London has dooided to exclude Amer
leans, on the idea that they "look but
never buy.” From the quantity and
quality of phony Junk which the tour
lata bring home with them each year
It was supposed, on the contrary, that
dhey buy without looking.
At reputable stores there is no GREAT difference in the prices of the same Mer
chandise and those that make the extravagant offers are sure to practice deception some
wav and the customer has learned to discredit the man that offers too much.
A good suit of Clothes has a market value the same as a bale of cotton and can
sold for the price it cost to manufacture at any time. But the consumer must pay t e
profit of both the manufacturer and the retailer. .
We make the Clothes we sell and charge you only one profit and save you about 20
per don<t mak{j anything but absolutely all-wool suits. We make every coat with
a hair cloth front and they will not break.
Every seam sewed with pure silk- Every button hole hand worked.
The styles the same as adopted by the leading tailors.
No where in the South will you find better Clother than we offer you.
We always make a special discount on suits for cash.
It will pay you to give us a call.
Extra trousers to order in six hours.
Yours truly.
HEAD & McMAHAN
ATHENS, Georgia.
Corner Clayton and JarKson Sts.
NOTICE!
TEACHERS AND TRUSTEES.
There will be a special examina
tion at Homer for teachers without
license on Saturday, <>et. 25.
Two dollars will be charged for
this examination to be appropriated
to the Corn and Home Life flubs
It is against the law to teach a
public school without a license,
therefore all Trustees are requested
to inquire if a teacher has license
before electing and lecomcnding
him to the Hoard of Education.
The public schools will not l>egin
again until January Ist H'l4; but
it is greatly to be hoped that the
Trustees can arrange with the pa
trons to have a private month lx
fore Christmas. Will you not Ih>
willing to do this for the benefit of
your children!
1 am very sorrv that there "ill
not bo any public money for open
ing the schools before Christmas.
However, you will have five
mouth’s public s> hool next year
just the same.
Let everybody come to the t orn
and Home Life Clubs’ exhibit Oct.
24th. Eespt.,
J. T. WISE, C.S.
Truly Devoted Mother.
Gushing Parishioner (who is dis
playing the treasures of her estab
lishment to the new vicar's wife)—■
"And this is the precious pussy that
I wanted you to see, Mrs Lee*., rn.
Such a sweet disposition, -almost hu
man. She has just hau :he darllng
est Ttttle kittens Rea! i see her
with them is to witness ' perfection
of motherhood- er. Coo L' where are
the kittens 7" Cook itviiply— she at*
'pm ah, mum 1 4
UNU COUNTY JOURNAL BOWEN, GA„ OCTOBER 16 HU
Maysville Locals
i From Our ttoßiilar Cos rn-spomlrnt. i
Mr. W ill Black well wan a visitor
to Homer Sunday.
Mr. Mat liylee, of Gainesville,
wtis shaking hands with triends
here Tuesday.
Mis Fannie Hoyt Speer, of * or
uelia. was the guest of Mrs. T. J.
( an and Mrs. W. W. Wade Mon
day.
Mr. ami Mrs. Coley Kimsey are
happy over the arrival ol a son at
thoi home on Oct. 12th, inst.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence K. Grit
tin spent the week-end with rela-1
lives at Hornet.
Mr. and Mis. Walter C. Lock
hart spent a short while in the
city of Commerce Sunday after
noon.
Mr. Willie Henderson and fam
ily. from l*iy Pond, spent Sunday
here rvith their brother. Mr. H. H.
Henderson.
Mrs. Georgia Kiiusey Kenny,
and little son, from near Athens,
arc guests ot Key. and Mi's. J. J.
Kimsey this yveek.
Mis. V. H. Craft, of Anderson,
S. < is spending the yveek yvitb
friends here.
Mis;, .las. Hill, of Homer, was
the guest of her daughter. Mis.
Lon Blackwell, the first of the
week.
Rev. L. A. Henderson has as;
his guest his mother, from Cum
mins, Ga . and two brothers, from!
Ducktowu, Ga.
Miss Margaret Davis, from near
Mount Pleasant, is hero with her
aunt. Mis. John Thomas and at
tending school. W e have a 1
number of boarding pupils.
Mr. Roy Parks, of Augusta, is
spending some time in our midst.
Roy is a splendid young man and ;
yve yvouid be glad to know he was!
permanently located here.
To Good Fellows.
If in doubt what shape your sym
pathy for the poor should take, make
it a V-shape.—Boston Transcript.
Lula
Miss Hassie McMillian, of White
county, was the guest of her sister,
'[ rs. R. L. Horsy, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hyatt are on
an extended visit t<> relatives in
Florida.
Postmaster R. A. Ledford spent
last yveek in South Georgia.
Miss Estelle Meadows, of Gills
|ville, spent Saturday afternoon
j yvith iriends here.
Mi's. C. T. Tallent was the guest
!of her sister, Mrs. T. H. Jones, at
Bellton Sunday p. m.
We aie glad to know Mrs. Steve
Lewalleu, who has been sick yvith
typhoid fever for some time, is
some better.
Mr. Dean Oliver, who has been
very ill with appendicitis for some
time, is sonic U'ttcr at ties writ
ing.
Mr. J. E. Garrison has accepted
a position as collector for the Range
Stove Company.
Mbs Ella Whelchel, of West
minster. S. C., spent hist week
with relatives here.
Wilson Church Dots
Mi's Katie Williams returned
home Thursday from her two weeks
visit to relatives at Athens and
J etferson.
Mr. Ab Logan and family, of
Nails Creek, were the spend-the-day
guests of Mr. and Mi's. R. L. Prick
ett recently.
Mr. Willard Prickett says that
they are still al*>ut as far behind
with their hauling in Atlanta, as
Rev. Ray said they were the last
time he yvas there.
Mr. Henry Payne and family
moved from here to Gainesville this
week.
Doss Memory Go on Strike?
Can the human memory go on
strike, leaving the other tangible and
intangible parts of the mental and
physical makeup to continue their or
dinary work-a-day routine? Will this
explain the strange disappearances
and wanderings about of men and wo
men which occur so frequently*
International
SUNMTSCIiOOL
Lesson
(By E. O. SELLERS. Director of Kvnln
Dpartmnt, The Moody Bible Institute,
Chicago.)
LESSON FOR OCTOBER 19.
REPORT OF THE SPIES.
LESSON TEXT—Numbers IS: 1-8. 1&-M.
GOLDEN TEXT—"If God 1a for ua,
who la against ua.” Rom. 8.81
Kadesh Barnes mark* the place of
the Israelites' first great defeat. Long
and bitterly did they regret that day
of unbelief and not till anew genera
tion was reared did the nation as
such enter into the land of promise.
The act of that day was the culmina
tion of a whole train of unbelief, and
truly they chose death rather than
life. (Josh. 24.16.)
I. The Spies, vv. 1-3. God had com
manded Israel to possess the land,
now as a precautionary measure they
went about to "Investigate.” This
act. which was not a part of God's
program, but by divine permission,
was a reflection upon God’s word
about the character of the land. (See
v. 19 ) Thl eternal questions of man
are to know the why and the how.
God told Moses to send these men
as a concession to their lack of faith,
but It cost Israel forty added years of
exile. The inheritance prepared for
the faithful are always conditioned
upon obedience. (Heb. 11:8, etc.)
This act, commanded by God at the
request of the people, was a means,
an opportunity, whereby they discov
ered themselves.
A True Type.
11. The Majority Report, w. 23-49.
Though these spies spent forty days
in conducting their investigation (a
modern form of political graft), yet
every step was a corroboration of
God's word and the years of desola
tion which followed correspond to
the number of days they were absent
from the camp. The first or the af
firmative part of their report was
fine, but the negative was so exagger
ated as to turn the twelve tribes to
an act which amounted to a catas
trophe. This land and this report is
such a true type of our Christian ex
perience. They brought back the evi
dence of the truth of God's descrip
tion of the land (Ex. 13:5 and DeuL
8:7-10) which was to be for them a |
resting place after their wilderness
Journey (Heb. 3:8-11, 14 and 4:8, 9).
But these spies had seen other
things, things to discourage, vie., men,
strong men. entrenched men (v. 28).
They saw those tribes God had said
they would find (Ex. ll:i). They not
believers, they magnified their en£
mles. Today we see evil entrenched
behind special privilege, we see the
forces of evil that appear to us as
giants and unbelief cries out, "Who is
sufficient?”
111. The Minority Report, vv. 30-33.
Majorities may rule but minorities
are more frequently right, witness
history. A great cry of despair (Ch.
14:1) greeted this report. Caleb
stilled the people (v. 30) that they
might get the other stde of the story.
His report agreed with the majority
as to the desirability of possessing
the land; indeed, we surmise It was
Caleb and Joshua who brought their
evidence with them (v. 23). Their
report differed, however. In Its con
clusion. To the picture of the
strength of those scattered through
out the land Caleb bluntly replied,
"Let ua go up at once and possess it;
for we are well able to overcome It,”
(Cf. Rom. 8:37; Phil. 4:19.) Ten men
looked upon man, the two saw be
hind man, God, a God who was able.
The ten lost their lives even as they
feared, whereas Caleb and Joshua
lived to enjoy the fruits of their vis
ton of faith. (Ch. 14:6-9. Josh. 16:14.)
Unbelief cries, "We be not able,” of
course not, for “vain Is the help of
man,” but belief, seeing God, In the
words of Caleb cries out for imme
diate action. "Unbelief shuts itself
out of promised blessings (Heb. 3:
19). It always has and Is still so do
ing. Unbelief exaggerates and con
tradicts.
Must Consider Entire Story,
IV. The Sequel, Ch. 14. No teacher
can properly present this lesson with
out considering the entire story. The
amaxed people (14:1-4); the solemn
protest of Joshua and Caleb (vv. 6-
11) was met with threatened death
and God Interviewed to protect his
faithful ones (Ps. 34:7). The enkin
dled anger of Jehovah (▼. 11, 12) is
met by that magnificent revelation of
the beauty and strength of the char
acter of Moses (vv. 13-19). He based
his appeal upon the neceasity of main
taining the honor of God's word and
pleads for mercy and compassion.
This appeal waa answered by a gra
cious pardon for the people, but with
It came a declaration that discipline
was necessary.
We must remember that these
Israelites had the benefit of the full
revelation of the law, yet we see it*
insufficiency in producing a perfect
character. Laws will not cure the
Ills of the body politic. Sinning men
must enter Into that fellowship with
God that la the result of a life of
obedience ere they can enter that de
lectable land of peace, plenty and
power which lies before them. Fail
ing in a knowledge of him and his
resources, difficulties are magnified
and our strength is minimized. To
view people as gdants and ourselves
aa grasshoppers Is to court defeat.