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BANKS COUNTY JOURNAL
VOL. XVII.
A Sermon by Rev. John
Moss os Holingsworth
I am more than sixty years of
age and have never heard a ser
mon on practical religion. I have
always been told to be good, but
you might well tell a black man
to be white as to tell him to be
good without learning him how.
We are a bad lot, the whole of us,
by nature. The first man born of
a woman was a murderer and man
has 'asen bad all the way down.
Man has lost the image of God.
I have heard of reform, reform,
until I am sick of the whole thing.
You maj whitewash a ;>est house
but it will be a pest house still.
I believe our blessings depend up
on how and what our blessings
have I teen to our fellowmen.
Whatsoever a man soweth that
wid he also reap. If you want to
enjoy a place in heaven it is nec
essary to know something of heav
en on earth.
To be honest outside is of vi
tal importance that we be honest
inside.
We ask God to forgive our debts
theD insist upnu the courts making
those who ace in debt to us pay
their bills.
If I was going to a wedding 1
would fix up at home. Now, il
you are going to heaven you lta.l
better fix up down here.
To trust man is to depart from
God, Jer. 17 15: Thus saith the
{vOfd crjrsed be the man that trust
eth in man and make the jiesh his
own and w hose heart departeth
from the Lord.
Out of the heart proceed evil
thoughts, murder, adultrey, for
Dication, thieft, false witness, and
blasphemies. These are the things
which defile the man.
He is true to God who is true to
man.
Jt matters not so much how long
we live here on earth —but how we
live.
Love with life is heaven and life
unloving, hell.
A cheerful spirit makes labor
light and sleep sweet, which is
much better than living rich.
Live to love and .\ou will love to
live.
Work for love and you will love
to work.
Tax Collector s Notice
I will beat the following named
places below for the purpose of col
lecting your state and county tax**
for the year 1914 to wit.
SECOND HOUND
Kov. Id B. F. Bolton’s 9 to 10
li “ Mintz’s store 11 to 12
“ “ Maysville 2to 4
“ 17 Gillsville 9 to 12
“ “ Popul r Springs 2to 3
< < L„i a 4to 4.30
•< “ Belton 4:30t0 5
“ lfj Yonah 9to 10
t< o Aitq 11 to 12
P “ Qolden Hill 2to and
‘I 19 Gailey 9to 10
*< 4‘ Homer Ito 2
N. Z. CHANDLER,
TANARUS, C. B. C.
School Boohs.
Bute adopted Common and
High School books for sale by
John C. Bell, Homer, Ga.
For Sale
A. new home sewing ma-hine.
Price 125.00. Apply at this of
fice.
Tax on Bachelor* In Hungary.
A curiou* tax was recently lntr*
4na*4 In Nagy per Rata, Hungary to
be levied on bachelor* over 24. The
amount varies between 40 cent* and
*2O, according to the pecuniary cir
cumstances of each unmarried man.
The proceeds are to be entirely de
voted to the founding and maintenance
Of an asylum for poor homeless chit
Devoted to Giving the News, Encouraging the Progress, and Aiding the Prosperity of BanKs County.
Maysville Locals
Mr. Tom Cheatham of .1 effersou,
visited the fair sex here Sunday
evening.
Mrs. Will C. Jackson spent the
week end with relatives at Cler
mont.
Mrs. A. Q. Boyd, of Gainesville,
was the guest of her mother, Mrs.
Carolyn McKee, a few days this
week.
We are sorry indeed to learn ot
the illness of Mr. Clarence Thomp
son, who has been indisposed
lor several days.
Mrs. Will Miller, and Mr. Carl
ton Milkr, of Gainesville, spent
the weekend here as guests of Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Miller.
Misses Fannie Lee Atkins and
Lillian Stephens spent Monday in
Commerce.
Mrs. Pink Aubrey Suddath, who
has been assistant cashier of the
Decatur Bank for the past several
months, is spending awhile with
home-folks here.
The Time Killers Club was de
lightfully enteriaiued at the home
of Miss Ruby Porter Wednesday
afternoon. After an hour spent in
embroidery and fancy work ol va
rious kinds delicious refreshments
were served. Miss Birdie Gilles
pie. ol the State Normal Sc mol,
spent Sunday with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. T. Gillespie.
Mr. Frank if. Boyd left Monday
lor a few days stay in North Car
olina.
Mr. Floyd A. Parks left Wed
nesday for Belton, 8. C., where
he goes to wed Mrs. Pearl Cialt,
eight o'clock Wednes lay evening,
lie was accompanied by his broth
er, Kev. Wade Parks, ol Tiflon,
who performs the ceremony. They
will return to Maysville, where
they will make their future home,
the latter part of the week. Con
grata lations.
Messrs. Morgan, and Paul
White, Mesdames Lon Pounds,
M. White undo. Castellaw were
shopping in Athens one day re
cently.
Mrs. Allan Chandler, and Mr-
Howe Chandler attended the mar
ria e of Miss Burton and Mr. < arl
Chandler, which took place at the
house of the bride at Colbert on
last Wednesday.
Mr. Frank 11. Itoyd left Mon
day for Hickory, N. *'. where he
will probaly remain a fyv days on
i business.
1 lie United Daughters of the
Confederacy met at the lovely
home of Mrs. Boone Suddath on
last Friday afternoon. After the
regular business hour a social half
hour was spent, and sandwiches
an 1 coffee served.
Miss Ruby Porter left Monday
lor Cross Roads, where she will as
sist Rev. Hagan in teaching the
school. Miss Porter is a recent
graduate of the Normal School at
Athens, is a young lady of line
Christian character, and we be
speak for her success in her chosen
profession.
On last Monday Ed Sims cap
tured Tal Smallwood, a young
white man who escaped from the
Jaxkson County chaingang about
two weeks ago. Smallwood was in
bed at the house of a relative who
lived on Mr. W. F. Morris’s place
Dear town. Smallwood is serving
a sentence for selling whiskey, an l
we hear this is the second time he
has escaped only to be recaptur and.
He should have known better than
to come near where Ed Sims stays,
for he has a nose equal to a blood
hound when it comes to trailing
I criminals.
A little fire, aliich caused a
great deal of excitement, origi
nated in a pile of c-ottou at the
home of 31 r. Floyd Parks, on last
[Saturday evening, when Mr.
Homer, Clanks County, Georgia, Friday, November 3, 1914.
Personals
Col. J. B. Logan and < iork C.
W. Gillespie spent Miursday and
Friday in Athens.
Quite a number of the Homer
girls and boys, chaperoned by
Mr. and Mrs. Tal Shubeit enjoyed
a ‘•possum’' hum Tuesday night.
Mr. J. F. Logan, of Osierfield,
Ga , spoilt Siturd*} in Gomel
as the guest of his brother-in-law,
Pr-if. .1 no. C. Bell.
Mrs. Ida Gillespie and daugh
ter, Miss Ethel, spent last week at
Carnesville.
Misses Ossie Gober and Willlie
Gillespie were the guests of Miss
Ethel Gillespie Monday and Tues
day.
Misses Lillie Thompson, Addie
*lcCoy and Fran cine Jolly spent
Thursday at Homer.
Misses Addie McCoy and Eun
ice Bolton were guests at the
Alexander Hotel Friday.
Dr. Waddell, ol Gainesville,
preached an excellent sermon at
tin Presbyterian church Sunday. .
Mr. Jack Strange, of Nails
Creek, made a business trip to
Homer Tuesday.
Mr. Thursday Williams, of Wil
sons Church was here on business
Monday.
Messrs. Will White and Lowry
Arnold, of Maysville, spent a few
hours here Saturday.
Miss Ethel Gillespie entertained
a few friends informally Saturday
p. m. from S till 10.
What Editors Know.
A good many editors aie said
not to know much, says an ex
change. The trouble is they know
a lot of stuff that they dare not tell.
They know who diinks, and they
know the ladies who deviate from
the straight and narrow path of
rectitude; and the boys who smoke
in alleys and dark places; and the
gills who are out auto riding till
the rooster crows for daylight
They know fellow s that are good
to pay and they know the fellow
who can’t get trusted for a tobac
co sack full of salt. They could
guess at once why some fellows are
as they are and they can guess
closely what they do to make
themselves so. They know enough
to make one of the red-hottest, rip
snorting high geared, triple-action,
chain lighting editor you even
read, but they also know it is best
for the com in uii i y and themselves
to let the law take care of hu
manity’s development and publish
only such news as will do to read
in the house. Editors generally
pursue this policy and thereby live
longer and get more enjoyment out
of life.— Publishers’ Auxiliary.
Thrash Seed.
I will thrash cane seed at my
home Saturday Nov. 14.
S. \V. Moats,
Baldwin, lit. 1,
Parks little daughter threw a
a lighted match into the pile. I’h •
cotton had been ginned, and waa
instantly ablaze all over, but after
a few moments heroic work the
cotton was carried into the street,
and no serious damage.
Miss Inez Suddath entertained
at pretty party Monday evening.
Quite a crowd of young people
were present, and enjoyed the oc
casion immensely.
Mrs. Ed L. Garrison was the
charming hostess of the Matrons
Club, at her pretty new home on
Homer St. on last Thursday after
noon. After a short time spent in
conversation, a “Frozen Contest”
was enjoyed, in which Mrs. Pau
line won the prize and a delicious
salad course and coffee war served.
Homer Locals
Road Summons and receipts for
sale at this otlice.
Mountain wagons, are passing
daily I aded with apples, cabbage,
etc.
Mr. Arthur Kesler spent Mon
day in Homer.
Jiin Hardy baled 850 bales of
hay for Mrs. \V. B. Mason last
week.
C. Y. Hill, of Lula, spent sev
eral days last week with his par
ents in Homer.
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Hill enter
tained several of their friends at a
six o’clock dinner last Friday.
John Moss, Hollingsworth’s
rustic philosopher, spent one day
last week about Homer.
Dr. J. S. Chambers and Col.
Gordan Logan attended court at
Clarkesville this week.
The cotton ginned in Banks up
to Oct. 2(1 amounts to 3640 bales.
Last year this-time 4541 bales had
been ginned.
Mr. Ed Vaughan lias moved to
the Mrs. Sal lie Waters place which
he has leased for a number of
years.
Mrs. Young, mother of Mr.
Berry Young, who fell and broke
her hip, is reeo, ering, we are glad
to say.
Judge T. F. Hill left Monday
morning for Atlanta when he will
attend the road conference this
week.
We would like to have some of
the wood that has lieen promised
us, bill if you have not promised,
but owe subscriptions bring in
wood.
Mr. Will Thomas has a force of
hands at work on the bridge across
Quillian’s mill creek one mile east
of town. This is the sixth bridge
Mr. Thomas has built, and people
who know, tell us that he im
proves on each one.
Mr. M. T T . Chambers, mother of
Mr. Will Chambers, was operated
on at her home in Crawford, Ga.
recently and she is rapidly re
civering. Mrs. Chambers lias
many friends in Banks who will be
pleased to know that she will soon
enjoy her usual good health.
Washington court ground was
the scene of another small dis
turbance last Saturday. A bailiff
was arrested and one of the Cols
threatened with the same fate,
fhey’re always something doiegmt
Washing!on oo court days.
It is reported that I* , v. John
Newton, who ran away some ti e>
ago and left his wife and children [
in the eastern part of the county, j
stayed for awhile in Ifabusham
and while there posed us single j
man and courted the girls. How
ever, they learned something of;
his actions down here and he then
changed his base again.
We have received iiq article
lately regarding “foot washing.”
What is the matter gentlemen?
This all important matter should
have your attention. Come on
with your views on Ui; sul\ject.
We will print all sernm.is sent in
when ‘‘foot washing” i the text.
The other sermons we are not so
particular alxjut.
We are sending out some stale
merits to the people who owe u ; ,
who we know can pay, and hope
they wdl not forget to give the
matter their immediate attention.
We have many small accounts on
our book and would bke to have
them straightened out as soon as
possiule.
Mr. Alanson Bowden, had a vis
itor recently who remained over
night. The 1 bmily slept until
about sun up next morning, and
while getting breakfast his wife re
marked that she had just got the
first night’s rest she had in two
From Charlton Henry
The following articles was writ
ten by Charlton Henry to the peo
pie of home county and published
in the Gainesville News. Henry
is the man who left a pair of mules
at Lula and went to Mississippi
last year and then returned t > the
camp and gave himself up a few
weeks later. He has a wife and
children in Hall county and had
rather be In the gang near them
than a free man hundreds of miles
from them. I believe if he was
pardoned he would make a good
eitiz ;n.
Will you allow me space in your
paper for a few lines to the boys
of Hall county. Do you all re
member the three fellows that
were tried in Hall superior court
in January 1912 and given five
years for highway robbery! And,
what caused it! Disobedience and
law breaking. How many of you
are in that path today! If there
are any, please stop for a moment
and then turn back, for you can’t
tell what you are bringing your
self to until is is too late. Men
and boys, 1 am one ot the three
convicted. You may say, “You
ought to have been.” That is all
right. That is all right. I will
confine il to myself. We were not
guilty, as 1 said from the start.
Well, you may sty, “What con
victed you!” Our past character,
and malice and prejudice to a cer
tain extent. If wfe had been good
honest law-abiding citizens, no
doubt wc would not be here to
day. But, it is too late to pitch
that up now, 1 cannot unload the
shame ami disgrace it has put up
on me that will go to the grave
with me, besides bringing grief and
sorrow upon dear old mother and
father and caused silver strands to
come on those heads. That price
cannot be restored now. It has
also caused my wife and little ones
to suffer and go through rain and
snow to try and keep the wolf
fiom the door, while I am here
toiling.
Young men and boys, do you
drink the strong drink! it will
will ruin and shatter your mind.
Do you toss the cards that will
cause your lives to be of trouble
and misery! If so, change your
course before it is too kite.
I know this piece ain’t worth
much, as it is my first attempt at
uch. fi l’d taken the right advice
given me 1 would not have been
here today. Yours for the right
in all things.
The lovely girl, having lingered
a minute in her work to make sure
that he. skirt fitted to her entire
satisfaction, descended to the par
lor to find the family pet ensconced
upon the kueeofayounginan calif''
and her curly head nestled com
fortably against hisshooui ler.
“W hy Mabel,” the young lady
exclaimed, “aren’t you ashamed
of yourself? Oct right down.”
“Shan't do it,” retorted the
child.“ I got here first.' ’
years, Alanson generally gets up i
about midnight a ' goes to.
scratching around to make a !iv |
jug, He believes that "'he carl;
bird gobbles the worm.”
The Convicts have l>een moved
to town and are now at this quar
ters on Maysville road where they
will remain a few days and then
go t • Grove River district to grade
a road from Gailey to Gillsvilie.
We have just received a letter
with the request that we publish it.
It was written by >u orphan girl
to her sweetheart and is tilled with
love from first to lat. The poor
thing is almost crazy over what
she thinks is a lost lover and
she lays her heart bare to him, and
pleads for his return. Some friend
of the couple rent us the letter
thinking it would be a great joke
to see it in print, but we want news,
not love letters.
Ash and Estes Safe
Blown Up in Atlanta
Blown to bits, the big safe of
Ash & Estes, dealers in general
furnishings, 384 Decatur street,
was discovered by matresses in the
the middle of liis store Monday
morning.
Because all the firm’s money,
with the exception of ♦<>, had been
taken out Saturday night, the
yeggmen obtained only that
amount in return for their des
perate deed.
Mr. Ash tried the front door of
the store; it was jammed, and
would notopen. Scenting trouble,
he called Patrolman Hanna, pa
trol ing his beat nearby, and they
went to the back door together.
This door was broken open.
In the center of the floor, moved
away from the wall so that mat
tresses, taken from the stock,
could be padded aro I ml it to
mu file the noise of the explosion,
the trig iron safe—or what was left
of it —was found. It was literally
blown to bits.
No tools or elites of any kind
were left by the yeggs. The po
lice are sure that nitroglycerine
was used to do the work. De
tectives are working on the case.
Julius Silverman, 404 Decatur
street, said he heard a detonation
Sunday night about 9:30 o’clock.
He is the only neighbor who heard
anything like an explosion.
The mattress mufflers kept the
noise from spreading. —Atlanta
Journal.
The Great Magician.
(By Walt Mason) 1 "'
Old Booze, the magician, does
wonderful things; he’ll change the
condition of paupers and kings.
Some flagons of whisky concealed
in his frame, the cripple grows
frisky, forgets that lie’s lame; the
beggirs are riding t n beautiful
steeds, the man law-abiding does
desperate deed®. The husband
and father who’s kind to his wife
k cks up a huge pother, inaug
urates strife; and then in the
morning he coughs up hi - fine, and
gets a grim warning to cut out the
wine The man who for mildness
is famed far and near is driven to
wildness by schooners of beer;
with shot gun or hatchet we see
him cavort, and doesn’t he catch
it when dragged into court! The
thoughtful provider, whose kids
wre well led, now lays in hard
cider instead of rye bread. The
man who was straighter than any
strings look, poured gin in his cra
ter, and now’s he a crook. The
mao who was natty, and groomed
like a beau, is rag 4edm id ratty, an
emblem of woe. One held the
truth higher tain any in town;
Booze made hi. a liar, and batter-* 1
ed him don - Old Booze, with his
chalice, < a miracles work; he
ruins ; .mue, dismantles the kirk.
I .de l, ial regions he turns to a
void, increases the legions of
!-! a; .ed unemployed. The depths
and the shallows of trouble he
| brings, he leads to the gallows the
victim who swings; he smuggles
U e coppers of men who are blind,
persuading the paupers he’s
friendly and kind. And a , ways
he’s jolly, and blithely he cries:
“Join me in my folly—fools only
me wise!”
BanKs Goes Bull Moose
Following is the vote cast in
Ba iks Tuesday Nov. 2rd:
Smith 212
McClure 320
Hardwick t 201
11 u tchens 323
Nat Harris 514
Tom Bell 417
J. O. Adams 357
Tom K. Auderson
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