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A Word of Advice.
Dear Editor: Allow me space
in your valuable paper tor a little
receipt which I copied from an
other paper. I am not sure but I
think it appeared in your paper
once before, but nevertheless when
we get a good thing we ought to
push it ajong and I do believe that
this little receipe would wonder*
fully help some people if they
would read it three times a day
and digest it well and 1 know the
latter part of it would do some of
them good if it was only applied
in the proper way and place.
A RECEIPT FOR SCANDAL.
“Take one grain of falsehood, a
hand full of runabout, the same
quantity of limber tongue, six
sprigs of back-bite and a spoonful
of don't you te'l it, and a drop of
agony and a little discontentment
and jealousy. Strain it through a
bag of misconstruction, cork it in
meddlesome bottle, hang it on a
skein of street yarn, and shake
well before using.” I guess that
means shake yourself well or rath
er if you need this dose let some
good man shake you and nearly
shake the life out of you.”
“The best antedote for this ter
rible scourge is burnt gunpowder,
backed or fronted with about 18
buckshot; or a cowhide welt laid
on.”
There’s so many people that can
demonstrate others faults but can
never see their own. A question
of n.uch importance overshadow
ing all others, faces us these days.
It is this: What is to be the
character of our citizenship in a
few more years? It is simply ap
palling to think of this question
awhile and take into consideration
everything. However great our
interest in politics, in tariff, silver
or labor, we realize there is a still
greater question—one of which
indeed is the end of all politics
and government—that is the child
building character is the greatest
work of our public schools these
days. And how deplorable it is to
think how this subject is ignored
in most all our schools. We want
to place on this broad domain a
people “who shall know their
rights, and their rights maintain."
The putting into the questions
that shall follow us the character
that can be trusted anywhere is
the thing to be aimed at. We
want our boys to be “truly equipp
ed for life’s mystic battle, helmet
fastened and sword in hand.” But
how many there are whose wings
are clipped and they fall into ever
lasting ruin and destruction. Our
teachers are to a great extent re
sponsible for this great destruc
tion, simply because many of them
neglect their duty. We must fight
the great battle of the world
through the children, so why not
prepare for it in time, because the
secret which decides the fate of
any battle is found in the prepara
tion which goes before. It is true
of battles tor reform, the eye of
this generation should be fixed
upon the young But I fear the
most of them are upon "the golden
calf," the almighty dollar, there is
an army marching forward every
day, jn which every many may be
a hero, made strong in mighty
conflict. But whether they march
to victory over self, or to victory
over outside foes as well as foes
within, depends upon the habits
they are forming during childhood
and youth.
Within recent years an insid
ious vice has sprung up all over
our land, and our brightest boys
are falling victims to its prey.
This vice is the narcotic habit in
many of its forms, and the disease
for which the above receipt was
given and many other habits that
I havn't time to mention now, the
evil has grown to such mighty
proportions that state legislatures
and some school boards have lis
tened to the appeals, and have
given legislation and secured the
enforcement of the laws in many
places.
Teachers and friends of Decatur
and all other counties will you do
your part? Will you aid in the
educational work? Will you aid
in the enforcement of the law?
You can get evidence needed tor
conviction if you half try. I ask
you to look in the faces of so
many of our boys who have form
ed these bad habits and see how
the better nature is being crushed
out by this vice and know that no
boy is safe so long as our laws are
violated with impunity.
Your boy may be tempted and
fall just as good boys have fallen.
Place the barriers of enforced taw
about them. Many towns and
cities are pushing vigorous cam
paigns against these habits and
others. Why should not all school."
take hold of this? Why spend
money so freely and permit con
ditions that make it of no avail?
I may be a 1 ttle hard on the boys
but I think this statement will be
found true on examination. Four
girls are now graduating from our
high schools to one boy, and the
women are capturing all places of
honor and profit. Unless there is
an improvement in the personal
habits of our young men in the
near future, the bright young wo
men going forth from our schools
and colleges will capture even the
government positions.
Girls, be strong! Fit yourselves
for the highest. In the meantime
use every power you possess to
save our boys from every vice that
is degrading them. Your frown
upon these bad habits will arrest
the thoughts of our young men
when all else fails, Demand in
them as high a standard of mo
rality as they demand of you. Be
kind but firm.
Now friends and teachers to you
all we appeal Can you see this
destruction of our young manhood
going on all around you and lift
no warning voice to save!
Philanthropy and patriotism alike
urge you by example, and counsel
all your powers as citizens to save
our boys from this their greatest
foes. We appeal to you in the
name of all you love and hold dear
to help us to wrest this nation
from these habits. There is con
siderable room for improvement
in most of our young men, which
if it was made would be a great
honor to themselves, an honor to
their families and an honor to their
country.
Plow Boy.
Climax, Ga., April 20, 1903.
Superior Court Jurors.
Court meets Tuesday after the sec
ond Monday in May.
There are two kinds of great
ness which aie both the results of
a great mind and great energy.
The one is where that mind and
energy is directed toward the ag
grandizement of the one who pos
sesses that mind. Such men
usually accumulate great riches
for themselves and use it on them
selves. The other is where one’s
whole life and talent is spent in
helping others and elevating man
kind. Such men generally spend
their life as teachers, preachers,
and in scientific research. They
study and work to lift the burdens
from the bending backs of man
hood. The one looks upon the
laboring masses with eye that sees
how much he can press out of
them, the other looks upon them
with a desire to make them hap
pier.—Talbotton New Era.
IS THAT GUN OF YOURS
ALL RIGHT?
Dont take chance on it. It is
not only useless bnt dangerous to
handle a gun in poor condit'on.
A little work on our part and a
small expenditure of money on
yours, will put >our Sporting Ri-
fle, Shot Gun or Revolver in thor
ough repair.
GUN REPAIRING
has been made a special study and
there is no job too complicated
for us to successfully handle, or
too small tor us to treat with the
greatest attention.
F. A. PRESTON,
Troup St. Bainbridge Ga.
Gurley’s Deprtment Store.
Special May Sale.
GRAND JURORS.
F A Thomas,
W H Harrison,
W R Harrell,
Joseph Herring,
J A Gainey,
J M Miller,
C R Hodges,
O C Duke,
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Tinware, Glassware,
. . . Hardware . . .
If in need of anything in this lint
we ask that you call and inspect
OTTIES IFIKXCIESS
before you buy.
It will be to your interest to do so,
Jelly Glasses and Fruit
Jars to arrive this week.
Gurley’s
DEPARTMENT STORE,
D. C. GURLEY Prop.
Bainbridge, Ga.
Sheriff, Stop
That Man
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Furniture, Stoves,
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Hall Stands,
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Elegant Equipments Throughout.
Steam Heat.
Private and Public Baths.
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EDWARD HOFFMAN,
Proprietor.
Thisl^
of the 52 bt
Planet Jr. ™
Its Cost
with all 3^
ments is
Sa.ve Your StrerufJI
“The ox to the plough” is a time honored saying. The horse !1r3
you are a gardener and own a horse, you can get the g 1
service out of him by hitching to the tool sbowu
above. You will recognize it as the
Planet Jr.No.8";
You can do most anything you want with it in the garden. It opens anJj
hoes right up to the plants without danger of injuring, throws dirt to or *
throws back from center again. You can set the hoes in reverse positions. (
depth desired and adjust for any width betweep 9 and 25 inches. Its roun f ?. T oo"*^
polish in use. they do not clog and you don’t stop the horse for any adjusttnen
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A. J. McDonald