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Published E\ ery Friday Afternoon
T. A. WALLACE. Editor
E. S. SAPP, Business Manager
J. E. BARTLETT, Mechanical Mgr.
Entered at the Poit Office, Douglas,
Georgia as Second Class Mail Matter.
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DEPEND ON SELF.
Any man who reaches, even a respectable de
cree <>t success, must depend upon himself for the
achieving act. Results will always follow in the
wake of a strong will, coupled to a courageous
spirit and honest purpose. Those qualities will
enable any man to make a success of life. We place
the emphasis on the word “make” because man
must tight every inch of the way to success. It is
true the road is wide open to all. the entries un
limited, pedigrees unwi itten, the race a free for
all trot, run or pace, the purse, success, yet oppo
sition is at every step of the way. Success is yours
only when YOU WIN it. No one can hand it to you,
and if they could they would’nt, and if they did,
it would not be YOUR success, You are a man or
you are nothing. On the opposite shore from you
the sands are covered with pearls, plunge in and
swim the current, for you can if you will. To hesi
tate, to doubt, to fear, to look back to the reced
ing shores for help, means to be lost in the waves,
it means failure. Success is everywhere but to
make it yours you must capture it.
For the sake of mother, father, wife and babies
or whatever the tie may be; for the sake of your
neighbors and the great citizenship of the County,
for the sake of your own manhood, leave off “Old
Booze” this time and learn how pleasant it is to
five and act soberly and decently through just one
Christmas.
THE CURRENCY BILL
It is generally agreed by bankersan 1 financiers
as well as all others qualified to give an opinion on ]
the subject, that the banking and currency bill,-as j
a whole, is a good one. It is admitted that the bill j
of course has some faults, but only such as may j
l e easily remedied as experience may show the'
necessity of correction.
The fight has been a hard one and many peo- ]
pie thought that it would never pass, but the tact
an 1 determination of the President held congress ;
together until they agreed and passed the bill, i
Had the wishes and expectation of the Senate and
Congress been recognized by President Wilson,
they would have adjourned immediately after they
h passed the tariff law, but with the tariff law
on the books and no currency reform to back it up
j:e President knew that trouble would begin, so
he v.: s presistent and determined and as a result!
the country now has a new currency system pro- 1
v’.di" _f i’.r safe banking and elastic currency tc 1
buck up the lower tariff. It is known that the !
currency bill makes the first great change in bank-:
mg and currency systems since the war between
the States, although the need has been keenly felt
and loudly demanded for the past twenty years.
This reform will be one of the greatest contribu
tors to the country’s permanent prosperity, as by j
i there will be an abundance of currency for all I
legitimate business purposes and money panics will
be a thing of the pact.
Virtue and true love 1 etween man and wife is j
r.yj-h more needed in our day than lessons in !
eugenic marriages. We are not animals to be ma
ted for sD'ck pen purposes or to be placed on ex
h’bition at the fairs; if men and women will live j
tiue to iheir marriage vows and love one another
as they should, happy homes would never be referr
ed to legends .of the past and the race standard
would be raised morally, physically and religiously.
Now that the City election is over lets join
v r.ds and work, push, pull and shove for a Greater
Douglas. It is the County Seat of South Georgia’s
greatest county and everyone in the county should
feel a keen interest in it’s welfare. The impression
made by your county seat on strangers or business
people quite frequently determine the idea of your
county. It is to your interest, regardless of what
part of the county you live in, to keep as much as
possible in the advancement of your county seat.
To the people of Douglas we would say that the
men elected by you to serve in 1914, are your ser
vants. They will try to do their best for you and
for Douglas; they need your co-operation and as
sistance and will gladly listen to your suggestions
along any line that will be a benefit to all the peo
ple.
Among the out of town people who
will attend the China Wedding of Mr.
and Mrs. J. S. L<>tt on Friday evening
are, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Lott and
children of Jacksonville, and Mr Jim
Paulk of ociila,. This will be the
brilliant event of the week, as one
hundred seventy five guests are in
vited.
CHRISTMAS TIME
“Glory to God in the highest; and
on earth peace and good will among
| men,”
Once again the time draws near
when the birth of Christ is brought
vividly to our minds and again the
1 words of this wonderous song comes
beating on our ears.
Nearly twenty centuries ago in
the little village in Palestine, on the
' night Jesus was born of Mary so
the old story runs the angel hosts
decended from the blazing heavens
and chanted this great refrain, and
still to day, more triumphant than
ever,
“Through the cloven skies they come,
With peaceful wings unfurled,
And still their heavenly music floats,
O’er all the weary world.”
To most persons, no doubt, this
song suggets only victory and glad
ness. But there are some to whom
its strains are full of sorrow. What
has the world been doing all these
years to make true the promise of
the angels?
What is the world doing to day to
realize the Christmas spirit which
they first proclaimed ? Armies mar
tialed upon the lands, drednauts
launched upon the seas, fortifica
tions frowning from every headland;
Jews persecuted in Russia, Turks in
Bulgarian and the negro here in
America; labor oppressed and down
trodden in every portion of the globe
not less in those parts most highly
civilized, poverty still rearing it
dreadful head in every haunt of man;
crime, vice, alcoholism, tuberculosis,
insanity, tenements, factories, aban
doned farms, adulturated foods,
watered stocks, land speculations,
monopoly, these are some of the evils
that we have to contend with.
What are these things doing in a
world which worship Christ ?
How do these horrors give “glory
to God, or bring good will to men,
and peace on earth”? How can we
even sneak of a civilization as chris- \
tians which permit such realities to
exist.
Truly he must be a dull person
who is not actually aware, as we
enter upon the Christmastide, of
these hideous anomalies of our social
life. And he must be an indifferent j
or selfish person who does not util
ize this season, not merely for re-1
joieing but also for sober reflection
and noble consecration.
There are good reasons for re
joicing I Many horrors familliar to
the world in Christs’ time have been
destroyed, such as polygamy, infan
ticide, tortuc, famine, pestilence and j
ehattie slavery. The evils still with !
us are less terrible than they have j
ever been before, and new forces, j
such as popular education, scientific
research, preventive medicine, dem
ocracy and social idealism are to
day being liberated to the certain
destruction of all the ills from which
we now suffer.
Good reason is there indeed for!
rejoicing at the sure triumph of
Christ, but this does not mean that
we should rejoice and nothing more.
Every victory in the past has been
achieved because there have been
men who believed enough in Christ j
to give their lives to the work of j
making His Spirit supreme upon the j
j earth. And if those victories are |
Ito still go on until every evil thing I
| D banished, we must ourselves, in j
turn, “take up the cross and fob:
low.”
Thus at this season must we be j
1 both glad and sober, we must rejoice j
j that Christ was born, that under the ]
guidance of His spirit, humanity has
already traveled so far and climbed
so high. And we must no less un
derstand that the goal is still far in
the distance and push on to new
battles and God willing, to fresh
; victories. This done we shall know
I that Douglas and Coffee county will
very soon come out of its semi-civi
lized condition compared with what
I the true followers of Him who was
born upon our Christmas day would
have us reach, W. W. T.
Douglas, Ga.
taptist Cnjiai
Rev. H. H. Shell, Pastor.
Sunday services.
Preaching at 11 a. m. and 7. p. m. by
the pastor.
This will be the last Sunday in the
old year and everybody should attend
church. The pastor desires a full
attendance of the members at both
ser\ ices.
Sunday school at 3 p. m.
Meeting of the B. Y. P. U. Mon
day at 7. p. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 p.
m.
All are cordially invited to attend
these services.
COFFEE COUNTY PROGRESS. DOUGLAS, GOREGIA
Not a Substitute
But a Wholesome Beverage
There’s nothing injurious in Chero-
Cola. Drink it morning, noon and
night, and will experience no
disagreeable effects. Everything
pleases when vou drink it. The
taste delights, and its refreshing
qualities are most satisfying. It
quenches thirst completly, and the
memory of its goodness lingers
until its time for the next bottle;
TRY IT TODAY.
Douglas Chero-Cola
Bottling Works
THE EMPTY STOCKING
There’s an empty stocking hanging
From many a little bed,
Where a God-blown dream hangs over
Each sleeping curly head;
And the vision gathers nightly
Of a day that soon’s to come
Where the little feet should patter
To the music of the drum.
There’s an empty stocking hanging
By a mans wind-blown door,
That must wait in vain for Christmas
In the gray haunts of the poor;
And eyes that now shine brightly
Shall, through a rain of tears,
See nothing there on Christmas
But the sorrow of the years.
But out where splendor centers
In the mansions of the great,
No call will go unanswered
No tot will vainity wait;
The Christmas horn will summon
The Christmas drum will roll
The tide of joy in magic
Through the gateway of each soul.
But where one gift would brighten
The dark -of weary days,
No reindeers’ hoofs well thunder
Out povert,’s dreary ways,
And so, for God’s white season
For some wee dreamer cause
Don’t you think that you might whisper
Just a word to Santa Claus?
Grantland Rice
Order No. 7706.
On and after January 1, 1914, the
limit of weight of parcels of fourth
class mail for delivery within the
first and second zones shall be in
creased from 20 to 50 pounds and in
third, fourth, fifth, six, seventh and
eighth zones from 11 to 20 pjounds.
The rate of postage on parcels ex
ceeding 4 ounces in weight in the
third, fourth, fifth and sixth zones
shall be as follows.
Third Zone. Six cents for the
first pound and two cents for each
additional pound or fraction thereof.
Fourth Zone. Seven cents for the
first pound and four cents for each
additional pound or fraction thereof.
Fifth Zone. Eight cents for the
first pound and six cents for each ad
ditional pound or fraction thereof.
Sixth Zone, Nine cents for the
first paund and eight cents for each
additional pound or fraction thereof.
All regulations or parts of regula
tions in conflict herewith are hereby
recinded.
A. S. Burleson,
Postmaster General.
Rates of Postage on Books.
Order No. 7705.
On and after March 19, 1714, the
classification of articles mailable un
der section S of the Act of August
24, 1912, authorizing the establish
ment of the parcel post service shall
be extended so as to include books.
The rate of postage on books weigh
ing 8 ounces or less shall be one cent
for each 2 ounces or fraction thereof
and on those weighing in excess of
S ounces the regular zone rate shall
apply.
Ail regulations or parts of regula
tions in conflict herewith are hereby
redded.
A. S. Burleson,
Postmaster General.
WANTED Rabits and squirrels.
Douglas Hotel.
THE MAN WHO KNEW
SANTA CLAUS BEST
v Kmrs~*n or. Ay&rcuw
VISIT FROM
ST. NICHOLAS
’Twas the night before Christmas when all through
the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that Saint Nicholas soon would be there.
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugarplums danced through their
heads;
And Mama in her kerchief and I in my cap
Had just settled our brains for a long winter’s nap;
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter
I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I fled like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash;
The moon on the breast of the new fallen snow
Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below,
When what to my wondering eyes should appear
But a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer,
With a little old driver so lively and quick
I knew in a moment it must be Saint Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled and shouted and called them by
name.
“Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer! and
Vixen!
On, Comet! on, Cupid! on, Donder ana Blitzen!
To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away! dash away! dash away, all!”
As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly
When they meet with an obstacle mount to the sky,
So up to the housetop the coursers they flew,
With the sleigh full of toys and Saint Nicholas too.
And then in a twinkling 1 heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof —
As I drew in my head and was turning around,
Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a hound.
He was dressed all in furs from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and
soot.
A bundle of toys he had flung on his hack,
And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack;
His eyes— how they twinkled! His dimples, how
merry!
Kis cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up in a bow,
And the heard on his chin was as white as the snow;
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath;
He had a broad face, and a little round belly
That shook when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly.
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And i laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself.
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head
Soon gave me to know 1 had nothing io dread.
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work
And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,
And laying his finger aside of his nose
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose.
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle;
But I heard him exclaim ere he drove out of sight,
“Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.”
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