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Published Every Thursday Evening
—by —
R. O. ROSS & SONS.
Entered at the Postoffice at-Winder, <Ja.
as St-con 1 Class Mail Matter.
R. O. ROSS Editor.
BEN A. Jl HAN - - Associate Editor-
Thursday, June 12, 1913.
Obituary notices, resolutions and tributes of re
spect. cards of thanks, and notices of entertain
ments where admission fee is charged, will be
published at one-half cent per word. Cash must
arcompuny the article.
If eloquent persuasion can se
cure peace, there is no doubt
that this country will he able to
establish it.
In these progressive days ;1 mai
can almost burst from the ob
scurity of the V'ice Presidency to
the head of a mother’s meeting.
Monday, June I.6th, Judge New
man will convene federal court in
Athens. Over fifty moonshine in
dictments art' bo lx* disposed of.
Tax Reform Needed.
We art* in hearty sympathy
with the following clipped from
tlie editorial page of tin* Macon
Telegraph on this subject. How
ever, we art* n >t a progressive in
politics as that term is adopted
and applitd by mugwumps and
state demagogues. Editorially Tin
Telegraph says: A uniform ms
tern of taxation is the most press
ing need of this day and time in
Georgia. No Legislature yet as
sembled in this State has had the
nerve to tackle boldly the crying
evil of tin* present slipshod, go
soft- and-easy system. But no
previous Legislature has seen the
need so imperatively as it is seen
now. W(> hope the body soon to
meet will make a center rush and
hit the line hard. Is it too miv*h
to hope for?
W e know of a farm which is
divided in half by a county line.
On one side the owner returns
his property at $lO an acre, and
on tile other at $5 —either is easy
worth S3O an acre.
“It is also a known fact that a
majority of counties in this State
draw more from tin* State
treasury than tlney pay in
to it. Six counties containing;
large cites pay one-third of the
tax —because these cities liafve lo
cal assessment laws, and tin* fig
ures at which property is assessed
for municipal taxation get on the
county books.
; “If we had a uniform system
of assesment the burdens of tax
ation would be equalized, and the
rate lowered. There is no ques
tion about that. It is a crying
need. 1 I
“Will the new Legislature havt
the nerve to tackle it.
“Talk about progress, progres
sivism, here is work for real pro
gressive legislation more than pro
gressive polities for votes only.
“We challenge the so-called
* ‘ progressive ’ ’ newspapers and
politicians in this state to show
wjhere they stand on this impor
tant and needed reform. Gome up
to the lieik log, gentlemen.
Gets Nice Plum.
i
Mr. Vivian Stanley, business
manager of The Dublin Courier-
Dispatch aud brother to Hon- Hal
Stanley, commissioner of Commerce
and Labor, lias landed a nice fed
eral plum in shape of postmaster
ship of the hustling South Georgia
town of Dublin.
Three inches of snow is reported
to have fallen in Mitchell county.
North Carolina, Wednesday morn
ing.
r fTfur 9 f&rFTTi
sion of the Duke electric lines from Anderson, S. C., to At
lanta, and the promoters of the project have three routes to
choose from along one of which the proposed road will be
built.
A meeting was held in Anderson May 24th at which the
Anderson Board of Trade and representatives of the com
pany, citizens from towns thru which the surveys run, and
others interested were present, and it is considered certain
that the road will be built, but the selection of the route it
will traverse is still an open matter.
The three surveys all diverge at Hartwell, cue being
known as the East route the principal towns which it touches
being Athens, Monroe and Lawrenceville to Atlanta; the
Middle route taking in Jefferson, Lawrenceville, Decatur to
Atlanta; the West touching Gainesville and running down
the Peachtree ridge to Atlanta,
The towns of Hartwell, Commerce, Athens, Lavonia,
Carnesville* Royston, Monroe and Jefferson, all on one or
the other of the proposed routes, are not taking it for granted
that the road will be built thru them because they are on a
direct line between the cities of Anderson and Atlanta, but
are actively at work trying to secure the road, and doing
everything in their power to interest and influence the pro
moters to build the road so that their city and section can
have the benefit of it.
While Winder is on a direct line between the terminals,
the town is not included in either route, but should be, and
the News hopes that the citizens of the community will as
sist the Board of Trad**, which is already interested in the
movement, in every possible way, urging the body to bring
every pressure to bear upon the company to build its line
thru this city.
From Hartwell, thru Royston, Commerce and Jefferson
to Winder is certainly the route that should be taken. This
would then leave the choice open to continue on thru several
good towns to Atlanta thru a section thickly populated and
rich in resources,giving the benefits of a fast freight and pas
senger service.
Two things the capitalists financing this road will want
to know: One is what the people along the route will do to
get the road by Winder, and what they will do after it is
built.
Business men of this city should at once move in the
matter of demonstrating the wisdom of the choice of routes,
for we believe it would be a serious blunder to select any
route which does not include Winder.
It is apparent, however, that the materialization of the
plan will depend entirely upon the activity of the people of
the territory directly interested. It seems certain that with
reasonable co-operation the line will assuredly be extended
to Atlanta, giving direct communication from Atlanta to
Winston-Salen, thru Anderson, Greenville, Spartanburg and
Charlotte of an electric line built in every way upon a stand
ard guage railroad basis and on which is being operated now
a regular train service, which is being turned over to the
Southern railroad at Greenville —a whole train of cars simply
being transferred from one track to the other.
There is not a more up-to-date electric line in the world
than the Duke lines. It is proposed to extend the system
from Winston-Salem to Norfolk, reaching the ocean there,
and if proper encouragement is received it will be connected
with the network of railroads centering in Atlanta.
The Winder Board of Trade should aggressively work
to interest our citizens in this matter, and assure the pro
moters and the other towns along the line of their hearty co
operation to further the material development of the move
ment.
Will Work Roads Leading to Winder.
Situated, as we are, iti three counties, and as all of these
counties are large and contain more road mileage than they
can keep in passable shape, the enterprising and progressive
citizens of this city have launched a movement to work every
road landing to Winder for a distance of five miles into the
outlying districts.
It is well known that county road authorities pursue the
policy of beginning at the county seat and working toward
the border, hence those places far removed from the county
seat, as Winder is, suffers as a consequence for road work.
Realising there is little hope for relief from the county road
authorities, our people will do some road working themselves.
The city is pretty well equipped for road building, and the
town possesses several road experts.
A call for volunteer road workers has beeu sounded and
is meeting with hearty response. Ever}* man in the city is
asked to donate one day a week from now until Sept-ember i
for road work. Friday, June 13th, is the first call, and on
that day our citizens will try their hands at road building.
D;mble Standard of Morality
God bn? the same standard for
man and woman, but man has a
double standard, one for man and
one for woman. The average man is
a natural horn reprobate, makes no
pretention to virtue, condones the
lack of it in his fellow man, and
whenever he meets a good, clean,
moral and virtuous young 111 in h ■
regards-him as somewhat of a “sis
sy". 111 fact he is such a scarce ar
ticle that he is out of harmony with
his environments.
Man does not have to maintain a
high standard of morality to he re
spected. If he is successful and
keeps up an appearance of decency,
it seems he has a passport into soci
ety, but woman must be above sus
picion, she alone holds high the
standard and is the strong barrier
that separates us from barbarism-
If I thought that the women’of this
country were no better morally than
the men I would just as soon live
in the jungles of South Africa, as in
the Empire State of the Sunny
South- —Cochran Journal.
Tired of Whitewash Brush.
A lower Illinois editor, declar
ing he has become tired of wedd
ing the whiteash brush in the
matter of obituaries, has decided
to reform and tell the truth just
once. His comment on the death
of a well known citizen in the
community follows. Died-Aget
56 years, 6 months and 13 days.
Deceased was a mildmannered
pirate with a mouth for whisky
and an eye for booty. He came
here in the night with another
man’s wife and joined the church
at first chance. He owes us seven
dollars for the paper and a large
meat bill, and you could hear
him pray for six blocks. He
died singing LJesus Paid It All’
and we think he is right for he
never paid anything himself. He
was buried in an asbestos casket,
and his many friends threw palm
leaf fans in the grave, as he
may need them. Ilis tombstone
will be a favorite resting place
for the hoot howls.”—Mbund
ville News.
Gat Ready for the Fight.
In due time our people have been
warned that an effort will be made
at the com tiling session of the leg
islature to remove the Fifth Dis
trict Agricultural Colleg from Wal
ton to DeKalb-
In view of this proposition and
taking seriously into account the
price Walton paid in excess of her
neighbors for this institution, our
people should organize for a strong
opposition fight.
The people of Walton and those
of e A ery other county comprising
the Fifth District are not ignorant
concerning tie law creating the
schools, or the just claim we have
for its retention- —Walton News.
We had no idea that an oc
casional glass of table wine or
“poly” water could make a man
cut such capers- But Lord knows
we don’t want any suit on our
hand? . —G ri ffi n Ne ws.
Somebody has called the Sleuth
bunch in Alanta the “defective*”
force. —Athens Banner.
Manager Sharpton is giving tin
frequenters of the “monies’
their money’s worth at the Lyric.
Each night’s bill comprises the
best class of pictures, and his
crowds are increasing. Monday
night he will have the big feature
—“The Life of Buffalo Bill.”
Coming Monday night, “The
Life of Buffalo Bill." Lyric mov
ing pictures.
markable growth-of vegitation along
the Ohio river has ever been recall
ed in the memory of any one now
living.”
This is a statement from an Ohio
citizen who has personally investi
gated conditions in the territory
which was so recently under water.
The floods which devasted nu
merous cities and wrought such ter
rible property damage and cost so
many lives-have proved a bonanza
for the cultivator of the soil. The
alluvial deposits left by the reced
ing waters vasly enriched the farm
ing lands, and consequently the
crops in Indiana and Ohio this year
will be record breakers-
Ten 1 Madera* Commamiaaenva.
I will love boys and girls so that
old age will not find me stiff and
soured.
I will study the language of gen
tleness- and 1 refuse to use words
that bite and' tones that crush.
I will practice at home lest my
temper break through unexpectedly
and'disgrace me.
I will gloat over gains never,but
amass-only. to enrich others and so
gain a wealthy heart.
I will be a friend under trying
test and wear everywhere a good
will faoe unchilled by aloofness.
I will gladen my nature by smil
ing out loud on everv fair occasion
and by outlooking optimistically.
I will remember that my neigh
bors-have troubles enough to carry
without loading, mine on them.
I will <'U.re criticism with com
mendation, close up against gossip
and build healthy loves by service.
I w-iil excuse others’ faults and
failures as often and fully as I ex
pect others to lie lenient with mine.
I will pray frequently, think good
things-, believe men and do a full
day’s work without fear or favor.——
Farm and Fireside.
Reflections of a Bachelor.
Good judgement is what you
had in mind, but didn’t do.
G'nius seems to be able to dOn
most anything but support itself.
The experience you buy at par
you can’t sell at one cent on* the
dollar-
A girl’s awful shy to chase af
ter a man by keeping ahead of’
him.
What makes a love letter the
best of all to a g.srl is foi* it to be
the insanest of all.
The way a woman finds out what
a man really did is subtracting
all the things, he says* he did..
There’s nothing makes a thin
girl more thankful than not to
be fat.
Epigram on Matrimony
1. fhe man must lead a happy life
2. Who is directed by his wife;
3. Who’s free from matrimonial
chains
4. Is sure- to suffer for his pains.
5. Adam could find no solid peace
6. Till he beheld a woman’s face;
7. When Eve was given for a mate
8. Adam was in a happy state.
(Note. —Read alternate lines, M
1,3;2,4;0,7;6,8.) "
While anxious to cement the
fragments of the G. 0. P., the
leaders agree that Father Time
alone can furnish the right kind
of glue. 1
“Strike and the industrial
workers of the wA-ld strike
with you: work and you
work alone.