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Published Every Thursday Evening
—by—
R. 0. ROSS & SONS.
Entered at the Postoffice at Winder, Ga.
as Second Class Mail Matter.
R. O. ROSS Editor.
BEN A. JUHAN * - Associate Editor.
Thursday, Oct. 9th, 1913.
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ments where admission fee is chanted, will he
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accompany the article.
Winder Cotton Market
Spot cotton sold on the streets
of (his city today at 13:50 for
good middling.
O'ty politics is warming up—
in fact is getting hot. Mr. Vo
ter get registered. You can have
no voice unless you do. Listen
to this: The man who will ap
peal to your ehur'eh pride to 1 in ■
you up to “his” slate is a dis
grace to the church he represents
and if you will investigate you
may find “crooked” on the tax
hooks.
Gamboa has been nominated ns
tlie boa-constrictor of Mexico.
“Mali failure” is given as the
cause of tin* disastrous New Hav
en wreck. Well, we've progress
r -d at least that much further
from Adam, who would have
Mamed it on Hie woman.
Four County Fair.
'■ Messrs. T. E. Key, Lot. Alex
ander and >T. B. I lard man, of Com
menu*, were in Winder Wednes
day in the interest, of the Four-
County Fair, the annual sh.u *
pulled off in our neighboring ci?.\
every year.
They tell us that agricultural
and live stock displays this year
will he finer than over. If they
are, they will he dandies, for last
year’s exhibits were among the
best ever seen at a county fair,
ajid many were of th, opinion
that some of the displays shown
then were the best ever seen in
the state.
Crops are fine in the section
contiguous to Winder, and we
hope some of progressive farmers
"ill he on hand with exhibits
this year.
Special prizes are offered on
poultry and Winder fanciers
(jUould g*t busy to capture them
Th ose students who were expel 1
ed from Griefswald University
Germany because they Were total
abstainers may be the ones who
are being educated by Mr. Bryan.
Many human lives have been
wiped out by the laziness of the
railroad hrakeman who did not
go back far enough to flag ap
proaching trains .
Well, the Sectarian Pope is
trying to line-up against us in oui
aspirations to serve the city at
large. We expected this, a,nd
rather hoped that he would un
dertake to estop our efforts to
break into council halls by an
nouncing his candidacy in oppo
sition to us. Our faith in the
good people of Winder is too
deep-seated to believe that they
will be misled by the sirdn song
of _this church-wrecking Pee-
Wee. Sometimes we wonder if it
is not a strain on Ms brain for
him to tell whether lie is scraping
a bone or handling a pin-bead
when he combs his hair.
ey for alderman at large. Civic
manipulation* through “slated”
officials is out of harmony with
mv idea of efficiency and civic
pride along progressive lines,
therefore I expect the Bellweth
ers to hand me one when they
pass their “slip” to the election
managers. That no man may
vote for or agatnst me through
misapprehension, I shall cite a
few questions that are of vital in
terest to the taxpayers of this
city and give my position there
on:
Tax Equalization. I want to
see every dollar, whether invest
ed in real estate, merchandise or
commercial paper,bear its prorata
part of the burdens of govern
ment. When this done, the
tax rate can he lowered without
retarding progress.
I stand for an economical ad
ministration of civic affairs con
sistent with progress—not re
trenchment to the point of stag
nation, nor extravagance to the
p >int of bankruptcy.
1 favor a modern school build
ing to replace the death-trap that
U"w houses our children.
We should have a day current,
and I shall favor this civic im
provement so soon as ways can
be found to establish it.
T would unclasp the sectarian
hand from the throat of our
School hoard which is choking the
efficiency out of our public
school system.
J believe in a total divorce of
church ands ate, and don’t care
one thrip whether an applicant
for a position under the city ad
ministration is a Methodist, Bap
tist, Christian, Presbyterian or
member of no church at all, so
long as he is efficient and not an
tagonistic to the Christian re-
Ugion.
I would endeavor to carry on
the excellent work now being
done for street improvement un
til all the by-ways and thorough
fares are put into first class con
dition, and strive t > keep them
that way.
In all things, I shall first seek
the right, and shall champion it,
when :n my opinion 1 have found
it, regardless of whose toes are
smashed.
The above utterances, in view
of past events, possibly will
strike some as poor “town poli
ties.” If it were a position on
the council manic board alone that
I wanted, doubtless it would have
been better fore me to have con
sulted tlie “fixers” and seek the
O. K. of the small number of pi
ous church members who carry
their church pride into every
thing they do.
However, I am not built that
way, and I prefer to go down in
defeat, rather than vypar the
collar of any man or set of men.
My nose has been broken aiud it
is a little hard to adjust a ring
to it .
In announcing for this office
I do so with the purpose, if chos
en, to serve all the people to the
best of my ability, resolved to
play no favorites when the in
terest of the whole is at stake.
Space will he granted to any
of tny opponents to tell the vo
ters just how they feel about
these questions or any others
that affect the public, weal in
relation to civfc affairs so long
as it is used devoid of personal
ities. Respectfully,
R. O. Ross.
Metter Advertiser: The more a
man tries to accomplish, and great
er the burden he carries, the great
er his enemies and knockers. A
man without an enemy or a knock
er is a poor cus without an idea or
single aspiration.
Ever since handing in ray an
nouncement iy PER SOX it seems
I have incurred the displeasure
of a few hydroheaded dictators.
Possibly I have erred in not get
ting their sanction before enter
ing the race, but every man is
granted this privilege under the
Consti f ution. But there is a
REASON. It would be well for
the voters to make inquiries be
fore committing themselves, un
less they are under the rule of
the dictatorship. 1 have been
approached by this most august
committee and INDUCEMENT!*}
of a XEBOLOUS'nature held out
to me to withdraw from the race,
’hit I am n tile race to a finish
and if elected will give my best
attention to the civic affairs of
Winder without prejudice and
act accordingly. Appreciating all
votes that mayt he c-ast for me, I
am sincerely,
W. A. Brooks.
The Winder Xews had a six
tei n page issue last week. This
is a live paper in a live town and
they get out a g°od paper every
week. —Covington News.
When a nian who has laborious
ly learned the waltz and the two
step and has the tango thrown
at him .how can he help feeling
discouraged ?
Dada’s Damn.
A well know'll clergyman tells
this story to illustrate the early
age at which chldren learn to
“ ‘ notice. ”
A young father, not ordinarily
given to profanity, had slipped
into the habit of us'ing bad
words when, as too frequently
happpned his collar refused to
fasten easily, says the Cincin
natti Enquirer. One day the
collar —impatiently discarded —
fell upon the floor and later was,
retrieved by the baby, just
beginning to creek and talk.
“Dada, dada,” Cried the
baby, waving the rejected arti
cle of apparel.
“Yes, it belongs to dada,”
said the proud parent snatching
up his son and h e ir. “Now
baby tell papa its name.”
“Dada’s damn,” came the
e'ooing reply.
Don’t Expect Miracles.
Macon Telegraph says: “Tar
iff reform has been achieved un
der the old representative sys
tem, showing the fault heretofore
was not in the system, but in the
inertia and indifference of the
voters in not demanding the gov
ernment’s divorce from special
interests. It is passing strange
and inexplicable how the Re
publicans for such long series of
years held the voters to the doc
trine of high tariff and special
privileges to certain favorites.”
The Baltimore Sun says: “‘The
Democratic party did not pormise
to perform miracles and the mon
opoly of business evils which
have been fostered and promoted
by Republican policy and favor
itism for generations are not to
be removed in a day. Sensible
people will not expect the new
tariff to reduce the cost of liv
ing right away. But it will low
er the high tariff wall behind
which the trusts and food mon
opolies have been intrenched and
will enable healthy competition
to aid in regulating prices.”
Of rll the comments on the recent
Maine election, the silence emanat
ing from Oyster Bay was most
eloquent.
Asa center of news' New vorn is
more prolific than the whole of Eu
rope.
It is a real honor Tor a peer to show
himself to be the peer of a practical
aviator.
There is one thing about it: Not
every woman is qualified to wear the
X-ray skirt.
A real good husband is one who
will allow his wife the credit for the
successful garden.
Some men are such good managers
that they can have hay fever on a
salary of sls a week.
A Boston choirmaster is being sued
for breach of promise. He must have
promised the girl in a falsetto.
Hitching your wagon to. a star is all
right, young man, but don’t loan your
automobile to a vaudeville star.
A New York judge says an occa
sional poker player is not a gambler.
Certainly not, he is an easy mark.
Does it come under the head of
precocity if a child less than a year
old undergoes the appendicitis opera
tion?
An authority says that rich people
live longer than poor people. Still
a lot of people persist in being born
poor.
Who is going to -wear all the hun
dreds of thousands of dollars’ worth
of jewelry that has been stolen this
summer?
The passing summer has not been
a phenomenal one for its heat, and
yet it has had more than its share of
hot times.
Cy Pieh has been signed to pitch
for the New York Americans. He
sounds like a Greek letter fraternity
at Slwash.
The old-fashioned barbecue is still
popular in the south, but there are
40 more comfortable ways of getting
a square meal.
A Brooklyn boomer announces that
there Is room in that city for 1,000,-
000 more people. And probably there
always will be.
The doctors killed the goose that
laid the golden egg when a Baltimore
man died after his two hundred and
first operation.
Objection is made to the name
“policewoman” for the new women
members of tlie Chicago police force.
Will “copettes” do?
“The time is near when women will
no longer button tbeir dresses up the
back,” a fashion note says. Show us
when they ever did.
We are wondering whether the in
stitution of the split trouser will mean
the adding of lace frills to lower ex
tremities of male attire.
That California man under death
sentence who has been overlooked for
two years by the authorities has no
kick on the law’s delay.
Turkey trot dancers are keeping
the chiropodists busy making over
their feet. What they need is some
body to make over their heads.
A scientific authority asserts that
eutting the hair produces baldness,
which is adequate justification for re
fusing to pay that 35-cent price.
Cluh women of St. Paul are pre
paring to boycott the manufacturers
of slit skirts. The latter should wor
ry a lot and build anew factory on it.
A French writer advises gjrls to
judge their sweethearts by the way
they eat peaches. This ta a sort of
test which ought really to bear some
4n*rt
London writer says the eighth year
Is the crisis in married life. How
about the first time Mr. Newlywed
comes in late and finds wife waiting
for him?
They say that it is possible to tell
from its cry what sort of adult anew
born infant will make. But it is then
too late to send back those with
naughty walls.
“Kissing is not necessary," says a
Baltimore police officer who Is trying
to eliminate park spooning. But it
isn’t the necessaries of life that are
valued the most
A man who claims to know says
that mosquitoes can be killed by elec
tricity. They can also be exterminat
ed by catching them and subjecting
each one to a dose of bichloride of
mercury.
For Councilman^ First Ward
To the Voters of Winder:
Yielding to the golic.tation of
many friends, I hereby announce
myself as a candidate for council
man from the first ward, subject
to the approaching primary. Iff
elected I will nit be governed by
any ring, corporation, sect or in
dividual, but will give an un
biased administration in the in
terest of all the people, to the
best of my ability.
Respectfully,
R D. Moore.
To the Voters of Winder:
I hereby announce my candi
dacy for councilman from the
first ward in the municipal pri
mary to he held on Nov. sth, 1913
Ijf elected I promise Hie utmost
of my endeavors to serve faith
fully the best interest of all the
citizens of Hie city.
Respectfully,
S. T. Maughon.
For Councilman—Third Ward.
To the Voters of Winder.
I hereby announce myself a can
didate for counc'l. third ward
subject to the primary to he held
in November. If elected, I pro
pose to attend the council meet-/
ings regular and give the city’s
interest my close attention. Your
support will he appreciated
whether I have opposition or not.
Respectfully.
G. S. MHlsaps.
For Councilman —At Large.
To the Voters of Winder:
Those who know me best will
understand that I have no de
sire whatever to get into politics.
Yet, if I judge by the solicita
tions that I have had this week,
it is evident that some of the peo
ple of Winder want me to serve
as a member of the city council.
In answer to these requests,
I beg to say that if the voters on
November sth., want me to
serve them as alderman at large
for the next two years, T witTap
preciate the honor and render as.
efficient service as is in my {low
er. Respectfully,
C. B. Almond.
-V*
To the Voter* of Winder.
I hereby announce myself a can
didate for councilman at large,
subject to the primary election
t ion to be held November sth.
I will appreciate your support,
and if nominated and elected will
perform the duties of the office
without fear or favor with, anjj
eve-single to the best in f
Winder as ft see it.
Respectfully, JHr
W. A. Brooks.
To the Voters of Winder:
I hereby announce myself as
a candidate for Councilman at
large in the City of Winder, Ga.,
subject te the Democratic Pri
mary to be held on first Wednes
day in November 3913. Should
thy people of Winder, by their
votes, honor me with the above
position. I promise to do the very
best I can for the interest, of thM
town and the people generally. . tF
Respectfully,
J. L. Stewart.
To the Voters of Winder:
I am a candidate for Alderman
at large, subject to the actions of
the primary to be held November
sth. Respectfully,
R. O. Ross.
Jim Williams Says :
The looking glass reveals our
defects to ourselves. The wine
glass discloses them to others.
We befieve in peace and. the
brotherhood of man.
P'>n--M\.'d n !;-•!! !;iirse<b-aaß
bi"'>dt hl’-'Oy oivasts of ■■l
money lords, and blaspifedß
turned loose in the naraeWfWhe
Christian's God^.
Come to think of it, if the immi
gration officials had been bhrring
political offenders in the six
teenth century old
would have remained unstepPed
on .