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THE CALL OF THE CHILD.
(W. H. Faust.)
Paper read before Civic League, Feb
ruary 15th, 1915.
1900 years ago Christ took a little
child and placed it in the midst of
his disciples and said of such is.
the kingdom of heaven. They were
evidently thinking and talking about
\what to them appeared to he mat
ters of prime importance. To them
place and power and wealth and po
sition, and this world's goods, were
their best assets, and the things
that were really worth striving for,
hut Christ taught them to see that
the little child was the world’s great
est asset. It was true then; it is
true now.
We have made great progress in
the accumulation of property and
have searched out the hidden se
crets of nature, and levied a heavy
tribute upon the wisdom of the ages.
Our material resources are so vast
that they are almost beyond human
comprehension. Our Regional banks
are piled high with the wealth in
gold and silver of the nation, hut
all these millions, and billions pale
into utter insignificance when com
pared to the worth of our precious
children. Rapid strides are being
made in the realm of Agriculture and
we are beginning to know how to
raise cotton and corn and various
farm products in a way that counts.
Recently a middle Georgia farmer
was bragging to a crowd about the
fertility of the soil in his section,
and what splendid crops lie could
raise. There was a North Georgia
man present who listened patiently
to the remarks until the farmer turn
ed to him and said: “What d<
you raise in your section.’’ The
man, with a merry twinkle In his eye
said: "The soil is so sterile up with
us that we cannot grow such abun
dant crops as you do down here. It
is too cold to raise cotton. We an
proud though of our men. We raise
,11101).’’
And true it is with our section
that our first and most important
business is to grow men and wom
en who will make citizens of whom
the grand old Empire State may
feel justly proud. The child is the
central object of interest to the
psychologist and to the philosopher,
to the teacher and to the citizen.
The child is the center of interest
tt> the school, to the church, to
the business world.
t Dr. (’lias. S. Gardner has well
said: ‘‘All social questions revolve
around the cradle. The child is the
key to every question. What is a
society doing with its children. The
answer determines whether that so
ciety is progressive or retrogressive.”
With the words of the world’s Master
Teacher ringing in our ears let us
ask what do we in Winder owe to
our children. What is our obligation
as a civic league towards the chil
dren in our midst,
\. The Right to be Well Born.
t The science of eugenics is yet new
to most of us, but is as old as the
book of Deuteronomy, and its prin
ciples are imbedded in Holy Writ
We can do nothing in this connection
with our present citizens, but we
can In the future through schools
and social organizations give a
mighty impetus to this important
work. Every child that is born and
the responsibility of it rests on each
individual in the city.
2. The Right to be Well Nourished.
No more important task devolves
upon any set of people than rests
upon the Committees of this league
who are working for a clean town,
and sanitry surroundings. The great
White Plague is carrying off yearly
its thousands. Contagious and in
fectious disease* are blighting life
at its very source. In this mighty
crusade in which you are enlisted
there are unlimited opportunities
to help your fellows. It does not
require the bank account of a Rock
efeller to aid either. James Whit
comb Riley isi as much of a benefac
tor as is a Carnegie, if his soul i*s in
his work, and he sings truly:
‘When a man ain’ got a cent,
And is feeling sort o’ blue
And the clouds hang dark and heavy
And won’t let the sun shine thru,
ItVi a great thing, oh my brother,
For a fellow just to lay,
His hand upon your shoulder,
In a friendly sort o’ way.
It makes a man feel curious,
It makes the tear drops start
And you feel a sorter flutter
In the region round your heart.
You cant look up and meet his eyes,
You don’t know what to say,
When a hand’to laid on your shoulder
In a friendly sort o’ way.
Oh, this world’s a curious compound
With its honey and its gall,
With its cares and bitter crosses,
But a good world after all,
And a good (rod must have made it.
Leastways that's what I say,
When a hand's laid on my shoulder
In a friendly sort o’ way.’
Foul surroundings must he done
away with and till that is good must
he brought in. We must be led to
set* what an important part envir
onment plays in the formation of
character. Food of the proper kind
'Juts much to do with the physical
growth, as It does with the mental
growth.
3. The Right to Play.
Them is a tendency towards the
social instinct born In people. Chil
dren are going to he children. We
wouldn’t have them be grown-ups if
we could. They are going to play,
together. There is a certain age
when the boys will herd together—
“ The Gang Period.” Our churches
and schools have in a cowardly way
vacated the field and indifferently al
low men in charge of questionable
places to furnish the only amuse
ment to be had. We do this and
then cry, and whine, and pray that
they be not led into divers tempta
tions. The school should be a so
cial center and have a potent influ
ence over the entire community. Play
grounds, parks, reading-rooms, rest
rooms and recreation must bo provid
ed by the school, hut with no play
grounds and barely no room for ac
tual work in our present building
how' can we even dare* to advocate all
these very essential things.
Normal children will play; theyi
ought to. In Macon a few days ago j
1 saw a number of bright children
on a play-ground, they were having
a good time and all the while were
developing the' physical along with
the intellectual.
4. The Right to Work.
Vocational training should be
given in our schools. If I were to
prefer one charge against the schools
of today it would be this: The chil
dren leave the school room without
the ability to make a living. They
know a smattering of several things,
but are not masters of anything.
Paul was a tent maker, Jesus was a
jcarpenter. The boy of today goes
out of school not knowing hw t do
anything.
5. The Right to a Well-Rounded
Education.
The Germans say, “What you want
in the nation you must put in the
schools.” Haeckel, Wellhauseu, Scho
ponhaur, Nietzshe, and others have
taught their materialistic philosophy
until the fruits are manifest today in
the conditions as found in the war
zone.
Materialism has crowded out the
teaching that was once given in the
home. The instruction that is re
ceived in the Sunday school is nec
essarily very limited. But we are
making progress. Here in Winder
we are conducting our Bible schools
in buildings the equal to any and
the inferior of none in all the state.
Not one word of criticism would
1 give our teachers. They are doing
the best they can with what they
have to work with. They need an
up-to-date, steam-heated building with
the necessary appliances to teach
any of the High School branches.
Visit Commerce, or Bogart and com
pare our buildings with theirs. We
are not paupers, we are not indiffer
ent, at least not so much as w e seem.
Our obligations to our children and
our city demand that we give this
subject our undivided attention until
we get the building. If as Chris-
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Hastings’ Catalogue
Tells You About It
If you are engaged in farming, or
If you plant only vegetables or flow
ers, you cannot afford to be without
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In this catalogue we tell you of a
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This catalogue tells you, too, about
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corn and cotton —the kind we grow on
our own 3,200 farm. It tells
about the best seeds of all kinds for
planting in the South. It should be
in every Southern home. Write to
day and let us send it to you. — H. G.
HASTINGS & CO., Atlanta, Ga.—Advt.
Stomach Sufferers, Read This.
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One dose will convince you. It us
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Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy is sold by
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the positive understanding that your
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Whenever You Need a General Tonic
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The Old Standard Grove’s Tasteless
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tians we desire to perpetuate our
present high type of citizenship, and
to hand down to posterity our prin
ciples and institutions, we must give
these essential things the right of
way. Stress the school as well as
the picture show, the skating rink.
Oh, tiie potentiality wrapped up in
our children. In each one there is
the germ of worth and of true
greatness. We are making history
in Winder today that will last al
ways. Impressions are being formed
that will go with some to the grave.
Anew day demands new means and
methods. The task gigantic is be
fore us as a city The call is to the
heroic. We are compasesd about with
a great crowd of witnesses in Bar
row who wrought nobly in their day
and from the shadows call to us, and
urge that we be worthy sons of no
blqi sires. Let us respond as we
should, and future generations will
rise to call us blessed.
We all in this work need to have
the spirit of Henry Ford, the editor
of the Youth’s Companion. On his
desk after his death was found a
worn copy of the following poem:
“The bread that giveth strength I
want to give;
The pure water that bids the thirs
ty live;
I waut to help the fainting day by
day;
I am sure l shall not pass again
this way.
I want to give the oil of joy for
tears,
The faith to conquer cruel doubts
and fears,
Beauty for ashes may I give alway;
I am sure 1 shall not pass again
this way.
I want to give good measure run
ning o'er
And into angry hearts I want to
pour
The answer soft that turneth wrath
away;
Ilm sure I shall not pass again
this way.
I want to give to others hope and
faith;
I want to do all that the Master
saith;
I want to live aright from day to
day;
I'm sure I shall not pass again this
way.*'
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
Citation.
Georgia—Barrow county.
To All Whom It May Concern: J.
Hardy Bedingfield, having made ap
plication in due form of law to be
appointed permanent administrator
upon the estate of Lillie F. Beding
field, deceased; notice is hereby
given, that said application will be
heard at the regular term of Court
of Ordinary for said county to be
held on the first Monday in March,
1915. *
Witness my hand and official sig
nature, this 3d day of Feb. 1915.
H. G. HILL, Ordinary.
Citation.
Georgia—Barrow county.
To All Whom It May Concern: J.
C. Sims having made application in
due form of law' to be appointed per
manent administrator upon the estate
of J. M. Sims, notice is hereby given
that said application will be heard
at the regular term of court of Ordi
nary for the said county, to be held
on the first Monday in March, 1915.
Witness my hand and official signa
ture, this the 3rd day of February,
1915. H. G. HILL Ordinary.
Sheriff’s Sale.
Georgia—Barrow county.
Will he sold at the court house
door in said county on the first Tues
day in March, 1915, within the legal
hours of sale, to-wit: All that tract
or parcel of land described as fol
lows: Twenty-six and one-half acres
of land adjoining the home place of
H. G. Cosby, known as the Adams
tract, bounded on the East by home
place of H. G. Cosby and all on other
Hides by lands of T. E. Smith estate.
Said land levied on as the property
of H. G. Cosby, pointed out by him
for levy, and written notice given to
him, tenant in possession and de
fendant in fi fa; levied on to satisfy'
a fi fa issiued from the City Court of
Jefferson, Jackson county, Georgia,
in favor of the Lawrenceville Fertil
izer Cos., against the said H. G.
Cosby.
This February 3rd, 1915.
H. O. OAMP, Sheriff.
Georgia—Barrow county.
Will be sold, on the first Tuesday
of March next, at public outcry at
the Court House in said county,
within the legal hours, of sale, to
the highest bidder for cash, certain
property of which the following is a
full and complete description.
All that tract or parcel of land
lying in the 246th District, G. M. of
said county, formerly in Jackson
county, adjoining lands of L. .1. John
son, Jacob Haynie, and more fully
described as follows: Beginning at
a corner where said land corners
with land of L. J. Johnson, and run
ning thence north 77, west 21.50
chains to a stake, thence S 10 W.
48.25 chains to a pine at the branch,
thence up said branch 7.59 chains to
a sweet gum, thence N. 15 W. 4.30
chains to a hickory tree, thence N.
80.20 W. 24 chains to a pine,
thence N. 21 E. 10.20 chains to a
post oak, thence N. 18 W. 16.70
chains to a popular, thence N. 29E.
13 chains to the beginning corner,
containing 167 acres, more or less.
Said property levied on as the prop
erty of Mrs. Alice Patrick to satisfy
an execution issued from the Supe
rior Court of Jackson county in favor
of Wilson Brothers & Sammon,
against said Mrs. Alice Patrick. Said
property is in possession of Mrs.
Alice Patrick, and written notice of
the levy has been given to Mra. Al
ice Patrick, the defendant and ten
ant in possession of deed, filed and
recorded conveying title to the de
fendant for the purpose of this levy.
This the 4th day of February, 1915.
H. O. CAMP,
Sheriff of Barrow County.
Marshal's Sale.
City of Winder, Georgia, County of
Barrow.
Will be sold on the first Tuesday
in March, next, at public outcry, be
fore the City Hall in the City of
Winder, Ga., within the legal hours,
of sale, to the highest bidder for
cash, certain properties of which the
following is a full and complete de
scription:
The said properties levied on to
satisfy execution or fi fas issued froi
the office of Clerk of Council of the
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
* iv ' i
S. T. ROSS
Physician and Surgeon.
Winder, Ga.
Rooms 303-304, Winder Banking r.
Building. I
W. L. MATHEWS, mTd^^H
Office: Winder Banking Cos. BuiiaJ
Rooms 101-2-3. I ,
Calls answered promptly day or nigjil
Office Phone 10 I
Residence Phone 213. I
G. A. JOHNS
Attorney at Law J
Winder, Ga. j
Office: Over Carithers Bank. p ra& B
tice in all the Courts except 1
City Court of Jefferson I
K. P. CARPENTER j
Attorney-At-Law I
Winder, Ga. |
Practice in all the Courts. I
W. H. QUARTERMAN I
Attorney a t Law [
Winder, Ga. I
Practice in all the Courts. Coaß
mercial Law A Specialty. I
G. D. ROSS I
LAWYER, |
WINDER, GA. I
Office: Third Floor Winder Banlß
Building ■
W. L. De La PERRIERE I
—DENTAL SURGERY— I
WINDER, GA.
Fillings, Bridge and Plate-Work dona I
in most scientific and Sat- j
isfactory way.
SPURGEON WILLIAMS
DENTIST
WINDER, GEORGIA.
Office: Over Carithers Blank. AH I
Work Done Satifsactorily. >
PHONES —Office 81. Residence 234
GAINESVILLE MIDLAND RAILWAY
Schedule effective August 2, 1914.
No. G arrives Winder 7:48 A. M.
No. 8 arrives Winder 2:35 P. M.
No. 5 arrives Winder 10:35, A. M.
No. 7 arrives Winder 5:35 P. M.
CONNECTIONS.—Trains numbers "
2 and 4 connect at Belmont for Win- j
der, Monroe and intermediate points, j
and at Monroe with Georgia Railroad I
for all points Atlanta to Augusta; at
Gainesville with Southern Railway,
north and south, and Gainesville &
Northwestern trains.
Nos. 1 and 3 connect at Belmont
for Winder, Monroe and intermediate
points, and at Monroe with Georgia
Railroad for all points Atlanta to
Augusta. At Athens with Seaboard
Air Line, Cnetral of Georgia Ry.,
(Leorgia R. R. and Southern Ry.
Number 6 at Winder with Seaboard
Air Line for Atlanta; at Belmont for
Gainesville and Athens.
Number 8 at Winder with Seaboard
north and south, at Belmont for
Gainesville and Athens.
MONEY
TO LOAN
Money to loan on Barrow county
farm lands; time five years,’ interest
6 to 7 per cent, small commissions.
Borrower has option of paying back
part or all of loan at any time there
by stopping interest.
S. O. BROWN
Attorney at Law, Winder, Ga.
Mr. Brown is here every afternoon
in Winder Banking Company building
Or you may see W. H. Quarterman,
Attorney, Winder, Georgia.
said City of Winder, for City
for the years 1913 and 1914.
No. 1. One house and lot in the
City of Winder, Georgia, on the East
side of Alexander St., adjoining lands
of Vasco Segars, A. S. Lay and J-
M. McElhannon. Levied on asi the
property of G. J. Allen.
No. 4. One building and lot, i Q
the City of Winder, Georgia, on
the East side of Candler street,
bounded on the South by Park Ave
nue and adjoining property of Flan
igan & Flanigan, and the O. M. R. v
Vo. Levied on as the property of
the Winder Lumber Company.
This 3rd day of February, 1915.
A. SIM HILL, Marshal.