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/. Location of School. Winder is a beautiful city of 1,000 inhabitants, and growing rapidly. It is 52 miles from Atlanta, and situated on the S. A. L. and G. M. railroads. The city is about 1,000 feet, above sea level upon a very high point of land, composed of a rich gray soil, the drainage of which is such that even in wet weather there is neither mud nor standing water. Winder is a very healthy town having five churches, a very high moral tone, and no bar rooms; a cotton mill, two iron foundries, a sash and door factory, a roller flour-mill, cotton seed oil mill and guano factory, two large cotton warehouses, where fifteen thousand hales are handled annually, ands me of the largest mercantile establisments in this sec tion of t he country. 11. The School Building. Our public school building is a handsome two story edifice to which an annex of eight new rooms has been made within the past six years to acorn- A TOKEN Of ESTEEM Presented to Prof. E. J. Kobeson by Members of the M. E. Church of Gainesville. Tht* citizens of Winder are to !>e congratulated upon the fortunate selection of a principal for our school for the ensuing year. That the board of education made a wise choice is evidenced by the high es teem in which Mr. Robeson is held by the good people of <lainosville, his recent field of labor. From The Gainesville EigD we clip the folow ing: Prof. E. .1. Robeson was pre sented with a handsome gold watch and fob last Sunday by the Bible class of the First Methodist Sun day school. v It iij an elegant hunting ease W a tell with thi* inscription engraved in the rear case: ' HttiW* class First M E. Church. GitinesvHle, (in. To E. J Kobe son, Auvc. 19, ’OB. “The fob is ribbon,mounted with old gold, the special design being a disc with two doves on the wing and is a tine piece of art. “The following resolutions were offered and unanimously adopted: “Whereas, Prof. E. J. Robeson, for two years a member of the First Meth wiist Sunday school and a teacher and leader in the Master’s cause, is going to another field of work, and “Whreas, Wo as a Sunday school and as individuals feel that his going from us is a distinct loss to our church, school and c#rnmunity, be it therefore • Resolved, That we wish to assure him of our deep appreciation of his un tiring efforts and labors among us; and “Resolved. That our prayers and best wishes go with him and his family wherever God in His wise direotion may lead them, and his worth as a man and a faithful and Christian gentleman will over remain in our hearts and minds as the embodiment of all that is highest and best in the true Christian’s life.” Winder Public School. Literature, Music, Art and Elocution, Managed by fourteen Highly Educated Teachers of Successful Experience. Fall Term Begins Tuesday, September I, 1908, at 9 A. M. For further information address K* J. R( )BESON, SUPERINTENDETsTT, OR Cor. A. JOHNB, Secretary Hoard or Education. With the Paragraphed. Some of the men who are going to carry Georgia for Taft will lose interest in the proposition if the treasury doesn’t loosen up a little pretty soon. —Americus Times Re corder. The Socialist bailor nominee tor the presidency, who is doing time in the penitentiary, has found a proxy to run for him. In ease of a victory, who’s going to do his stunt for him in the penitentiary. —At- lanta Journal. No one can really believe the prison commission should he abol ished unless he thinks it will help him politically. —Columbus Ledger. And now Hains says he bids to be insane too. By and bye they will have to put the real lunatics in jail to make room for the eritnals at the asylums. —Augusta Chronicle. Tom Watson is sometimes right. He advised Judge Saffold to resign. Augusta Chronicle. But instead]of resigning,Judge Saf fold has issued a clean-cut, unequivo cal statement in which he declares that he will vote the straight Demo cratic ticket. Tom Watson will probably now feel like telling him to go to the devil. —Albany Herald. In New Jersey it is asserted that Hying bedbugs have made their ap pearauee. See now what all this projecting with a>rial navagation is leading to? —Augusta Herald. While stamping a letter in i\ Del aware postotticethe missive ex ploded. Must have been a warm document. —Atlanta Georgian. More talk about selling the Philip pines, but they can’t browl>eat any country into buying them. —Consti- tution. modate the rapidly increasing attendance The chapel is neat and equipped with a large stag o , thus rendering it suitable for all school entertain ments. It is used regularly as an assembly hall of the pupils for chapel exercises, and also for music and elocution. The school rooms are well supplied with patent desks, with blackboards, and with the proper fixtures for heating. If there is anything that the citizens of W inderhave agreed upon is be ing par excellence it is their public schools, both white and colored. 111. Curriculum and Management. The Winder Public school has for its entire curriculum a carefully prenared course of study consisting of ten grades thought fully and accurately arranged. This curriculum has four departments: Literary, Music, Art and Klocution. Winder Pub lic School is correlated with all the leading educa tional institutions of the South and its curriculum is accredited by every college in the State of Geor giy RELIGIOUSLY SPEAKING. By Mrs. Bkci.au Ross. Pondering over the uncertainty of life and how indifferent the great mass of people are concerning the salvation of their own souls and of those around them, I’m led to be lieve that wo professed Christians are too selfish and prone to seek comfort and happiness found in worldly pleasures surrounding us, which are not lasting. Our brains are busy, hut not always for God, and, tn my mind, a true follower of Christ has but little time to enter into frivolous worldly affairs. We are indifferent ir grasping the many opportunities presented to us for service in the Master’s vineyard. In every avocation of life the oc casion is presented to us to offer a loving word, a smile, a kindly deed or a song of praise to someone. Have you thought “I’m responsible for some soul being saved or being lust?'’ Oh, what a blessed thought to know some one* can say, “It was you who spoke a kind word to me or invited me to God’s house —really put yourself to disadvantages to come my way because you were in terested in mv soul’s welfare.” How many, oh, how many pro fessed Christians turn sinners furth er from the Lord by their insincer ity ! Let me urge that we women of Winder who are humbly endeav oring to serve the Lord pray for one another and in a spirit of love go to those who are prone to err and tell them of their mistakes. If God dwells in our hearts we will appie eiate the act :is a deed of kindness. We are too jealous and envious of another's success —in other words, we can never succeed without love binding our hearts. Pray more, study more, know more of the Book. Slightest actions often meet sorest needs. The world wants daily lit- IV. Announcements for 1908-09. The scholastic year of trine months is divided into two parts, from September to Christinas and from January Ito the end of the session. Every pupil must, when entering school, secure from the secre tary a card costing 50 cents per term (SI.OO for en tire session) as an incidental fee covering the costs of janitor, fuel, etc. These cards may be secured at J, T. Strange’s store. Pupils not securing cards will be reported to the board on the following day and their seats declared vacant, unless such may be cases of actual charity. All pupils must present promotion cards, or will be required to stand examination before Ixeing allowed to pass. For pupils residing outside corpo rate limits there will be a tuition fee of $1.50 per month less the public fund. The board has unanimously agreed upon one session a day, hours from 9 to 2:30 with two inter missions. tle deeds of kindness. Wo can often remove care and sorrow with words of encouragement, sympathy and love. Scatter smiles and sun shine o’er toil and strife. Let each of us report to the auxiliary meet ings the joy received in doing kind ness for others; do them where we expect no return. That’s mission work- Speak to souls you know are lost. Keep a record of your ill days and your own unkind* thoughts and balance the good and had. Look at self before criticizing others. I realize my weakness and idleness every day. God help us to he strong. The above was suggested to me by i> conversation between two young converts. Two Wise Ones. The young man carefully re moved the cigars from his vest pocket and placed them on the piano. But the young girl did not flutter to them- “You,” she said coldly, have loved before.” — Chica go Record - Herald. You Want the Best BUY A M\JLSTIC RANGE. , AND YOU GET IT If yoyl want a Cooking Stove we : : :Have the BEST MAKES. : : : It will soon be cold weather, you will need a Heater, We put these ranges and stoves in your house anywhere in the city ready for you to make a fire. Come and See Us Smith Hardware Cos. Come To Wilkes County. This summer is the time to buy. I have . r >,.>oo acres of good farm lands in and near Ficklin, Ga., which 1 will sell cheap and on the most reasonable terms. Only come* and see is all 1 ask. This is the best part of Georgia. First come, first served. J. W. RIDER, Ficklin, Ga. Notice of Dissolution. The firm of McDonald Brothers has this day btvn dissolved by mu tual cansent, E. ('. McDonald re tiring. Hereafter the business will he conducted by J. W. McDonald, who assumes all labilities, and will collect all accounts. This 10th day of August, 1008. E. C. McDonald, J. W. McDonald, “When a man wants an excuse.” said Charles Kingsley, “the devil will soon tit him "with a good one.”