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STATH4M PERSONALS.
MX)I W Nrlxmior
at the Rylee Hotel. .
W. >8- Lanier is harry!rig the irfail
on his <routo with an aiitomobilb. •
Policeman L. M. Guinn haslx'en
confined to Ins ImmJ for sewraljlavs,
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Miss. Hattie Cjmjpliell is wijlj
relatives in Gommerce for a week’s
stay. ....
Mrs. J. F: Holmes has • returned
from a week’s visit to *her mother
in Dacida.
Mrs. Mary Fulcher, of Atica,
was the guest of Mrs. Dora Rylee
this week.
Mrs. k. H. llylee and Miss
Norma Booth were in Winder
Monday.
Mr. Lon Lanier, of New York, is
in the city, the guest of friends and
relatives.
Mrs. Carrie Holton, of Hebron,
was the guest of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Starnes Mieheal, this
week.
Mrs. N. W. Parker is confined to
her room this week. Her many
friends wish for her a speedy re
covery.
Work will begin within a few
days on the business house to be
erected by Mr. <) M. Hale on Broad
st reet
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Wofford
moved to Winder Wednesday. We
regret to give up those splendid pim
ple, hut our loss is Winder’s gain.
denial Jack Bennett, the civil
engineer and clerk of the hoard of
county commissioners, was here
several days last week looking after
the roads.
The people of this community
ure commending Judge W. W.
Stark on his consideration fur the
farmers by adjourning court, giving
them time to tight General Green.
The farmers in this community
are busy, as there is quite a lot of
grass caused by the excessive rains-
However, the crops are in a fairly
average condition and the outlook
for a good crop in this section is
promising.
The county chaingang is camping
in this district and is doing some
lasting and needed work on our
roads. Everything around the camp
is kept clean and in a sanitary
condition. I think the present con
vict system is the only ideal “or
near ideal” system that we have
ever had in Georgia. The labor is
going where it will be a benefit to
every one concerned and at the
same time the man who has fell a
victim of misfortune and has been
confined to labor receives more hu
mane treatment in the common
road working camp than it is reason
able to believe that he would receive
at the hands of those who woik
him as leased labor. Yet at the
same time I think the gait that
they a r e forced to keep while doing
work on the road, especially during
the extremely hot weather, is rather
too much. I think we are some
times forgetful of the fact that even
if a fellow creature l>e a convicted
criminal, he is at least human, and
therefore cannot do the work of an
engine or some other machine at
the same rate of speed. lam quite
sure no one connected with the
management of the affairs of the
gang would intentionally in
flict undue punishment neither do I
think they would exact unreasona
ble labor, hut 1 think at the same
time that what might seem ordinary
effort on the part of the convict to
some, would really be moie than
reason and circumstances would
justify. These words are prompted
by no other motive than the com
mon interest that I feel in the
health and future of tlx 1 unfortun
ate, who, although a convict, is en
titled to mercy and moderation.
COUNTY LINE.
Never before innur short history
hfive we known to ; beso far
behind, neither do we rememl>er
cotton being so small at this season
of the year nor the future more
gloomy. Even that red-headed doe
tor of Winder lets been inquiring
\;ery closely concerning the crops in
this section,'as ‘though he was eon -_
cerned. But at 'this period our
mind runs back to the old banjo
and the song we’d pat our foot and
,sing. The poor old farmer feeds
them all, and it’t mighty tough to
lx. 1 plowing these hot days and see
the “big fellow. 1 ?” go honk-honking
by.
Sinners should always repent and
ask forgiveness for the sins com
mitted, so here we come since read
ing the last issue of your paper, to
a~k forgiveness for voting for Hoke
Smith, vowing that we will never
do so again!
Mr. and Mrs. Andy McEver, of
near Walnut, stuck their knees
under our table Saturday night and
Sunday. Mr. Scott Hardy and
family were visiting in our burg
Sunday. It is a long lane that
never turns, and we are going some,
too, in a few days.
Professor Mark Pentecost, of the
State University, left Sunday for
Pendergrass, to be principal of the
school at that place.
School opened at this place Mon
day with Professor Riehbourg and
wife and Miss Rosa Tanner as
teachers.
Maybe when we write again we
will he done work and we may take
a trip to South Georgia to see how
those women are getting along.
We may talk to the men in the
community and see if they can
yelp like the women.
JOHNSON’S ACADEMY.
Miss Susie Wood, of Elmwood,
visited her sister, Mrs. J. R. John
son, last week.
Mrs. Lou Redding, of Augusta,
is visiting relatives here.
Messrs. Guy Malay and Jud
Shirby, of Apple Valley, spent Sun
day with the Messrs. Hope.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wall and
baby, of Pentecost, visited Mrs.
Alice Patrick Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Fulcher and
children visited the latter’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Dock Elrod, Sunday.
Miss Erma Hancock, of Jefferson,
spent last week with W. A. Watson
and family.
Tom Wood and wife, of Galilee,
spent Sunday with home-folks.
Several from here attended preach
ing at Pleasant Grove Sunday morn
ing-
Miss* Ida Chapman spent Satur
day night with Miss Sallie Dial.
The singing at Mr. Hope’s Sunday
afternoon was highly enjoyed by
all present. . .
There will be preaching at Ebe
nezer church Saturday night and
Sunday afternoon.
Jeff Segars was in our community
Sunday afternoon visiting our fair
sex.
Our Sunday school at Ebenezer
is in a flourishing condition. Let
everybody come out and help in
the good work.
Rev. J. P. Eley is on the sick list.
We hope for him a speedy recovery.
ANNUAL RETURNS.
July is the month the law re
quires all administrators and guar
dians to make returns to the court
of ordinary. Administrators and
guardians please take notice, and
govern themselves accordingly.
This the 12th day of July, 190d.
Respectfully, J. A. Wills,
Ordinary.
BRIBERY IN RUSSIA.
An Incident of the Reign of the “C*er-
Libenetor.”
An old and long retired - Russian gen
eral, a man of the “ol<f school." relat
ed the ip JJlnstratiou
of the official brfbery that in (
Russia, the lncidsit being' one
his o,wn personal knowledge:
.During the reigor of Alexander>Am
the "exarMlberator," the wido # w
getaerat endeavifcHjjA
obtain an appointment Jn J •
ministry for her only , &oa. $ •tOTy 1 ?
man of kmx rior Muca*fbln dnd rtgtellP
pence. /Fffie minister . protidsAfl the
widow to reserve the first ring
vacancy in his department, fche Wait
ed in vain for the ■fiuAllment of the
promise and tw-ire repeated her appeal
by letter. She learned, too. that in the
meantime several vacancies had been
filled by other candidates.
The widow then waited upon the em
peror and told nis majesty of the min
ister's broken promises and her own
keen disappointment, and after a few
moments’ consideration the czar asked
her if she had inclosed a gift of money
to the minister with her written ap
plication.
"Why, certainly not. your majesty.
I should not dare put such an affront
upon his excellency.”
“Do not trouble yourself about the
affront, madame,” replied the czar,
“but renew your proshenle to the min
ister and inclose £I,OOO to him.”
“Hut I have no such sum of money,
your majesty,” said the widow dole
fully.
“Oh. as to that, ! will lend you the
money, and the minister will no doubt
repay me. and you will inform me.
please, of the result of your renewed
application with the inclosure.”
The widow sent her son to the min
ister with the £I,OOO lent by the czar
Inclosed with a politely written note,
the result being that the young man
received the desired appointment the
same day.
About a week later the minister had
just concluded his customary official
report to the czar when his majesty
observed, “By the way. there is a very
intelligent and promising young man.
the son of the late General . for
whom you can perhaps find a fairly
prospective position in your depart
ment.”
“But, your majesty.” said the min
ister. “that young man is already in
my department, and I should say that
he is likely to make a career for him
self.”
“Tell me, please,” quietly asked the
czar, “how much did this youth’s
mother pay you for the appointment?”
The minister was too w ily and tact
ful outwardly to manifest his surprise
and chagrin, and lie knew, too, that
his safety demanded a perfectly can
did reply to his sovereign.
“Would your majesty be interested.”
he said, “to hear what I myself paid
for the influence which procured my
portfolio from your gracious hands?
The total sum was £22.500, and, rela
tively speaking, 1 do not think, with
all humility, that this lady has paid
at all dearly for the prospects of her
son.”
The minister repaid to the czar the
£I,OOO and w - as not unkindly dismissed
from the audience, and he also re
tained his portfolio.—Odessa Cor. Lon
don Standard.
The African Buffalo.
A wounded buffalo is vastly more
dangerous when he runs away than
when he charges, for in nine cases out
of ten after a dash that may be for a
few hundred yards or a mile he will
revengefully circle hack to an Inter
ception of his own trail, stand hidden
In grass or thicket until his pursuer
comes plodding along the trail and
then charge upon him. Despite the
fierce temper of a lone hull, his savage
cunning and his great, charging bulk,
I believe him much less dangerous
than the lion, for he has far less speed,
lacks the lion’s poisoned claws and is
a much bigger target. This opinion is
substantiated by the indisputable fact
that at least ten men are killed or
mauled by lion to one killed by buf
falo.—Edgar Beecher Bronson In Cen
tury.
The Temple of Zeus.
All that remains of the great temple
of Zeus, which was 700 years in build
ing. is to be found about 150 yards
from the foot of the Acropolis at Ath
ens. The ruins consist of sixteen col
umns of the Corinthian order, six and
one-half feet In diameter and sixty
feet high. It was the second largest
temple erected by the Greeks, one su
perior to it in size being the temple
of Diana at Ephesus. According to a
legend. Its foundation was built by
Dukalion,. the Greek Noah, who from
this point witnessed the waters of the
flood subside. An opening in the
ground is said to lie the orifice through
which the flood disappeared.
Amended.
In a hook of musical criticism the
author alluded in flattering terms to
the works of his friend Herr Q. Un
fortunately during the printing of the
volume the two friends quarreled.
Then the offended author had inserted
in each copy of the book a slip of pa
per with the following note: “Erratum,
page 1)4. line 21. for ‘Herr Q., the emi
nent composer_and distinguished musl
cThTT*' " reaiT TJcrr Q.\ file - pretentious
violinist and Impudent and clumsy
plagiarist V London Mail.
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T (sting Dear Little Fido’s Milk.
“A gy, dear,” Remarked a young
wife to her husband. “I wish you
would taste this milk and see if it is
perfectly sweet. If it’s the least bit
sour;l mustn’t give any of,,R. to dear
little j Fidor— London Tit-Bits.
“A man’s religion never diet sd ,,- tou£'
Ofy he uses the Golden Rule in measur
ing ids actions.”
Called His Bluff.
A young woman of smart wit and
strikiug beauty presided at oue of the
stalls at a Paris charity bazaar.
Among the small crowd which pressed
round "the fair vender was a young
man of much assurance, who gazed
upon the girl with freedom and affect
ed to admire the various fancy arti
cles exposed for sale, hut bought noth
ing.
“What will you please to buy?” ask
ed mademoiselle, with an exquisite
smile.
“Oh.” replied the young dandy, with
a languishing look, "what I most wish
to buy is unhappily not for sale.”
“Tell me what you wish?” she re
sponded.
“Oh, no; I dare not declare my wish
es.”
“Nevertheless let me know what you
wish to buy,” persisted the fair sales
woman.
“Well, then, since you demand it. I
should like a ringlet of your glossy
black hair.”
She manifested no embarrassment at
the bold request, but with a pair of
scissors immediately clipped off one of
her beautiful locks and handed it to
the astonished youth, remarking that
the price was only 500 francs.
Her audacious admirer was thunder
struck with the demand, but dared not
demur, us by this time a group had
collected and were listening to the
conversation. So he took the hair,
paid over the money and left the hall.
Heat Conductors.
Some substances conduct heat more
freely than others, silver among the
metals being the best conductor, and
as a unit of measurement is taken at
1,000. Compared with silver as a con
ductor. gold is 9SI, copper 845. zinc
641, tin 422, steel 307 anil wrought
iron 436. Glass, wood, gases, liquids
and resinous substances are bad con
ductors. Water is such a poor con
ductor that if heat is applied to the
top it will boil at the top. while the
bottom will remain cold.
Reformed Spelling.
A commercial traveler tells us of an
interesting notice exhibited in the win
dow of a small shop in the west of
England. It ran:
OME GRONE UNE 6 A POTT.
To upholders of the new orthography
this should be interesting. It refers to
home grown honey and its price.—Lon
don News.
Extremely So.
“But why did you eat the cake she
baked?”
“I wanted to make myself solid.”
“Did you succeed?”
“I should say so. I felt like a ton of
lead.”—Cleveland Leader.
Woman’s Way.
Blobbs—Have you ever noticed that
the average woman gets off a trolley
car backward? Slobbs—That’s the way
she gets off a Joke too.—Philadelphia
Record.
Family Ties.
Old Gentleman—Have you any fam
ily ties? Willie—Oh. yes, sir. Father
makes me wear all his old ones.
A Diplomat.
Possible Client—And is the district
at all malarial? My husband asked me
to be careful to inquire about that.
Agent—Er—what Is your husband's
business, madam? Possible Client —He
is a physician. Agent— Hm-m—well—
er—truth compels me to admit, madam,
that there has been a good deal of it
about here of late years.—Life.
Cautious.
Cook (angrily)—See here, you little
imp. did you take that cake off the
shelf? Small Boy (son of an attorney)
—I decline to answer any questions
until 1 have conferred with ray law
yer.—Chicago News.
Who is rich? He who is satisfied
with his lot.—Talmud.
The Resemblance.
Miss (making an unexpected raid on
the kitchen)—Who is this, Mary? Mary
—M-me b-rother, please ’m. Mistress
—lndeed! But he doesn't resemble
you in the least. Mary—No’m! But we
was remarkable alike before ’e 'ad ’is
beard shaved off—London Sketch.
Professional Relics.
Doctor (to lawyer going through the
medical museum) —Your profession does
not offer any opportunity for the col
lection of professional relics. Lawyer
—I am not so sure about that. I have
a unique collection of family skeletons
nt my office.—ruck.
Schedule Gainesville Midland Railway.
eotTfiT bound ”
No. ll —Lv. 8:40 a. m.
No. 13 — r Lv. 2:00 p m. .
No. 15 —Lv, ll ;Toa m: Sun. only.
north b’ound a
No. 12-*-\t. 5:10 -a-m.
No.
No. 16—A.. 4:00 pm;Sun.oulv
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‘ ' PARADISE.
■Everything is moving along nicely
for so much rain to have fallen last
week- The farmersihaVff been do
ing some hard work in their crops
in onr sections.
Our northern friend snould learn
more ..or write less aliout conditions
in the south. Guess the south Geor*
gia women have got a good hold on
him now.
Mr. Jim Williams, of Statham,
is spending the week here, the guest
of friends and relatives.
Preaching here next Sunday and
also Sunday school-
Mrs. Emma Burgin left Monday
for her home in Birmingham, Ala.,
after spending two weeks Ifere with
relatives.
Mr- Hill Cosb.v is very ill at this
writing. His many friends wish
for him a speedy recovery.
LEBANON.
Born, last week, to Mr. and Mrs.
C. C. Holliday, a 10-pound boy.
Cleveland is said to be good on a
lullaby.
Sunday school at Lebanon next
Sunday at 10 a. m. Ourjpeople
should manifest more interest in
Sunday school.
Ira C- Segars, of Central, spent
last Sunday in our midst.
Several from here attended - the
singing at Red Stone school house
last Sunday.
There was a large crowd at prayer
meeting Sunday night at Mr. and
Mrs. E. B. Martin’s. The next
meeting will be held at Mrs. J. L.
Doolittle’s, conducted L by R. E.
Mize.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Holiday spent
Sunday in Oconee county.
W. J. Whitehead, of Madson
county, has been spending a few
days here with J. R. Whitehead’s
family.
The Farmers’ Union met at the
usual place of
night.
DAMASCUS.
An Isolated Oasis In the Midst of a
Vast Desert.
The situation of Damascus Is re
markable —she stands isolated on an
oasis of the vast desert every
where hems her in. You n®. see from
Damascus the sunset touch with pur
ple the low western hills twenty-five
miles away. These hills mark the be
ginning of the great desert. Beyond
them there is nothing but a rolling
waste and the long roads to Falmyra
and Bagdad. The permanence and
prosperity of Damascus are due to the
presence of two rivers, which have
converted this spot of the dreary, des
olate and uninhabited desert into a
smiling and well watered plain. The
Pharpar approaches only within seven
miles of Damascus, but by means of
canals and aqueducts sends its life
giving waters to the gardens of the
city. The Abana is the stream from
which the city's main supply of water
is obtained. Minerva-like, It springs
full bom from the base of a perpen
dicular rock at Ain Fijlh, in the heart
oi the Anti-Lebanons, and runs a
course of ten miles in a gorge, a large
river twenty to thirty feet wide and
four feet deep, its waters always fresh
and ice cold, casting out branches ev
erywhere. permeating every nook and
corner of the city, until, as one has
said, "literally there is scarce a street,
bazaar, khan, courtyard or dwelling
house which has not its marble or
stone fountain constantly tilled with
running water supplied directly by the
Abana itself.” Thus the Abana, not
fruitlessly wasting her waters on that
thirsty land, saves them in her nar
row gorge till she can fling them well
out on the desert and expends all her
life at once in the creation of a single
city.—Biblical World.
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Exercise and Eating.
There can be no exercise without
eating. Neither can there be any eat
ing without exercise.—Good Health.
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