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E. LLOYD THOMAS’
To purchase your Shoes, Hats, Millinery, Dress Goods, Underwear, and all goods
usually carried in a dry goods store. We have some bargains, and you should share
your profits in these sales. ,
WINDER WEEKLY NEWS
Published Every Thursday Evening
Ross Bros. Editors and Proprietors
Entered at the Postoffice at Winder, Ga.,
as Second Class Mail Matter.
Thursday, October 28, 1909.
POLITICAL
A Roman consul once aaid to his
architect: “Build- my house so
Unit every Roman citizen may ob
serve every act of uoy life ’* How
changed would be the conditions in
Georgia if every Legislator were im
bued with this noble sentiment.
A writer, possibly the editor, in a
late issue of The Wesleyan Christian
Advocate, asserted that it) would
have lam better for the people if
the last session of the Georgia legis
lature had not l>een hchl. This
writer may have been too much in
terested in some special legislation
to giye credit for any other legisla
tion, which may le of great worth
to the people, but we must confess
that many members of our repre
sentative body have demonstrated
very little of the spirit of the Ro
man consul.
We all suspect that, in dealing
with the pension bill and with the
prohibition bill and the school ques
tion, our legislators have not been
frank and open with their constitu
ents. They are mum when the
old soldiers and widows wish to
know why the law was not fixed so
that they could get their names on
the pension roll for I'dlO, in accord
ance with the vote of the people of
Georgia.
Overwork may he given as ex
cine, or the senate could not reach
it on account of other important
matters. The House passed it
o. k., may say the representa
tive who trusts himself to talk.
•
We all know that is mere mouthing,
and we feel like saying to such leg
islators, he frank for once and say
you purposely left that over on ac
count of the additional appropria
tions for schools and the condition
of the treasury; furthermore, that
the school advocates can out vote
the pension advocates.
Georgia suffers from an over-pro
duction of wordy orators who hope
to succeed by flattering the i>eople
instead of serving them. Orators
who are mum as clams till someone
else has led to disclosing the popu
lar side of a subject then the cow
ards rush to political rallies, whoop
louder and beat the air more fiercely
than any other speakers-
Let us have leaders of another
class; leaders of firmness and ’sin
cerity of purpose; leaders who
will exDress their honest convictions
on public questions and reason with
the people, trusting to their good
sense to agree or disagree, and to
their liberality to give earnest sup
port to an honest, sincere man with
whom they disagree on some public
issues. Give us more statesmen and
fewer pastmasters in the art of
hobby riding and the secret of fan
ning every little prejudice into
flame.
THE SIAIt TREASURY.
What do you know about the con
dition of the treasury? What does
anybody know since it was examin
ed by experts, discussed by Gov
ernor, ex-GbWrndr, Treasurer and
partisan journals?
We think the average citizen can
see the paper point of view. It ap
pears to be nothing more than a
desire to muddy the waters politic
ally. One class of partisans say
there will be two million dotlaja in
the treasury January Ist, HHO,. the
other class claim that the state will
not have cash enough from taxes
collected and other revenue to pay
expenses of government and appro
priations for the year 1910- One
fears that the state will lx* disgraced
hy statements made; the other fears
she will not meet her obligations-
The state is all right, if a little
short on cash.
This agitation is nothing more
than the political line-up between
the retrenches, who hope to lower
taxation and keep appropriations
down so the teachers may be paid
promptly, and the philanthropies,
who expect to insist that the state
is aide and has the money to pay
pensions and teachers.
So we can pay our money and
take our choice. Soon we expect
to hear from the- statesmen who are
ready to hare their breasts to every
danger in order to pension the poor
Confederates they have deceived so
often and to help the common coun
ty schools.
SEAIE AID 10 NEGRO SCHOOLS.
Quite a number of papers North
and South arc giving articles in ref
erance to state aid to negro schools
in the South. Some claim that in
justice is being done, while others
defend the Southern states by en
deavoring to prove that the negro
schools receive more money than
the colored tax payer hands into
the treasury. If statistics publish
ed are correct the percentage paid
for negro education does appear
small.
We must confess that we have
never quite understood the justice
in taxing a man to educate other
people’s children, white or colored,
but wise statesmen advocate the
practice everywhere and it is made
a part of the law of Georgia and we
make no kick.
But we do kick when a public
officer, pandering to popular preju
dice, undertakes to discriminate
against a race of people by ignoring
the law that he has been sworn to
Support. We have liitle hope of
seeing the mass of negroes educated
; should free schools stand open nine
: months in each year, but still less
hope* fora trusted official who denies
them by subterfuge, a single dollar
granted by the state for their edu
cation.
When a state appropriates money
for a purpose it is not within the
province of an official to pay it out
according to where it came from,
but according to law.
Those who beleive in the father
| hood of God and brotherhood i^f
of man will face St. Peter with fear
and trembling if his question should
be, ’’how did you treat your brother
in black down yondet?”
It's A Long Walk
To As Good A Stock.
That would make a first rate
motto for this store.
For general completeness of stock
for all the time readiness to serve
our customers, we can’t see how it
would be possible to surpass this
store’s usefulness to this communi
ty.
We stand prepared to cater to
every home’s furniture want, how
ever large, however small.
There is no need for us to make
excusses for our goods. All we ask
is that you test our furniture by the
best that you know of. We will be
glad to abide hy your decision.
Awaiting you, W. T. Robinson. 4 |
THE RIDGE.
On last Sunday at Ebenezer, the
good people of this section had
what they called a hide and tallow
meeting The object of this meet
ing was to get the remainder of the
money due the preacher. Hide and
tallow gathering is something new to
the writer, so I don’t know how to
define it.
The farmers through here are
about done gathering, just like a
few nubbins and cracked bolls.
Clever Jack Seymore and family,
of Winder, were visiting C. N.
Whitehead.
Messrs Ed and Ben Fleeman
spent last Sunday with H. I>. Flee
man.
Mr. Luther Whitehead, who has
been sick with appendicitis is im
proving rapidly.
Some of our boys say the deputy
sheriff ought to be arrested and put
it jail. He committed a crime that
none of the boys around here were
able to do, the\ say. He come as a
| thief in the night and carried off
one of our most beautiful young
i ladies. Long may they live and
happy may they be.
Sorry poor Sager got hurt. Hope
he will soon recover and be able to
write more next time- Glad begot
rid ol those mites.
The Ridge was well represented
down oil the national highway
November 3.
News is scarce this week. Don’t
know anything of interest to tell,
and then we have to be very careful
or somebody will get mad. Some
Jefferson people’s feelings are
wrought up to a high pitch and
some crowed around like a ban tan
rooster, but we havent any apologies
to make. We try to give facts, and
nothing but facts. But everything
will be o. k. when old Santa Claus
comes. Nuff Sre>
PLEASANT HILL
Rev- R. S. McGarity will fill his
regular appointment at this place
Saturday and Sunday.
The singing at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Stark Hunter Sunday
night was highly enjoyed.
Mr. Wishaum Smith caught a
’possum last Friday night. After
it was dressed it weighed eight
pounds and three quarters- They
had a big dinner Saturday and
fourteen ate dinner with him.
Mr. and Mrs. Columbus Hunter
are the happy parents of an eleven
pound hoy.
Mr- and Mrs. Robert Lee Mobley
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Sanders Mobley Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Owens visited
Mr. and Mrs. Will Millsaps Sun
day.
Mrs. Linnie McDonald and Mrs
Julie Ann Mobley and Mrs. Fannie
McDonald were the guests of Mrs.
Julie Wall Sunday.
Mr. G. L Owens and daughter,
Miss Mary Lou were in Winder
Sat u rda y •
THE RAT KING.
His Method Was Successful, but It
Remains a Secret.
Id tbe early sixties of tbe last cen
tury tbe Smithsonian institution was
infested with rats. Nothing iu the
building seemed to be rat proof. They
ate skins cured with arsenical soap or
table linen or tbe contents of I’rofessor
Henry’s pantry without discrimination.
Every one iu tbe city, from Professor
Henry to the bootblack, had one sub
ject iu common, and tbat was "rats.’
As Professor Henry, who lived iu
the east end of the building, was lis
tening to an account of tbe ruin
wrought in his home during tbat day
Professor Spencer Baird walked in
and said, just as if he had been fol
lowing every word of tbe family con
versation, "1 have just been told tbat
there is a man in Philadelphia who
can rid this place of rats.”
Professor Henry’s eyes expressed
interest and incredulity at the same
moment.
-I have bis address here,” went on
the assistant secretary. ‘‘He calls
himself the ‘ratten konig' and won't
take a cent if a rat remains and has"—
"We’ll send for him if it takes our
last thousand cents to do it!" said
Professor Henry and laughingly pre
dicted the repetition of the famous old
tale of the Pied Piper of Hameiin.
Several days later (he "rat king"
appeared in Washington. He was al
most as short as he was broad and
wore clothes too loose for description;
they had no shape. He carried a large
oilcloth sack and a covered basket.
His penetrating blue eyes were almost
covered by shaggy eyebrows, and his
blond hair had not beeu cut. but hag
gled. His manner was short and
brisk, aud he went straight to the
point, talking to Professor Heury iu
German.
He declared that not a rat would be
in the building three days hence if his
directions were obeyed. Duriug that
time he would stay in the basement
alone; every door was to be locked,
and on uo aecouut was he to be dis
turbed until be gave them the signal.
So they left him in absolute darkness
and carried out his directions.
On Suuday morning the queer old
man emerged from the darkness so
confident of his success that he re
fused to accept the money which was
his due then and there, but insisted
that Professor Heury mail the check
to him in Philadelphia the following
week.
“Now you can leave your food In the
basement, and it won't be touched.
And I won’t take a cent if you are
troubled with rats.” were his parting
words.
Cheese and cake were directly placed
about the building to tempt the rats.
Morning after morning they were
found as they had been left, and from
that day to this the Smithsonian insti
tution has never been ser..,usly trou
bled with rats. And no one has ever
found out the secret of the "rat king’s”
method.—Youth’s Companion.
I’ll declare that second floor de
partment at Strange’s* is a beauty.
More pretty Hats and Suit? than
you ever saw, and they are cheap.
TWILIGHT THOUGHTS
Pessimism is mental indigestion-
Energy is the father of success.
Laughter is the music of joyous
ness,
Words are the leaves —deeds are
the fruits.
Books are the lighted lamps of ac
cumulated wisdom.
It is better to be fast asleep than
fast awake in sin and evil-
The smile tha*t gives the brighesi
gleam of happieness is born in the
heart.
Economy in youth makes a soft
easy cushion for the seat of old age.
Success is not a. sign of righteous
ness, and nether is prosperity a sign
of peace and happiness.
The sweetest and holiest* flowers
of conjugal felicity very frequently
grow and bloom most beautifully in
the garden of poverty.
The sunshine of a loving smile
will melt and dissipate the biggest
fogs and mists of care and trouble
and sorrow
Sarcasm causes indigestion in the
bosom of good feelings and is sure
to bring about a terrible dyspepsia
of animosity and ill-will
The poorest man on earth is the
man burdened with riches, and the
most pitiable maw is the rich man
with no hope of heaven.
A life, without the sunlight of
Christianity, is like a night without
a star to glisten amid its shadows,
and tint them with its radiant
beamings.
A home, without the sunlight
beaming of reciprocal affection, is a
jail of wretchedness and filled with
dismal and dreary shawdows of
loneliness and gloom and sorrow and
; despair.
A love-lit smile of cordial approba
tion from one we love tints earth
| with all the exquisite hues and
j gorgeous colorings of celestial splen
dors and glories .and beauties. —
i Elberton Star.
HULOWE’EN PARTY.
Mrs. Homer Smith entertained
the young matron’s club, Friday
aiternoon, m honor or Iter guest,
Miss Susie Davison, of Athens.
The lower floor was tnrown open
to the guests and was appropriately
decorated, with autumn leaves,
Hallowe’en lanterns, and many pot
plants.
Games, gussing contest and other
Hallowe’en past times were engaged
in during the afternoon. The
scorecards were hand painted pump
kins.
Mrs. C. O. Niblack won first
prize, a beautiful hand painted pic
ture, while Mrs. H. E. Millikin re
ceived the consolation, a little
pumpkin man.
After the games refreshments
were served. The guests were:
Miss Susie Davison, Mesdames
Mathews and Hulmn of Athens;
Mesdames, Hariy Milliken, L. W.
Hodges, B. B. Perry, E. C- Mc-
Donald, W. 0. Perry, Mac Potts,
C. O. Niblack, \V. M. Holsenbeck,
G. A. Johns, E. F. Saxon, T. A-
Maynard, John 1 Maynard, John
McDonald, W. D. Johnson, H. C.
Smith,Otis Jackson,and Miss Anna
Cook.