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I Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice under Act of Congress March 3, 1879
Tin* high cost of labor and material will prevent a building
boom this year.
No one can deny that Mr. liryan was true to his convic
tions in the great fight he has made for prohibition. lie con
tinued to advocate it and stand by liis grape juice when other
statesmen were making fun of him.
It becomes clearer as facts are given that Germany’s final
eollaps** was not dm* to internal revolution, but as a result of
exhaustion and realization by the great military leaders of that
country they could not win.
The statesman who desires to do the most good for all the
people is the one most generally criticised by politicians and fa
vored interests. If you doubt this note how those politicians
and favored interests are jumping on President Wilson.
bolshevik propaganda if allowed to be scattered broadcast
will result in bringing the same renditions to other countries
that it has inflicted on Russia. Il is one of tin* greatest dan
gers to civilization now confronting the world and should b
crushed in the interest of humanity at large.
The recorder of Atlanta, placed a fine of S5 and costs on
Nora Wall, colored, for keeping a pig in the upstairs ot her
house. II it had been a hog instead of a pig the presumption is
the recorder would have relieved her of this fine, taking the
broad view that there art* so many hogs living in houses it would
consume all his time imposing fines.
Charles S. Barrett, of Georgia, president of the National
Farmers’ Union, will sail for Paris this week to appeaer before
the peace conferenc as the only appointed representative of the
National Bottl'd of Farm Organizations of America, and also as
the representative of the farming interests of the United States
before tin* agricultural societies of the Old World.
Of all the things that make one tired is the continued predic
tion by some editors and politicians that dapan is ready to swal
low the United States. They would make one believe -Japan
can do this as easily as’ the whale swallowed Jonah. If you
will notice closely, such prognostigators all had and still have
a great love for Germany. If they had warned our country and
the world about the real German .Menace, instead of little Japan,
they would have prevented the most horrible of all wars.
WHAT ABOUT IT?
(ir<*ed, Selfishness and Stinginess destroy the usefulness of
many men and women and will finally maim them miserable and
unhappy.
We should he cautious and leant to economize in our expen
ditures, so as not to be spendthrifts ami live beyond our means,
but there is a area! gulf between right and proper economy on
tin* one side and greed, selfishness and stinginess on the other.
They are inseparable and not related by affinity or consan
guinity.
Duty to ourselves, to our families and to society demands
economy and not wastefulness and extravagance, but duty does
not expect nor require our lives to be cursed by greed, selfishness
and stinginess.
Mr. Ingersoll once said, "I had rather he a beggar and live
like a king than be a king and live like a beggar. ”
This might be at variance with what we have above said on
commonsense economy and lead you to infer one must live like
a king is supposed to live, whether one can afford it or not. This,
however, is not the t bought, but wo quote what Mr. Ingersoll said
to emphasize what we had in mind. A king should not live like
a beggar nor should you.
The man who is so narrow and miserly In* can only absorb
greed, selfishness and stinginess gets little of tin* joys and pleas
ures of life, is worth little to humanity and receives a small
share of respect from those he rubs up against in this world.
Such men are not congenial here below, and we hardly think
they would feel at home in heaven.
Till-: TRAIN THAT'S GOING HOMK.
Hv l)ivon Merritt.
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’Maybe home ain’t nothing but a room, oij lit by ten;
Nary picture on the walls; silence when
There ought to be the lisp of baby lips at play.
Maybe home ain’t nothing morn than that—but, say,
Ain’t it good to hit the train that’s going home?
Maybe that you've gone a-roamiug in the land,
Seen the cities and tin* towering mountains stand
Against the blue; maybe seen the waters blend
With the crimson of the evening sky—but, friend,
Ain't it good to hit the train that’s going home?
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Everything's so nath’ral there and true.
Seems like just the pavements say, "Howdy-do?’’
Maybe that there ain’t no baby hips at play;
Maybe home ain’t nothing but a room —but, say,
Ain't it good to hit the train that’s going home 7
The ulMtvc lines suggest to us the feelings of our hoys in
camps all over the United States, and particulraly those who
have been on the other side so far away from home. To them it
sure is good to hit the train or boat that is going home.
The boys when they get back will know the real value of
home and appreciate it more than ever before, however humble it
may be.
“Maylk* home ain’t nothing but a room —but, say.
Ain't it good to hit the train that’s going home?"
It makes us all feel good and something comes over us that
is indescribable when away and we hit the train that’s going
home.
JUSTICE.
In our strenuous age when most men are rushing head
long to accumulate more of this world's goods, to increase their
possessions, or to make a living, with tin* existing conditions
of shrewd and illegitimate competition on every hand, we lose
sight of tli" great and fundamental principle which should guide*
and direct our ambitions and constitute the foundation of every
life.
It is a word that appeals to a man when he feels the need
of it, but is too often forgotten when it is begged for by an
other.
It is a word which has, during all the ages, been <|Uote<
and used by preachers, philanthropists and statesmen to arouse
patriotism and make the* world better.
It is a word which politicians and demagogues delight te
talk about to delude and deceive the masses and thereby gaii
their suffrage.
It is a word which has done more than any other to civilize
humanity and has been the mainspring in perpetuating a re*
democracy and inspiring tin* spirit of patriotism and love of
country.
This word which should be held sacred by every man has
less power and influence in the actions of men and influences
their conduct less, it seems to one who observes, than it. did in
tin* years when our fathers and grandfathers were on the earth.
This viewpoint may be a mistaken one, because we are all
prone t> magnify the past with all of its glories and minimize
the present when ruminating and thinking about the wrongs
and short-comings of men of our own period.
But the word about which we have been writing is Justice,
and it is not an easy matter for one to believe that Justice is
meted out alike to the man of little means and influence, the
man who has no pull with those higher up, and the man of
wealth, of station, of influential friends, who possessing these
advantages has a pull on those in authority which enables him
to demand justice.
It is a word of wonderful and powerful meaning and ought
to be practiced and lived by all men, from the lowliest to the
highest. If this were done, tin* world would Ik* far better, crime
would diminish, tin* spirit of socialism and anarchy would grad*
ullv fade aw r ay and the brotherhood of man would become a
reality instead of a dream or faded vision.
The above is prompted by tin* beautiful and inspiring para
graph on Justice by an English clergyman, and The Barrow
Times closes this with the clergyman’s words, trusting they
will be of some benefit to its older readers, but especially to the
younger ones and help them in tin* years to come:
“Truth is its handmaid; Freedom is its child; Peace is its
companion; Safety walks in its steps; Victory follows in its
train. It is the brightest emanation of the gospel; it is the
greatest attibute of God. It is that center round which human
interests and passions turn, and Justice sitting on high, sees
genius and power and wealth and truth revolve around her
throne and marks out their orbits and teaches their paths and
rides with a strong hand and warns with a loud voice and car
ries order and discipline into a world which, but for her, would
be a wild waste of passions.”
THU LAND OF PRKTTY SOON.
1 know of a land whore tin* streets are paved
With the things which we meant to achieve;
It is walk'd with the money we meant to have saved
And the pleasures for which we grieve.
The kind words unspoken, the promises broken,
And main a coveted boon
Are stowed away there in that land somewhere
The land of “Pretty Soon.”
There are uncut jewels of possible fame
Lying about in the dust,
Ami made many a noble and lofty aim
Covered with mold and rust.
And, oh, this place, while it seems so near,
Is farther away than the moon.
Though our purpose is fair, yet we never get there —
To the land of Pretty Soon.”
The road that leads to that mystic land
Is strewn with pitiful wrecks,
And the ships that have sailed for its shining strand
Bear skeletons on their decks.
It is farther at noon than it was at dawn,
And farther at night than at noon.
< )h, let us beware of that land down there —
The land of•• Pretty Soon.”
—Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
IS INTEREST WORKING
FOR YOr OR AGAINST
YOU?
In nine cases ot of ten the
questions as to whether a man
is or is not advancing finan
cially depends on whether he
has interest working for him or
against him; whether he is
paying interest to somebody
else or lias interest coming to
him. A man can afford to live
very close and mke a great
many sacrifices until he can get
over the lim- from the inti-rest
paying class into the class
whi-re lie has a little money
working for him. When we
borrow money, when we pay
"time prices,’’ tin* law of inter
est is working against us, and
we are likely getting poorer.
When we save money or invest
it wisely, the law of interest is
working for us; and we are like
ly getting better off. Of course
if we can borrow money at <>
or S per cent and so invest as to
get 10 or 12 per cent out of it —
as a man may frequently do by
buying an extra work horse or
improved machinery or using
money for "a productive pur
pose"—we have the law of in
terest working for us even
though we are also borrowers.
Rut it must be for a productive
purpose. —The Progressive Far
mer.
FIRST METHODIST.
10:20 imdav School.
11:80 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.—
Preaching by the pastor. Sub
ject morning, "A message to tin
people of today by an Old
Prophet.”
Evening, “False Conceptions
bi-ld by men of tlu-mselves and
also of God."
In behalf of the pastors of tin
city, 1 appeal to all church
members to be in their places in
their churches at all services.
Give God a little of your time,
at least on His day.
J. 11. Mashburn, Pastor.
FREE.
With each five-ilollar pur
chase, you get a good clothes
brush or shoe-polishing outfit
at Maynard Shoe Store.
Mrs. T. (’. Dunn, Messrs.
Charles Dunn and Henry Pow
ell and Miss Alice Eugenia
Dunn, spent Sunday with Airs.
Rosco Parks ,of Auburn.
STATHAM LOCALS
Misses Henson and Cooper
and Messrs. Ilenson and
Strange, of Winder, were in the
city Sunday.
Mrs. A. L. Pooh? and daugh
ter, Elsie, of Atlanta, were
week-end guests of Mrs. J. C.
Daniel.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Chambers
have been in Charlotte, N. C.,
when* th*y were called by the
death of Mr. Chambers’ aunt.
Misses Ross and Daniel spent
Saturday in Athens shopping.
Lieut. R. L. Roberts, of the
U. S. Marine Corps ,is at home
on an indefinite furlough.
Wallace Poole ,of the U. of G
spent a part of the week with
his aunt, Mrs. Daniel.
Misses Lowe, Arnold and
Cronie and Messrs. Harper and
Day were in Athens Saturday.
Sanford Bell, of tin* Univer
sity of Georgia, was in the city
Sunday.
Miss Reeves spoilt the week
end with her parents in Windr.
kitchen
Abolish
Wasteful Ways
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The Hoosier permits you to sit down restfully at
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It brings 40 exclusive labor-saving features. A cabi
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See the splendid Hoosier models today. Learn how
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W. T. ROBINSON
The Store of Quality and Satisfied
Customers
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE
Pursuant to an order of the Ordinary, will be
sold to the highest bidder for cash, between
the legal hours of sale on
SATURDAY, FEB. 22, 1919
The following personal property of the estate
of P. A. A. Moon: 1 Iron gray Mule about
10 years old, weighing 1100 pounds; 1 black
Mule about 10 years old, weighing 1100
pounds; 1 two-horse John Deere Wagon and
Gear. Also farm tools, plows, plow* stocks,
planters and cultivator.
Sale before the court house door in Win
der, Georgia.
JOHN S. CRAFT, Administrator
Nil*. Willngham and Mr. Hale
were* m Winder on business Fri
day.
Miss Kathleen Bolton spent
the week-end with her parents
at Oglesby.
Miss Eva McDonald was at
home for the week-end.
Miss Geneva Jones spent a
few days with friends in the
city this week.
The many friends of Carl
Thurmond will be glad to learn
that In* was discharged on Tues
day from the army.
FARM SHOES.
Just received a big lot of soft
water-tight shoes. Come see
them. Prices based on normal
conditions instead of 40 cents’
cotton.
MAYNARD SHOE STORE.
In order to devote more time
to other business, we wish to
dispose of our stock or shoes
ami men’s furnishings, and all,
fixtures. Will sell, or trade for
other property. See us at once.
J. M. BROOKSHER & SONS.