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The Barrow Times
Published Every Thursday
A. (1. LAMAR, Editor
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Ent erred as second class Mail matter at the post-office at Winder, Ga., under
Act of Congress March 3, 1879.
IMPORTANT DAY FOR BARROW COUNTY
Next Tuesday is July 22, and is the day on which we vote for bonds
to build a court house and good roads.
AVe feel sure that every man in Barrow County who has fully in
vestigated the matter and’ who has not let designing men mislead and
prejudice him against his own interest will turn out next Tuesday
and vote for bonds.
It is one of the most important questions which has ever come up
for our people to act on.
It is one in which all of us should feel interested, because the suc
cess of these bond issues is for the benefit of every man. woman and
child in the county. . .
We appeal to every voter in the county to look at it in a broad
and patriotic spirit feeling that it is a duty he owes to himself and his
neighbors to help make better conditions, to have better roads and
keep his county among the progressive ones of the state.
You have all to gain and nothing to loose by voting for bonds.
If you vote against bonds or stay at home you have helped to injure
your county, you have impeded its growth and prosperity, you have
wronged yourself and all the people of your county.
This is the time of all times when we should all get together, pull
together and work for our common interest.
Vote for bonds and you will feel good, you will feel you have done
the best thing for your county and you will have no regrets.
The President says the people are for the league of nations and the
President generally knows what he is talking about.
21,000,000 pounds of sugar held by the war department will be put
on the market to relieve the shortage.
The doctors of Paris have decided to double their fees. It is to be
honed the doctors on this side of the water will not hear about this.
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The democrats will rally to the policies of the President. This is the
only common sense way of doing tilings.
CAN YOU TELL FROM THIS?
An exchange has the. following about Mr. Bryan:
The other day a friend asked Bill Bryan if lie would once more run
for the presidency, now that the long hairs and prohibitionists were
having it all their own way while the boys were in France. Bryan
suiiled. He said: . .
“You put me in exactly the same position as the wife whose hus
band asked: ‘Dearest, if 1 should die would you marry again ■
“The question is hardly fair,” she returned.
“Why not?” ~. T . o „
“Well, if 1 were to say yes, you wouldn t like it, and n 1 were to sa>
never again, it wouldn’t sound nice.”
THE FATHER AND BOY IN
THE HOME.
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One of the first things the aver
age man does, when he rises tor
the day's work is to read the
morning paper, as lie sits at the
breakfast table. If he is a selfish
fellow he reads in abstracted sil
ence, and puts the paper in his
pocket to tinisli on the way down
town. Of course there is not much
talking at that break last table,
for “Daddy” must not be disturb
ed.
There is another typo of father
who reads the paper over his
coffee, but in doing so he gives the
members of the family a lesson in
everyday history. When he comes
across some interesting item he
reads it out loud, and expresses
his opinion concerning it. His boys
and girls know which t'iie he takes
in the questions of the day, and
they like to talk with him about
these matters. If you want to
know what kind of a father any
man makes the best time to ob
serve him is when he sits at the
domestic board.
Relations of perfect confidence
should he established between fa
ther and child. A man renews his
own youth and gains a tresh inter
est in life from the companionship
of his sons, and many hoys might
be preserved from fatal mistakes
if they could talk freely with-their
father.
Confidential Relations.
It is fine when conditions arc
like those described by’ the hoy
who said: “My dad and 1 are on
good terms. 1 tell him everything,
and when 1 want any advice l go
to him, and he always gives it to
me; when he wants any advice he
comes to me and 1 give it to him. ’’
This coming into confidential rela
tions with children has many ad
vantages. It secures for the father
a knowledge of his son’s tenden
cies, his temptations and difficul
ties, and it will teach the boy that
the commands of his taller are not
the result of fancy or caprice, hut
are prompted by a desire for his
good.
The true father will take an in
terest in the affairs of his children.
considering these of more import
ance than his daily business, lie
should watch their course at
school, occasionally help them
wit 1 1 their home work in the even
ing, have some knowledge of the
books they are reading, acquaint
himself with the character of their
companions, and exercise some su
pervision over their amusements.
Jf lie is too busy making money to
attend to these matters', there is
something radically wrong.
As far as possible in the training
of his children the father will
avoid sharp differences of opinion
and angry contentions, and will
exercise that quality that we call
tact. It softens the asperities of
life. Sir Thomas Moore was once
sitting on a balcony when an es
caped lunatic suddenly appeared
with the declared purpose of
throwing him over the parapet.
Sir Thomas, being a man of rare
tact, suggested that the lunatic
first throw over a dog which was
on the balcony, that they might
see what effect it might have on
the animal. This tlie crazy man
did. and immediately rushed down
to see what had been the effect
of the fall on the animal. Sir
Thomas then quietly locked the
door, and prevented the lunatic’s
return. It is well when difficulties
arise to have sufficient tact to first
throw over the dog.
Making Allowance.
The father should make some al
lowance for the natural high
spirits of youth, and refrain from
drawing the reins too tight in the
management of his children, giv
ing heed to the Apostle’s admoni
tion: “Fathers provoke not yom
children to anger, lest they be dis
couraged. ” Over-much fault find
ling and censure lead to discour
agement from which no good can
come.
In regard to discipline, it should
he remembered that nine boys out
of ten will respond to moral per
suasion and suggestion if properly
applied. No parent can expect to
have much success in bringing up
children if they are controlled on
ly through fear. We are growing
away from the old idea that corpo
ral punishment is necessary to
keep youngsters in the right path.
The best educators do not hesitate
to declare that this is the most
dangerous, most cruel, and least
effective method that could he
adopted in trying to develop good
habits in a child.
Jt is better to be slow to punish,
and prompt to praise. Any boy
will try harder to do right if he
knows that his efforts are being
noticed and praised, than he will
if he is constantly being scolded
for his mistakes, and punished for
his wrongdoing. When your boy
comes to you for advice and you
discover that he has been doing
things of which you disapprove do
not get out of temper with him.
hut let him know that you are his
friend as well as parent.
The Boy's Spending Money.
See that your boy has a little
spending money to do with as be
likes. It is a great mistake to with
hold this from lads in their teens.
Not long ago a boy was brought
up in the Juvenile Court for steal
lin, and when the judge asked him
why he had committed this petty
crime, he replied: “Well, Judge,
it was like this: my father never
gave me any money to spend and I
felt mean when 1 was out with
other boys who always had some
thing of their own.” It helps deve
lop a hov\s self-respect to know
that his father trusts him with the
handling of a weekly allowance.
Very likely when your lad
comes to the age of about seven
teen he will want to quit school,
and go to work. He becomes res
tive under the monotony of the
constant grind of school work,
and longs for more freedom. This
is a very critical time in a lad’s
life, and the wise parent will be
ready for it. Talk to the boy. per
suade him, influence him to go on
with his studies, and *>ee that be
goes through the High School at
least. Show him that the trained
and educated man lias a great ad
vantage over the ignorant one. By
some means keep him at school.
The father who attends to his
paternal duties will take his chil
dren with him to church. At first
the little ones hold daddy’s hand.
After a time they get too big for
that, hut they never forget it, for
there has been established a rela
tion of sympathy and understand
ing which is worth everything.
There are memories and influences
clustering around the family pew
ill church that are never obliterat
ed.
There is, however, one institu
tion. that makes even deeper im
pressions for good, and that is the
family altar. It is impossible for
young folks to altogether get
away from the influence of prayer
in the home. It is a sad thing for a
hoy to he forced to say that lie
never heard his father pray. There
are difficulties, of course, in the
way of the maintenance of the
family altar, hut these can be sur
mounted if there is an earnest pur
pose. The exercises should lie brief
and as interesting as possible.
Influence of Example.
Perhaps the most important in
fluence of a father is by means of
his example. Church attendance,
and family worship are valuable,
hut what takes place in tlie home
before and after are equally so. If
children see that the religion of
their parents is a memo formality
then all religion will seem to them
an empty sham, but it the piety of
the father and mother is of the
genuine kind, affecting their
words and actions in all the affairs
of life, the young folks cannot fail
to have respect for it.
A group of hoys were discussing
the subject of profanity, when one
said: “1 don’t believe there over
was a man who would not swear
when lie was angry.” Another re
plied : “ You are mistake. I do not
believe that my father ever used
an oath in the whole course of his
life. 1 have seen him when he had
good reason to he angry, ami l
never heard him swear. ’ W hat a
fine testimony that was!
The greatest fortune a man can
leave his children is lh >4 " big hank
account, or a fine residence, or a
place among the aristocracy, hut
the legacy of an upright, gentle
and useful life.
1 wonder if the readers ofThe
Times ever stop to think how
much filthy and polluted water
they drink every day.
Cleanliness in other things will
make you careful and thoughtful
about your drinking water and
enable you to escape some of the
scourges which so often take hold
of an entire community.
1 have frequently been astound
ed and horrified at the careless
ness and indifference of most per
sons on this exceedingly impor
tant matter.
There are thousands of us who
will get up every morning and
drink a copious draught of water
which has remained in the sleep
ing room all night. Water which
has absorbed and taker vp the poi
sons of the entire night escaping
from those occupying the room.
You could be guilty of few un
cleanly things worse t.hu this, and
yet so many are guilty of it from
lack of intelligent thought and
have never been educated to know
how filthy and dangerous it is.
If this letter will stop half of the
readers from continuing this un
sanitary habit, it will have accom
plished a great work because you
will tell others of its dangers and
rear up your boys and girls to
know better.
There are innumerable homes
where the wells are cleaned out
only once every year anti often
once every two or three years.
Many of these wells are in a basin,
or lower than the ground around
them. The filth from the yards and
frequently from the lots and
closets drifts to these wells. After
heavy rains this filth seeps down
in the water filling it with poison
and pollution.
Most persons have an idea or
SAUL’S SALE
Now At It’s Height
Wonderful are the bargains to be had at the
great sale. Three more sale days. Sale closes
Saturday, July 19th. Special bargains Thursday
Friday and Saturday of this week.
This is absolutely a bona fide sale where you
can save from 33 1-3 to 50 per cent on your pur
chases. Cotton is going higher every day and
will probably sell for 45c to 50c before spring,
and merchandise is bound to go out of sight.
Buy, Buy, Buy now.
LADIES DRESSES
All *12.50 and *15.00 dresses $7.90
All *17.50 and *2O 00 dresses $9.75
All *25.00 and *27.50 drosses .*33.45
These dresses consist of Silk poplin?, taf
feta silks, crepe>dde chines and girg ;
crepe all bought for this season and the very
latest in style.
W. L. DOUGLAS OXFORDS
In all Leathers and latest toes and lasts:
*4.50 and $5.00 Douglas Oxfords reduced
to $ 3 - 95
$6.00 and $7.00 Douglas Oxfords reduced
to $f 95
$8 00 and $8.50 Douglas Oxfords, reduced
to * 67 . 5
The price of all W. L. Douglas Oxfords is
stamped on the bottom of each oxford and no
one can mislead you.
MEN S STRAW HATS
All *2.50. $3.00 Hats at sl- 35
*3.50. *4.00. *4.50 Hats *l-95
J. L. SAUL
Broad Street Winder, Georgia
FILTHY WATER
BY BETSY DOOLITTLE.
think that because their well wa
ter is cool and has no bad taste it
is clean and pure. They would be
more careful if they ho* knew that
a large majority of these wells are
so contaminated with filth and
germs that if you could drink a
gallon of the water at one time the
poison in that gallon would pro
duce instant death.
More epidemics and maladies af
flict humanity as a result of filthy
and impure water than perhaps
any other one agency, and it is one
of the important subiects on which
we need education and a lot of it.
It will he a surprising fact to
most of you to learn that forty per
cent of the samples of Kentucky
well water examined in the State
laboratories were found to be pol
luted. hTe people of Kentucky are
no more careless about their water
than they are in Oeorgia or any
other state.
Hundreds of persons in the
country, as well as in towns, have
died of typhoid fever brought on
by drinking water from unclean
and poisonous wells, the result of
ignorance, laziness and indiffer
ence.
Remember your water may he
cool and sparkling, but that in five
eases out of ten it is filtered sew
erage and a deadly poison you are
drinking every day.
Give your wells a thorough
cleaning out every few months,
and instead of the drainage flow
ing to them have them so elevated
ed from the wells,
the wells.
For the interest of your fami
lies, your friends and the public at
large; for the inculcation of clean
liness and the prevention of those
maladies you could avoid by look
ing after your water supply, do
you not seriously and candidly
think this worthy your considera
tion ?
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
R. E. Moss, Minister.
Sunday School 11 oclock. Claud
Mayne Supt.
Morning Worship 12 o’clock
Lord’s Supper and sermon.
Evening Worship 9:30. Song
service and sermon.
Our audiences last Sunday were
large and very gratifying to min
ister and members. Our Sunday
School too was in fine condition.
We missed those absent and will
look for them next Sunday. Our
crowds, morning and evening, are
unusually large for July. Every
body Welcome.
Mr. H. I). Jackson has been in
disposed for the past week.
MONEY TO LOAN ON FARM
FARM LANDS.
At 6 Per Cent Interest
I make farm loans for five
years’ time in amounts from
$500.00 to SIOO,OOO.
I have an office on tlie third
floor of the Winder National
Bank Building, and am in my
Winder office on Friday of each
week.
S. G. BROWN, Attorney.
Lawrenceville, Georgia.
If bonds are issued the roads
ALL OVER the county will he
built and linked up with the good
roads of the adjoining counties
and every resident of the county
will be on a permanent road or so
near it that he can get on it in a
few minutes. Is that worth your
time next Tuesday to go to the
polls and vote for BONDS? You
owe it to yourself and your county
to do this.
UNDERWEAR
*1.25 Men’s union suits at 79<*
*2.00 Alen’s union suits at *ll9
75c shirts and drawers at 48c
50c Ladies vests at '4e
75c boys union suits at 48c
Men’s all wool Serge Suits, *30.00. The price
quoted in many instances reproww less than
the cost of production. All wool serge, high
class tailoring and new designs and colors, a
perfect fit *22.45
Men’s *35.00 Suits for *24.75. Our *35 suits
have been the Lit of this and the surround
ing counties for the past season. We are of
fering these suits now at *24.75
EXTRA SPECIAL SCHLOSS BROS
Famous Suits, regular $37.50 and *40.00
value; all this season’s goods, and made in
new styles; positively worth *37.50 and
$40.00 or your money back. This sale
at * $27.25