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The Barrow Times Published Every Thursday A. (1. LAMAR, Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Copy Six Months 75 One Copy One Year f1.50 All Communications Must Be Signed By the Writer. 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. O 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. kj • • 1 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