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THE BARROW TIMES
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THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
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Every person ihs I .is or her notion about
things in , ',-il as the old woman who kiss.
*I the ealf.
We .ill like personal liherty and the right
to ea (i ross out opinions, and especially is this
true' a l.t'n governmental qu< Minns of great
concent are to be settled.
Then it is that we all think v.e know as
rmieli how things ought to be settled as the
most astute and great statesmen of the
world.
It makes no difference with us whether we
comprehend a question at issue, or whether |
in fact v.( know anything about it. we all
fi ( 1 know what ought to be done rmieli
better than President Wilson or ex-president !
Taft.
We all deplored the terrible world war
just ended and proclaimed to the world that
we hoped there would never be again such
an aw ml calamity \ is:t us.
Now when the great minds of the world
are. trvmg to pn vent a repetition of destrue-!
lion and bloodshed by establishing a league
of Nations, ai ideal so high and noble in its
purp ses that it ought to have the sanet'on
and prayers of every man. we find men op
posing
l-'or the life < f us. wi cannot understand
why any thinking man, why any man who
loves peace arid abhors war can oppose the
Leag re of \. li. is.
The Times regrets that any man would
lcn <1 lis influence to those who oppose this
high ideal that means so much to the peace
and safety of the world.
li tae League of Nations only accomplish
es hail the results the great minds of all \a
t'oos i opt* for. it will hnvt done more for the
geo' l of humanity and more for the advance
ment of civilization than all the opposition
to i* would accomplish in a million years.
V. e make a grave mistake when we oppose
the League ol Nations. It is an appeal to the
best and the highest in the human soul.
"ART NOT CHANCE.” * >
[ • Hit
(The Count r- Journal]
Mr. Horace Lorirner. editor of the Satur
day Evening Pest, is quoted in a newspaper
interv ieu as saying of vv riling ;
Liven talent for it. or even genius for it.
all young men must prepare h'mself for writ
ing as lie would for any profession- l>\ study
and practice. .Men do not expect to h ap over
night into the practice of either medicine or
law. Hut there is an i' ! ea current that writing
is a haphazard rofession and that success in
't just happens. I know of none that involves
more drudgery and hard work during the
years f preparation, or that requires more
continuous efforts In maintain a once-won
place with the public. On every story that a
writer publishes iliere is a plebiscite to deter
mine vvliether he shall he encouraged to con
tinue. Past performance avails l'ttle with the
reading public. Rather it makes it more criti
cal and exacting. A writer's reputation al
ways depends on his next story.
I ref. Ailo Hates, who vvrolt well about
wilting said: “The wav to learn to write is
to write.” IIC assertion was a mere boiling
down of the familiar couplet:
True ease in writing mines from art, not
oh a nee.
As fh.se mom oasii t who liavt learned to
dance.
Nevertheless. true ease in woting is dan
gerous. A writer wlio begins to write easily,
to think easily, id live easily, is in a way ut
learui g in hilterness that art always is im
provin'; to declining, never static*. Specimens
of the manuseript of Mark Twain have illus
trated the re-writing. the ureal humorist did
to polish his seemingly -pontnneous humoi
to the point el seeming spontaneity, and l>
ly, I e gained a groat audieneO and enduiing j
fame. Stevenson, whose stern s are read hy
lads who are uneonseious of the aulhor s
maste • v ot writing; headlong followers et
tin* details of the story, is read with as great
delight hy the keenest < riti- s of the art to
which lie devoted years of assiduous labor,
polishing his stple as a lapidary polishes a
stone.
\ T -,i,„dy is a natural, spontaneous, effort -
less, insouciant. hanker or commission mer
chant. The tricks of all traces must he learn
cd, lU ifiliations of all fallings musl he solv
ed. . ery little work that is done well is done
easily “Wr'ting is hm stringing words toge
the ” lint countless persons string w r.s lo
gcthei and sell their strings in a fairly good
market. Only a ftw in eaeh generation so
write that there is a continuing interest in
iheir w rit'ug.
THE FAMILY SITTING ROOM.
(The Albany Herald.)
TO fa . \ sitting room has strong com
petitor' owafiays. There are so many things
to do that beckon not only to young folks but
father and mother as well—even grandfather
and grandmother. The movies and the family
automobile are hut two of many competitors
that the fireside and the family reading table
have to meet, and the competition grows
keener every day.
The world never stands still, and nobody
desires that it should. We live in an age of
prn mss. and the times move and change so
swiftly lhat just to be in the midst of them
outlines makes us dizzy. It is a wonderful
eg* In which vve find ourselves—undoubtedly
the most wonderful age in which man has
lived, with the vision before us of yet more
astonishing things to come.
Nobody wants to get out of the current of
these astonishing times and be left behind.
He who would deliberately slip into an eddy
and rema'n for the rest of his days lacks cou
rage. lacks imagination, lacks red blood in
his veins. The times call us to “get in,” and
the spirit of the times forbids our “staying
out.”
And to grow morbid over apprehension
for the tendency of the times; to imagine we
are headed for the rocks and that no hand
can save us; to lose sight of llie wonders of
the age because there are shadows across the
road is 1< destroy whatever opportunities for
helpfulness there may he within us.
Still, one may wonder whether there is
anything under the sun that i-an take the
[dace of tin home influence in keeping the
nation in the straight road that loads upward
and grounding the generalimis. as they suc
ceed each other, in the fundamentals of na
tional strength. Without the home life of the
past, there could have been no such America
as the world sees today, and if the character
of the home life shall undergo great changes
when so many other things are changing, one
can but wonder what is to take the place of
ihe creat stabilizing influence which has
meant su much in t he past.
The Acer van hoi. e has been the American
anchor through all the storms the nation has
weathered. The storms are not going to cease,
and there \\ ill he need of an anchor as long as
tin ship shall sail. Is there another anchor as
st roi g ; - the home . We Doubt it.
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WALKERS FOR PLEASURE.
The old- l ashioned person w ho used to walk
mile after mile on pleasant Sunday after
jnoons through the countryside, has entirely
.disappeared. This is the inevitable conclusion
drawn by any one who pursuses this an
i'-ient pastime and w ho has spent Sunday af
j ter Sunday drilling hv foot over macadam
and dirt roads frequented only by automo
bilists and an occasional farm hand traveling
to a ne'ghbor’s.
Walking for the of the walk has pass.
e(i oul. . with the one-horse rig. the glass
encased artificial flowers in the parlor anil
hair-coven and furniture. It had its day before
the bieyi le ami ihe nulomohile. and with the
advent nt these quicker, easier means of
iraiisporation it dropped from the human
sehrinc < J 1 l.ings with a dull thud.
And vd a hike through the country is good
for body aid soul. It gives the body a work
out lhat is hound li> he beneficial, it exercises
muscles lhat are all too seldom use'* nowa
days ami it gives an opportunity for really
seeing the beauties of the country instead of
hurrying through at forty miles an hour and
knowing only that you’ve seen trees and ri
vers and shrubbery. Hiking takes you into
the heart of nature, makes you intimately ac
quainted with the birds am 1 the flowers and
Ihe peaee lhat cannot he found in 1 lie cities.
And then, too, there’s a hit more fun in
walking Ilian in scurrying around in ears.
Take, for instance, the delightful sensation,
after ten or twelve miles and telling the far
mer ai whoso house you stop for a drink, of
your hike, of hearing Ihis farmer say. with
all llie awe in the world: “Hood Lor l *, you’ll
win the bet. won’l ye
SUPERINTENDENT OF BANKS.
The hill now pending in the (Jeorgia legis
lature. know n as the ” Banking Bill.” will in
all probability he enacted this week. Perhaps
before ibis is printed.
If it beeonies a law, 1 lie Uovernur will
have to appoint a Superintendent of Banks.
;.••cording to llie terms of 1 he hill.
There is a man. who formerlv lived in W in
dei. tmt now of Atlanta, who would he peeu
lilarlv tllteil for ihis position oil account < f
his long experience and thorough know ledge
of all the [lhazes of banking.
\Ye refer to Mr. \V. 11. Toole, who is so
well known in hanking circles all over the
slate.
lb was an honored citizen and hanker in
Winder for twenly years and possesses all
the qualities to till this office in a eredilable
manner 1o all concerned.
Mr. Toole is IT-miliar wjtli the conditions
in t lie small communities, as well as in the
!arg* eitiis. lie is pleasant and affable in his
manner <•* dealing with the public and we
feel would make an ideal man tor this im
pmtant position
Wc W oubl he glad to s* i the press of (.e. ’
gia. a unit in asking his appointment by H i
(Joverner in the event the Bill becomes a law.
THE COST OF HIGH LIVING.
Ti e Washington i’osl
.lames .1, Hill, discussing ihe mild torin
rf high efist of living that worried people
ten years ago, said the trouble was real I \ 1 oe
cost of high living, lie was mostly right, too.
\,.w we have the genuine article with us.
hut it is common knowledge that it is also
closely associated will) the cost of high liv
ing Accompanying the wall ugainst high
prices that comes from all parts of the world
comes also the general comment of observers
1 ha* people are possessed with a desire to
spend riotously. In Paris, in London, in Ber
lin. in New York and in Oshkosh they are
spending now as turiously as they fought or
worked in war time. The money of the times
is cheap, hut it comes easily, there is a
long period of painful stinting to he made up.
There is little doubt that the people are
spending their Liberty Bonds. Ihe world has
gene on a spree That is manifesting itself in
many ways, of which lavish expenditure is
hut one. The worst of it is that the cost of
living increases ihe high cost of living. \\ hen
spenders are free and easy, traders make
prices with a facile pencil. Those who part
iightlv will, their easy money make hard
buying for those who must part sparingly
with their limited funds. He who spends on
luxuries without accounting causes himself
to pay more for necessaries. To all other in
flations we now add the inflation of money
made cheap by holding if cheapv.
The
North Georgia Trust
& Banking Cos.
While organized only five years ago. we have built the NORTH BEOR
CIA TRUST ANT) BANKING COMPANY to an Institution which, in RE
SOURCES and business handled, has taken front rank among the hanking
Institutions of this section of our State.
It is a structure which coud only have been erected on the foundation of
EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT and PROMPT and ACCI HA I E sKRAK E.
The same SERVICE which made possible this gratifying growth is at ti e
command of every corporation, firm and individual that desire such advan
tages.
CONSERVATIVE?
Certainly, we are—
Also wide awake and LIBERAL to the highest degree consistent with
sound banking.
That’s the kind of a bank YOU NEED for the handling of your busi
ness.
We operate various departments astollows:
BANKING
Regular < 'ommereial Banking.
Saving Department.
('hristmas Saving < luh.
TRUST DEPARTMENT
Stocks and Bonds.
AYe write all forms of Insurance.
We deal in first Mortgages and long
term real estate loans.
We take pleasure in serving as Trustees for special funds. Guardians
for minor children and Executive of Wills.
We appreciate the patronage we now enjoy.
SUCCESSFUL CITIZENS recognize the perfect service of our Bank. If
you life not now enjoying the service of our Institution, follow the example of
others and start an account with
NORTH GEORGIA TRUST & BANKING CO.
WINDER, GEORGIA
The bank of Appreciation and service.
Slate. County and City DeposiU*;-".
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $220,000.00
TOTAL RESOURCES more than $900,000.00
The following is a list of our officers and directors—each and every one per
sonally appreciate the patronage of those whom we now enjoy and would
appreciate equally as much the banking business of those who are not now cus
tomers of ours.
OFFICERS
W.C HORTON
V. L. JACKSON Active Vive Pmn.
W. R •■:••••• ,“'“ r
K. a. SIMS ' '" l,,er
A \ Cup il. R. Maynard
W.L. DeLaperriere W -
T. C. Flanigan U. 0. Niblaek
M. J. Griffeth W. H. Toole
A. J. Hardigree y; *p Kobinson
S. -P. Higgins L. F. Sell
W. M. Holsenbeek
~, ~ . J. T. Strange
. Horton
w , , , R. L. Woodruff
W. L. Jackson .
, . . A. Eavenson
( laud Mnyne
.Mr. Ernest Arnold returned
Wednesday, from a visit to friends
in Covington.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Elrod, of
darkest on. are visiting here for
several days.
Mrs. W. T. Robinson, Mrs. 0. E.
Summerour, Miss Montine Robin
son and Mr. J. Bee Robinson
leaves next Monday, for a motor
trip to Washington. 1). C., and
other points of interest.
Mrs. Jones, formerly Miss Cas
sie Briscoe, is well known in Min
der. where she taught school a
number of years.
She w as very popular as a teach
er and has many friends here who
w ill welcome her return.
Mr. R. W. Wright of Covington,
is here on business. Mr. Wright
was reared in Winder and has
scores of friends who are always
glad to see him.
Mr. Henry Harris of Commerce, 1 ,
was a visitor here yesterday.
Miss Mattis Harris of Commerce
is the guest of Mr. and Mrs- John*
Baird this week.
Mrs. (F. Jones, of CedartowTg
is visiting Mrs. C. W. Smith this
week.
Mrs. W. R. Smith returned home,
this week after an absence of sev
eral weeks at her former home in
Hogansville, where she suffered
great sorrow in the loss of her son.
Her many friends in Winder sym
pathize with her .