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THE BARROW TIMES Published Every Thursday. A. G. LAMAR. Editor SI BSCKIPTION RATES One Copy Six Months 75 One Copy One Year $1.50 Official Organ Earrew County All Comic unication. [ Must Ee Signed Ey the Writer. Katerred as soonfl flitss Mail mutter at the post odi e at V. .tiller, u„ uniter Art of <,'ongr*>“ Mareh IK7'.'. THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS. O 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. 0 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 .