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Our Superstitious Vein Eodrciing Ji Fancy Yfc* Day ■’•"'A V*i£K since tin- dawn of lime the jM happenings of New Year’s day ' ™ have ImuJi said to fort :ii tin* J tuck of tlie coming months. For there Is n vein of (superstition in the human rats*, uiid all of us share In Its delu ' sion*. Then* Is no day In the year without Its enctrcllug wreath of fancy; this tirst day of them all is woiiilrous ly bedecked. Not even Christmas is s(t ancient, and so world renowned. •n1 it stand - first In the folklore of every language. Ou New Year -, day in ancient Egypt, when as vet the pyramids were unbuilt, there were grand proce* Inn* and “nicking sac rifices. In Sparta it was celebrated tvjr the consecration of youth* to mili tary service. Among the Saxons and old German* were great rejoicings, feastlngs and carousings on this <lay, and the ''as sail bowl passed merrily around. This was h great vessel filled with ale, -sugar, frtilts. ntittneg an 1 spices. '1 here was enough for th * whole community and the great bowl ran freely all day. In all countries there have been charms arid devotion* |eciiliar to the opening year, for'n desire to peer into the future is really common to us nil, no matter how we affect to deride the Idea. The Bible charm was one famil iar to our grandfathers, and w as used by religious people even down to the present generation. it Is solemn i.nd Interesting, and well worth recording. “When the clock strikes 12 <>n New Year’s eve, pick up your Bible and open if at random, and walking back ward to n table, lay tile; book down, face open, upon If. Turn around throe times, take up the book, real the verse upon which your thumb fulls. It will tell your fate for the coming year. !<’or Instance, If it should be: “And He will l<jve thee mid bless thee and multiply thee.” or "If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in til* uttermost parts of the earth.’’ we ex pect a very pleasant year. But eonceivi the horror of one who should opet to these words: “So la* died, r.nd war (fathered to h's fathers." or “In he l ' lie lifted up his eves being in tor roent.' lii S" t-erinnd tho midden horrov her mother vidd mu rwR. lies It tvlt hair fm !iei iiwi lnad. then <ll ponds It lust •*'or the riin of a r*i* Clip, nil il" whl.e itiiuulni! rapidly li yetir* "I lift own a Of oinirtwi tin Im r-li'in? rl’iK tremhles and atinel noilnsi 1 lie ru|i. and each Unit* 1111 count* mi' vetir before she w II wwl mi she nmsi linin' very fist, or tv shocked in 'he ntimlior of taps 'll Norway the kind .it tisli 1 • irht on file day t'uroielli ‘fisherman's •tick for tho coiiili u vr>ir In rura' Vew Kn trln ml 11I1110*' uvery iniillty tins Mime speeh’l ol nnn of for'nn 'oilin ’ oi Its own for 'his l:iv of f e Tho Ch ties*' Imve n and inrds fin thou •units of y< ill's and tho queerest fh’it" in tile tvo' iil Is 11 Ch'nese Now Yer.r * cam li elves nil 'lt rompdnie'ifnrv titles of ftie ownei 11ml Is almost as larirt' as a P in-'p In nlilen time it whs the l ustiinj for tenants to tjlvo New Year's • ft- to their landlords and every loyal subject owed ti gift It his snverelirn We read how Rood Queen Kllr.r'hefh wits such a favorite that her irlfts were marvels of taste end extra' nennee. In our country we give presents on Christmas day. hiu In France they are reserved for the Om of tho year. Wihm .*y <* Ch irc*.i* .el. ml of IS.i ico '.* oow* WfcwT .at. '" ,a| 4 __ . --.T" I“ I DONt CARE MOW GOOD IT 15-THE . 'ASBESTOS I ''NOW BETTER- I SAW IT | SWE ATT ASBESTOS WIU. RUST OUT i DOCSWT SWEAT WITH WIT OWN ETES", Bhßi iJ The sheet of copper must be between the asbestos and outer car’ t rr e <y, ns it is in the Copper-Clad Range. It nd< good anywhere else. Buy a Copper Clad—The World 8 Greatest RaJ-ge. Smith Hardware Company Bffi.l WOLF! SHEETS CLOTHIWi fVct of Vital Interest to Everybody In Georgia Socialistic Scheme Worthy of Lcnine And Trotsky The Municipal L ague of Georgia is iM**nsiNy an org-.ntzution of towns and cities in G- or da. In reality the league consists of Marion M. Jackson, James L. Key and John J. ICagan of Atlanta. Al/out one hundred munici palities have been induced to lend their names to the organization with out investigating the aims of its domi nating spirit, or where the League originated. In one of Mu bulletins of the Muni cipal League the following statement appears: “The League has no connection with any organization outside of Georgia.” From "Public Ownership," the of cial bulletin of the Public Ownership League of America, for August, 1919, is copied the following: “Atlanta and Georgia Organizing: **A letter just received from Marion M. Jackson. bhv --‘\V* nr* now In ?ho midst of our flight, here, bo*h locally and for the Btat/\ It is our purpose to organize both in the city < Atlanta and the State, a non-pwr t-.in public ownership LeaffM, We would l>* iIcMkHwI to receive from yy* any detail* *n<i uirtt stions. Our fiyrht bee jut beifun find we are icoiny to need every force to bring It to a auccettsful conclu • ion.* ‘Mr J.neV*on, r 1 Mr. John Katram ue well ft I .uw L. Key. the mayor of the c, \ ol Atlanta, arr ell members of the Public Owner \ p Leil ie. M Who Cari D. Thompson Is The Public Ownership League of America is a socialistic organization if Chicago, Illinois, headed by Carl D. Thompson, Secretary, who was at one time Secretary to Victor Berger, So cialistic Mayor of Milwaukee. In the programme of * meeting, commencing November 15th, 1919, of the Public Ownership League of America, at Chicago, Mr. Marion M. Jackson is listed as one of the speak ers. The Municipal League of Georgia advocate* and stands for the funda mental theory of Socialism —Govern- ment Ownership—The secretary of the parent organization, the Public Ownership League of America, in its meeting at Chicago, Illinois, November 15th, 1919, declared th- features of the work for 1920 should be for the retention and ultimate piblic owner ship of railroads; the nationalization of coni mines; continuous efforts to have telephones and telegraphs a pari of the Postal System; continued pres sure of the effort to promote munici pal ownership of all utilities. A Trick To Make Socialists Thr plan is to first fool the peovl* into voting for national, state or inn nir.ipal ownership of these important factors in the economic life of the na tion, and then to change banking and manufacturing to public ownership, end the Socialist Party would then announce itself. This process of camouflaging the real motive behind the effort is evi dently chosen because the socialists well knew that their sophistries 'and generalities would not find among the people of Georgia enough disordered brains to form the nucleus for an ef fective political machine but with the cunning of their kind they have branded their effort the Municipal League of Georgia and committed it activities to Messrs. Key, .Jackson and Eagan. Lenine and Trotsky learned their lesson from the same school. cn. I> tiring econoinj <• '••••>• *tiu,.le’’ "r-*te Dr Samuel Smiles, nn authority on the subject. “Spend less than you earn That Is the flnri rule. A port ton should al ways be set aside for the fiturv.” THE BARROW TIMES, The Old Year and the New A Ssrmon for New Year's Eve oy REV. STEPHEN PAULSON My Time* are in Thy hand.—Psalm S1;1S All and solemn are the Inst hours of the dying year. Only a few month* ago a New Year v.as given unto it--, fresh and pure from God's great storehouse of time. !i has spent It- life upon the earth, -un Its footprints "til never be effaced The departing year lui* brought to u- God's numberless blessings: It has seen many noWte deeds done, and H has seen progress in many depart ments of life. The passing of another year must emphasize to every thoughtful person the swift flight of time. Looking backward over the past years of out life they seem to shrink to the size of beads strung around a child's neck. Seeking an image ot man’s career, the prophet sees his days swifter than n weaver’s shuttle; his years swifter than nn arrow, mining as it rises to its fall. U’liat is man’s life? he asks It is a cloud dissolving in the stin bine. It is a summer brook swollen by sudden rains hut soon running out ind leaving the stones hare again It Is it tale that is soon told. These !: sf days of the old year ure as to husband well ihe time that : s -'ill given us. To a shrub n veer means only a leaf; to tht* vine, a eltis er; to the tree, anew ring of wood But to a man a year mean- a large oortion of his life which iins been used or wasted. Youth often unthink ingly throws all responsibilities on the years to come. To him everything -•corns possible ill the future. Then hi* thinks to have time for education. Then lie will practice economy and thrift, let the present he prodigal a* it may. The morrow will suffice for the forming of habits and the building of character. So dazzled by the fu ture the youth allows the years to slip through his hands, and the result is a man who is nn intellectual infant and a moral feehling. A* you pause now and think over the past, yon must realize that the morrow holds no harvests which the laborers called vesterdn.vs did not sow and cultivate There was an ancient custom of put ting nn hourglass into the coffin of the deed to signify that their time had run out —a useless notification to them. Better put the hourglass into ho hand of every living man to slue him how swiftly the sands of life <b> flow. But. sifter all. time is of value onlv as we make the best use of it We live In tie. is, not years; lit thoughts, not breallis: In f,-e'inua no- in ipriires on n dial We should count- lime by heart-throbs He most lives Who thinks most, feels the noblest acts the host The old year may hold our many fn'lures many disappointments, linin'- hitter regrets. The New Year holds out to us hope and promise, for my -imes are in Th.v hand O Lord. If should comfort us when we think of the brevity of our years, to reallz* by contrast the length of God’s years We have hut a short time to work and it is well to remember that in order that we may he dllligent. But God has a whole eternity In which to work, and it Is well to reinember that also, so that we may cease from fretfulness and impatience at the slow progress of llis kingdom among us. Jesus Christ has not ceased from His redemption of the '/olid, nor has God been defeated in His plans for hu manity, for the times of men and nations are in llis hand. PLIGHT OF REFUGEE CHILDREN TERRIBLE On** hundred thousand Russian rf i gws in Poland r absolute!; destitute, according to official estimates The majority of that. i.re women ami chil firen. The condition of the latter par ticularly is pitiful and they will he among the beneficiaries front tho 00.000 fund being raised by the European Reliei Council, composed of eight leading American rel . agenefef for a Joint appeal In be> alf of the million* of little Europeans who can look only to America the food, clothing and medical care that wSH make it possible for them to survlvo the winter. CONTRIWAWtO' S EXEMPT FROM TAXATION. Contributions to the collection of the European Relief Council for tho European children’s relief fund are ex empt from taxation and may be de ducted from Income ta: returns, ac cording 10 a ruling that Inis been inside by the office of Internal Revenue lu Washington. 30,000 YOUNGSTERS VICTIMS OF RICKETS Of all disrates that am taking * dendly toll among the children of Vienna as the result of underfeed In;, rickets Is pre ing the most erious and wldesj lent! menace. Not less than 30c chlhtrei .lie ' iier'ujt from ih' painful affliction. according to t.ffl< M •afhr.ates. To rescue these through rrovldlo* proper food, elcthing and medical at tentioa that otherwise they cannot ob tain tha Euro|"n Retlef Council, cona posed of eight leading American r* lief agencies, is making a >iut appea, for $8.3.000,000 for the relief of *,600,. 000 destitute and suffortog Korop*** children. TO Slfcti Anil NtLU < i,< Ml mD luiiidiiY PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE IS’ REAL GODSEND Red Cross Has Placed Seventy Four Nurses In Southern Communities And Hopes to Increase Number Through Fourth Roll Call. A* the time approaches for the fourth Hull Call ol the American Red Cross, which lakes place from Novem ber XI to 26, many people all over the country are asking how their last ycar’B membership foes have been spent and what are the organization’s plans l or the future. Full statements have been made from time to time, ami tlie linancial records of the Red Cross both in the chapters ant for na tional work a, e ulways open to lue public, but many people have neither •,ime nor iucllnai on to study them, t-al the simple statement that, puuhc health nuisiiig is one of ihe most im porumt phases ot the R -d Crosa pro gram means little to a pe* aon who aas ue madi' a special study of the woik. it is necessary to unde.sta,.d just what ,t R f, ii Cross public health uuise in. a.to some .specific community to realize tlio uni 1 utilise o, wuat the 0.- ganiration is doing. Take the rVu ; i .ountai.i town of Highlands, N. C„ for instance, a summer resort with a winter population of about three Hun dred peopi \ United on a :a ! -ff on the side of a mountain, eighte n iniio: from a i.iilroad over roads that are practically impassable for about eight months in the year. Highland* has no hospital, no dentist, no trained nurses and only” one physician, hut It has a lied Cross chapter. And last year the Red Cross Chapter applied for si public health nurse, that is. a giatluale trained nurse who has taken spci ial poet-graduate turning in pub lic health work Tbe Nursing Depart ment of the Southern Division sent Miss Margaret Harry, a nurse who bud been trained under a Red Cross scholarship and who thoroughly un derstood mountain conditions, to fill the plate. One of Mhs Harry’s first moves af ter she became acquainted with the people and won their confidence was to open a H'-alth Center. H alth Cen ter is a: other term that means little to the person who has not seen one In operation. The Red Cross Health ('cuter a; Highlands Is the lower floor of the V’ lr'.onie Temple, donated, rent free, by the Macons for that purpose. It is *:•!•:>vai off Into three rooms and 4 foH by partitions which Min* Harry Ituil! h<-i. df because of the scarcity 5t l nor. One of the rooms Is a rest •oc-v. and p neral clinic. Here are •Jascales lor weighing and tbe appa DANGER, DON’T li; DO NOT PLAGE YOURSELF UNDER OBLIGATION TO YOUR FRIENDS BY ASKING THEM TO SIGN YOUR BOND— BECAUSE YOU MAY EE CALLED UPON TO RECIPROCATE BY SIGNING A BONP FOR THEM - YOU PHOT D NOT SI GN A BOND FOR ANY ONE— BECAUSE YOU MAY THEREBY AFFECT YOUR CREDIT OR INVOLVE YOUR ESTATE • vSfIET AOINT AOINO LET US SIGN YOUR BOND— NORTH GEORGIA TRUST & BANKING CO. INSURANCE DEPARTMENT PHONE 82 S. F. MAUGHON. Manager WINDER, GEORGIA TO OUR CUSTOMERS We want to thank our custo mers nnd friends for the splendid business given us through the year 1920. and we wk.h to you a t’t'i’s ’ hnppy new year. Winder 5c & 10c Store S. M. Bt. JOHN, Prop ratus for measuring under-nourished; children; here talks are made to moth ers about the proper care of their ba j blca. The hall is fitted up as a wait ing room with health posters on the walls and health literature for distri bution to all wno are Interested. The room on tue right is an emergency hospuai fitted up with five beds and a crib for the very small patients. at the is the nurse’s private oitice, wuicu is also ihe operating i i/oat, fitted with a real operating ta i bie ami a dentist’s chair. Weighing and ineacuring children of scuooi uud pre-school age \*as one of the first things undertaken at i.hy coavur. Children who were uuo -r --aiZad and under-weight were advie and as to uidir diet, aro so eager were they to gain the pounds and inch'’.; that would make them normal t-,at hay reuuiiy consented to substitute ntla for the coffee and tea they were i: ustoniid to drink. uiiES Harry next turned her aft n tiou to tba care of the teeth. At her r quest, a dentist came over tbe moun tain.* from Franklin and atayed lor tn days and was bnuy for every min ute of that time, finding several seri ous cases of pyorrhoea among fifteen and sixteen year old children. Miss Harry's dental clinic will be respon sible for saving these teeth. Later, an eye, ear, nose and throat specialist followed tbe dentist and a number I of operations for tonsils and adenoids were performed at the Health Center, the patients a: and their mothers being kept overnight in the emergency hos pital. Both clinics will lie a more or less regular matter from now on. In addition to her work at the health center, Miss Hairy hes done visiting nursing all over ihe mountains, some times walking four or five miles to see one patient. One woman, the i mother of ten children, \v ho has not been out of bed for several years, has already neon taken to Charlotte for a 'serious operation. Miss Harry aceorn i panying her on the jonrney as she had never been on the train before. But the value of a Red Cross pub lic health nurse is not limited to re mote rural communities, as the fol lowing extracts from a report made by a woman of Athens, Oa.. who in terested herself In the work of the Red Cross nurse employed by the Clarke County Chapter will show. The reoort. which was published m the THURSDAY, DEC 1 . 30, 1020. Athens Banner, says, iu part: 1 went in to ask Miss Crawford the Clarke County Red Crons nurse about her work recently, and I was not only interested in what she had to tell me, but aroused a* to Ty own responsibilities in the matte* of health. 1 had an idea that Miss Crawford’s duties as county nurse consisted ii going about nursing charity <-asen. flu ,o, indeed. That just shows hoc 1{ uorant 1 was of the sort of au tnvesi ment I had made with Riy lied Owl dollar. Miss Crawford works on tho ttieor: (hat an ounce of prevention is wortl a pound of cure. She say* she hai not time for what, seems to ba tech ideally known as ’ bed-side nursing.’ When anyone in the county is faker sick, Miss Crawford will go into tht home and show the members of tin family how to nurse the patient. Sht will stay perhaps two hours at a time and for such a visit you may pay hei a quarter or fifty cents, or even fif teen cents, if you prefer not to accept charity, and she will explain to you what, is needed in the case of the particular illness you are nursing and help you with the first steps. In Tuckston and Oconee Heights she has organized r< guiar classes iu horn*, nursing. These classes meet once a week in Oconee Heights, once every i wo weeks in Tuckston,<and Mias Craw ford bliows her pupil *, at their leisure and under more favorable circum stances than when there is actual ill ness, the same things that she shows! the houseke per when she is called! into a home where there is sickness 1 In Fast Athens she has a Little j Mothers’ Club, where she iB teaching! these same things to the girls. 4 And last Saturday she started a. Health Center iu Winterville. Sh* 1 told me they were going to start a j Health Center next week in East Ath j ens. - 2 And iu giving a dollar last Decern her to help finance this undertaking I fpel that you made a good invest ment. Don't you? The Southern Division of the Ren Cross has placed seventy-four pnblk health nurses in ihe five states of North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida. ’ successful Fourth Roll Call will make if |Kis?lbi-. to continue the work of these nurses and to add to them many others for similar service throughout the divi sion. Last Words cf Rulers. TV> nnrienta hart an enr for last A’orrts. and smonr the reputed fare •vaiis cf Roman emperors there hare !*'<* bnarted down Nero’s cynical. TVfcat an artist the world is losing la mo 4" Julian's cry of surrender, “Them has -oacr.ered, O Oainean !* and Voa pnslan's iro.de. “I feel myself he coming ft god.” Duties of the Queen Bee. It may be interesting to some peo ple to learn that all the work in a bee hive is done by female bees. The drones, or n . I--, live on the labors of their more indu.-frious female <'■ m panlous. M r* ver, there is |o such ' thing as a king bee. The ruler of tho hive Is the queen, but she is a ruler in name only, being guarded nnd pro tected by the bees simply because the colony would become extinct If she did not lay eggs at a prodigious rate. It is not unusual for a good queen to pro doce her own weight in eggs in a tingle day, and the keeps this up for weeks at a time.