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From Our Exchanges FRED MASHBURN QUITE SICK IN CHICAGO. ft ft* ; , t From Elberton Star. Rev. J. 11. Mashburn received messages last night and this morn ing telling of the very serious ill ness of his son, Fred Mashburn at a hospital in Chicago. He is suf fering from pneumonia and the doctors expected the crisis to be reached today. He is about 35 years old and unmarried. He is auditor at fine of the big hotels of Chicago and lias been for several years past. His .brother, Will Mashburn, of Cincinnati, is at his bedside, and Mrs. <’. F. Herndon, <f Elberton, his sister, will leave today. Many friends of the fam ily, as well as of the sick young man who spent several years of bis boyhood in Elberton, hope to hear that he is better. A message was received this af lernoon stating that Mr. Mashburn died at 9 o’clock this morning. His body will be brought to Elber ton for burial. It will probably arrive here Sunday afternoon. DR. HARDMAN LANDS AN EIGHT POUND TROUT From Commerce News. Dr. L. <l. Hardman is spending o period on bis south Georgia and Florida farms, resting and fishing. < >ne of his farms borders on Lake Park, some ten miles out from Val dosta. and in that lake fish are lar. ge and plentiful. Ilis other large farm is out some ten miles from Valdosta and lies partly in Geor gia and partly in Florida. On this farm there are some ten large lakes, the largest covering fifteen acres. While boating and fishing on this large lake a few days ago, the doctor threw bis line and bung a huge fish. It taxed the streng th of the doctor to pull the fish to lhe boat. Finally after cutting all sorts of didoes the fish was brought to the boat when the doc tor thrust his hand into it’s gills and landed the fish in the boat, li weighed eight pounds and fur nished a fine meal for ten persons. DR. .T. G. ELDER Prominent Physician Passed Away On Wednesday; To Be Buried at Galilee Today. t * ” **. c From Jaclrson Herald. On Wednesday morning at 4 o’ clock, t the home of Mr. (!. W. Guffin, the soul of Dr. J. G. Elder returned to the God who gave it. Dr Elder’s health had been serioesly impaired for several months. On December 23rd, Dr. S. J. Smith was called to Dr. El der’s home at Clermont, Hall county, to attend him, and a few days later he was brought to the home of his sister, Mrs. G. W. Guf fin, Route 2, to be learer the phy sician. But his condition was such that the disease would not yield to medical skill, and he con tinued to grow worse. On Satur day night lie became critically ill. and his wife and children were summoned from Clermont to his bedside, and he passed away on Tuesday morning. Dr. Elder was born and reared in Jackson county, and for many years practiced his profession in Jeffersin. Five years ago, he moved to Clermont, where lie has since resided. He was 54 years of age. In young manhood lie was married to Miss Emma Segars, a grand daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ira Eetts. His widow and eight children survive him. Alsb. the following brothers and sisters, Messrs. George, Nathan, Dave, Phillip and Sidney Elder, Mrs. G. \V. Guffin, and Mrs. Flani gan of Auburn. Dr. Elder was rated as a physi cian of exceptional knowledge and skill, and was a man beloved for his splendid traits of character. His large number of friends and patrons are grieved over his un timely death, and much sympathy is extended the family. 11 is body xvill be interred today, Thursday, at 11a. in., at Gallilee ihureh with Masonic honors. WEDDING BELLS Freeman—Shields On Sunday at noon, in Jefferson, Mr. It. 11. Shields and Miss Ola Freeman were united in marriage, Judge W. W. Dickson performing the ceremony, The young cou )le left immediately over the Gainesville Midland for Atlanta, where thhey spent their honey noon. The bride is the charming young laughter of Mrs. Levi Freeman, and the bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gam Shields. Both are popular among their acquaint ances, and begin their wedded life with prospects of bright and hap >y future. THREE BITTEN BY MAD DOG ARE ALL TAKING TREAT MENT. From Walton Tribune Last Saturday a week ago, the wo small children of Mr. Charley Barclay, of near Campton, were 1 itten by a mad dog and on Mon lay following Mr. F. O. Darby was bitten by the same dog. After he had been bitten Mr. Darby gave the dog a severe kick, from which it died the next day. Dr. J. W. Smith happened along shortly afterwards and suggested that he had better cut the dog’s head off and send it to the State Board of llealh for extmination. This was done and a letter prompt ly came hack to the effect that the canine had hydrophobia, treat ment for the two children and Mr. Darby being sent at the same time. Since that time Mr. Darby and the two children have been tak ng the treatment regularly and ire getting along nicely. SIS GOT DRUNK. Banks County Journal. A cow, belonging to Mr. Bunk Presley, was rambling among the hills of Banks when she eaine upon some still beer. The cow drank all she could hold, got dizzy and ell from a cliff breaking her neck. Autolng for Wolves. The motorcycle threatens to out rival the broncho as an Instrument of locomotion ou Western ranches and cuttle ranges. According to the Illus trated World, cowboys are using It for rounding up cattle, driving In stray animals. Inspecting long lines of fences and other such work. By all odds the most remarkable pnrpoee for which the motorcycle is employed, however. Is that of chasing coyotes. Such a machine, If the terrain be not too difficult can easily overtake one of tlame little gray wolves, tiring the boost down to a point where It can no longer turn and dodge successfully. Then It Is simply a matter of a whirl of the lariat, and the vlcions brute, with a few quick spurts of the motor cycle Is choked to death. —i'ktludel- phia Public Ledger. She Knew. The girls lu the seventh gnule all wore large hair bows made of beau tiful, bright tissue paper. They were not only inexpensive but so pretty that they were declared a great suc cess until one day it rained and the bows faded all over the little owners’ hair. Then great was the lamenting. One of the boys looked from the girls with their spotted red and blue and purple hair to two spinster teach ers In the ilfty-year-old class. “1 don’t know as they’re so badly off.” he re marked to the teacher who was young and pretty and with a strong sense of humor, “I'd rather be faded on ac count of having beaus than to be on account of not having them.” Then teacher smiled. She too had preferences. —Indianapolis News. Belt Full of Sea Lion Scalps. As the sea lion is regarded as the worst enemy of the salmon, the state of Washington pays a bounty of s2.;>o on every sea lion scalp and t ecentlj William Hunter, who devotes his en tire time to hunting sea lions, collect ed jsxso for 882. scalps whlcl 1 < ga ered during the season. This man is also paid by the salmon fisheries for his efforts to rid the waters of the seu lions, lie Is known ns the “king of the sea lion hunters.” TITE BARROW TIMES, WINDER, GEORGIA THE TRUTH ABOUT THE “BLUE LAWS.” By Rev. L. Wilkie Collins. The subject of the Sunday laws is causing more discussion today than at any time in the history of our country For some time there has btjen an agitation for the re- peal of some of our Sunday laws. \nd now comes reform waves, col ling for laws that will prevent the operation of railroad trains, the publishing of Sunday papers, and the prevention of Sunday baseball and picture shows. One side de nounces these laws as an attack upon our liberties. The other side says that if we do not protect our American Sabbath, we will have such conditions of vice and Godlessness that our nation will be doomed. Who is right and what is the American Sabbath In all fairness I am going to try and answer that question. Our forefathers disagreed on many things, but, being mostly of the same race and faith, there was one question on which they invari ably agreed. From Washington to Lincoln, they conceived these United States to be under the providential care of the Almighty God, and they never dreamed of any law of the land which was not founded on the law of God and which rever enced the Sabbath day. They all thought of it as a day of rest, when men might lay aside their other duties and repair to the house of worship, where they might meas ure their lives by the standards of Almighty God. It was not until foreign immigration from South- Europe filled our northern cities with men of different mould, that anything else was thought of as the law of America. The result of that law was a fullfillment of the promise that the Sabbath keeping nations should “Ride on the high places of the earth.’’ What nation has prospered like America, or lias had so many evi dences of God’s favor? The truth is, that in keeping this law, the citizens of the United States have developed reverence, sobriety, thrift and integrity. It produced a* generation of men of the sort that God delights to honor. It is no wonder that De Locqueville told his countrymen, upon a re turn from a visit to this country, ‘France must have the American sabbath, or she is doomed.” The Wide-Open Sunday. To the Christian citizen this bat le is our Verdun. If we lose the dmstian Sabbath, we might as .veil change ears for Sodom and Tom or rah. The law-abiding citi zen remembers that in other lands where men have lost respect for he law of God they have had lit tle respect for the law of the na tion. Ask any of the hoys who have been to France, what they think of continental morals and continental life. And yet some of us are pleading for the license of the continental Sunday which was the direct cause of their de cadence, their impurity, and their unrest. The unpardonable sin is to shut God out of the life and a very effective method of doing that would be to shut God out of the life of the nation for seven days a week. Neither peace nor prosperity, nor any good thing would survive. The immigrant who is clamoring for the conti nental Sunday ought to be sen- encetl to spend the balance of his life there. He came away to es cape it’s poverty, it’s misery and it’s crime. And yet he wants to bring the same deluge down upon us. (continued on last page) fesklmes Play Football. Football i a fnvorite amusement with Eskimos of all ages. The foot ball Is a small round ball made ov' seal skin and stuffed with reindeer hair. In Labrador, ns in Greenland, it is whipped over the Ice with a thong loop attached to a wooden handle. It cud be caught In the nlr and returned with terrific force by means of this instru ment. New Garage Opens In Winder J. B. Lay & Son have opened-up an up to-date Garage with an experienced Ma chanic who knows every part and detail about Automobiles. We do all kind of repair work and keep up cars at the very lowest costs to meet the changed condition. We make a specialty of giving quick service and doing repair work without having to wait and all our work is strictly guarenteed. Try us and we will make you a satisfied patron of our garage, Located on Jackson street back of resi dence and close in to business section. Rent Service Day and Night Remember we are Headquarters for Groceries and are ready at all times to serve at our well known store on Candler street Important To The Public From The Winder Drug Company We deliver to all parts of the City. Fast Delivery Service. Call 286 for Best Drinks found in City. FINE CANDIES Agents for Whitman’s and Norris Can dy,, Most Exquisite lines of Candies found anywhere. MAGAZINES All popular Magazines are found here. Call us and we will gladly tell you about this department. Reliable Druggist Prescriptions Care fully Compounded. Quick Service, all parts of City WINDFR DRUG COMPANY THURSDAY JAN. ftO, 192 L