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THE PROGRESS VAN WILHITE, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. Subscription $i oo Per Yr. Vdvertising IC. l lc-Furnished On \ pplicntion. Published Every Thursday. Entered as Hccoiid-claHs matter. Novem ber h, l'.K)7, at the jiofttoftire at Jackson, Ga. tinder act of Congress of March 1.579. INSTITUTE CHAINGANG SYSTEM In many issues of The Pro gress much has been said con cerning our need of good roads. While we do not wish to bore our readers with this one sub ject, we are confident that there is no other question before the people of Butts county, unless it be our educational system, so fraught with weal or woe, with progress or stagnation, as this eternal question of GOOD ROADS. The liberty is therefore taken to publish the forceful words of President Finley, of the South ern Railway, on the value of good roads. Mr. Finley’s letter which appears in this issue goes straght to the point and you should read it. As stated in last week’s issue of The Progress the age is here when “distance is no longer measured by the yardstick but by the CLOCK-TICK’’ and it is economy and prosperity for our taxpayers that they realize that fact, and realize it to such an extent as will cause them to act. For the time has come for Butts county to DO something. Every year the taxpayers of this county are paying out thous ands of dollars for the piling up of a few shovelfuls of dirt and the filling in of a few mudholes - all for the sweet privilege of paying out the same amount for the same work each succeeding year. Make the roads PERMA NENT, and then either the tax rate can be lowered or the mon ey which was saved as the result of good roads can and should be expended on our educational system. We are not telling you some thing you do not know. You already know it. But you also know that knowledge is useless unless it be used. Therefore, can you not afford to sign your name to something like the following petition which v 11 be circulated: . the Ordinary of Butts Co.— “We, the undersigned citi v. as of said county respectfully , . lition you to order an election be held at the different voting 'cincts of said county, after advertising the same for thirty vs, for the purpose of allowing • county commissioners of said mty to levy an extra tax for >'J and 1910 for the purpose of ■tuting a chain gang system ' maintaining the same, so as iise the sum of five thousand rs each year for 1909 and to work roads and build 11 tes. ter, can you sign that? . the tax rate will be higher iiueh lower in the long run a allow a good system of to treble the wealth of bounty. •istance is no longer meas bv the yardstick but by the K-TICK” aenever you know much as God you can afford to o your brother aenever we become really aed we will pay our teachers *ut salaries. • MORE “THINKING” AND LESS “FOLLOWING” People should do less “following” and more “thinking.” The one great curse of the ages past is that humanity has “followed” too much and “thought” too little. Since savage man ceased to roam the woods and began to establish govern ments and found religions he has been crushed by these two institutions because of his own mental laziness. Middle-age superstition, and the nameless horrors of the church, commit ted in ages past in the name of religion, have all been pillowed upon this one stone of human frailty that allows someone else to do our thinking. The majority who ought to have ruled and who could have ruled only clanked their chains and suffered th'eir agonies, while the “few” who ought not to have ruled, reigned supreme —because those who wore the chains did not and do not think. If history proves anything it proves that civilization ad vances in proportion as the individual does his own thinking. Away with your little so-called colleges and schools that be lieve an education lies in the mere knowing of a few facts. We need an education that will train the yound mind to do its own thinking, and to do it accurately; an aducation that stresses a fact in so far as a conclusion can be drawn from that fact. The man who persistently refuses to subscribe for or read a newspaper merely because the editorials of that paper are not in harmony with his own little preconceived notions about what is right and what is wrong assumes an attitude of om niscience possessed only by the Creator himself. Such a man is course twin brother to the one who will not listen to the speech of an opposing candidate and both are direct lineal de scendants of the times when the flaming fagots were heaped beneath the body of the martyr who did think for himself, who did listen to both sides and dared to speak. On the other hand, all hail to the man who, like the just judge, will hear both sides, who will gather into his mind all facts, whether for or against his preferences, and will draw an honest conclusion from these facts, instead of gleefully drinking into his mental cranium what was merely SAID by Bill B. or Bill T. or even our own inimitable Thos. E. Such a man can look back to the block, the rack and the crackling flames for HIS political or religious ancestor, and it is through him and him alone that leads the way to the Plenty that shall bless this land, and to the good old times indeed that have never yet come but are coming. Let’s read, observe, study, THINK, “trust God, see all and be not afraid.” AN ERROR CORRECTED. Editor—We have received a great many inquiries which lead us to believe that there is an impression abroad in many sec tions that the State College of Agriculture is not in operation at the present time. This very erroneous idea probably gained credence because of the delay over appropriations last summer. The appropriations, as you doubtless know, were received, and the College is in active operation at this time with a good at tendance of boys from all parts of the State, but we believe you will be willing to give space to this notice which is in tended to correct the impression which may prevail in the minds of some of the young men in your community. It would be exceedingly unfortunate for any young man desiring to attend the State College of Agriculture for the purpose of taking either a long or short course to be prevented from doing so because he believed the College was not ready to receive stu dents and was not in active operation at this time. I have been constrained to write this short note because of the large number of inquiries which have come to me and be cause of the calamity which it would certainly be to have any young man denied the privilege of improving his knowledge of the State’s greatest industry under a misapprehension of the facts in the case. Very respectfully, ANDREW M. SOULE, President. We gladly give space to the above notice from a man who has had so many difficulties to overcome in the great work which he is doing for Georgia, and it is a pity that after this college was established, its president should find it necessary to write the above letter. Reader, the agricultural college at Athens is a much-needed institution. It’s there, its going to stay there, and it’s going to demonstrate to you that your farmer boy needs preparation just as the doctor needs prepar to follow his calling. “PLEASE STOP MY A newspaper is the great national book. It penetrates into the heart of nearly every family and silently does its work. It can drop the same idea into the minds of thousands of people at the same time. There are many people who read nothing else, almost no one reads that does not read the newspapers at home, as an advertising medium it is by far the cheapest and best; and every business man who wishes to prosper and be come a power in the land will keep the word “advertise” con stantly before him; take advantage of it on every hand; don’t let an opportunity pass to make your name and business favor ably known. Every advertisement inserted attracts the eye of the outside world, and nothing else tends more towards the growth of a city. “Times are hard, money is scarce, business is dull, retrench ment is duty—please stop my-” “Whiskey?” “Oh, no; times are not hard enough for that. But there is something else that costs me a large amount every year, which I wish to save. Please stop my—” Ribbons, Jewelry, ornaments and trinkets? "No, no, not those, but I must retrench somewhere. Please stop my—” Tobacco, cigars, snuff? “Not these at all, but I believe I can see a way to effect quite a saving in another di rection. Please stop my—” Tea, coffee and unhealthful luxu ries? “No, no, not these. I must think of something else. Ah! I have it now. My paper costs SI.OO a year. Please stop my paper. That will carry me through the panic easily. I be lieve in retrenchment and economy especially in brain.—Ex. A BANK FOR ALL There are some people in every community who think that banks were made for the rich. If you are one of the misinformed who have this thought, let us again emphasize the fact that ours is a bank FOR ALL THE PEOPLE. A deposit of SI.OO re ceives the same welcome and the same courteous attention as a large deposit, for this reason: Many a deposit of SI.OO has grown into an account of $1,000.00 or more, and therefore will be worth while to us and the depositor. Here is something WE KNOW: A dollar in the bank draws others to it. Why? Because you have seen how easy it is to start and you will find it still easier to con tinue by putting ail you can spare in THE BANK. Deposit with us and call OUR BANK YOUR BANK The Jackson National Bank, THE PROGRESSIVE BANK, Jackson, Georgia. Hudnot’s Toilet Articles Are world famous—We have them and we are selling them Your attention for a minute: Slaton Drug Cos. Drugs and Prescriptions Look at this question of good clothes candidly; if you do you’ll buy our Hart Schaffner & Marx suits and overcoats; they’re right in every way. All-wool, correct in style. The Jackson Mercantile Cos. Mr. Tom Clark is resting and spending a week with homefolks out at Worthvilie this week. The season of the year is here when you are in constant need of face creams, For your own good you should be acquainted with Hudnot’s Marvelous Cold Cream, which is so named be cause of its perfection in the matter of manufacture. You need this cream. From the chemist’s viewpoint it is velvety in its smoothness, creamy in its consistence, daintily white and absolutely pure, and it will keep indefinite ly without changing. From the consumer’s standpoint it is a cold cream psssessing all the qualities most sought by wo men. It is an innocent un guent of rare effectiveness in soothing, healing and beautify ing the skin. And then, there’s Hudnot’s Liquid Green Soap, delightfully perfumed, which produces the snowy heights of perfect clean liness. Besides, we have Hudnot’s face powders, per fumes etc., without which you cannot afford to be, if you would possess a perfect com plexion. FOR SALE. 50 acres of good land with splendid improvements, in 616th District, G. M., Butts county. The same, a portion of the old John LeGuinn place and in a good community. Will be sold cheap for cash. See or write, Joe L. Bailey, 10-16. Jackson, Ga. Miss Mae, Duke entertained a a number of her friends Satur day.