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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF BUTTS COUNTY THE BEST PAPER IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST COUNTY IN THE BEST STATE IN THE BEST COUNTRY. FORTY-FIRST YEAR. THE HUSH OF SEIZING OPPORTUNITIES Delivered Before Few Society At Emory College Elam Franklin Dempsey. That “man is a bundle of hab its” is one of those pithy aphorisms in which our mother-tongue so much delights to announce comprehen sive truths- Thn power of habit over a man’s destiny has been ob served since he has had a body, and continues to exert a potent in fluence, both for good and evil, upon his course. However, it is not my purpose to speak of habit in general, but to call to your at tention and fix in your mind one of the greatest of all habits—the hab it of seizing opportunities. “But,” you will ask, “what do you mean by opportunity, for it is a very general term, meaning any ‘fit time, p'ace, particular oc casio” or suitable circumstance ?’ ’ And “What do you intend to im ply by bidding us to seize it?” My answerto the first is that op portunity is That “tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at tlieflood, leads on to fortune— Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallops and in mis eries.” And very strongly would I em phasize these lines in reply to the second: “On such a full sea are we now afloat And we must takethe current when it serves Or lose our ventures!” There is preserved somewhere in the dusty archives of the past, a story that runs somewhat as fol lows: “One day there came to the studio of a famous sculptor who, while looking over the various works of art, had his attention drawn to a very unique statue. It so greatly excited and aroused his curiosity that he called out to the sculptor, “What curious piece of work is this?” The sculptor coming up, replied, “That is an allegory of Oppor tunity.” “Why,” again asked the visitor, “is the hair over its face, while it is bald behind, and—what are these wings doing on the feet?” “These,” said the sculptor, “represeat the characteristics of Opportunity —the hair is over its face because it is difficult to recog nize Opportunity; the wings are on the feet because Opportunity is soon gone, and the head is bald to impresj the fact that, as the Latins say, ‘if suffered t to escape, not even Jupiter himself can catch her again.’ ” A more correct characterization has rarely been conceived —for truly Opportunity ishard to recog nize, is soon gone, even as the dews from the morning meadows, ere we can fully catch their beauty, and c-JJce again is gone unreiurniug away—all our vain crys and stren uous struggles to seize her after she has passed receive only the mock ing reply of her fleeting form. 1 would cry -.loud to you today, while you are still in the full blast of manhood and the invincible strength of hope. “ The golden opportunity Is never offered twice; seize; then, the hour When fortune smiles and duty points the way, Nor shrink aside to ’scape the specter fear, Nor pause tho’ pleasure beckou from her bower, Bat bravely bear thee onward to thegoal.” Youth is the age of opportunity and development- It is then or never that we form the invaluably habit of seizing opportunities. We may neglect to seize the smaller opportunities that come to us and thus be unprepared to take the larger ones when they come, or, oil the other hand, we may so train ourselves by seizing e\ery chance thatisthrown in our way that we shall form the habit of never let ting an opportunity pass unim proved. This latter habit makes a man a grand success; Hie former makes him an ignoble failure. Choose this day which habit shal. be vours ': When youth has passed.—and. verily, it lingers not long with us. THE JACKSON ARGUS. REV. A. F. MAHON PREACHES FIRST SERMON Rev. A. F. McMahon preached his first sermons at the Baptist church last Sunday to large and appreciative audiences both morn ing and evening. He comes to Eatonton very highly recommend ed and the church feel that they have just the right pastor. Special musical programs were features of the Sunday services afid at the ev ening service the congregations of theother churches of the city united with the Baptists in welcoming their new pastor. The family of Mr. McMahon will arrive this and next week they expect to be at home at the pastorium. —Eatonton Messenger. we must begin to bear our parts in the struggle of life—for life is a soldier’s battle. In that fleeting and precious time that now is on us, I implore you —I plead with y OU —i beg you—seize the chance and make this good thing yours! There is today no finer outlook for any of the youth of the world than for theSouthernyouth. There is spread out before him the broad est of fields for the achievement of higher things and the fulfillment of noble endeavors. Nor are incen tives wanting to him for the pet severing prosecution of his lofty aspirations as has been so eloquent ly shown by many a noble deliver ance from platform and press on the “Heritage of Southern Youth.” We are called upon by our lead ers, and justly so, to cherish with high veneration and grate A recol lection the memory of ou> *.thers. And surely, no nation Kt section had ever less occasion to be ashamed of its ancestry, or more occasion for gratulation in that respect: for, while most nations trace their origins to barbarians, the foundation of our nation was laid by civilized men. and under the ausnices of the Christian relig ion. Many of them were of dis tinguished families, of powerful talents, of great learning, and of pre-eminent wisdom: of decision of character, and of most inflexible integrity. “The Memory of Our Fathers” should be the watchword of liber ty throughout the latjd; for the world has never before seen their like; nor will it soon, we fear, be hold their like again. Such models of moral excellence, such apostles of civil and religious liberty, such shades of the illus trious dead, looking clown upon their descendants with approbation or reproof, according as they fol low or depart from the good way, constitute a censorship, inferior only to the eye of God! With such inspirations to impel us onward in the right way, how can we fail of attaining great ex cellence, and. of all Southern youth, those of Kmory College have the highest goal to reach and the most powerful incentives to urge them onward. More than any other Southern college, old Emory furnishes the fullest opportunity for the develop ment of a well-rounded and com plete manhood. She is truly well performing office as the training camp for life. The opportunity is here offered for “the symmetrical development and adequate discipline of the physical, intellectual and spiritual natures of man.” Hut, though you who are stud ents here have all these opportune ties —though you are but a few out of the thousands who can profit by them, they are liviug, burning, clinging curses unless you use them yfght; but, used -right, they do become multiplying blessings, shedding their beneficieut in fluences all along your pathway. I call upon you, in the name of vour own interests, in the name of j our loving, self-sacrificing and Lnxious parents: in the name of the memories of "the fathers;” in the name of your debt to humanity at large and to our common coun try.—“work while it is yet day.” Would that I could cry aloud to you with the earnestness of the voice of “Him from the wilder ness.” and in the chilling intona tions of the disappointed dead, the warning word-. 'l lie night com | eth when no man can work. ” JACKSON. BUTTS COUNTY. GEORGIA. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 12. 1913 RAILROADS TO AID SOUTHERN MERCHANTS Atlanta, G.A.,Sept. 11.—That business conditions throughout the southeast will be healthy during the fall and winter are indicated by the action of the railwa>s of this section in calling upon ship pers to aid them in maintaining an adequate car supply during the crop moving season. Anticipat ing a heavy demand for cars, the railways are themselves doing everything possible to increase their car supply. Shops are being run at full capacity to put every avail able car in repair and car builders are being urged to turn out new equipment as rapidly as possible; Steps are also being taken to pro vide for the most expedations handling of cars at terminals and transfer points. While the railways are making these preparations for the rush of heavy business, it is recognized that shippers can render assistance of tfie greatest importance by load ing and unloading cars as prompt ly as possible, thus avoiding uir necessary detention of cars, and by loading cars to their full capacity. As an adequate car supply- is as important to shippers and the gen eral public as it is to the railways, an appeal is being made to sliip persindividually through trade and commercial bodies to aid the railways in their effort to secure the maximum efficiency in the use of cars- SPECIAL for Tuesday night: “The Little Minis ter.” Three reel feature. FOR RENT. House, and three or fout rooms. Apply to * M ns. C. A . Butner. Farms ranging in size from 20 acres up, and in price from $6.50 up. The Georgia 1 rading Cos., For syth, Ga. Bring “her” to the “Movies.” Farms ranging in size from 20 acres up, and in price from $6.50 up. The Georgia Trading Cos., For syth, Ga. FOR SALE—Buggy in good condition. J. S. BALL. Say, You! j ■ i HOW about that printing job you’re ia need of? Cona ia and m aa about W at your firet opportunity. Dob t wsil uuti! the very last cones! but give us a lllUa time and we'll show you what hi£b grade work we can turn oat. I NEWS OF WEEK BRIEFLY EPITOMIZED Mayor Wm. J. Gaynor, of New York, died Wednesday whilp in mid-ocean on the way to Europe to seek health. Atlanta won the Southern league pennant by a margin of four points in the most exciting race in the history of the league. An eighteen year old boy was hanged at Fort Smith, Ark., Wed nesday for the murder of his school teacher. Two members of the prison com mission favor a full pardon for Dr. McNaughton. The largest theft in the history of the Southern Express Company occurred Wednesday when $71,900 was stolen in transit from a safe consigned to Savannah. 'Fen gamblers, whose com plexions resembled more or less ebony, became entangled in the meshes of the law Saturday night when caught by the city policemen- They were engaged at that highly interesting pastime, termed “skin ning.” Two of the unlucky spec ulators escaped from the scene of turbulence, but were soon nabbed in Atlanta and brought back for trial- All [dead guilty save one and were fined fifteen dollars 01 sixty days. The city treasury was the gainer, all having paid out, Rumor among Jackson and Hu'Us' politicians has surprised a few when I)r. Mays’ name was prominently mentioned as a cundi date for election to the Georgia Senate next year. It will be re membered that it will be Butts’ time to elect a senator. Col Searcy, of Griffin, is at present senator from this district. Dr. Mavs’ was Butts’ represen tative in tlie house a few years ago and if lie decides to run for the senate, he will receive a good sub stantial vote because of his effi cieut work in the house. Dame Rumor has added the name of a man who would ably represent the county. W. C. T. U. NOTICE The regular YV. C. T. U. meet will be held in the Mc-cliodist lee ture room next Friday Sept. 19 at 3:30 o’clock. This is an impor tant meeting. Reoort of the years work will be read. Superinten dents will be appointed. Each member is requested to bring a sug gestion that will arouse new inter est. President Despondency is often t-HtiseU uv indigestion and constipation, and quickly disappears when fhsuiberlHin'ft Tablets ar taksn. For sale by all dealers.— Adv. Go After Business In a business way— the advertising way. An ad in this paper offers the maximum service at the minimum cost. It peaches the people of the town and vicinity you v/ant to reach. ' Try 11- i— , t+■ i n>'T7nrc ■i L at w W. C. EVANS KILLED BY TRAIN IN MACON While sitting on a crosstie just across the Ocmulfee river from the Southern Railroad depot, evident ly asleep, W. C- Evans, a farmer living a short distance out of Jack son, Ga., was killed this morning about 6:30 by a passing'work train. The step of the engine struck him just behind the ear on the right side of the head, breaking the skull and he died before the city ambu lance could carry him to the hospi tal. Just why he had wandered across the river and sat down beside the Central railroad tracks cannot be understood. The work train that was leaving Macon for Dover, be tween Macon and Savannah, con sisted of an engine and cab. The engineer did not see the man sitting beside the tracks until he was too near him to stop.—Macon News. Mr. Evans was a well known and popular farmer of this county and his friends were sorry to learn of his untimely death- Funeral and interment were conducted Monday morning at Sardis. Mr. Evans is survived by his mother Mrs. W. 11, Evans; brothers, G- E. 11. 11. and S. W. Evans, of Henry county; Mr. J. 11. Evan and a sister Mrs. Jno. Cook, of Atlanta. MRS. TELITHA LEWIS GLASS GOES HOME Mrs. Telitha . Lewis Glass, of Jenkinshurg, widow of the Capt. Samuel Glass, succumbed to death at her home last Thursday after a long period of ill health, dating since her husbands death, a few months ago. She is survived by six daughters Mrs J M.and.Mrs. YV. J. Bank ston, Mrs-YV- I). Jolly, and Mrs. YV.T. Thurston, of Jenkinshurg; Mrs. T. M. Sowell, of McDonough Mrs. YYL M- Crumley, of Liberty Hill; and three sons, Messrs. YV- M. and B. Glass, of Jenkinshurg, and Gatfield Glass, of Ocilla. Funeral and interment were conducted last Friday. Mrs. YV. B. YValker, of Griffin, is visiting the family of Mr. A. M, YVatkius. [Took out fORTHE DO YOU know of anyone who U old enough to read, who has not seen that sign at a railroad crowing? If mryont ha* wn h at aotna time or other, than why doesn't the railroad lat the sign rot swey f Why does the railroad company continue to keep those signs at every crossing f Maybe yon think, Mr. Merchant, “Moat everybody knows my ■tore, I don’t have to advertise." Your store and your goods need more advertising than tbs rail roads need do to wern people to “Look Out for the Cara" Nothing is ever completed in the advertising world. The Department Btorea are a very good example—they are continually advertising —and they ore continually doing a good business. If it pays to run a few ads 'round about Christmas time, it cer tainly will pay you to run ad vertisements about all the time. It's just business, thst's all, to £> ADVERTISE in jgk THIS PAPER GENERAL R. E. LEE’S ADVICE TO HIS SON While Gen. R. E. Lee wasinthe United States army, before the doys of disunion and secession, he was absent from bis family a great deal, lie was all through the Mexican war, and afterwards with his com mands in other outposts of the government. He wrote the following to his son when the latter was in school or in college. It is such a fine let ter, has so much wisdom in it that I will copy it here, and I hope ev ery reader of The Argus will en joy it as I have done: “My Dear Sou:—l am just in the act of leaving my home for New Mexico. My old regiment has been ordered to that distant region and I must hasten to see that they are properly taken care or. I have but little to add in reply to your letters of March 26, 27 and 28. \ our letters breathe a true spir it of frankness. They have given myself and your mother great pleasure- You must study to be frank with the world; frankness is the child of honesty and courage. Say what you mean to do on every occasion, and take it for granted you mean to do right. If a friend asks a favor, you sliduld grant it, if it is reasonable; if not. tell him plainly, you cannot. You will wrong him and wrong yourself by equivocations of any kind. Never do a wrong thing to make a friend, or keep one. 'The man who re quires you to do so is dearly bought at a sacrifice. Deal kindly but firmly with your classmates. You will find it the policy that wears best. Above all do not appear to others to be what you are not. If you have any fault to find with anyone tell him, not others, of what you complain. There is no more dangerous experiment than that of undertaking to be one tiling before a man’s face and another behind his back. We should live, act and say nothing to the injury of any one. It is not only best as a matter of principle, but it is the path to peace and honor. In re gard to duty, let me in conclusion of this hasty letter, inform you that nearly 100 years ago there was a doy of remarkable gloom and darkness, still known as the dark day, a day when the light of the sun was slowly extinguished as if by an eclipse. 'Fire legislature in Coimoticut was in session and as the mebers saw the sudden and unexpected darkness coming 011 they shared in the general awe and terror. It was supposed by many to be the last day, the day of judgment had come. Someone in the consternation of the hour moved an adjournment. “There was an old Puritan leg islator, Davenport, of Stamford. He arose and said, ‘if the last day had come he desired to be at bis place doing his duty,’ and there fore moved that candles be brought in so that the house could proceed with its duty. “There was quietness in that man’s mind, the quietness of heav enly wisdom and inflexible willing ness to do present duty. “Duty then is thesublimest word in our language. You cannot do more. You should not wish to do less. “Never let me or your mother wear one gray hair for lack of duty on your part. “Your affectionate father, “K. K. LEE.” This letter should be read once every term to the school hoys of this couiairy. It should be read once and occasionally by every boy in his home. These are great words written by one of America’s greatest men. Beat Advartlalag Mi4in la Middle Georgia NO. 32