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THE OLD TRAMP’S SERMON. Subject—“An Idle Brain is the Devil’s Workshop.” Text—Six Days Shalt Thou Work. •—Exodus 20th Chapter, 9th Verse. When I was a little boy in Sunday school people have been telling me to keep the Sabbath day holy—not to do any work on that day—but few people ever tell me to be careful to work six days, which is also one of God’s commands. “An idle brain is the devil’s workshop,” and an idle boy will soon be in the chaingang. A boy raised in idleness is a worth less piece of humanity. Do you hap pen. to know any boy now in jail ? If he had been busy at something useful he would have been out of jail and would not be a rogue. A good old man once told me it were better for any boy to dig holes and fill them up again rather than do nothing. If your boy is idle he is a candidate for the chaingang. Idlers collect in gangs and gangs develop into criminals. There used to be a law —a vagrant law —to sell people who did not work. But it might be better for the county or state to have a place to send peo ple to work—furnish them with a job before they get to be criminals. There are enough idlers in Douglas now to run a good farm, or build a good piece of road, or do something useful and get pay for it. But the best cure for the whole business is for the parents of these idle boys and girls on the streets to give them some sort of work to do at home. The girls might sew and cook and keep house and learn how to do these very necessary things. The boys could repair the fence, make the gar den, clean the yardsi and stj.y at home. No one need be surprised at a boy going to the bad and acting the rogue when they go wild on the streets about town, go in other peo ple’s fields, get their plums and ber ries, steal eggs and chickens, and the like. A big crop of rogues is sure to come from such a bunch of boys as that. And they are on he ground and about ready to do business. You can trace many, many bad things to idleness, hanging about town, hearing curse words and black guard on the street corners and the like. It is idleness, the sure road to crime, a fast way to ruin, and but one remedy and one cure, and that is for every father and mother to keep their children busy and keep them off the streets. A good motto is: “Keep busy at something useful.” I asked an old man the other day who is the richest man in town. “Mr. Relihan,” he said. How do you make that, I said. “Because he has raised a big bunch of industrious boys.” THE OLD TRAMP. PINECREST BAKERY. Pinecrest Bakery has reopened un der the management of Mrs. McNab and Mrs. B. R. Sanders. We solicit your business. Special orders for cakes. Phone 331. HOME RUN BAKER FAMOUS PLAYS AND PLAYERS By RANDOLPH ROSE Frank baker rode into his great fame Jr in the wake of two ■ home runs, each at the M *** raft exact psychological mo- U ment, 1 on succeeding >5 J days in the world’s ser ies between the Ath- ik letics and Giants in . i'here s a peculiar Randolph Rose circumstance in tnat connection too. The first day Marquard was pitching and Matliewson was writ ing pieces for the papers, reviewing the game and giving the inside “dope.” At least he was supposed to he writing them. They were written over his name but he didn’t actually write them. But in the review that came out over Matty’s name he was criticising Mar nuard for “grooving” one for Baker at the wrong time. The “grooved” one, be it remembered, was sent a sailing by Mr, Baker and it tied the game. About the same time the next after noon Mr. Matliewson was pitching, lie happened to do just the tiling his article had criticised Marquard for —namely he grooved one, which the aforesaid Mr. Baker duly appreciated and showed his appreciation by sending the ball a sail ing for another home run. This one won the game. Since then, Baker’s first name has been "Home Run.” This year he is with a good team, the Yankees, after having been out for a year. Some friends of mine who go to Maryland for the summer, saw him play ing last summer with the little team near his home town. Trappe, Maryland, and say he had a fine time keeping in condition by playing with the Rubes. He's a very democratic fellow', they tell me. not a bit egotistical, but at the same time insistent on his rights. The w’ay he held out a year on Connie Mack, just to gain his point, shows he’s that kind of a fellow. This year Baker is expected to put tho ball over the fence at the New York field, which is a peculiarly short field. I'm told that his ability to make long drives was taken greatly into considera tion in this connection when he was pur chased by the New York team. Nothing To Be Added o I fee Maxwell • » \IOU will never want to add anything to your Maxwell. The purchase price includes everything • you will ever need or desire for luxurious motcrinv. ij You won’t want to disguise the hoed or buy a new body or put in another carburetor cr ignition system or install electric lights or a self-starter. ujf You won’t want a new radiator or springs cr new spark plugs or shock-absorbers or a new top. You need add nothing for comfort, reliability, beauty, economy or convenience, if it is a Maxwell, your car, your experience and your investment are complete. That is the way that Maxwells are designed, manufactured and sold. Question the owners cf other motor cars —any other motor cars- —and see if they are equally satisfied with their motoring investment. Touring Car $655 Roadster $635 F. O. B. DETROIT fW. L. Rogers fc|C Douglas, Georgia Time Payments if Desired tj/ie Clnlon Ssankincj (20. ] Yit/i Capital anc) Surp/us of 5150,000.00 Appreciates Your Account Either Large or Small For quick loans on improved farm lands, at low rate of interest and least expense, see F. W. Dart, Douglas, Ga. $1.25 Douglas to Brunswick and re turn, tickets good going on A. B. & A., Sunday morning train returning Sunday evening. Same rate each Sun day during the summer. THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA. JUNE 24. 1916. ANNOUNCEMENT. BORDEN WHEELER SPRINGS HOTEL, Borden Springs, Ala., is now open for guests. Water has excep tional medicinal value for stomach and bowel troubles, Bright’s disease and diabetis, and prostatic troubles so common to the overworked. Located in the foot-hills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. 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