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The daytonTribune Published Every Friday By THE CLAYTON TRIBUNE COMPANY Official Organ of Rabun County. One Dollar a year in advance. One Dollar and twenty five cents on time. Entered at the Post Office of Clayton, Ga., as second class mail matter F. D. Singleton Editor. We have received a number of compliments from our friends, and readers of the Tribune, on the account of our efforts to give you a larger and better paper; perhaps we deserved some credit ior this; but the real credit be longs to our friends and subscrib ers, who have renewed their sub scription and furnished the money for a better paper, and those who have not renewed their subscrip tion, will do so within the next week or so, we will use every dollar of it, to give you a better paper, and to install a job press, which is badly needed in the county. Rabun county should have as good and decent a paper as any county in the state, and if the present forces are not capable of giving you such a paper, when you put sufficient money and sup port into it, other forces will arise and come to your rescue. It is the duty of every citizen, or individual, to stand for the best interest of his county. QUARTZ HEADLIGHT. January 14th, the weather is fair and cold, 19th and 20th is the time to plant your early crops of onions. The fur shipping trade is quiet for the present owing to depressed condition of the fur business. The chicken-pox is making the unpleasant acquaintance of some Of our Persimmon folks, leaving his mark of remembrance in the homes where he visits. Mr. T. H. Bleckley with a crew of hands are competing the Sad die Gap, road. Mr. Bleckley and his hands deserve much credit for their progressive spirit in road building. Mrs. John W. Dillingham is critically ill at her home of erysipelas, which is affecting her eye sight. The dv’ellings near Quartz are some resemblance of a little town as the multiplicity of residen es meet the traveller’s eyes at every turn of the road around the hill sides. So if we had a well graded public road through our communi ty. This would entice immigrants and enhance the value of real estate and personal property. U M. WOLFFORK LOCALS. Rev. Swanson filled his regular Appointment on Wolffork Satur day and Sunday. Quite a large crowd attended prayer meeting Sunday night which all seemed to enjoy. Come again. Uncle John Moore has been verry ill but is improving here of late, we hope he will be up again soon. Miss Icie and William Dickerson entered school at Rabun Gap Monday. Uncle Dock Keener of Rabun Gap, is on Wolffork this week. Ask Miss Nora and Winnie keene fiow they like horse back riding Mr. Pin Keener, who has bee in Habersham County for the pas four years is with home folks. Ask Mr. Raleigh Hopper if h ver got left. Ir. McClellan and Dewey Dick el ?n are the champion wild ho ehers. Sunlight. R. Dillard and wife of Ga., were visiting in Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 14. 1914. Editor Tribune: If true, as has been said, that every citizen has a right to sue a railroad, and every subscriber to a newspaper has the privilege of writing to the editor, then I shall make no apology for this com munication. As you are aware, I spent last summer among your people, have a little property in your county, and therefore feel that I am one of you and in a sense a citizen, and feel that I am among friends. I like vour or rather our moun tain people. I have been among them more or less frequently be fore I came to Rabun, and have found them friendly and hospita ble. Their hospitality to an out sider is amazing. Several years ago a friend of mine from Boston took a trip with me through one of the adjoining counties to Ra bun, and he never ceased to praise the hospitality of the people we encountered. When night was about to overtake us, we would drive up to the next house on the road and holler "Hello,” and when somebody came to the gate, the usual colloquy was-'‘We want to stay all night with you.” (reply) "Well stranger, we are poor folks, but if you can put up with what we live on, light and come in.” And what they “lived on,” we always found to be good rations—not fancy, but mighty fillin. The only criticism was from the wife of the Boston man: She said she knew that murder had to be committed before we had the good fried chicken she enjoyed, but she did hate to hear the victim’s dying squawk—al luding to the killing of a chicken for supper at each place we stop ped. And that our mountain people have not become dominated by the modern spirit of commercial ism is one of the most refreshing features. When I buy anything in Clayton or Tiger, the merchant seems to try to see how cheap he can sell it, and not how much he can get out of me. I figured out that I owed one of your livery men in Clayton (that pretty one) $7.50 and paid him that amount. He thought a minute and then said "hold on, that ain’t right, you didn’t have .any driver,” and proceeded to give me back $1.50. Another instance, showing the honesty of your people is, that 1 heard that an old man, living near my orchard, had been want ing to see me since last fall, to ask if he could get some persim mons on my land to make him some ’simmon beer. I met him when up a few days, and asked him why in tarnation he didn’t go and get all the "simmons” he wanted—adding that I wouldn’t have known it, as I didn’t even know that I had any persimmon trees. His reply was. "well you might not have known if I had gone to your crib and took some of your corn.” I told Mr. Earl that his people hadn’t learned thetricksof sharp trading. "Oh yes,” he replied "we know them, but we are too honest to practice them.” He may be right, for a friend warned me to be careful how I swapped horses with a mountain man. To an outsider our mountain people may seem uncouth and lacking in the mannerisms of ex tremely polite society, but they are a sturdy stock, independent, live at home and board at the same place, attend to their own business, peaceable until they think they are being imposed up on, and then—well, you musn’t spit in one’s face or tread on his toes if you don’t expect a fight. And last, but not least, they are native Americans. Their ambi tion once aroused there are no limits to where they can go, or the heights to which they can reach. This is illustrated by the fact that some of the grandest men Georgia has produced—the wisest statesmen, the best sol diers, the ablest ministers and educators—have been mountain eers. They need education, and, provided with the facilities, they will get it. One of my boy neigh bors is walking 3 1-2 miles every day to school; no danger of that boy not getting an education, and I hope there are hundreds in the county like him. I am gratified to know that our county is so aroused to the im portance of educational facilities, for, reduced lo its last analysis, the hope of any people lies in the education of her future citizens. W. C. Dodson. We received the following news let ter from Tiger in plenty of time to have published it two weeks ago, and thought it was set up, until we looked over the paper. We regret the delay, and ask you to please continue to write the news f om your city. TIGER LOCALS. Misses Leila and Katie Dotson of Clayton, spent Xmas week with their aunt, Mrs. J. H. Ramey. Miss Mattie Price, who has been teaching in Ware county, is spending the holidays with home folks. Mr. Ralph Taylor, who has been attending the Bleckley Me morial School at Clayton, is at home for the holidays. Miss Oma Kerby returned from Hendersdnville, N. C., Monday of last week, where she has been visiting her sister, Mrs. C. E. Pinner. Miss Mamie Roane left Sunday for Atlanta, where she will visit relatives. Mrs. J. M. Ramey and Mrs. C. B. Burch and little daughter, Bartlett, of Wiley, visited relati ves here the latter part of last week. Mr. Will' Roane, of Atlanta, was in our little burg Saturday. A very delightful event of Friday evening,of last week, vfas a party given by Miss Ola and Mr. Ralpn Taylor, in honor of their guests, Miss Virginia and Mr. Lofton Puckett, of Clayton. Many games were played. The most interesting was, "the draw ing of the moon.” Several nice selections of music were render ed on the piano by Miss Puckett, which were greatly enjoyed byal. Misses Carrie and Annie Can non entertained the young people of Tiger at a social Saturday night, in compliment to their niece, Miss Vera Cannon, of Clay ton. The most enjoyable feature of the evening, was a guessing con lest, in which prizes were of fered for the best and second nest imprornpter wishes express- e l in writing upon cards supplied for the purpose The first prize, a silver pen tray, was awarded to Miss Vera Cannon, while the second, a shaving brush, was awarded to Mr. Sutton Hollifield. Beatrix. MATHIS LOCALS Marior Smith has gone to Pierce county to teach- a spring term of school. Mr. Smith has been our church and bible school organist so long that we shall miss him. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pitts have a fine baby boy at their home, born Jan. 11. School opened Monday for a two months’ spring term with R. C Ramey as teacher. Mr. Ramey has taught several years, has been county Superintendent of schools in an adjoining county, and with his experience in law, corn club work, and other educa tional fields, he is a valuable man to the school and community. Rosch Beddinggeld is putting up. a building at the camp in which to show and take orders for tailor made clothing. Mr. Beddingfield has built up quite a business in the past tw'o months. Anawan. ALL-NIGHT TANGOING DENOUNCED IN PULPIT BY PASTOR AT MACON. MACON. Jan. 12. Instead of his usual sermon last night, the Rev. W. N. Ainau/f.rth, pastor of Mulberry Street Methodist Church, devoted his pulpit re marks to all-night aances and woman suffrage. He declared that "One good woman is w r orth more than 40 women who can tango until 5 o’clock in the morning, eat rolls and coffee, go home to bed and spend the day resting up for another similar affair the ensuisg night. Their attitudes, assumed in the ballrooms of the city, would cause bloodshed if enacted in their parlors. —Atlanta Georgian. The editor being somewhat busy this week, asked Rev. J. L. Franklin to write a piece to the Tribune, and the following is what we received. This is an article on the right line, and we would be glad that every boy in the county would adopt these suggestions. Dear Mr. Editor: Your article of last week in re gard to the apple industry of Ra bun county was very timely and very important. The fact that it has been de monstrated beyound a doubt that this county can produce as fine apples as any part of our great country, and- the fact that we have a splendid market and a great demand for the fruit, and the fact that there are thousands of acres of, land suitable for orch ards, which can be bought at a small price, makes this a very important subject at the present time. The industry, which is more in its infancy, is bound to increase, If people from different cities can put out orchards and make money at it, how much more should the citizens of the county profit by the industry. We welcome the strangers in our midst, we admire their sagac ity, -their industry and their enter prise, but the Rabun county boys who are soon to be its citizens, are the ones who should catch the step and play their part in re claiming the mountain sides. Now, let us figure some. A boy fifteen years old, ought to be able to find odd times during the winter months to clear up and set out an acre in apple trees. Suppose he does that each year until he is twenty one. He’ll be able to stdrt off with a six acre orchard. The first two acres, which he put out, ought to yield him that year two hundred bush els, which at two dollars per bu. would bring four hundred dollars. By the time he is twenty five, he ought to have ten acres, repre senting a very small investment, that will yield him at least seven hundred and fifty bushels, which ought to net him one thousand dollars, clear of all expenses. Can you conceive of the great difference it would make in the general welfare of our people, if every young man, twenty five years of age today, realized an income of one thousand dollars each year? And yet, this very thing could happen in a short while, if our boys would utilize the wasted hours of the winter months in the way suggested. We have our corn clubs and they are doing great good. Ra bun county should have an Apple Club. If we could get one hun dred boys, from ten to twenty years of age, to put out an acre each year, old Rabun would soon blossom forth with a prosperity and a happiness that would repay a thousand fold, the price. We hope you will keep agitat ing this question until we have such a club started. Yours for progress on all lines, among all people, especially in Rabun county. Miss Laura Wall, the youngest daughter of Mrs C. C. Wall, is very ill at her home in Clayton^ We have recently learned that Mr. Thad L. Bynum has resigned his posi tion as attorney for the Tallulah Falls Railway Company. And the reason was on account of an increased fee not being, arranged f?r the year 1914. JAMES MOORE: General Merchandise, SUCCESSOR TO CANNON & MOORE. Just Received A large shipment of groceries, canned goods, fancy crackers, and most all kinds of candies, fresh peanuts, I also carry a full line of dry goods, hats, shoes, cloth ing, cloth and dress goods, hosiery, sweaters and under wear. Ladie’s and Gent’s rain coats. I also carry the largest stock of furniture in Clayton, and now have more than $1,000 worth on the second floor. AI30, a full line of coffins and caskets, bed springs, mattresses, blankets quilts, and feather pillows. Will pay the highest market price for your pork and produce. Call and see me when in Clayton. JOHN DEERE IMPLIMENTS. MADE FAMOUS BY GOOD QUALITY. We are sole representative for Rabun county, for John Deere’s Impliments. We can save you money by your buying your farm ing tools of us. We also opperate_an up-to-date black smith shop. Bring your horses for shoeing, and your harness for repairing. We make new harness. We sell highest patent flours, put up in wood. Also crush corn in the ear and grind meal. Just received, a car icad of cotton seed meal. E. N. KEENER, Rabun Gap, Ga. Dear Mr. Editor: I am prouder of Rabun Coun ty today than I’ve ever been be fore, because you have recently come out in favor of Local Tax for public schools. I have been noticing several good articles in your paper time after time. In my opinion, this is the greatest step in progress, that Rabun has Imade in many a day. It means more for our good County than any common man can foretell. I i the first place, it puts our county along with the other pro gressive counties of our state. Then it means better education frr the boys and girls of the coun ty, by giving them a longer school, and better qualified teach ers. Not that Rabun county has not had good teachers, (for she has), but there is always room for improvement, among the best of people. And the Local Tax should mean better salary for teachers, which will enable them to prepare more thouroughly for the great field of teaching. It costs no little to prepare and qualify one for teaching, but where that is done, he or she will inevitably command a better salary. Again, it is quite common for one to be confronted with this question, "Has your county Local School Tax Law?” Then if you can answer affirmatively, you will receive true praise, and the inter rogator places your county in the progressive column. But if not, of course it i3 placed with the non-progressi ves. In conclusion, let me say that these few thoughts have been hurriedly written, and if you have space in your paper for them, it will be all right, and if not, all right. Also, let me Peg all fair minded thinkers, to back this movement up, and keep the great wave of developement mov ing in our midst. Yours for a greater Rabun, Buren C. Smith. Jan. 10, 1913, Tifton, Ga. mountain city locals. Mr. J. N. Fisher. Jr., who is the champion corn grower in Rabun County, for the year 1913, is now taking the short course in agriculture at the State Agricult ural College. Mr. Fisher belonges to the Rabun County boyS corn club, and attented the boys corn show in Atlanta this fall, and was awarded a schollar ship to this school for having grown the most corn on one acre in Rabun county last year. Mrs. J. I. Langston and' little grand daughter Mary,of Harlow- town, Mont., have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Johnson the first of the week. Married at the home of the bride on Jan. 3rd, Miss Martha Love to Mr. Otto Stancil. We regrt very much that Mr. J. C. Green and his aimable family have moved to Clayton, only for the winter, we hope. Mr. Wallace Scrugcsis visiting his father, Mr. John R. Scruggs, after an absence of three years, to the State of Washington. Should we judge his prosperity by his handsome physique, he is on the. road to health, welth, and happiness. ‘‘Believe me when I tell you that thrift of time will repay you in after life with a usury of profit beyond youi most sanguine dreams, and a waste of it will make you dwindle alike in intellectual and moral stature, beyond your darkest reckoni Married last Sunday, Miss Marget Eller to Mr. Lon Welch. This was one of most romantic weddings of the season, and we wish the happy couple a long and prosperous life Master Thomas Nelson Page and his little sister Rachel have returned to their home in Atlanta, after a delightfuly visit to their grand . parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Johnson’s. May we the un limited joy, these little visitors bring, entwine many days hence with tne holly and mistletoe. R. J. Monday Jan. 19th, Lee’s birth day, a legal holliday. Mr. Chas. E. Cannon and fam ily have moved to the Biue Ridge hotel, and Mr. S. L. Chiles and family have moved .-into C. E. Cannon's dwelling on main street. Mr. Raleigh Crisp has sold his soda fount and cafe to Mr. J. H„ Derrick, and Mr Jim Derrick is now running same. ■ - -