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THE CARROLL FREE PRESS, CARROLLTON, GA.
She Sublie rfehool $i(stem
of Carroll 'County
The public school system of the county is governed by a Board of
Education, consisting of five members. I he presiding officer is
known as the president of the board. 1 here is yet another official
connected with the school work known as the County School Com
missioners.
The present Board arc:
J. A. iMurrah. Brest.; E. G. Kramer, Jno. T. Nixon, W. T. Mor
ris, B. F. Hoop, J. S. Travis, County School Com.
According to the school census of 1908 the school population
stood:
White children of school age 7.007
Negro children of school age 1.921
Total 8,988
White schools in the county in 1909 82
Colored schools in the county in 1909 22
Total 104
White teachers employed 139
Colored teachers employed 28
Enrollment of white pupils for the year 7.178
Enrollment of colored pupils for the year 1.832
Total of pupils 9,010
The foregoing totals of pupils demonstrates that but few children
of school age are not on the public school list.
The following figures show the respective amounts of school
funds received from the State and those received from municipal and
local taxation during the year:
From State school fund .. 1 $ 27,267.50
From municipal and local sources 28,284.02
Total from all sources $ 55,551.52
There are several school buildings in the county valued at.$ 95,025.00
Equipments for the same 10,447.50
Total valuation $105,472.50
The foregoing figures demonstrate the fact that Carroll is far
ahead of any county in the State, aside from those who have large
urban populations, in point of white school population. The same may
be said of other counties as to the number of schools. Her schor
houses dot hillsides and valleys, and may be found on all public roads
within her borders.
No child, white or colored, is barred from school privileges on
account of distance to a school building at which there is a competent
teacher six months of the year.
The problem of “what shall become of our farms?” is being solved
by the construction of good roads; the great number of established
rural mail routes, the subdivision of large farms into smaller homes;
the gradual increase of local tax for school purposes; the individual
liberality of many persons in educating our children all point to this
end
No child need leave the county to obtain a High School course,
for these facilities may be found at Carrollton, Bowden, Whitesburg,
Villa Rica, Temple, Roopville, Shelooh, and numerous other places
in the county; and last but greatest for our rural population, as well
as our urban, who have a penchant for agriculture, the Agricultural
and Mechanical School, situated on the suburbs of Carrollton. This
school is destined to be of incalculable benefit to those who desire to
obtain a scientific idea of farming. Besides the High School features
the pupils may obtain a mechanical education, coupled with a thorough
knowledge of farming in its various branches;—agriculture, horti
culture, aborculture and landscape gardening.
Carroll County can well afford to fling the doors of her schools
houses open to all who seek an education within her borders. An en
lightened citizen becocomes an ornament to society. Year by year
Carroll County has been setting the pace for her sister counties. To
day she is regarded as the banner county of Western Georgia.
In commendation of the excellent work performed by these gen
tlemen in behalf of the school interest of the county, it might not be
amiss to mention the high qualifications of each of these gentlemen
in their various walks of life.
Hon. Jessie A. Murrah is a resident of Carrollton and was for a
number of years a prominent educator in the county, and is therefore
well qualified to judge of its educational condition and interests. He
has represented the county in the General Assembly, and has always
been wide-awake to her educational interests.
Hon. E. G. Kramer, a prominent financier of the city of Carroll
ton, and one who is identified with the educational interests of the
county, has proven one of the most active members of the Board. It
might be truthfully said he is Dean of the Body, having been an ac
tive member for thirty-five years.
Hon W. T. Morris, of Mt. Zion, another excellent member of the
Board, is an ex-teacher, of ripe and varied experiences. At various pe
riods he has been principal of some of the best schools in the county.
Like all good teachers his work endures, and his pupils today occupy
some of the best positions in society.
Hon. John T. Haxon, of Villa Rica, is also a man whose rich ex
periences of teaching school eminently qualify him for the position
so worthily bestowed upon him by his fellow citizens. There is no
man in the county who is more nearly abreast with the educational
times than he. The education of the children of the county is his most
cherished hope, and one which is reaping its fruition.
Hon. B. F. Roop, of Roopville, is a merchant of that flourishing
village, and is a man of broad, comprehensive views. The people of
the county made no mistake when they committed to his care the ed
ucational interests of her people. He has proven himself the friend
of popular, public education on all occasions.
Mr. J. S. Travis, County School Commissioner of Carroll County,
has filled that office for the past ten years to the satisfaction of the
people. He has been indefatigable in the discharge of the duties of
the office, and has proven himself a faithful servant of the people, and
deserves well at their hands.
We have any thing (ron a $50
B grade buggy up to a J strickly
A. grade Barnesville, they must
be sold to make room for 100
Weber, Tennessee and Hackney
Wagons' We will appreciate
ihowing our line before you
>uy. Stewart & Fleming
Carrollton Ga.
Brick lor Sale by W . L Smith
»t JacKSon & Smith’s Store.
Must Be Above All Suspicion
Kidney and Bladder ailments are
so serious in their consequences,
and if unchecked so often fatal that
any jemedy offered for their cure
must,be above suspicion. Foley’s
Kidney Pills contain no harmful
drugs, and have successfully stood
a long and tharough test. Sold by
Johnson Drug Co.
Circus Life
(By Joe Hollaway)
The following letter was writ
ten to Mr. R. Let Sharpe, and
as it gives an interesting side to
the part of circus life our readers
Know little about, we gladly
publish it.
Charleston, Ill,
July 11, 1910
Dear Mr Sharpe ;
While I have a few leisure
hours I will write % you a short
letter. I have thought of you
many times since I’ve been with
the John Robinson Circus, amd
believed that I would have writ
ten you before now, but you
can’t know how a band boy’s
time is taken up with a circus
like this, and I can never explain
in detail hut can give you an
idea. Get up at 8.15 and get
breakfast by 9 ; go to dressing
tent (it put upl and unpack
band uniforms, dust, scrub, etc.,
and rehearse new music until
time for parade, then we mount
our horses and lioe up, and its
usually about noon time we get
back to the lot and bathe our
hot and dusty “countenances”
and its about 12 530 or 45 before
dinner is over, then we go in
and open show at one ; some of
us boys play in the big Italian
band during big show and some
take or sell tickets on grand
stand chairs ; I have charge of
one section of grandstand chairs
aud Mrs. Robinson the other
side, and I appreciate this as I
don’t have so much playing to
do. After big show is out at
4 530 my band plays the concert
or alter show,Jwhich closes about
5 o’clock, then time we get of!
uniforms, etc., and get supper
at 5:30, and as show starts again
at 7 we only have little more
than one hour to chase up town
to see ‘‘what’s doing,” and up
in this country there is “plenty
doing,”
When I was at your office last
you told me of your friend, Mr
vV heeler, who was with this
show, but he is not here now,
unless he is out in the advance
crew, and of course we never
see that crew the whole season.
Well we have traveled over a
great deal of territory since I saw
you. We joined Mr Robinson at
Cincinnati, April 25th, and made’
several stops ia Ohio, then
through Indiana, Illinois, Iowa,
Nebraska, Missouri and Kansas
back through Iowa and up in
Wisconsin and now back in Il
linois. We showed at capital
cities as follows: Springfield, III
the home of Abe Lincoln ; Des
Moims, la.; Lincolp, Neb,;
Topeka, Kan. and Columbus,
Ohio. I have a very nice ten-
piece mounted band, which is
rather novel and attracts nice
press notices. In most every
town they make snapshots of our
band, and other sections of the
parade, but I can’t say that I
appreciate a mounted band, be
cause its rather difficult to play
well on horses, as they stumble
occasionally and cause us to
make “bum” tones, and again
many of our horses are shy of
street cars, autos, etc,, and cause
the boys some trouble, but so far
none of us have been hurt, ex
cept brother Claude, his horse
became frightened in a Nebraska
town a tew weeks ago, and threw
him off, and drug him across a
paved street, only slightly bruis
ed. Mr. Robinson is a nice man,
and good tor all his contracts,
and so far has given us boys a
fair deal, but yet there are some
unpleasent features of circus life
for bands boys, as well as for
the actors and others. We have
to take a chase lor the lot every
a. m. in a new town and some
times JJ in large cities it is two
miles or moie, and oiten the
show at night its the same old
old chase back to the cars and
many times they hive been
moved during the day by switch
engines, and the old gag “hunt
ing cars’’ every night soon be
comes monotous. Our cars and
sleeping berths are fairly good
but our meals at cook house are
none too good, ha ! ha ! but I
often buy just what I want at the
cafe and bakery. Several of the
boys want to write some so will
dlose. Drop me a letter or card
to Frankfort, Ind., by the i8th,
as we will be glad to hear lrom
you. Let me know when you
spend your vacation, would be
glad to have you with
Your true friend
Joe.
L ittle Sermons
Little Folk
to-
BY REV. W. W. ROOP.
Love Divine
God commendeth his love
ward us in that whi e we were
vet sinners Christ died for us,
Rom, 5 : 8.
Wnen we speak of Divine
Love we mean th° love of God,
and ot Christ our Savior, love
that far exceeos our love, bet
canse our love is often the result
ot some finite cause, it may be
in return for some kindness
shown us, or for some words of
love spoken by some one that
may cause us to love in return,
for that is about the best that is
said ot our love, especially as it
relates to God, and we should re
joice even in that as it expresses
a holy gratitude, when we love
Him because He first loved us.
But when we study of divine
love it reveals a very diderent
type, as we shall study.
1 The condition under which
God loved us, the whole world
was in sin and rebellion against
him, there was no love in human
hearts for God, all were in sin,
all had gone astray there were
none that did good no, not one but
God who is lich iu mercy, for
his great love where wi h he
loved us, even when we were
dead in sin, hath quickened us
together with Christ giving to
us eternal life through Jesus
Christ our Lord This leads then
to another thought.
2 The extent or measure of
divine love which our Savior
gives us in John 3 :16
-•God so loved the world that
he gave his only begotten Son
to die that whosoever believeth
in him should'' not oerish , but
have evfirlasting|life” this then is
the measure of divine love which
gave to the world the hope of
salvation.
3 Next appears the unselfish
ness or the magnanimity of divine
iove, John 4 -io. “Herein isjove”
not that we love God, but that
He loved us, and sent Hts son to
be the sacrifice or mercy, for
our sins, here w is the manifest
love of God, wholy unselfish,
lor the world made no offer,
neither had any offering to make
in order to obtain this love : but
were marie the object of love,
while yet sinners, and in this
connection we must observe the
manifestation of divine love, in
that it gave new life to the world,
this indeed was an .express
purpose of his coming, for “In
this was manifested the love of
God toward us, because that
God sent his only begotten son
in the world that we might live
through him 1 John” 4 : 9, and
here let us think a moment of
the condesension of divine love
hear what Jesus says, “If a man
love me he will keep my word,
and my Father will love him, and
we will come unto him and make
our abode with him,” love divine
that come down from heaven
dwell with us and to be in us,
how great then is that love?
4 Finally Itt us meditate upon
the duration ot divine love, see
Jer. 31 13 and get the thought ot
everlasting love, I have loved
thee with an everlasting love,
and with loving kindness
have I drawn thee, this
suggest to us that God’s
love looked out lost world
and before the morning stars
sang together, his delight were
with the sons of men, then how
earnestly should we strive to do
his will, and with all our heart
to love him bectuse he first loved
us.”
"Love divine all love excelling.
Joy from heaven to earth come down,
Fix in us thine humble dwelling
All thy faithful mercies crown.
Special reduced prices on
anything in Hammocks, Ice
Cream Freezers, Refrigerators
--Harris Hardware Co.
FOUND
That Referee Cigars are as
good as the average tencenter.
F01 Sale
One 42-inch corn mill in good
repair, also one sawmill, For
prices apply to
A. R. Spence,
Carrollton, Ga.
CURES
.SKIN DISEASES
1 here is an -evaporation from the body going on continualljG day and
night, through the pores and glands of the skin. This is nature’s way of
maintainMig the proper temperature of our systems and preserving the soft
ness and flexibility of the skin, and so long as the blood is free from impur
ities no trouble wiil result. When, however, the blood from any cause
becomes infected with humors and acids, these too must be expelled, and
coming in contact with the delicate fibres and tissues with which the skin is
so abundantly supplied they produce irritation and inflammation, and the
-fleet is shown by Eczema, Acne, Tetter, and skin affections of various kinds.
These iinpuiities and humors get into the blood through a deranged or
inactive condition of the system ;• the members whose duty it is to carry off
the waste and refuse matter of the body fail to properly perform their work*
and this impure, fermenting matter is left in the system to be absorbed by
the blood. The skin is not only affected by poisons generated within the
system, but poisons from without,
such as Poison Oak, Poison Ivy,
Nettle Rash, etc., enter through the
open pores and glands, and so thor-
ouglily do they become rooted in the
blood that they are ever present,
or return at certain seasons of each
year to torment the sufferer. Salves,
washes, lotions, etc., cannot cure skin
diseases. True, such treatment re
lieves some of the itching and dis-
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clean, but it does not reach the real
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Here is a new member of the Brownie family,
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size of the picture it makes. „
The 2A Folding Pocket Brownie loads in daylight
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shutter, meniscus achromatic lens, automatic focus
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views, two tripod sockets, and is in every respect a
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