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THE CRAROLL FREE PRESS, CARROLLTON, GA.
Carroll Free Press
PUBLISH ED EVERY THURSDAY
Entered at the Po»t Office at Carrollton, Ga.,
mail matter of the aecond dan.
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RALPH MEEKS
Editor and Pubudhcr
19CAI AND LONG DISTANCE 'PHONE NO.
249
Carrollton, Georgia, August 14, 1913
Our Schools
A Free Press man called upon
School Commissioner E. T. Steed
for a few facts in regard to the
schools of the county and found
him very busy mailing checks to
the various teachers over the coun
ty.
However, we were greeted very
courteously and he gave us a few
moments of his time, saying that
within the past three weeks he had
visited forty-four of the 110 schools
in the county, and his observation
is the enrollment is some larger
than last year, but the attendence
no better; owing, he thinks, to so
many singings and other summer
time hindrances that have always
been, and will continue to be, draw
backs to summer schools.
Having read so much about the
state not having funds enough to
pay off the already hard earned
wages of teachers we wanted to
know of the Commissioner how it
was the teachers of Carroll County
were being paid off so promptly.
His reply was that he and the School
Board took it upon themselves to
go to a bank-yes, a home bank, and
borrow twenty odd thousand dollars
and that dvery teacher whose ac
count bore the 0 K was paid off
within teu days after being passed
upon.
Now, isn’t that good ? We re
peat, isn’t that good when we come
to consider the plight so many
counties of the state are in as re
gards their teachers ? But then we
know it goes without saying, des
pite a few chronic kickers, that
Carroll county stands in the top
notch when it comes to doing things
light. There is instance after in
stance we could sight to, if needs be,
to prove that .Carroll county is the
best free state in the whole world.
Her officers, as a whole, are the
peers of any people, and why ? Be
cause they are the product of a
peerless people.
So much for the ten thousand
happy school children within our
borders, and for the most efficient
and unneglected school teachers
with whom we have contracted to
teach these embryo statesmen and
future good citizens.
A Real farmer—
Hr. W. W. Nichols
There is many a good farmer liv-^
ing in the confines of Carroll county.
We have in mind now an especially
good one, a substantial citizen and
a man loved by all who know him.
He lives in the northeastern part of
the county, and he is familiarly
known as Uncle Babe Nichols.
The Free Press’ correspondent
called on him one day last week,
and as the hour of noon was at
hand the temptation to stay for
dinner was too great to be resisted.
A most bountiful meal was enjoyed,
after which we were shown over
the farm. Uncle Babe truly lives
at home. Having been born and
reared in this county—thus testify
ing that old Carroll is good enough
for him—he has never cared to try
any other section.
One circumstance that shows
what manner of farmer this good
citizen is is the fact that never in
his life has he bought but one sack
of flour, having always produced
sufficient at home. Nor has he
ever had to buy corn or fodder. At
this moment there is fodder in his
barn that has been there 17 years.
He has probably 200 bushels of
corn on hand now, with plenty of
hay and oats for another year.
Mr. Nichols is a man who fully
believes that a farmer should raise
what he needs on the farm, and
practices what he believes. He also
believes that to succeed on the
farm a man should remain at home
and be sure that every mule and
horse is doing its work. His own
success has been made by attend
ing to his duties, and staying out of
politics and anything else that
might distract him from his work.
One other thing of note observed
by the correspondent was the great
number of fine fryers—some 200 of
them—on the barn yard, fat and
juicy looking, just the kind that
tempts the other fellow to covet his
neighbor’s property. Mr. Nichols
also has a big bunch of hogs, and
fine Jersey cows, so that meat, milk,
and butter for every use is abund
antly assured.
Truly W. W. Michols is a model
farmer who can be patterned after
by any one who wishes to succeed
on the land. J. S. Williams.
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Wanted
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mill, steady work at good wages.
Apply to J. A. Mandeville, Mande-
ville Mills, Carrollton, Ga.
SAYINGS OF ELBERT HUB
BARD.
Sympathy is the Brat attribute
of love ns well aa Ita last, and
I urn not sure but that sympathy
Is lore’s own self, vitalized,
mnyhap, by some divine actinic
ray. Only u thorn crowned
bleeding Christ could have won
the adoration of a world. Only
the souls who have Buffered are
well loved. Thus does Golgotha
find Its recompense. Hark and
take courage, ye who are In
bondsl
Every life Is Its own excuse
for being, and to deny or refute
the untrue things that are said
of you Is an error In judgment
All wrong recoils upon the doer,
and the man who makes wrong
statements a'wnt others Is him
self to be pitied, not the man he
vilifies. It Is better to be lied
about than to He. At the last
no one can harm us but our
selves.
CASTOR IA
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*’I was troubled with constipation
and indigestion and spent hundreds
of dollars for medicine and treat
ment,” wiites C. H. Hines, of Whit-
low, Ark, “I went to a St. Louis ; STO p IN ATLANTA AT
hospital, also to a hospital in New
Orleans, but no cure was effected.
On returning home I began taking
Chamberlain’s Tablets, and worked
right along. I used them for some
time and am now all right.” Sold
by Red Cross Drug Store.
ELECTRICAL WORK
At the New City Hall
—BY~
BOYD W. LITTLE
HOTEL EMPIRE
JTTT Opposite Union Depot on
Tl] Pryor street. Renovated and
re-furnished throughout. Reserva
tion made on application. Hot
and cold water, private bath, elec
tric lights and elevator.
First-class accomodations at ex
tremely moderate rates. European
plan 75 cents up.
John L. Edmondson, Prop.
IRRESPONSIBILITY.
We ask the question often why
our college graduates do not take
n more active part In some form
of social service so splendidly
organized by the modern city
church. Some may answer this
question by Insisting that It Is
due to a certain lack in their coi-
legee training; that the attention
of the undergraduate has not
been sufficiently directed to the
responsibilities of life and to the
duties be must assume when be
leaves bis college pursuits be
hind him. Others there may be
who would say that the difficulty
Is with the church; that ita
claims are not sufficiently strong
npr sufficiently urgent to com
mand the allegiance of our young
graduates as they enter upon
their life work. There may be
some truth In euch of these
criticisms. Both college and
church may be partly at fault.
There Is, however, a natural tend
ency due to the combined fac
tors of buman nature on the oue
hand and its environment on the
other which should be definitely
recognized In order that It may
be Intelligently counteracted.
This Is the tendency which de
velops a habit of Irresponsibility
due to an Intense concentration
of effort upon u necessarily nar
row field of interests. To get a
start In life, to be able to hold
one’s own In the strenuous com
petition of the age, to compel
recognition as an authority on
one’s subject, to control men and
events, to command a respectful
hearing amid the many clam
orous voices of the world and to
win the place of a peer among
one’s contemporaries—this is no
slight undertaking. It means
perseverance, courage nnd an In
domitable spirit. — John Grier
Illbben.
THE OLD VIOLIN.
Though tuneless, stringless, It
lies there In dust,
Like some great thought on a
forgotten page.
The soul of music cannot fade
or rust.
The voice within It stronger
grows with age.
Its strings and bow are only
trifling things.
A master touch, Its sweet soul
wakes and sings.
—Maurice Francis Egan.
MODERN MAN.
Man is haudsomer, better
housed, fed aud clothed, more
charitable and Is more rarely as
sailed with gout than In "ye old
en times.” In fuct, mau has had
ou an average of six years added
to Ills life In the last century.
No doubt the stress and strniu of
life toduy are conducive to ner
vous complaints as well as to
arterial, cardiac uni} gastrointes
tinal disturbances. And yet with
nil of this hurry one Is amazed
nt the outward calm, the poise,
of the man of affairs today. We
read that man Is old and worn-
out nt sixty, but statistics prove
that the average length of life
Is between six and seven years
longer than a century ugo. Wives
and children are better cared for,
better educated, dressed, enter
tained, are healthier, happier,
more beautiful than In the his
tory of the world as we know it.
—Dr. John W,. Wainwrlght.
THE DANGER OF THE SU
PINE CITIZEN.
No man should be a drone in
the sociul beehive. No man
should be an indifferent specta
tor of the political and econom
ical questions which confront
him. Indifference aud apathy In
civic aud political life are us
hurtful to the state as indiffer
ence in religion Is hurtful to the
Christian commonwealth. Our
Lord says to the bishop of Loodi-
cae, “I would that thou wert hot
or cold, but because thou art
lukewarm and art neither cold
uor hot I will begin to vomit
tliee out of my mouth.” A sin
cere man who in attacking
Christian faith honestly believes
that he is right Is less blame
worthy than the torpid, luke
warm Christian who never takes
an interest in the religion of
Christ. In Hke manner a citizen
who earnestly espouses a faulty
political principle Is less dan
gerous to the state than the su
preme citizen who never takes
an interest in the political wel
fare of his country. It Is my
profound conviction that if ever
the republic is doomed to decay,
If the future historian shall ever
record the decline and fall of the
American republic, its downfall
will be due not to a hostile Inva
sion, but to the Indifference, leth
argy and political apostnsy of
her own sons. And If all citi
zens are bound to take an inter
est in public affairs that duty es-
pecially devolves on those who
are endowed with superior intel
ligence nr.d education and who
ought to be the leaders aud ex
emplars of the people, guiding
them In the path of political rec
titude.—Cardinal Gibbons.
BLEEP.
Weep no more, sad fountains!
Whnt need you flow so fast?
Look how the snowy mountains
Heaven’s sun doth gently
wastel
But my sun’s heavenly eye*
View not your weeping,
Thut now lies sleeping
Softly, now softly lie*
Sleeping.
Sleep Is reconciling.
■i test that peace begets.
Doth not the sun rise smiling
Wbeu fair at even be sets?
Rest you, then; rest sad eyes.
Melt not In weeping
While she Ilea sleeping
Softly, now softly lies
Sleeping.
—John Dowland.
WOMAN’S INFLUENCE.
Although 1 do not think wo
man suffrage a subject which
cau be decided without difficulty
aud tossed aside In a few sen
tences. 1 find when I look deep
Into my heart that I am opposed
to It—certainly to the extent to
which claim Is now laid to It In
roauy departments women might
well be admitted to the suffrage
—for example. In those depart
ments wblcb have to deal with
legislation touching the mental,
physical nnd moral trnlnlng of
youth. In ordinary governmen
tal mutters I do not feel It In the
leust necessary for them to take
a formal and public part They
already exercise Immense influ
ence In all such matters, and 1
believe that their Influence will
be more likely to be well di
rected ns matters stand nt pres
ent than If so radical a change
as that which they are seeking
be carried through. As to their
rights. Including their right to
suffrage, I will say that I do not
know any absolute reason why
they should not be given suffrage
if the majority of them, count
ing character and enlighten
ment, seriously And truly desire
It But I confess that It seems
to me that the better class of
them who really lead are better
off low than they would be
should they have the formal
right of suffrage and that they
would only diminish their influ
ence by sacrificing their privilege
to these so called rights.—Thom
as Nelson Page.
THE GOVERNMENT OF
THOUGHT.
You Americans are confront
ed by a number of problems
more difficult and more Intricate
tkan probably any country has
ever had. In some ways they
are more complicated here than
In Europe, although In some re
spects not so dangerous, and you
will find them easier to face than
the older country. There Is no
greater service than to approach
them In a proper way. The
world is governed by tboughL
It seems to be governed by
votes, but It Is governed by
tboughL All the great move
ments of the world come from
the thought of a comparatively
small number of persons. 1 can
conceive of no greater service
than that these problems should
be Investigated.—James Bryce.
THERE IS BUT ONE
We bottle that
it. We also
trade with an
the highest
Waters put up
e s t Sanitary
We invite the
spect our plant.
THE CARROLLTON
COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO.
CARROLLTON, GA.
and guarantee
supply the
assortment of
grade of Soda
under the strict-
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public to in-
No. 5264 Report of the Condition of
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
At Carrollton, in the State of Georgia, at the close of
business, August 9th, 1913.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts 328,768.71
U. S. Bonds to secure circu
lation 100,000.00
U.S. Bonds to secure Postal
Savings 5,000.00
Bonds, securities, etc. 400.00
Banking house, furniture and
fixtures 25,000.00
Other real estate owned 7,772.58
Due from National banks (not
reserve agents) 8,219.85
Due from State and private
banks and bankers, Trust
companies and Savings banks 1,414.56
Due from approved Reserve
agents ( 7,242.06
Checks and other cash items 1,798.94
Notes of other National banks 5,000.00
Fractional paper currency,
nickels and cents 801.74
Lawful Money Reserve in
Bank, viz:
Specie 7,148.85
Legal-tender notes 500.00 7,648.85
Redemption fund with U. S.
Treasurer (5 per cent of
circulation) 5,000.00
TOTAL 504,067.29
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in
Surplus fund
Undivided Profits, less Ex
penses and Taxes paid
National Bank Notes outstand
ing
Individ' al deposits subject to
check •
Time certificates of deposit
Cashier's checks outstanding
Postal Savings deposits
Bills payable, including obli
gations for money borrowed
100,000.00
100,000.00
8,543.41
95,700.00
75,988.93
43,445.64
211.02
178.29
80,000.00
TOTAL
504,067.29
STATE OF GEORGIA, County of Carroll, ss:
I, L. C. Mandeville, President of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
L. C. MANDEVILLE, President.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 14th day of August, 1913.
W. O. ROWE, Notary Public
Correct —Attest:
E. B. Brodnax
C. B. Simonton
W. W. Fitts
Directors.
He Had a Suggestion.
A Sunday school class was studying
a mlssiolnary lesson, and the teacher
was telling of customs uuiuug the Es
kimos. She said:
“I hnve read an article by a traveler
among these people, and It is the duty
of the Eskimo's wife to chew her hus
band’s clothes to keep them soft and
pliuble, as the skins get stiff, nnd
therefore a woman is chosen accord
ing to her chewing ability, every man
endeavoring to get a wife with strong
teeth.”
One little boy. with a look of intense
nausea on his face, blurted out:
“Why don't they get ’em a billy-
goat?”—National Food Magazine.
Horsy.
"Why Is a horse that can’t hold its
head up like next Wednesday?”
"Don’t know.”
"Why, because it’s neck’s week.”
“Oh, I heard that Joke about a week
back.”—Sacred Heart Review.
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the action of the kidneys was too
often. After lying down I could
hardly raise myself to a sitting posi
tion again. Medical treatment did
me no good until I finally tried Fo
ley Kidney Pills and after taking
them a short time I was completely
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since."
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