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THE AMEKIUUB WEEKLY TIMES-KEC0KDE1I: FRIDAY, AUGUST IE. 1902.
THE TIMES-RECORDER.
Daily and Weekly.
j conutry boy is getting there with
, bath f.eet and bids fair to take a hand in
i dominating the commerce as wt’I as
| the poiitice of old Georgia.
There are pessimist^ who will doubt
Tne Amekico* Recohokb, KuaWwhe i • ist» | lliere are Pessimist^ who will doubt
The ameiuoits Times, Established ism. j >«»» argue that the cycle of crime is
Consolidated, April, i“9i. | spreading over our prosperous country.
Incorporated, January, ism. ! auJ that the youth of the twentieth
I. ,„.7T r== ’ eentary is even more vieioas and de-
SUBSCRIPTION RATES: j prayed than daring the chaotic period
DAILY, one year 56.00 °* *^ e dark *S«s. I grant there may
DAILY, one month 50 be a claes ,n lbe °PP er c *' nst cf swell-
WEEK I V nne , ,,0El tbrongont the country who arede-
wpcciV • J * V I,0 °; vastatlngonr social strata,and for them
WchKI.t, six months 50 1 the bitter drege Heat the bottom of the
Address »u tetters and make remit- ’ flawing social bow),robbed of all formtr
nee* |iAy.4tjif i«, i . _
tiikitimks-kecoruer i fn ' eetc65S - Rofes are tnrcing to this-
Amerirns, «». 4| es, **Phre are becoming cruel wiuds
and clouds of disgrace are banging
j over some and obscuring the snniigbt
| from these mined young actors wbo
_ - | have played their last role tn the social
The Times-Recorder is the ‘ ° ff
. the stage by fatthlesa friends wbo have
IZIӣ*T CC ' b ҡ more fortunate and made tbe.r
- — ■ • - i escape ere the curtain of the question
to that of Clara Barton, the white
winged angel of peace wbo has planted
SAVANNAH JEWELERS DUPED,
the red cross cn eTery battle field oi I ...
the last decHe. and whoso ram o is Woman Securea Diamonds and Valu-
MtKIE LOUISE MYRICK,
EDITOR ANSI Bl'UMISS MAHAUEK.
Editorial Room Telephone WV.
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OffldaiOrfinof Railroad Coamiaston ofj able vaudeville dropped. Bat it is not
Gcore!,i f *t tte Jd.Coaeressionai District j of the social queens, pallid with nervous
rrostratio^and thsgnilty young scions
of wealth and* high social position
, i that I am bere to apeak. They are
GIRLS AND BOYS IN COUNTRY U, i * he f“ tal aDd ,al :
ecied society editors of our metropoii-
~ tan papers for a Snnday topic, and for
AHERICUS, GA.. AUG 15. 1902.
The following address was delivered
yesterday by Mrp. M. L. Myrick before
the State Agncnltnral Society at
its annua! session in Macon. Mrs.
Alyrick’s theme was “Girls and Boys
in the Country" and the address is
herewith given in full:
President Hughes, Gtutlemeji of the
State Agricultural Society—Ladies and
Gentlemen.
A promise; how lightly made, how
heavily falls the faifillmont, A little
piece of paper sixty days after date,
each a short time, I promise to psy,
and with a smile and a flourish onr
name goes down, aud we enter npon
tba false fruition of a note of honor a
glowing optimist. Sixty days, and the
little piece of paper comes back. The
day of reckoning is at hand; the world
grows dark. Did I promise to psy ?
Frowns rattle the brow. Yes, sixty
days I have lived npon food that was
not.mine, enly sixty little days ago,
bow short, I promised my distinguish
ed friend President Hnghes that L
would come and presume to tell this
angnjt body something. It seems but
yesterday, yet it was months ago. And
endless things that never were Baid or
even thought of before flashed across
nay optimistie vision. The warning of
reckoning cams, and I sat down last
Saturday night after an arduous weeks
work to try and gather these wonder-
fol ideas, and truthfully I had to seareh
my mind and distrustfully exclaim,
where in the thunder have those ideas
drifted ? It is never well to promise,
Better leave that to omnipotence. In
matters of man and nature it is steal
ing golden leaves from tomorrow that
-. too frequently crumble to dust in the
hoars of realization, and leave the
heart aud soul adrift. I love tho things
that do, I love the man and woman who
accomplishes, I love the boy and.girl
who accomplishes. One well inten-
Moned though mediocre set complete is
worth a dozen triumphs asleep in the
misty Sim of an imaginative brain, and
thus abruptly I introduoe to yon the
saving salt of the earth “The Boys and
Girls in the Country.'*
The rising youth are suoh important
characters in American Hfe. They All
aneh leading roles iu the household
and the hearts of a people that no one
need ever stop to apologize for ohronio
Nng their movements, repeating their
sayings or extolling their virtues.
I oome to you today with oao idea
prominent in my mtnd, and that idea
Is to pray that you dismiss a fallacy, if
each yon entertain, that the boys and
girls of todiy are retrograding, becom
ing less praeticsl and euergetio than
werothtir fore-fathers of the last de
cade,
I have invaded the refreshing soli
tude and enjoyed the hospitality of the
humble as well as the beautiful, prq
tentious country home, and I have
found tbe industrious young farmer
and bis lovely, rosy cheeked sister
breathing that atmosphere of peace and
sunshine which is real; discharging
their respective duties with that con
tentment which is orowned by the
blessedness of strength and hopeful
ness. They have caught the inspiring
idea of the times which is, that in actu
al honest work lies the basis of individ
ual success and happiness and that all
else is vanity and vexation of spirit.
And I’m proud to say that the boys and
girls of tbe country are to be congratu
lated upon having been ushered into
the world under such favorable circnra-
stances, and should be grateful for the
sweet pi jvilege of living in this age
of progressive, enlightened Obriatlsn
civilization whioh does not tolerate
mediocrity but teaches, ir-ipires and
requires excellence from the laborer in
the harvest field and the maehise shop
as well aa from the professional man
and the skilled flaaneier who engineers
the mute of trade. Nothing auoceeds
like snecess, and with broader educa
tion on this line, broader opportunities
ue presented. Then the ambitious
country maiden will be found taking
rankincultureand information withher
Oity cousin, while the .stolid, healthy
the gifted woman of talent who wields
the pen and draws the highly imagina
tive gorgeous and gilded pictnres of
the socirl world in our daily paper, I
have the highest respect. It is busi
ness with them, and I would not will
irgly pluck one jewel from the crown
which each and all of those hard work
ers in journalism deserve, but I speak
from personal experience when I say
there is no species of humanity more
deserving of the sympathy and prayers
of tbe charitable public than is the
Sooiety Editor: Her's is a herculean
task. She must blow the social bubble
until the rainbow tints dazzle and ’c»p
tivato the smart set.
Iu many instances cultured individ
naiity can form no part of her profes
sion. Toadyism mast be substituted
and when the inflated, roseate
babble buratB the fragments must be
wafted to the realm of social oblivion
with all the flattering adjectives which
are the admitted stock and trade of the
magnanimonB editor.
I find there is much ot sunshine in
this life to write and tell of. It is fnll
of sweets; upon every hillside the for
ests stand as majestio sentinels of
strength and utility, and in all the
valleys there are flowers which give out
the delicate perfume of their beauty.
History reminds us that it was from
this realm of earthly paradise, where
many of Georgia’s great men breathed
and first bad their being, am) in m.v
humble opinion it is to such haven of
rest, tree from the distracting influ
enoes of political strife and sooinl bick
erings, that we must now look for tbe
mothers of our future statesmen, men
who are to become guardians of onr
Republican form of government. There
is no disputing that the metropolitan
newspaper is a migbty -pawer in this
age, and it is thegiltcd piotureof social
life painted day by day that bas a ten
dency, I fear, to incaloate discontent
and unrest among the boys and girls on
the farm. It is a pleasant duty to
chronicle in glewlng words the domes
tio graces, intellectual and artistio tri
umpbs of our young men and women,
to encourage tho young collcgo student
with praise, commending his industry
and applauding his ambition. But to
flsuut to the brazen gaze of the caro-
lese, disinterested publio the snored
beauty, the personal loveliness and
feminine eharme of onr refined girle
eoem to nee immodest, ungracious and
nnholy.
I love the sweets of life; I have seen
■moh of it’s beauty, I have felt it’s
charms, loves and delights and would
not now urge an argument against tbe
proper social enjoyment of the voung
men and women of onr land. They are
mvfrioads, I live among them, the
nsueio of theirohee'y voicei daily thrills
my heart aud souMnopiringme to good
deeds and reminding tae of the scenes
and blts<ed memories of the long ago
spent in my dear old home in Tennes 1
see where I slept and dreamed of
life as beauty. Again, I know that
social reformers of this dav are olaseed
among the cranks aud their work
oftimes seems hopeless, an undertak
iagweil nigh as stupendous as Bryans’
pet scheme “Tariff for Revenne OdIj”
and Senator Morgan’* blasted hope,
the completion of the Nicaragua Canal,
Tho Chiistian denominations one and
ail are. waging a rigbteons ci tirade
against social rices and fashionable
criminals, and the press of the country
perhaps will assist the men of God in
their good work, bat their wail will
soon ho lost in air.
Forth!* brave old earth
Most borrow It’s mirth,
It has troubles enough of it’s own.
Now it is true that so.-.'ety, both in
the cities aud the country, must neces
sarily be blamed with tanlts of indi
viduals; society must be composed of
men aud women and as they hare their
faults, society cannot be perfect.
But there Is do need for distrusting
the future of our boys and girls, for
the valor of the American youth has
commanded the admiration of the eiv
the last decade, and whose nam e is
wrtf en iu tablets of gold throughout
the breadth and length of tbe world.
Education has been tbegreat emanci
pator which, like a beacon light, has
shone forth and brightened the tome
life of the farmer’s sous and daughters
of onr Southland. The cocntry home
is no longer .neglected, and the ambi
tions, clever country girls no longer
hath need to eLvy the bachelor maid
her manieb, independent way. for tbe
furmtr is fast becoming tbe most pic
ture: qne figure among women of today.
Eminently sane in body and mind,
capable and companionable, she is her
mother’s most intimate friend and her
father’s beloved connselor. Abroad,
she is the marvel of the English girl
for her modest independence, aud the
horror or the envy of tbe German
madschen because she entertains today
the yonng man on the broad veranda
of her cheerfnl home and does not fall
in love with him tomorrow.
The troth is, the typical country
girl of 11*02 stands in her present posi
tion, not because she has crowded her
self into i*, but because she has been
carried there by the irresistable force of
circumstances. She is more self-reliant
and self-sufficient than her mother be
fore her, because the conditions of her
existence nave made her so. The
world's onward movement is bearing
the modern woman along with it, that
is all.
Hbo has moved wilh swifter strides
than the other sex simply because she
was behind them at the start. The
quickening, broadening tendencies of
an era of nnprecedented intellectual
life has caught her aud moulded her as
they have moulded her brothers.
The young man of today is thor
oughly unlike the youth of the age of
shoe buckles and powdered wigs. The
young woman has merely taken her
rightful place by his side. Bhe has
learned it is just as honorable and nec
essary for her to seek physical devel
opment as for him. She has discover
ed that rigorous mental discipline iu
high school and college is no less val
uable to the etudent iu a pretty gown
than to the student in coat and irons.
Now, with snoh a phantom of pare
delight to oommune with, the yonng
farmer must certainly be content to
stick to the farm and become the conn
try gentleman which made the eouth
lend in ante-bellum days the most
prosperous and famooB spot on the
globe. With such a jewel for a help-
mete he will realize that it is in the
home circle where shines the eternal
star of haman hope. And it is tfiero
and there alone he must go for life’s
inspiration and final victory.
I believe in every day life that brings
families together; in every way and in
every institution that adds to tbe bet
ter feelings, to the higher nature aud
to the eharitabie instinct of tbe human
raoe. My friends, ever remember that
love should canopy the home, and that
love is not a conviot to be detained with
bolts and chains. Love is tbe highest
expression ot liberty. Love neither
commands nor obeys, and love is the
father and mother’s silver wand to rule
and dominate tbe lives of the boys and
girls in the eountry. Love and anxiety
go together and those whom we love
we wish to protect. Therefore, fathers
and mothers mast lift their voices and
inculcate in their daughters and sous
love, knowledge,courage and morality
The sheltering arms of our grand old
Htate University, presided over by
Gbanoellor Walter B. Hill, one ot
Georgia's noblest Christian gentlemen,
bas throws its doors open and made it
possible for tbe oonntry boy of limited
means to procure the same education
and advantages whioh heretofore have
only been ei joyed by therish man’s son
The Girls Normal School at Mtlledge-
ville, one of the noblest Inititatious of
the Empire State, ood other like col
leges in the south, are turning out a
class of educated, self reliant young
women who must ev,>r inspire meu to
good deeds and truly become au essen
tial element of national and individual
prosperity.
The Tecbuologiosl School in Atlanta,
supported largely by the state's gener
osity, offers splendid advantages toonr
boys in the country who desire to seek
an industrial training for, as I have
stated before, this progressive age does
not tolerate modiocrity. It Is skill
that drives and pnihes the wheels of
trade and traffic.
I urge upon the fathers who are
members of the Agricultural Society of
Georgia, an organization which has
taken proud rauk in this state, that if
they would have their sons follow in
their illustrious footsteps, they must
impress upon them tbe dignity of labor,
and the supreme duty of true Ameri
can citizenship. To the conscientious
mother I send this message of loving
admonition. Be not afraid of spoiling
yonr boy; my personal and professional
experience has taught me that boys and
girls are sensitive plants, and in the
morning of their lives need sweet, re
freshing dews to aid and strengthen
them for the drought and storm which
sooner or later they must surely en
counter.
No, my hearers, be not afraid. Words
of praise and encouragement never
ruined a boy yet, but has helped to
greatness many tnonsands. Speech
cannot contain my love for tbe boy*
ables to Amount of $1,799.
Savannah, Ga., Aug. 13.—Diamonds
and Jewelry to the amount of $1,799
have been secured by a smooth wom
an forger from Savannah Jewelers.
She first appeared at the Jewelry
store of Tlieus Bros, and presented a
note purporting to have been written
and signed by Mrs. J. P. Williams,
wife of tho millionaire president of
the J. P. Williams company. It sot
forth that the hearer was Miss Julia
Williams, a niece of Mr. Williams,
and gave her carte hlanchc. The al
leged Miss Williams, a neatly dressed
woman of about 30, selected diamond
earrings, three rings and a brooch,
aggregating $l,i50 in value, which
were made up Into a package
and given to her. She thanked Mr.
Theua and departed, the Jewelry be
ing charged to the account of Mr
Williams.
From Theus’ tho woman went to
A. L. DesbouiUons. where she pre
sented a note stating that she was a
niece of Mrs. Henry Blun. wife of the
president of the Germania hank. Upon
the strength of this note she secured
a watch, rings and other trinkets val
ued at $349.
After her departure from this cstab.
lishment one oi the employes told
Mr. Deshoulllon that Mrs. Blun had
no niece, and then a search for the
forger and confidence woman was be.
gun.
As to the Identity of the woman
there Is not oven a conjecture, and the
police are searching for her, every out
going train being closely inspected
but It would be no surprise if so
smooth an artist should make her es
cape
Big Mortgage Filed.
New Orleans, Aug. 13.—A mortgage
In favor of the farmers’ Loan and
Trust company of Ndw York for $8,000,
000 was filed today In the office of tho
recorder of mortgages by the North
eastern railroad, which is the New
Orleans end of the Queen and Cres
cent, Cincinnati-New Orleans route.
The mortgage Is secured by 50-yekr 4 Vi
per cent bonds outstanding, and a
large part will Le used In the pur
chase of the terminals now under
leaso and for new rolling stock, ma
chinery and other Improvements. The
mortgage was authorized at a meeting
held in March.
RebclaTake Gonalves.
Washington. Aug. 13.—Minister Pow
ell cabled the state department from
Port-au-Prince today that Gonalves
was in the- hands of tho revolutionary
forces under General Flrmfn. On
Monday he cabled that the Vasquez
government had notified him that Go
nalves with threo - other provinces
were In rebellion.
Fire at Kissimmee.
Kissimmee, Fla, Aug. 11.—Flames
were discovered Issuing from the bag-
gageroom of the Atlantic Coast Line
passenger depot at this place, and as
the hose for the protection of tho
building was in this room and it took
some few minutes to procure other
hose, it was impossible to save the
building. By heroic efforts the most
of the baggage and express and every
thing in the ticket office was saved.
Owing to tho direction of the wind
no other property was endangered. It
Is Impossible to tell how the fire origi
nated, unless by spontaneous combus-
tlon or rats gnawing matches and
thus setting fire to a pile of old rec
ords which were stored In this room.
To Visit Hawaiian Islands.
San Francisco. Aug. 13.—United
States Senator Burton, of Kansas,
chairman of the sub-committee of tho
senate that has been Instructed to
visit Hawaii and inquire Into ox-
Queen Lilluokalanrs claims to the
crown lands, has arrived and expects
to sail for Honolulu on tho next steam-
Senator Burton expects to spend
four or five weeks in Halwaii in com
pany with Senator Mitchell, of Oregon,
and Senator Foster, of Washington,
They will make a thorough Investiga
tion of affairs and conditions in the"
Islands, and among other things, will
inauire into thn crown inn/io mme4i nn
REUNION
Two Thousand People in Attendance
at Charlotte.
Charlotte, N. C, Aug. 13.—Two thou-
sand people from all parts of the couu-
try attended the big reunion of con
federate veterans at Providence
church yesterday. _
The feature of the occasion was an
address by Dr, Henry Louis Smith,
of Davidson college, who spoke for
two hours on "Education.” At noon
a feast was spread, with covers for
2,000, to which the veterans did am
ple Justice. The affair closed with a
tournament and n coronation ball.
WOMAN AT THg WHEEL.
Granted License to Pilot Steamer on
Mississippi and Ohio Rivers.
I.-ouisville, Ky.. Aug. 11.—Mrs. John
Golden, of Jeffersonville, Ind., has
been granted a license to pilot steam
ers on the Ohio and .Mississippi rive*s
and today she will start on her first
trip as a licensed officer. She will bs
at the wheel of her husband’s steam-
er the Shawnee, which goes south
with a large store boat, the Mount
Vernon, in tow.
Mrs. Golden has devoted much ol
ner time to the river, and has trav-
ersed the various waterways of tho
....Reckless Reduction Sales....
On Monday morning we will inaugurate the wind up sale ol the balance
ot our Summer stock. The goods are all fresh and new, and are as good as
ever. Nothing charged to any one at the prices quoted.
Men’s Straw Hats at 5c. 10c 15 and 25c
These Straw Hats are worth tea times as
much as we ask for them, still we are
determined not to carry one of them
over to next season; worth from 35c
to $1.50. Reckless reduction pricas
5c, 10c, 15c and 25c.
100 Pairs Ladies’ and* Misses’ Oxfords, all
this seasons goods; every pair in per
fect condition; worth regular $1.25,
H..50 and $2- Reckless reduction
price 95c a pair.
50 Dozen Ladies' fast black Hose, high
spliced heels and toes; regularly sold
at 12#c. Reckless reduction price
6 Repair.
Thirty-five dozen Men’s Percale and Mad
ras Shirts, well made, fast colors;
regular selling price from 50c to 75c.
Reckless reduction price 35c each.
_ ...anvu v* LUC LUUUJ lUUU3aUUB. Dp
iUzed world, while the womanly fldeii- «““•* «ny love for tbe I
ty, yirtae and patriotism of his lovely 1*12 ff* 1 * of country,
brown eyed sweetheart is ssffocd nnl. I ** least the talatof earthly clod,
urown eyea sweetheart ts seoond only | They’re freshest from the bud of God.
Two Hundred Window Shades, made of
good quality linen opaque; all the
leading colors in stock, with or with
out fringe; regularly sold at 50c.
Reckless reduction price 23c each.
Twenty-fire Men’s dress suit cases, 22x24
' ll >ch size, usually sold at $1.7s here.
Reckless reduction price 98c each.
Twenty dozen Men’s genuine Balbriggan
Undershirts, French neck, pearl but*
tons; every one are the 50c kind here.
Reckless reduction price 23c each.
200 Yards Black Taffeta Silks, French
weaves, 20 inches wide; regularly sold
at 75c. Reckless reduction price 39c
yard.
500 Yards silk dotted Crepe de Chine,
grenadines, and Silk Mnlls. Never
before offered for less than 50c to 75c
here. Reckless reduction price 25c yd.
3.000 Yds Fine Ribbon at Less Than
Half Hrice.
We have placed on sale about 3,000 yards
fine Taffeta and Satin Ribbons, in all
the desirable shades; they range in
widths from 3 to 8 inches, and are
.worth regularly 30c to 50c yd.
All on big bargain counter and priced
at 10c yard.
A. G. DUNCAN.
«iS and 117 Forsyth Street, John R. Shaw’s Old Stand.