The Waycross journal. (Waycross, Ga.) 1895-1914, April 15, 1902, Image 1
The Waycross Journal.
.PUBLISHED TWICE-A-WEEK.
> VOL. VII—NO. 51.
WAYCROSS, GA., TUESDAY. APRIL J5, 1902.
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Women Propose
* As Well As Men.
Miss Ada May Stewart Writes an Interesting Letter
to The Journal From Brazil.
Miss Ada May Stewart who
went from Hilliard, Fla., to Bra
zil As a missionary last Angust
writes the following entertaining
letter to the Journal:
Dear Mr Editor :—
I received a letter from .the
United States some time ago in
.which I was asked the question,
"Of what does your work consist,
*K d0 yon teach, or do yon go from
place to place holding services,”
and I decided that perhaps
glimpse into our work here would
' ;V be.of interest to yonr readers.
'The idea of my "holding ser
vices” with my limited knowledge
of the language souuded a little
funny, and yet, the very faot that
I cannot talk enough to tell to
these people (and opportunities
come every day) the story of the
living Christ is one of my hardest
i trials. I often wish that it might
| be with God’s messenger to-day
’as it was at Pentacost. But, as
it is, we must wait in patience,
rning gradually the strange
language, haviug this consolation,
Acts speak loader than words”
„8nd we can HvoChrist if we can
not talk of him.' *
The school work in ' Ribeirao
Preta was established two and a
, half years ago by Miss Smith of
Alabama, who is now at home for
recuperation, assisted by Miss
Fenly, an American girl whose
parents were among the number
who came to South America just
after the civil war. There are
number of these young American
women, who, by their faithful
work and consecrated lives, are
doing much for the evangelization
of Brazil—their native country,
. When Miss Smith left in Feb
ruary her mantle fas directress)
fell upon my shoulders, with Miss
Bowman to assist. The latter has
obarge of the house-keeping affairs
and of a truth, "she looketh well
to the ways of her household.”
The school is gradually inoreas,
iug in numbers and popularity.
It is a graded school which neces,
_sitates the employment of four
teachers. The people like our
system of teaching, but many are
afraid of our religion and will not
entrust their children to us. Oc
casionally we lose a child through
the iniluence ot the priests who
refuse them communion if they
attend a protestant school. We
teach pretty much the same
branches as are taught in the
states. All are anxious to learn
English. The Bible is taught
daily and it is astonishing as well
as encnnrsging how these littll
folks grasp the trnth, answering
questionaTthat older ones would
find it bard to do. These children,
as a role, are not taught in their
' homes the sin of lying, swearing,
v etc., but are encouraged to do it.
Not long since a little girl of
seven was absont from school dur
ing the forenoon and when she
was asked by the teacher the
cause of her absence, replied: “I
did not have my sums ready and
mama told me I could stay at
home and to tell yon that I had
the headache, bnt I told her I
would not tell a lie because you
said it was a sin.” Does this not
|beat the story of George Washiug-
n and bis hatchet? So, day by
wo labor witS those little ones
striving to develop, not only
their intellectual and physical,
but also their spiritual lives, and
thus gradually instill into them
principles which shall go. toward
the forming of stroug, Christian
character.
We have thirteen little girls
boarding with us from the ages of
seven to sixteen aud we are doing
our best to give them practical
trainiUg in house-keeping so that
when they go into their homes
they will have some knowledge of
home making—a thing that Bra
zilian women sadly lack. This
appears to be the hardest of all
lessons to teach. They don’t
know even the rudiments of hav
ing a place for everything and of
keeping everything in its place, of
sweeping out corners, eto. The
other day in looking through one
of their trunks I found a much
soiled dust cloth orammed in odo
corner. Poor child, she was try
ing to have a place for everything.
Sending such young children-to
boarding school will no doubt
seem strange to some, bnt here it
is considered quite improper fora
girl to.go to school after she is six
teen.’ At this age she is expected
to have learned enough apd is
ready to take upon herself the du
ties of a wife. To the majority, it
eeeem to be the height of their
ambition to wear a bridal veil and
pose as the central figure in a wed
ding procession, never looking be
yond to the responsibilities and
possible difficulties, nor do they
care when they come. They have
little comprehension of duty and
responsibility.
It costs so much to get married
here that often, among the poor
classes, the man And woman both
work for months hoarding their
savings in order to meet the ex
penses. They have carriages thon
if never before or after. The
women have the same right to pro
pose as the men, and the man
never attends a young lady on the
street or any where unless he is
engaged to her.
While we are teaching the chil
dren we do not neglect the fathers
and mothers and idle brothers and
sisters socially. We Visit them,gain
their friendship and confidence
and in this way they are led to
cast their lot with us. When one
is converted their lives tell, and
these believers, or “creates” by
tbeir lives and testimonies bring
manv into the light. An old lady
here has two so^y Jta eldest was
converted a/*\ fl^Jigreatlv dis-
ressed because her son had be
come a protestarft. Later she. re
marked that -his religion had
changed him and made him so
good that she wished the 'other
one would get it, too. Last week
he was received,into the church,
but as yet the old mother has not
decided that she needs the same
thing. And so the work goes on.
God is with us and the victory is
ours.
It might be of interest to the
ladies to know that in Brazil the
women do not wear bats, except on
very rare occasions—when they
ride on the cars. So they, with all
their heathenisms, will not have
to answer for the one of wearing
birds on their bats. Some carry
while the puwc of them go
TO HONOR THE
ADDRESS BY HON.W. M
TOOMER.
Daughters of Confederacy. Confed
crate Veterans. Public School Chil
dren to Unite In Celebration.
A committee on arrangements
for Memorial Day from the Fran
cis S. Bartow Chapter of the Daugh
ters of the Confederacy met yes-
te< day afternoon at the residence
of Mrs. C. A. Sheldon.
It was decided that the Daugh
ters assist in every way possible to
carry ont the program arranged
by the United. Confederate Veter
ans Association. They will fur
nish and arrange the flowers to be
placed on the soldiers graves by
theschool children. The Daughters
will attend the exercises in a body
each member being expected to
wear a badge of confederate gray.
The ladies have arranged to
have singing by a double quartette
and the school children. The
ahdienoe will be expected to join
them in singing America.
The procession will begin form
ing at 1:30 in front of the Phoenix
hotel and be ready to march by
two o’clock. The following is the
order, of procession:
Carriages containing speaker and
Daughters of the Confederacy
Wayeross Rifles, as an escort of
honor; brass band; United Con
federate Veterans in column; pub
lic school children; citizens in
carriages.
The following is the program
for the exercises at the cemetery
Song—Pnblio school children.
Prayer—Rev. J. H. Mather. Song
—“America,” by the audience.
Song—Double Quartette.. Music
—Brass Band. Introduction of
Speaker— Hon. L. Johnson. Ad
dress—Hon. W. M. Toomer.
Prayer and Benediction—Rev. R,
A. Brown.
The school children will ’then
march to the graves of the Con
federate dead, and place flowers
on them, after which the Way-
cross Rifles will fire the custom
ary salute, which will be followed
by tops.
FOR STEALINO CLOTHING.
Negro From Blacksbear Placed In Jail
In Wayeross.
A negro named Will Jones was
arrested by Officer Owens Sunday
night on a warrant for larceny.
It seems that he stole some
clothing from a negro in Black-
shear named James who followed
him to the city. James found
him in ohurob Sunday night wear
ing stolen clothing. He notified
Officer Owens who arrested him,
and will keep him in jail until the
arrival of the sheriff of Pierce
bounty.
Large shipment of youths and
boys clothing in'this week.
J. M. & C. W. Parker.
out in the hot sunshine without
any protection, except occasion
ally, a heavy cape over their
shoulders, or a shawl or bandana
over their beads.
One of the saddest things I have
seen is the mode of burial, but
some other time I will tell some
thing ot this.
Ada May Stewart,
Escola Methodista, Riberioa Preta
Brazil. .
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What Will We
Do About It?
Dr. Williams Writes The Journal About the Presby
terian College and Makes a Proposition.
Dr, W. P. Williams of Black-
she^r writes the following perti-
uen^ letter to the Journal concern
ing the Presbyterian College which
has been authorized by tho Geor
gia synod :
Editor Waycross Journal :
Owing to the evident misappre
hension on the part of some of
yonr readers regarding the Preeby-
teriuu College I think it not inop
portune to direct the attenciou of
yonr citizens to the possibility of
seoaring the institution. Other
towns in the state are now mak
ing efforts in this direction and if
anything is done to secure it, for
this part of the state it is time
some action was taken. To further
such action on the part of your
oitizeus, I will give six and a half
acres, surrounded by a sixty foot
street on east side as a site for the
college, provided the citizens of
WaycroBs will guarantee fifty
thousand dollars, or I will give
five hundred dollars in lieu ot the
site if anothor is found more de
sirable.
I ought to inform your rendera
that the synod of Georgia has
committed itself to raise fifty
thousand dollars towards found
ing the college.
W. P. WlMTAMS.
PUNT VELVET BEANS
SAYS STEPHENS.
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Industrial Agent of the Plant System
Urges the Fanners to do So.
Jacksonville, Fla., April9,’02
Journal, Waycross, Ga.
Mr, Editor:—The season has
arrived when every farmer in the
DELEGATES TO PRESBYTERY.
Will Leave Savannah tor Waycross
Thursday Morning.
State <of'Florid*, Southern Geor
gia and'Southern Alabama, ibonld
plant velvet beans,
Thislegnme will enrioh your
lands, and at the same time fur
nish more nutriment for farm
animals, and at lets cost, than
any crop planted in the South.
Tho nitrogeu drawn from the
atmosphere and stored in the roots,
stems and leaves, will steadily
improve the soil and contribute
largely to succeeding crops.
The bean is to protected by its
natural covering, that gathering
or homing, it unnecessary. Farm
animals may be pastured in the
fieldt hnd will gather the crop.
Very poor or 'barren toils will
prodnoe fair crops of this bean,
bnt of course, better soils, at with
all crops, will give a more abun
dant harvest.
The bean fed to animals, be
cause ot its richness in nitrogen,
furnishes the protein required for
rapid growth and good- health.
Oornthonld be planted with
these beans in order to fur
nish support for the vines, as
maob better crops are obtained
where the vines are lifted above
the surface so as to permit a free
oircnlation about them, other
wise a large percentage of the
growing beans will decay and fall
off.
These beans should be plauUd
in rows five feet apart and about
nine inches apart in the drill.
Three or four cultivations will
suffice.
Some farmers assert that
■mall ridge of unbroken land
ahonld be left between the rows,
and weeds of any kind be allowed
to grow npen it, and, in this way,
support for the vines is obtained,
which case no corn is planted
with the beans. Good results
have been obtained in'this way,
but I have no data upon 'which to
base a comparative statement of
yield under the two methods.
Plant velvet bean*—plant liber-
ally, and you will J)e amply com
pensated by the improvement in
your lands and farm animals.
John H. Stephens, 1
A. A I. Agent Plant System.
aUtoaB
The Savannah Morning News
says that each of the Presbytorisn
ministers of that oity,' a delegate
from Westminster church, and a
number of ladies, delegates to the
Ladies’ Presbytorisn Union, will
leave Savannah Thursday -morn
ing/o( Waycross,'Where the spring
tncetiug of the Savannah Presby
tery will be held beginning Thurs
day and lasting through 'Sunday.
Those who will attend from
Savannah are: Rev. W. A. Nisbet,
pastor of Westminster Presbyte
rian church; Mr. A. F. MacGay.
delegate from that ohurch, and
Mrs. W. A. Nisbet aud Mrs. C. M,
Chandler, representing the Ladies
Presbyterian Union; Rev. Wil
liam P. McCorkle, pastor of the
First Presbyterian oharcji; Mr. C.
S. Wood, delegate, and Mrs. Mc
Corkle and Miss Georgia Way,
officers of the.Presbyterian Union,
and Mrs. 0. R. Knight and Mrs.
Mant Hood, delegates.
Rev. Dr. J. Y. Fair of the Inde
pendent Presbyterian cbnrch also
will attend, but as his churoh is
not a member of the Presbytery
it will send no delegate.
COX COMPANY
ASKS FORCHARTER.
To be Capitalized at Forty Tbonaand
Dollara.
Application la made for a char
ter for the J. M. Cox Company.
Tbi* company desires to be in
corporated for a term of 20 years
with the privilege of renewal at
the end of that time. The amount
of capital stock paid in is (40,000,
and the inoorparators desire the
privilege of increasing to (100,000
The incorporators are John M. Cox,
W. W. Beach,’ A. Sessoms and P.
N. Harley. All the stook has been
taken up, and there is noue for
sale.
The business of J. M. Cox & Co.,
wholesale grocers has been in oper
ation the past twelve months, and
it has had a very prosperous year.
A PROMINENT
WOMAN DEAD.
MRS. MOLLIE L0WTHER
STOKES
Doa’t Forget tba Silver Tea at tbe
Hotel Vlrdle l
Tomorrow (Wednesday) night,
at 8 o'clock and after. A fine pn>
gram, delicious ' refreshments, • a
good time. The Episcopal Ladies
Guild want; to raise one thonsan^£f|t|,
for the heir church. Coma' t i/m
.hnd help us, Jp' T
" |MVMf
Died Yesterday—Her Remains Carried
to Folkston for Interment Today.
Mrs. MollieLowther Stokes died
at her residence on Gilmore street
early yesterday morning.
Mrs. Stokes moved to Waycross
about a year ago, when the pur
chased the C. C. Grsce residence.
.She has been in bad health since
moving here. Lest Monday she
e&ntraoted typhoid fever, whiob
resulted in her death.
She was the wife of Mr. Frank
M. Stokes, a prominent naval
stores man, who died in Florida
about two yours ago, and was the
sister of Mr, O. H. Lowther, as-
sistent cashier of the First Nation
al Bank, Mr. E. P. Lowther, a
prominent business man of Jack
sonville, and Misses Jimmie and
Bird Lowther and Mrs. C. O. Jef
fords, who lived with her.
Mrs. Stokes also leaves her
mother Mrs. Sarah Lowther and
two small children.
Her remains will be carried to
Folkston this morning, where
they will he interred in the family
burying ground.
RIFLES WILL ATTEND
ALBANY CHAUTAUQUA.
They Leave Monday Night for the Ar
tesian city.
The Waycross Rifles will leave
next Monday night on a special
military train for Albany, to take
part in tbe military features of
the Chautauqua, on Tuesday,
April 22, which date has been set
apart as military day. The Gov
ernor and staff will review the
troopa on that date, oonaiating of
the Fourth Regiment and several
visiting companies from Georgia
and Alabama.
The Rifles will drill on Tues
day, Thursday aud Friday nights
of this week, and Lieut. Bird re
quests evory member to be pres
ent on those nights.
WAYCROSS OUN CLUB.
Officers Elected For the Preseot Year
Fob Ahead.
The Waycross Gun Club held a
meeting Saturday night at the
■tore of Mr. Geo. R. Yonmans.
Officers were elected as follows:
Geo; R. Yonmans, president; W.
J. Swain, secretary; S.T. Holtzen-
dorf, assistant secretary.
The first shoot of the season
will oocnr on Friday afternoon at
the club grounds'in the northern
part of tbe oity. /
Notice. j/jsJF.
On the night of April 9, li)0x;
the depot of the Atlntiti- <fc Bir
mingham Railroajjk'fcr-aipany at
Nicbolls, Ga. wasurrkMU into and
tevoral articles stobn.
The Atlantic £ Birmingham
Railroad Ccinf-sy will pay fifty
dollars (foO^) for information
resulting i/conviction of party or
parties C0ln ““ttcd the crime-
/ Alex. Bonhyuan,
/ ’£ \ Superintendent.
- Tallevaat, of the firm
st & Hankerson, of
i in the city attend-
orday.