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ESTABLISHED. IN 1881, GOLT SHOW WILL BE That Monticello and Jasper county will have another colt show this sum mer is almost an assured fact. Those who were connected with the exhibi tion of young horses last year are making preparations now for one of the largest shows ever held in Monticello. In addition to young horses, mule colts will be admitted into the contest this time, and there is no doubt but that the collection of young animals at the coming exhibition will be the best and largest this section has produced and all of our citizens who are interested in the raising of horses and mules will be given an opportupi ty to see what Jasper county can do in this line. | If the interest increases—and there seems no reason why it should not mcrease—.!aspgr county will soon be come one of the top-notch counties in Georgia which have resumed one of its most profitable industries—that of live stock raising. | “ Already numerous herds of well bred cattle iave been brought to Jas per county and the prospects for more and better- grades of cattle are very encouraging. The eradication of the cattle tick in this county has done and is doing more to stimulate the increase in cattle raising than anything else. Soon this part of Georgia will be en tirely free from that dreadful devas tating disease, and when the quaran tine has been lifted then real and more active steps and growth among the live stock men will be manifested. In a like manner the production of horses and mules will advance until our farmers will not be compelled to go to foreign states for their working animals. The coming show will be open to all the owners of colts—either horses or mules—in this section and it is hoped that they will take advantage of the occasion to exhibit their “pets” and, besides their co-operation in the show their presence will lend a great force toward the success of the under taking. . Further and more definite details will be printed in this paper just as soon as plans have been perfected and date agreed upon. In the interim, you can do a “heap” of talking for the colt show. Tell your neighbor and request him to tell the other fellow just beyond him. -_—_ CHILDRENS’ DAY EXERCISES AT BETHLEHEM CHURCH. The News has been requested to announce that Childrens’ Day exer cises will be held at Bethlehem church, near Mechanicsville, on the third Sunday in June, (June 20th) to which the public is cordially invited to attend. The exercises will start at 10 o'- clock, a. m., and it is hoped that all the children in that section—as well as from all over the county—will take active part. The grown-ups, too, can help to make this occasion one of much pleasure and profit to those who attend. It has not been decided as yet whether the exercises will continue all day or not. More definite an nouncement will, however, be made in these columns next week. If it is decided to make the occasion an all day affair, those who attend will be expected to bring well-filled baskets and do their part toward serving a good old-fashioned dinner on the grounds. Bear the above date in mind and also look for the announcement in this paper next week and govern yourselves accordingly. Be sure to come and let's make For the new ‘‘Russell” Light Thresher, 18 x 28 inches, 24 x 34 inchesand 27 x4O inches. Sizes built especially for hilly country and where a small acreage of crops is grown. We are also agents for the ‘‘Rus | sell” Steam and Gas Engines. We handle John Deere Reapers, Mowers, Hay Rakes, Cultivators and Hay Presses. We are agents for all - John Deere Implements. The best ’ Implement sold. = ; Harvey Hardware Co. The Alonticello News The opening lecture of Hon. George Godard, state supervisor, was a mas terly appeal to the question, “Am 1| My Brother's Keeper?’ He made it Plain that we are to blame in a large measure f6r the conditions of things here in Jasper county. That we are not only responsible for our own chil dren but for those of our neighbors— and not only just while they are boys and girls, but as long as they live in the world. Why? As a child trained up so shall he go. Now who and what trains the ec¢hild in this county? | First.—The Mothers. ARE the little ones of this county taught that\ ‘before their little weary limbs come ‘to rest they should say: ‘ }“Now I lay me down to sleep— ! ‘ 1 pray the Lord my soul to keep. ‘ If I should die before 1 wake, ‘ I pray the Lord my soul to take.” ‘Bless ev'ry body, make us good, | . To do our duty as we should, And keep us from all harm and pain Till we shall go to God again. —J. M. Elizer. Second.—The Teacher. Do we have the real interest in the child that we should or are we just simply working for the money? If so, it is a dead let ter we are trying to teach and we may not be wrong in saying that “It were better that a mill stone were hanged about his neck and he were drowned in the depths of the sea.” Jasper county does not need any more Third Grade Teachers or more teachers who are not willing to help the neighborhood work for the gen eral good and that there is something. better than dress and parade. On the roads, on the streets, in the homes, at the churches—we are re sponsible for the children in sight of us as to our acts and to the children of the whole world as to how we use means and our energies. Mr. Sears said: “Just laugh and then laugh and grow fat.”” A fine spec imen of what one may become who is master of his own mind. It is possi ble for one to get control of his mind and keep control of it to a certain ex tent. Comes about by effort and so it goes to show that we are our own makers of those wrinkles and distort ted faces. Notice the mouth of a pro fessional liar and see that it is drawn down at the corners; compare it with his straight mouth of his babyhood. No artist has been able to improve the characteristic features of Wash ington, Lincoln, Gladstone—thoughts back of the face ‘'made them firm. Thoughts make the man, man makes the world. On Wednesday, May 6th, Mr. Brit tain’s lecture was good and should have been heard by more of Jasper county’s school people and they would have been impressed that our county is not so far behind others, but that we are beginning in a good work on a high plain and a surer and more last ing growth. J. M. ELIZER. e el GENERAL STATE TEACHERS’ EXAMINATION JULY 30-31 The teachers of Jasper county are hereby notified that the general state teachers’ examination will be held in Monticello Friday and Saturday, July 30 and 31. J. M. ELIZER, Supt. Schools. —_—— The News will appreciate It very much if you wiil notify us when yov have a visitor in your home, Childrens’ Day a great one for the lit tle folk. “The Monticello News Covers Jasper Like the Sun—ite Rays Shine Into Every Home.” MONTICELLO; GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1918, The Monticello and Jasper county friends of Thomas J. Brown, Chief Justice of the state supreme court, of Texas, will be grieved to learn of his death which occurred in the Lone Star state recently. This distinguish ed lawyer and judze was born in Jas per county, but many years ago mov ed west. On several oceasions Judge Brown, who has been a subscriber to The Monticello News for many years, in letters to the editors of this paper, asserted that he remembered many of the older residents of the county. Ao e ,:i't":’ i -4':5 (Q : e i R LR R G o 5 . L AoseTe e CHIEF JUSTICE BROWN. The announcement of his death ap peared in The Galveston Dajly News, under date of Thursday, May 27, and is as follows: Greenville, Tex., May 26.—Thomas J. Brown, chief justice of the state supreme court, died here this morn ing in a local hospital, at 11 o’clock, his death being caused by cancer of the stomach, which had been trou bling him for the past year. He came to Greenville for treatment three weeks ago. He was in a semi-con scious condition for several hours pre ceding his death and those attending him stated that he knew the end was coming and met it as calmly as if he were hearing a case on the supreme bench. Judge Brown is survived by four daughters. all of whom were with him when he died. Their names are Mrs. Craycroft and Mrs. Chapman, of Sher man; Mrs. Myrick, of Austin, and Mrs. J. H. Blocker, of Dallas. The body was taken to Sherman this afternoon where the funeral will be held Friday. A committee from the Hunt County Bar Association, composed of R. R. Neyland, J. H. Dinsmore, H. L., Pierson, R, F. Spear man and W. B. Hamilton accompani ed the corpse. The district court ad journed here this afternoon in honor of the distinguished dead. The fun eral will be conducted by Judge Brown's pastor, Dr. J. W. Kern, of Austin. HEALTH FAILING FOR YEARS Justice Brown Suffered Loss of One Eye.—Served in the Confederate Army.—Born in Gecrgia. ' Austin, Texas, May 26.—The news of the death of Chief Justice Thomas J. Brown of the supreme court, which occurred at Greenville today, was re ceived here at 11 o’clock this morn ing in a teleeram to Associate Justice Nelson Phillips. Justice Brown left Austin about two weeks ago for Greenville to undergo an operation for stomach trouble, and at that time his condition was feeble. For several years Judge Brown’s health has been failing and he was bothered consider ab'y with cataracts on his eyes. De spite the treatment by noted oculists In Chicago, Judge Brown failed to get relief, and one eye became totally blind. L Interment will be at Sherman, for mer home of the decedent jurist and where his wife is buried. j Chief Justice Bince January, 1911 Judge Brown had been chief justice of the supreme court of Texas since January. 1911, having been appointed by Governor Campbell to fill the va cency caused by the resignation of Obtief Justice R. R. Gaines. He had besen a member of the supreme court since May 31, 1893, when he was ap pointed associate justice by Governor Hogg to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Assoclate Justice J .L. Henry. (’,"n in Jasper County' ,Georgia. hies JunhceGß.?wn was born in Jasper county, Georgia, July 24, 1836, MAG. SALLIE E. BARNES After an illness of a short duration Mrs. Sallie E. Barnes, widow of the late John Barnes, passed into the Great Beyond at two o’clock Monday morning of this week at her home near Bethel. Mrs. Barnes was born and reared near Monticello and at the time of her death was in her sixty !ourt; year. Her husband preceded her the grave about seven years ago. Mrs. Barnes’ maiden name was Miss Sallie Maddox and she was prominently connected. The deceas ed was the mother of a large family and the following children survive her: Augustus M. Barnes, of Grif fin; W. M. Barnes, of Macon; Mrs. ‘Giddy Ogzlesby, of Atlanta; A. Barnes, Eugene Barnes, Richard Barnes, Cleo Barnes, and Lucy Barnes, all of Bethel, this county. Impressive funeral services were held at the family residence ai four o'¢clock Tuesgday afternoon, Rev. J. J. Winburn, of Eudora, conducting the ®services. A large concourse of neighbors, relatives and friends were in attendance to pay their last re spects to the deceased. The inter ment was in the old Maddox ceme tery. Mrs. Barnes was a member of the Bethel Baptist church and her life was one of consecration and devotion to her Master. Noble, sweet, tender and true she had hundred of friends who are grieved over her death. Indeed, it may be said of her, that “none knew her but to love her.” — A PRAYER FOR OUR PRESIDENT. (By Rev. G. W. Belk.) We plead no merit of our own, But penitent before thy throne, 5 Contrite and meek, Lord, we, the creatures of Thy hand, Placed by Thy goodness in this land, Bow, in the name of Jesus, and S Thy favor seek. Thy servant, our good President, Is with the Nation’s burdens bent; Give help Divine; In ‘all his troubles, be Thou near, And make the path of safety clear; Let Thy salvation now appear, .. Thy wisdom shine. No doubt our sins are gross and great, Yet help him guide our Ship of State | In these dark days; And we will be Thy people, Lord, Obey Thee, hear and serve Thy word, And worship Thee with one accord And sing Thy praise. Our fathers trusted in Thy name, ‘ Help us this day to do the samé, And by Thy might Uphold those who, in place and power Stand by our Chief, in this dark hour, And lead them, when tempests lower In Thy clear light. Lord, be Thou Wilson’s God, and our’s And save our people from the powers That prowl the sea Help Europe, bathed in blood and tears; Stand by us, keep us, calm our fears, And let us through the coming years, Thy People be, For Christ’'s sake, Amen. June 1, 1915. and came to Texas in the winter of 1846-47 with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Brown, who resided in Wash ington county until 1858, and then moved to Limestone county, where they resided until their death. His fa ther was a North Carolinian by birth and farmer by occupation. His meth er was born in South Carolina, and was a daughter of Henry Burdette, a South Carolinian who moved to Geor gia at an early day and was a pioneer settler in Jasper county of that state. Admitted to Bar in 1857. Judge Brown was admitted to the bar at Brenham in August, 1857; graduated from the law department of Baylor University (then at Independ ence) in 1856; was admitted to the bar by the supreme court of Texas January 6, 1859, and immediately therafter engaged in the practice of ‘his profession at McKinney, Collin ywounty; entered the Confederate army as second lieutenant of Com pany E, Colonel Robert Taylor’s regi ment of cavalry, and was later pro moted to captain but, after capable and gallant service, was compelled to resign on account of ill health before the close of the war. After the gen eral surrender he formed a partner ship with J. W. Trockmorten, which continued until 1885; moved to Sher ‘man, Grayson county, in 1872, where he resided until his appointment to the supreme court, when he removed to Austin, o Judge Brown represented Grayson county in the house of the twenty first and twenty-second legislatures; was appointed district judge in Au gust, 1892, and was elected to that po gition in November following, and in May, 1893, was appointed by Governor Hogzg chief justice of the fifth court of civil appeals, but before he qualified he was appointed associate justice of the supreme court by Governor Hogg to fill a vacancy caused by the resig nation of Associate Justice J. L. Henry. ‘ e s ) e ; 3 - Gentleness and cheerfulness come before morality, and if the morality you possess makes you dreary, you have the wrong sort, depend upon it. As has been announced previously in these columns a revival will begin at the Presbyterian church in Monti cello next Sunday, June 13th, at which time Rev. G. W, Belk, of North Caro lina, will be present to conduct the meeting. Concerning a revival in which Dr, Belk participated in that town recent ly, the Monroe Enquirer, published at Monroe, N. C,, had the following to say of this noted divine: Dr. G. W. Belk, who is preach ing a series of sermons in the Presbyterian church here, is a minister of more than ordinary ‘ ability. His sermons have grip, not sensational at all, but he makes you sit up and take netice. He gets out of the beaten path in the way of expression, but in the line of truth he follows after the old and unchanging paths. Dr. Belk is an orator of ability, a strong, deep thinker and an earn est and sincere Christian minis ter. He is a popular speaker and is greatly in demand at different places and cannot meet the de mands made upon his time. He is on his native heath now and is daily meeting the friends and ac quaintances of his boyhood days. . Back home Dr. Belk is loved as well as admired. Large congre gations are hearing him and all are pleased with his preaching. The public is cordially invited to attend these services and the co operation of our citizens in Jasper county, as well as Monticello, is earn estly desired. A great measure of the success of these meetings will come with the co-operation and encouragement of our citizens, and it is hoped that every one will avail himself .or her self of the opportunity to hear Dr. Belk, who is one of the strongest and most eloquent evangelists in the South today. Remember the revival services be gin Sunday morning, June 13th, at 11 o'clock in the Monticello Presbyterian church. Preparatory to the series of serv ices cottage prayer-meetings will be held in various sections of the city beginning Tuesday night. The town has been divided into four sections and services will be held each night at a residence in each section. Lead ers will be chosen and it is the pro gram of the committee in charge to arrange these prayer-meetings so thnt\ no two services will be held at the same home. The Methodist and Bap tist denominations have kindly con sented to co-operate in these prayer meetings and all, irrespective of de nomination, are cordially invited to ‘attend these short prayer-services which will be held nightly in their neighborhood. These meetings will begin on Tuesday night, June SBth, and continue through Friday night, June 11th. -_—_Wn——— A FEW SUGGESTIONS FOR BOOSTING MONTICELLO E. F. Mclntyre, writing for the Na tional News Bureau, has the follow ing good suggestions to offer to town boosters, and we reproduce it for the benefit of our readers: Don’t be the man who put sit in city. Building good houses builds a good town, Save a little money and save a lot of worry. Good roads lead not only to town, but to money. Be a live one and the town will never be a dead one. A nice front porch has prevented A CLEAN RECORD Of 17 years in the banking busi ness in the city entitles us to bid for your account. This record means a great deal to the man who wants re liability and stability in a bank. We expect to keep growing and be suc cessful. Jasper County Bank & “A Good Bank in a Good Town” | A meeting of members of the ex ecutive committee of the Central Bap tist Association was held in Monti cello yesterday in the Baptist church. A large number of ministers and laymen of the association were pres ent and took part in the proceedings. Dr. A. C. Cree, of Atlanta, state sec retary and treasurer of the Baptist Convention, gave the committee and visitors an inspiring talk on State Missiohs. The object and purpose of the meet ing here yesterday was to get ac quainted with Dr. Cree and to allow him to get acquainted with those present. many an old maid. Why should the town muzzle dogs and not knockers? When someone plans to help the town, plan to help the plan. The best plans a man can have to the future are house plans. A good way to make the world bet ter is to begin with the home town. A town is like a perambulator: it isn't much good unless it is pushed. Don’t spend all your time telling what you could do if you had some time. Be like a ball player. The thing he is always working for is home. Be one of the leaders of the town, if you can; but, anyway, keep up. If you think a cow can’t laugh for joy, let somebody sell you a good silo. Don’t be a grouch. Everybody in this town wishes you well, even the doctor. Let's not be trying to stop some thing all of the time. Let’s start something. A good town will do more to keep the boys at home than good advice. A town is like a girl. It's wonder ful what a little fixing up will do for her. Opportunity knocks once at every man’s door; better be at home when the lady calls. The world owes every man a living, but the street corner is a poor col lection agency. Don’t look for soft snaps; the hard snaps are the ones that have the gin ger in them. Den’t spend so much time talking war that you haven't time Jest to talk business. If you would like to have somebody working for you, put a little money in the bank. It improves the soup to throw a little pepper into it. Same way with a town. If you spend all that you earn, some other fellow is banking your money. Many a young man goes away to seek his fortune when Fortune is seeking for him at home. Plaster your house and everybody will follow your example. Lath and the world laths with you. You've got to be a citizen in order to vote; but you've got to do a good deal more than vote to be a citizen. If you will consider the men in this town who are well off you will find that most of them made their money here. The big things were not all done in the big towns. The greatest poem in the English language was written in a country churchyard. There is only one better man than the man who gets behind and pushes, in an effort to improve the town, and that's the man who goes ahead and pulls. —_—_—— Beauty enchants and grace capti vates for a season, but a well inform ed mind and a cultured will make a home beautiful when the bloom of beauty has faded and gone. NUMBER 17.