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By GEORGE ELMER COEB
-(Cepyright, 1919, by Western Newspaper Unfon.)
* “The board of pardons are convinced
that you were an innocent bystander
in the riots at the Eclipse sheet mill
and have commuted your sentence.
Allen, you are a free man.”
“After three years being shut out
t{om the world! Still, I don’t com
plain, warden, I was an idle, thrift
less fellow, had no business mixing in
with a destructive crowd, and I have
the penitentiary to thank for teaching
me a trade that will always earn me a
decent living. I understand that a
relative has left me a little piece of
‘property, so I can recommence life
with experience, capital and a clear
record.”
The birds seemed chiming a welcom
ing chorus as Sidney Allen left the
grim pent house where he had passed
three precious years of his young life
under an error of the law. The sun
shine appeared to him at its bright
“est, he drew in great draughts of the
sweet, clear air, inspiriting as wine,
His second year in confinement he
had been notified that he had become
one of several heirs through the death
of a relative, It was imparted to him,
that he had inherited a store property
in Layton, a thriving country town. }
It was twenty miles from the prison
to Layton and Allen had money to go
there by rafl, but the delight of free
dom kept him tramping the distance
after he had started.
It was late afternoon when, tired
and dust covered, he learned that Lay
ton was only three miles ahead down a
straight country road. Allen rested
for one-half an hour, even dozed, and
set out upomn his way refreshed to
pause again, this time amid excitement
end interest, at the edge of the lit
tle town. Near a rickety old house
with a well-kept vegetable garden sur
rounding it was a five-acre pasture
fenced in, and here was presented the
amazing spectacle of four white-haired
ladies, spry and nimble, chasing s
young herse and striving to keep him
from escaping through a break at one
end of the enclosure. They laughed
like merry romping girls, they scolded
the wayward pony, who seemed full of
mischief. Allen joined in the pur
suit, but just as he caught the horse
by the mane his foot struck a rock
and he was disabled.
One of the ladies led the horse
toward the house. The three others,
ff%§cerning Allen’s plight, assisted him.
lim% from the spot. They were
graté¥a¥ ior his co-operation, solicitous
over his mishap. They got him inte
the house, his injury revealing s i
bruised and swollen ankle. Like traine¢
kE:lrses they bathed and bandaged the
jured member and soon he was com
fortably disposed in an arm chair.
From the window he saw the horsc!
hitched to a small wagon, in which
heaping baskzts of doughnuts and new
1y baked loaves of bread were carrled.j
“You won’t be able to move a\)oui;
much until tomorrow,” said one of th¢
*old ladies. “I suppose you wonder a"i
all the cookery you see around here,
Well, we were all inmates of an olé
Jadies’ home that burned down, and
clubbed together to make a living
We supply some families with bread
cakes and the like, twice a week and
get along very nicely, indeed.
“That is Nellie Clare, a girl we
adopted four years ago,” spoke one
of the others. “You see, two of us
have small war pensions and we ar¢
fiow educating her at a seminary.
This explanation referred to the pice
ture on the wall of a beautiful young
girl of about eighteen. Allen had cer
tainly come across a strange combina
tion. The quartette made it a pleasani
evening for him and he went on his
way the next day feeling sure thal
glowing picture of home comfort would
not soon fade from his mind.
Allen found the property left to him
to comprise a large roomy one-story
store building in the best business
quarter of the town. He resolved t¢
utilize it in a business way. What he¢
considered to be a bright idea had
appealed to him. While in the peni
tentiary he had served an apprentice
ship in the plastic art, that is, model
ing center pieces, images and ever
statuary heads. He had the old stort
room cleared up, purchased material
and tools and set at work on his grand
plan. i
This involved a long chat with the¢
four old ladies, who were inimitable
cooks. There was no kind of pastry
they could not handle artistically
Allen made perfect piaster of paris
fmitations of bread, cakes, pies, pud
‘dings. He tinted them so artistically
that they would decelve an exper
baker. These facsimiles he placed ir
the show window, affixing the prices of
the genuine articles,
Within the month the Art Bake Shoj
was doing a thriving business, his fow
co-partners were filled with ‘joy ove:
being interested in a profitable, grow
ing business, and one day sweet Nel
lie Clare, their beloved adopted, cam:
home. She was %0 much more win
ning and lovely than her picture, and
Allen had so endeared himself to the
antiquated four, that naturally thejy
drifted into mutual love. The merry
happy baking corps, the manly, indus
trious Allen, the smiling, winning
clerk, attracted the Interest and good
will of the whole community in thel
little palace of a store, and the har
monious sextette drifted into an idea
existence that was the admiration m,i
pride of a loyal clientele.
What About G. 0. P.
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In Southern States?
Johnston, Goree.and Adamson fac.
tions Represented at Meet.
WASHINGTON, March 7.—Pre
liminary views of the Slemp subcom
mittte of the Republican national com
mittee regarding a reduction of the
representation of the southern states in;
the G. O, P. national conventions were
considered Friday, ‘
Three Factions |
Georgians occupied most of the time\
of the Slemp subcommittee at the
ihearing late Wednesday afttmoon.‘
Tilts between the Georgia white Re
publicans and Henry Lincoln John
‘ston and Ben Davis, of the colored
~delegation were rather frequent and
Chairman Slemp repeatedly asked the!
Georgians not to go into factional a.nd‘
local politics. At least three factions
of the Republican party in Georgial
were represented. i
C. W. McClure of the Harding Club
of Georgia reached Washington for
the late afternoon session and made
an address protesting against such‘
scenes as are witnessed at the Repub
lican conventions while tht Southern
delegates are being “traded.”
‘The Atlanta merchant urged a re-|
juvenation of the Republican party in%
the South, and the elimination of the
“purchaseable element” in party poli-!
tics. ! |
Delegations were present from Mis
sissippi, Lousiana, Florida, Georgia,
South Carolina, and other Southern
states. |
Johnstqn’s Speech, |
Henry Lincoln Johnston made an
impassioned address protesting against
reduced representation and insisting
that the Republican party should see
that the negro in the Southern states
had his *rights atthe ballot box in
stead of talking about reduced repre-;
sentation. |
C. P. Goree, representing one of the
Georgia factions, made the concrete
suggestion that basis of 'representa
tion be on the number of Republican
votes cast in the congressional dis-.
tricts. In this he supported the argu
ment of the so-called Adamson fac
tion, although tht two factions are not:
together on other local issues.- |
Georgians present included Mr. Go
ree, Charles Adamson of Cedartown,
A. J. Spence of Camilla, Harry S.
Edwards of Macon, Clark Grier of
Augusta, C. W. McClure, Atlanta; D.
C. Cole of Marietta, and W. J. Tilson
of Atlanta. Mr. Tilson is chairman
anr Mr. Grier secretary of the state
Republican League.
“Knifed” Candidate?
Henry Lincoln Johnston endeavored
to bring out that this league had
“knifed” the Republican candidate
for congress in the Atlanta district, a
candidate supported by the Johnston
faction. The argument was stopped
by Chairman Slemp, who urged that
local politics be side-tracked for the
broader question of how to build up
the party in the South and what to do
about adjusting representation as be
tween states that furnish large Re
publican majorities and states that
cast but few Republican votes.
Mr. Goree suggested that not only
should the national committee base
representation on the number of votes
cast but it should also regulate repre
sentation in state anddistrict conven
tions. He said it was outrageous that
some Georgia counties casting less
than 100 Republican’ votes had as
many -delegates in the local conven
tion as counties giving large Republi
can votes, such as counties in the
Seventh and Ninth congressional dis-l
tricts.
“he Elderly Woman.
The world’s first historian was an
old woman—and still, in every primi
tive community, she is the living store
house of communal memories. The
world’s first sage was an old woman,
coining the hoarded wisdom of gemera
tions into proverbs and maxims. In
all probability the world’s first doctor
was an old woman, though here she
was displaced rather early. After ages
of neglect she is coming once more
to be appreciated at something like
her value.~Chicago Journal.
} “Red Rag to a Bull.”
It 1s probable that the expression “a
red rag to a bull,” signifying some
thing which: arouses wrath, has been
Imported from Spain, where red cloths
are used in the bull rings, ,in order to
infuriate the animals before the mata
dor makes his appearance. But bulls
are not the only animals affected by
red. Maiy horses, especially stallions,
are Irritated by red; and turkey-cocks
attack wearers of red most ferocious
ly, as do ganders. Physiologically,
red is a color which firritates and
fatigues the optic nerves; and so it
arouses temper and produces a quar
relsome frame of mind. -
No Worms in a Healthy Child
All children troubled with Worms have an un
healthy color, which indicates poor blood, and asa
rule, there is more or less stomach disturbance.
GROVE'S. TASTELESS chill TONIC given regularly
for two or three weeks will enrich the blood, im
prove the digestion, and act as a General Strength
ening Tonic to the whole system. Nature will then
throw off or dispel the worms, and the Child will be
in perfect health. Pleasant to take. 60c per bottle,
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THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE AND PRESS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1921.
| A Sermon to Live y |
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7 By Rev' Elam Franklin Dempsey, D. D. g
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SOME WISE SAYINGS
Religion is the best armour in the world, but the worst cloak—
Bunyan.
Where love for God and man stops growing backsliding begins
—Exchange.
All T have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have
not seen.— Emerson.
It is a good deal easier to regulate the world than it is to get
your own house straight.—Exchange. ;_
Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns.
{ am thankful that thorns have roses.—Alphonse Karr. :
That which is past and gone is irrevocable and wise men have
enough to do with things present and to come.—Bacon. |
Blessed are the happiness makers . Blessed are they who
know how to shine on one’s gloom with their cheer.—Beecher.
Science keeps down the weed of superstition, not by logic, but
by rendering the mental soil unfit for its cultivation.— Tyndal.
It harms us to think evil; it harms us even more to say what we
think. It is for this reason that silence is so often golden.” But it is
also on the same general principal that it is worth while to speak a
pleasant word—if we can do no more.—Christian Work. |
$30.00 IN GOLD FOR A NAME
i FOR FITZGERALD’S NEW
ALL YEAR AROUND '
- Swimming Pool and Park
In just,a short while the new Swimming Pool
and Park Jocated on East Central Ave., near
the Fitzgerald Ice Plant, will be opened. We
must have an appropriate name, who has the
| best suggestion? ‘
ISt REWARD---To the person submitting the name
that is selected, for this new pleasure resort we
will give a cash reward of $30.00.
2nd best suggestion will receive an annual pass.
3rd best suggestion will receive a 6 months pass.
4th best suggestionwill receive a 3 months pass.
Those participating will not be allowed tosug
“gest more than one name.
In the event of a tie the awards will be equal
ly divided. | |
The judges selecting name will be composed ,
of E. L. Dorminy and two others which are
yet to be chosen. | <
This is in no way a game of chance, purely.
, an award for excellerce. | '
Contest Closes March 15th.
- Send in your suggestions to
Fitzgerald . -:- -z Georgia
' Proud of Armorial Bearings,
' The early Dutch settlers of New
York, who founded important families,
were frequently aristocratic Holland
ers who brought their coats-of-arms
with them, as an integral part of their
household goods. Such families as the
Van Rensselaers, De. Puysters, Beek
mans, Schuylers and Stuyvesants had
their arms beautifully engraved on the
elaborate silver services which wera
among their proudest possessions, |
Why? :
“How to Live More Than One Hun
dred Years” is the title of a recent
book. But what, we desire to ask,
would be the object?—Philadelphia
Public Ledger.
Cupid’s “Shaft.®
4 honeymoon down a coal-pit sounds
& bit weird and dark; but that, at
least, was the first trip made by
bride and bridegroom after the church
ceremony. The bridegroom was a
coal-pit manager, and his new wife
had never been down a coal-pit, or
even seen one, till the wedding day.
At her own request they went from
the church, donned suitable attire,
stepped into the cage, and were taken
to the bottom of the shaft, where
they had a rousing reception from
miners armed with pick and shovel.
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