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Water and Rum. Water, there is no poison in, j that cup, no fiendish spirit dwells 1 beneath those crystal drops to j Jure me and you to ruin. No spectral shadows play upon it’s waveless surface; no widow's groans or orphans’ tears rise to God from those placid fountains misery, crime, wrechedness, woe, want and rage come not within the hallowed precincts, where cold water reigns supreme. Pure now as when it left it’s native heaven, giving vigor to cur youth, strength to our manhood, and solace to our old age. Cold water is beautiful, bright and pure, everywhere in the moonlight, fountains, and the giant river, in the deep tangled wildwocd, and the cataracts spray in the hand of beauty, or on the lips of manhood. Cold water is beautiful everywhere. Rum, there is a poison in that cup, there is a serpent in that cup whose sting is madness and whose embrace is death. There dwells beneath the smiling surface a fiendish spirit, which for centuries has beeu wandering over the earth carrying on a war of desolation and destruction against mankind, blighting and bewildering the noblest affections of the heart and corrupting with it’s foul breath the tide of human life and chang ing the glad green eartli into a lazarrfitto. Gaze on it but shud der as you gaze. Those sparkling ■ drops are murder in disguise, so quiet, now yet widows’ groans and orphans’ tears, and maniac yells are in that cup. The worms that dieth not and the fire that is not quenched are in that cup. Peace, hope, love and truth dwells not within that firey circle, where dwell that desolating mon ster which men call rum. Corrupt now aB when it left it’s native hell, giving fire to the eye, madness to the brain and ruin to the soul. Rum is vile and deadly, and ac cursed everywhere. The poet would liken it in it’s firey glow, to the flames that llicker around the bodies of the damned. The theologian would point you to the drunkard’s doom, while the his torian would unfold the dark re ords of the past, and point yon to the fate of empires and kingdoms, lured to ruin by the siren songs of the tempter, and sleeping now in cold obscurity. The wreck of what once was great,grand and glorious Yes, rum is corrupt and vile and deadly, and accursed. Fit type and semblance of all earthly corruption, base art thou yet. oh rum, as when the w ise men warned us of thy power, and bade us flee from thy enchantment. Vile art thou, yet as when thou first went forth on thy unholy mis sion, filling earth with desolation and madness, woe and anguish. Deadly art thou vet, when thy en venomed tooth first took fast hold on human hearts, and thy serpent tongue first drank up warm life. Written by H. G. Kekl, Elza, Ga. A Parable on Boys. The following trite article was written by Editor Ernest Camp in the Walton Tribune. ‘‘Verily in this day and genera tion the father raiseth up his son on the streets and sidewalks. He layeth around the soda founts and imbibeth slop and hookworms. Ho groweth in knowledge in nothing save cigarettes and cuss words. “When he attaineth the age of 16 he acquireth a 6uit of clothes turned up at the bottom two fur longs above his feet. He display ed! a pair of noisy sox, with pur ple background and violet to the frount. He weareth lowcut tan shoes and a green tie He look eth like a banna merchant on the srteets of Cairo. “The inside of his head resem bles the inside of a pumpkin. lie falleth in love with a swin dle shanked girl with pink ribbons in her hair, and he craveth an au tomobile that he may ride her forth in the spring time. ID thinketh work is sinful . He scut- : tereth his mother’s pin money like j a evcione scattereth a rail fence He sitteth up at- night, to write poetry, and giveth no thought to the multiplication table Hi« mind rurneth to the vanities of life, and not the high cost of corn bread. “Verily, verily, he needeth a board applied vigorously to the southwest corner of the anatomy, j “H. thinketh his father a plod der ami his mother a back mini- I her. He pictureth to himself great relies suddenly acquired. He dreamed) of steam yachts and private cars. “Yes, lie thinketh himself the ; real stuff. He butteth in where he ! :s not wanted; he criteciseth his j elders; he purchased! cheap per fume and smells louder than a hilly goat. “When he groweth up he get* teth a job as clerk in a store at .SI.OO a day and swipeth extra change from the boss until he is caught..” The Poor Man’s land. In an interview in Chicago the other day Mr. Champ Clark, the next Speaker of the House of Rep resentives,said : “Believe me, the South is the poor man’s land and you will live to see the day when the South is going to be the rich est part of the United States ” That is a statement and a predic tion to which those who know the South best will willingly suberibe. The South is the poor man’s iand because it offers to him the best opportunity to be found in all the world to better his condition. He lives for less iu the South than in any other part of this country and he can make'a living with lese ef fort, particularly if he buys land and cultivates it properly. Land that 13 worth having can be bought for less money and he requires less clothes and less fuel and, Mr. Clark says, less food than in any other part of the United States. It is remarkable with what un animity of opinion the leading men, periodicals and newspapers are saying that the South is the coming section of this country, and the South is responding to this opinion. The census shows that her growth, during the last ten years, been great but it was small in comparison with what her growth will be in the next ten. The movement of iniigrants and capital to theSouth is be coming greater all the time. It’s proportions in the next few years will be such as will attract more attention than did the movement to the West when that section was making tremendous strides in wealth and population. Mr. Clark is right. The South is now the poor man's land and is destined to become the rich part of this country. Go oil builduig sky scrapers and up-to-date hotels. There will be a demand for them as fast as thev are completed.— Ex. When you punish your boy, do you spring that old one on him about how you are only doing it because you love him? We have a friend who tried that once and his son answered: If I were big enough, dad, I would return your love.—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Remove the Strain. I advertise what I do. I do what I advertise. Do you realize the serious consequence of continuous eye strain in both young and old? Prom constant tugging and straining of vari ous nerves and muscles, which causes more headache than any other one thing. If your eyes trouble you in any way. come to see me. (My system is not experiment.) My knowledge of the eye enables me to determine exactly the kind of glasses you should wear. (Deware of those whom you do not know to be compe tent. Deware of the man who is here to-dav and somewhere else to-morrow.) I am always 1 : n ray place of business, and take care of all ease's where others fail. (Special engage- • ments can be made.) W. E. WALKER, Jr., Optometrist, phone no. 215. Vidalia, Ga. IHE LYONt: PROGREtot, MARCH 24 1011. t April sth, 1911 -- Let above date remind you that deposits in our Savings Department, “ ;; when made on or before the FIFTH of ANY month draw interest from the “ ;; FIRST day thereof, and that the time to place idle money safely at interest is “ !! When You Get It. This should appeal to Farmers who still hold a portion of ! :: the 1910 cotton crop, and to others making collections at this season. U it ", N f Four t per cent, and SAFETY for your idle funds is what we offer, “ While we reserve the right to require 60 days' notice as to a withdrawal, it is ;; also true that we have never required such notice in the more than SIX “ /EARS that our Savings Department has been operative, and that our policy ;; ;; °f keeping a strong Cash Reserve makes a deposit in our Savings Derartment ;; practically available on demand. - <> !! Procrastination is the thief of time. Deposit your money WHEN “ ;; /OU GET IT. Bank with us BY MAIL ;; Notice! All persons who became indebted to the New Lyons Pharmacy for prescriptions, medi cines. etc., during the year 1910, and have not paid up. are hereby requested to pay same at once to J. J. Williams. Your accounts can be showu you by calling at the offices or Williams 6 Williams, where the books of said business can be found. All abcounts not settled by April Ist will be sued. Z. P. Williams. Fire Insurance. Insure your property with Bruce McLeod, representing a number of strong English and American Companies. He issues policies on desirable country dwellings and banjs, and on system gins. Office in New Lyons Hotel. Macon, Dublin & Savannah SCHEDULE. T.pitvft .Arrive No. 18 No. 20 Stations No. 19 No. 17 a. m. p m. a. m. p. m. 700 330 Macon 11 05 440 7 50 4 IS Jeffersonville 10 17 3 47 8 34 5 04 Dudley 9 32 2 57 900 530 Ar Dublin Lv 905 225 905 535 Lv Dublin Ar 900 230 9 42 6 09 Rockiedge 8 26 1 51 10 02 627 Soperton 809 134 ■ 10 40 700 Ar Vidalia Lv 735 100 Connections—At Vidalia with S. A. L. Ry. and Georgia & Florida; at Rockiedge with W'adley & Mt. Vernon; at Dublin with Wrights ville and Tennille. C. of Ga., Dublin & South western: at Macon with Southern Ry.. C. of Ga.. Ga. Southern &. Fla., Macon &. Birming ham and Ga. Railroad. j. A. Streyek. Gen. Pass. Agent. WE ARE IN THE Real Estate BUSINESS. Ist. For the Benefit of Lyons. 2nd. For the benefit of Toombs County. 3rd. For the benefit of ourselves If you wish to buy a nice Lot iu Lyons, either to improve or for investment, call on us. If you wish to s u l! your house or your Lyons property, then come to see us anyhow, because Mr. . wants to buy it If you wish to buv a farm in Toombs County, let us show you wimt we have. We have newcomers in our office everv day, wishing to purchase land m Toombs County. So if vnu wish to sell you r farm or binds, then list it with us. Williams liealiy Co. Toombs County Batik Bldg., Lyons, Ga. j ' RED SEAL SHOES jgjjgfc I are all right for a birthday JqliHJm present —they frequently last till the next anniversary; “Dollar a Pair Saved in the Wear’*' J. K. ORR SHOE CO., ATLANTA SEABOARD AIR LINE SCHEDULE. iEave Lyons—6.2 Ba. m. 5.40 p. m. ) For Savannah, Ga., and Points Beyond. 10.00 a. m. I For Helena, Cordele, Americus, Mont -7.50 p. m. \ gomery, and points beyond. For information and reservations, call on nearest Ticket Agent, Seaboard Air Line, or write R. H. Stansell, A. G. P. A., C B. Ryan, G. P. A., Portsmouth, Va. Savannah, Ga. pIROST PROOF CABBAGE PLANTS f GUARANTEED TO SATISFY CUSTOMERS 1 L/T/rO FROM THE origiiv AL cabbage PLANT GROWERS. 11 \ V <<■■*««« >»■»■»>■ 2d Ufimt FI.. He.d V«n,, r . l>,n a'a.l, U«W CtblM,.. / / \ ~ TRADE MARK COPYRIGHTED "" ' " "" " '■ 3a>»* Established 1868. Paid in Capital Stock $30,000.00 4-*mr\ We grew the first FROST PROOF PLANTS in I*6B. Now have over twenty thousand satisfied h WH? r > 0 n" * nd ®° d m ,* re .obbag- plants than all other persons in the Southern «omblit*d. WHY? oar plants must please or we send vour raonev back. Order now; it Is time to eet these pla nts In your section to get extra early cabbage, and they are the ones luiftb still ror the most money# We sow three tons of Cabbage Seed per season £r y hli a f Fruit trees and ornamentals. W rite for free catalog ot ffost-proof plants of the best varieties. J containing valuable information about fruit and vegetable growing. Prices on Cabbatre Plants— ?*?*ofSoo at «V°2 ; 10( f *2 6000 *«? thou^nd - to 9.000 $1.26 r>er thousandTlO OW and over LQ) per thousand. f» o. b» Yoages Island. Our special express rate on plants Is very low* Wm. C. Geraty Co., Box 16 Yonges Island, S. C. 1 ' ' — 1 < ■, IMim WN MILLS LEAD I Ja Simplicity, Capacity, Durability, None Getter r. uy Marcn _f ’rdo Machinery and avoid A ' >* / v fij ‘V Freights and waits for Repairs A Steam ass Gasoline Engines ? Portable & Stationary Boilers # '' 'jQeri ! /jjr® Complete Ginning, Sawing aad SStlr?"le Outfits i Pump*,Ta"ks, Towers. Rirfi.g, Ac .lylsne liob'ino Plant* C . , everything in machinery and supplies '■ MALIARY MACHINERY CO., 3 #^.^