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Memorial Day.
Soon after the close of the civil
war a custom of strewing the
graven of dead soldiers with flow
ers was started. This custom enu
nated and had it’s birth in our
dear Southland, by our mothers
who had been bereft by the stroke
of cruel war. God bless them for
showing their devoted love for
the fallen heroes of our dear South
land. The custom is a beautiful
one. It has now come to be ob
served as a time in each year, for
paying tribute to the memory of
loved ones who are sleeping the
sleep that knows no waking. Yes,
the tendereßt manifestations of
love and remembrance comes
from the women . Many are still
living who have mourned the loss
of a father, a husband, a brot.ier,
a son, or a sweetheart, who in the
flush of youth and manhood went
forth to fight for the cause they
believed m and loved. Y T ea, more,
to die for. The Old Sage knows
something of that furious struggle.
Just entering manhood in Jan.
1861,he,with thousands of others,
answered the call to arms to fight
for our love for home, but alas,
the days of blood-shed ended and
the youngest of us who survived
that unequal struggle are now re
garded as cld men, which is true.
As the tree falls so shall it lay.
So one by one the honored old
Vets answer the last roll call, and
lights are out. Our ranks are
rapidly thinning and those of us
who, by reason of strength have
even a few years before us, know
that each day adds to the burd
ens of increasing age, that we
can’t mark time to the tap of
drum as we did in defending the
South, but alas, such is war. O,
]iqw many heartaches and sleepless
nights out old dads ands mothers,
wives and daughters, and sweet
hearts loot when their dear ones
were engaged in the fiercest of
battles. When the mails would
bring reports of the killed and
mortally wounded, then there
would be weeping homes and sad
hearts for the loss ot loved oues.
The writer might go on and pic
ture the heart rendering scenes
that occured in the army of North
ern Virginia but my heart fails,
mine eyes are flooded with tears,
my hand is nervous and I hope
for no more war. J. C. Banks.
Racket from Rackley.
Miss Sweetie Findley spent last
Sunday with Mrs. R. L. Wrenn.
Prof. J. B. Wilson visited home
folks near Graymont last week
end.
J. J. Wrenn was attending to
business at Oak Park Tuesday of
this week.
11. L. Wrenn and wife spent Sat
urday night plesantlv at the home
of J. M. Findley.
J. J. and R. L. Wrenn were at
tending to business in Lyons Fri
day of this week.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. McCullough
6pent Sunday with the family of
J. W. McCullough.
S. J. McCullough was among
those attending to business in
Lyons Saturday last.
•Misses Fannie and Lottie Mc-
Cullough were guests at the home
of J. J. Wrenn Sunday.
Ice cream suppers are getting to
be quite popular now days and
they are very enjoyable too.
Little Miss Myrtle Faircloth of
Collins is spending sometime with
her aunt Mrs. J. M. Wrenn.
J. M. Findley spent several days
last week in Jacksonville with his
brother who is still very sick.
J. M. and J. J. Wrenn and
daughter, Mis 9 Ruth, were in Oak
Park Saturday afternoon of last
week.
A good many of our folks at
tended the picnic ot Kinfield Fri
day of last week and say it was all
right.
J. J. and W. J. Wrenn and
M isses Elsie and Ruth Wrenn vis
ited relatives near Collins several
days last week.
Mrs. Pitts is still very sick and
they are having to sit up with her
everv night. Friends call in and
assist them, it’s no more than
your duty.
Tins section was visited by a
good rain Wednesday afternoon.
Crops were badly needing it bur i
they are growing fa=t now and so
is general green.
It was real funny to see a cer
tain little girl run so Sunday
afternoon. Say boy next time you
will have to get you a motor cycle
if yon don’t want to be left.
Pine Apple.
Work for “Our Town ”
The Neodeha (Kan.) Register
says every town has its advant
ages and'should make the most of
them .
Every town is fitted for some
one enterprise mere than another,
: and as soon as it discovers what
■ that is it should take hold of
the matter aud push it for all
• there is in it. One man cannot
make a town. The news paper
cannot do it. But one man on a
newspaper with the help of the
wide-awake men of the place, all
pulling together, can make a wide
difference in the place.
Every man who succeeds in a
town is a help to it. Tlie more
money he makes, if he spends it,
the better for the community.
The larger business he builds
up, the more he advertises, more
attention is called to the town.
A man cannot build up an honor
able business in a town without
helping the country. The inter
est of one is the interest of all.
The rivalry that sometimes exists
between towns in the same county
is short-sighted policy.
On the same subject the Ster
ling (Kan.) Bulletin says:
“No town will become a busi
ness center so long as its business
men rely cn a few merchants to
make the effort to bring trade to
town. Too often the men in a few
lines of trade are the only ones
that reach out for custom. Other
merchants wait until these men
have induced the people to come
to town and content themselves j
with trade that naturally drifts to !
their place.
A public-spirited man should
ask himself if he is doing his part
in attracting people to town to
trade.
The Hennessee (Okla.) Clipper
in an article headed, “How to
Keep a Town from Improving.”
eays: “In the first place, by every
thing you need in s line other place.
If you have a flour m’ll, solid off
for all your flour. It sounds bet
ter to have it come from a dis
tance, even if the quality be in
ferior.
If you have a brick yard, send
off for your brick ; it makas a man
feel important to ship a few car
loads of brick, no matter if he
should have to pay more for them
than he would at home factories ”
He suggests sending away for
printing, and all groceries that
can be bought in bulk, etc. All
of which will prevent the home
merchants from squandering !
money in builning up their own
town. —Hustler.
Cross Road Dots.
Miss Pearl Grant visited Natalie
Boyd Sunday.
Mr. D. A. Taylor made a trip to
Vidalia Saturday.
Floyd Moore called on Miss Inez
Boyd last Saturday evening.
Sherwood Boyd and father went
to Lyons Saturday morning.
Mr and Mrs. Billie Holton vis
ited W. D. Grant last Sunday.
C. R. Beasley and F. W. Grant
made a flying trip to Vidalia last
Saturday.
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A. L. Beasley and Sam Evans
called to see Misses Zeda and Cin
thy Moore Sunday.
Misses Emma and Anna Smith
visited Miss Pearl Grant Sunday
and reported a tine time.
Well, I guess everybody is fin
ished chopping cotton by now but
we are all needing rain on our fine
crops.
The Sunday School at Center
was enjoyed by a large crowd Sun
day. Those who attended from
here were Misses Pearl Grant,Nat
alie Boyd, Inez Boyd, Sherwood
Boyd Floyd Moore and many oth
ers we can’t name.
Two Little Pets.
Egypt at the present time is the
most promising country in the
whole northern Africa. It has
piogressed excellently under Eng
lish rule.
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 barns, and on system gins.
Office in New Lyons Hotel.
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