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THE VIDALIA ADVANCE, $ fnWUhrd cT«*rf F»*l«flia> by flir idranrc Publivtilng Co. A. F. SAWYER, Editor. sl-00 PER YEAR j Entered Feb. 2i>, 1908, at Vidalia, Ua., a» second-elans matter, underact of Congress of llch. 3, 1879. ■i.dvertising Rate* mad., known on application. Address all communications and make a'.l remittances to Tlw Advance l*ub ■ lisliing 00., Vidalia. tin. FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1904 The prosperity of a neighbor is ,-M gall in the bellies of- gome peo ple. If the cap fits you, reader, w.‘ see uo reason wliy you should not wear it. The I. C. Plant's Son* Bank -and the First National Bahk of Macon closed their doors and .went into the hands of receivers •Monday' morning. The failures .created quite a bit of excitement, ns both bunks were considered •olid institutions. The; plant of the _ Augusta Her ald was destroyed by fife last Monday night, the loss amount ing to a bout |26,000. Mr. M. S. Byek seii’or member , of the firm of it. S. <fc D. A. Byek, : stationers and pnpec dealers of .Savannah, died suddenly whije .driving ip ft buggy last Sunday, • heart failure being the cause of ;his death. rrrt —;•..■ ■!"_»... We nre in receipt of a copy of •.the fourth annual catalogue of it he Presbytbrinl Inst itute .of •.Blackshenr. The catalogue is -tastily arranged and shows that the institute is in a prosperous ■ condition. All things comq to those who leave oflt„yraiting and go after them. i-f Continued .frpm/ftrjt page. ] alipoji the thronging army of people whose hearts are blaz ing with the fire of education and whose lives are devoted to the work of God. No longer can we sleep, no longer can we while away the precious mom ents which God lias given us, the greet ladder of education has been let down in our midst, and not only one by one do they go up, but in great multitudes, reaching for the beautiful roses tlmt decorate the top, where they can drink from that crystal fountain whose waters gusli out of the tide of culture and refinement.! No longer are the good people content with their sons gnd daughters being hewers of wood and drawers of water, serfs and slaves to ignorance knowing that God has a miss ion for each and every one, a strong effort is being made to develop the brain, strengthen the understanding, cultivate the heart, and fit them for the various positions o? life. We can no longer allow the mind, a celestial gift of God, a Speck of heavenly fire, kin dled by supreme intelligence, to perish on the shores of light and knowledge of the twen-i _tieth century. Though after all our neglect. in this great matter, it is with ! peculiar pride, that we take a retrospective view of the past,! and see that education hand in i „ liana with religion, as it goes '* ’ marching over this great world * of ours, will bring about a rev olution mpre wonderful and '‘ ‘ i , powerful than all the past, and -a new army will be placed in r the field of education, the cul tivation of the heart, and the establishment of right princi . ipies will be supported as never before, and the broken fragments of tlie cloud of ig • norance left liehind will have a silver lining. From the beautiful valleys, 1 1 and lofty mountains whose ' peaks reared high in the light iof heaven, with their sun • painted cliffs and deep ravines, . we have caught the inspiration and accepted the stirring com . mand “Amplius,” (broader, j i wider, better.) Now let us - improve it. • For when we "come to con- ! 1 template the vast amount of , talent with which our country ' c is blest, if only developed, j fWe can not tell the power • 1 * I ’ _____________________ •- ' p Up; : ). * DR. E. MORGAN. there is in water as it courses , its way down our valleys, but when we confine it and change its form, we see a power that ' has revolutionized the commer cial world, wheeling her cars freighted with immense ton nage from shore to shore, ! neither can we tell tlie power there is in the mind of the ■ little infant that sleeps in its 1 mother’s arms, but place it in •school, give it a chance’for developement. cultivate the powers of its mind, and yon will see it go out into tlie world a power for God, for widening the sphere of knowl edge. Education is instruction, the formation of manners, and it is our imperative duty to develop and improve the pow ers of the mind; for if we 1 would fill the various positions of life successfully, we must j educate, cultivate, improve and ' develop the powers which God has given us, and not let it perish for that life giving foc>4, that lifts its up to higher heights. *. Education is free,knowledge is free, and when we see tlia t j thousands are rallying to the j standard of the great organ ization of education, undivided by sectional lines, unbiased bv sectional prejudice, united bv common interests, and j blazing with that promethian ' fire, reaching from mountain to peak, and from valley to hill, spreading like the wild fire in the desert; our last leap (with joy, and we are made to ithank God that we live in the i j sunrise of the twentieth cen- \ tury. We have good schools (established in almost everv • county, every town and everv ; community. Schools that are doing a great work that will Ibe felt and realized ages yet ito conic, that nre mould in it I C '' and shaping tlie character of millions yet unborn, that will stand out in the battle field of bxl, and like brave soldiers fight until the dark clouts jafc. ignorance are driven.flFira sight. \\ hat we want is more de termined men and women in . the field to rally around the , altar of education, those whose lives have been purified in the great furnace of cultivation, whose noble character elevates them like eagles on strong wings and their influence pulls with them a living host that i are live wires in the field of duty. j. There cannot fct a. grander ! theme to engross tlie attention I of all classes than the subject which has to do with the train i ing of the intellect. The j subject of education is fraught with a deep interest to all who have a just appreciation of‘its i merits. It should be of inter est to all within the pale of civilization, in as niuefi as the happiness of all classes is *on nected with the subject, ed : ucation is development, it is i not simply instruction, facts, and rules communicated by the teacher, but it is discipline a making up, a development of latent powers, a growth of the mind. It finds the childs mind passive, it trains it to tbirk independently, it awak ens its power to observe, to re flect, to confine. Education should have ref erence to the whole man, the i body, tlie mind and the heart. Its object, and when rightly conducted, its effect is to make' fk I The Old Reliable Liquor House, j COHEN HESTER,, prop. DEALER IN Fine W ines, Liquors, Cigars. For $3.50 I will send you express prepaid 4 full quarts of the Celebrated Mt. Vernon Rye. Genuine old Wlort Rye $4 00,xxx Con * $1 f)0 ’ l Bid Fashioned Fireside Rye 8 00' Genuine Imperial Gin 250 | Defiance Pure old Rye 2 50 Pure Geneva Gin 2 50 |Old Kentucky Bourbon 250 Old Holland Gin 200 [Cataract Maryland Rye 2 00 100“ proof Gin 2 00 100 proof live xxx Gin 1 50 :xxx Rye 150 j Celebrated X. E. Rum ' * 250 •Old Laurel Valley X. C. j 100 proof X . E. Rum 2 00 j Corn, very fine 2 -50 xxx It him 150 V . U . ( ooper (Nun 2 (X) j Apple and Peach' Brandy $2 to 4 <X) GOO proof Corn 2 00, All Wines * l ooj I 412 Congress Street, West, SAVANNAH. j . ( W. T. K. smith’s OI.D STAND. ) j J» A. Bent, WHOLESALE COMMISSION BROKER. Com, Oats, Meal, Brail, Hay, Meat, Lard. \our patronage solicited. Call in person or write. ■I- A. DENT, VIDALIA. GA. Millard Paint Co., Ptjl/iTS, OILS, IIARfIISHES, . Brushes, Window Glass Etc. * l taker St. Savannah, Ga. ; ■ i. . | i Williams & Grice, WJTOT.ESAI.E AX£> RKTAII. ! EIQITOR DEALERS. | All Loading Brands of Cas t Goods. Country Orde rs will receive Lest attention. No charge for jugs. Try us and you will be pleased.! •«'- We-1 l!r»»i! NI.. f». O. Roi 90.1. SAVIWAII. I; ». • y j hyn a complete creature of life kind. To his frame it vreuld give vigor, activity and j to his heart virtue; to bins sense correctness and acuteness. ! Education, strictly speaking , covers the whole area of life. I It is the word which means all that God asks of us. It ex ! presses the sum total of human duty. Nor is* it confined to j | the present period of life. For ' ,: aught we know, education may | be. continued in Heaven,; reason may continue to widen : its'power and deepen its san ctities there, the affection mav grow in beauty and fervor through immeasurable ages, ajitid niay expand and inten sify through eternity. Edu cation is a work of progress, it begins in life »and has no eg, we learn the elements of things below; above we will study' their esseuc?. It has been, wisely ordained that | light should have no color, j water no taste, and air no odor, so knowledge should be equally pure and without • admixture, with reverent hands the world at large has crowned intellect with richest honors, its pathway has been j strewn with flowers, its brow ! has worn the loftiest plume, i it has held the mightiest scep ter a jxnver and sat upon the proudest throne. He who neglects to improve his men tal faculties or fails to train all his powers of mind and body, is not walking, in those paths which-under God’s guidance I conduce most surely to hap piiiss and content. i T r —m m ." H. A. Champion & Co., WHt.i.Rs.M.K AND RETAIL DI>AIKK< L\' FINE LIQUORS .1 iiTrade A S|»«;i*ialt.v. i Old Pedigree $5 (*i Oiu $1 30 Philadelphia dull -i oo Rye 136 Paul Jones 1 (JO I'tiro Apple Brandy 3 00 Poach drove 3 00 Pure Poach Brandy 3 00 Morning Dow 2 00 Peach and Ilnney 2 00 Old Sunny Hollow 150 Rock and Rye 2 00 XXXX din 1 00 While Kinu $l5O to 2 00 Old Holland din 2U) Corn 160t0300 ** Oin 150 All Kinds of Wines 100 422 to 428 West Broad Street, Opposite Union Depot, H VVA.\NAII, GA. IJ. R. Odom & Co. I VIDALIA, GA. | WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS, And will appreciate a call from yon to X inspect our stock of Dry Goods and No- Z tions, also our line of “Harvard Brand” Z Clothing. Our line of White Goods Z and Dress Goods at prices unequaled in Z the mercantile history of Vidalia. -R -■ Our line of Fine Slices is complete. Z S 5 In Fancy and Staple Groceries we sib ; 5 can’t be beat—our prices are right. ji J. R, Odom 5 Company. I gjaaeSgjHHßggg** ——gaaOKMHHHwl Nicholas Lang, :DEALER IN: Wines, Liquors, ‘ and Groceries* ■——-■ ■■■- , ’ i - ' ... .■ % Rye Whiskey Holland Gin Olio Year Old if I 50 One Year. Old ft 60 Two Year Old 2 (HI Two Year Old 2 00 Three Year Old ifoo Three Year Old 8 00 Four Year Old 400 White and Rbd Rum Cohn Whiskey One Year Old f 1 £0 One Year Old §1 50 Two Year Old 2 00 Two Year Old 2 (X) Wines—Catawba and Port 100 - No Charge for Package or Jug. il&gavasr/igii savannah. The Citizens Bank OF VIDALIA. CAPITAL STOCK - - $25,000-00 OITTCERS: W. T. JENKINS, G. N. MATHEWS,. J. E. SCHUMPEKT, President, Vice-President, Cashiur. 1 >ii - eetoi‘s W. T. Jenkins, (1. N. Mathews, J. E. Schuinpert, J. F. Co.*, J. W. Poe. j. L- I>. Williams,in. M.. Leader. •* GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS. Accounts of Finns and Individuals Solicited, Interest Allowed on Time Deposits. Wooden Box Saloon, HALL & CO. props. West Broad, Sims and Stewart Sts., North of Union Depot. Choicest Liquors, Wines, Cigars, Tobacco. Jug Trade a Specialty. No Charge for Jugs. I - - ; Wo-vd-11 Box pure rye sl-50 Pure Gin f 1.50 2.00 Holland Gin 2.00 2.L0 Juniper Gin 8.00 8.00 Fliiselunan’s Gin B. CO 4.00 Best Rum 1.50 to 2.00 ! 15*5 4.00 Apple* Peach Brandy 2.00 to 4.00 Paul Jones LOO Rock and Rye 1.50 to 2.00 Planet Rye 4.00 Blackberry Wine 1.00 AAA Old \ alley 4.00 ; Old Port Wine I.OQ jXX North Carolina Corn 1.50 Sherry Wine 1.50 to 2.00 XXX “ ■* “ 2.00 Imported Sherry Wine B.CO I Best Old N. C. Corn 2.50 Case Goods $4.00 to $12.00 pr case. ‘ \\ 00DEN BOX SALOON. Savannah, Georgia,