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Banks County Gazette.
VOL 2.—NO. 15.
Common Sense in Hot Weather.
No matter how slow the apparent
progress of the season, however tardy
and reluctant the spring, there comes
a day when summer rules the world.
Yesterday we were shivering beside
our open fires and comfortably donn
ing our garments of wool and fur.
To-day the thermometer ranges
among the nineties, the air is close
and the temperature almost suffocat
ing, and we scan the smiling sky
with eager interest, hoping for the
portents of a thunderstorm.
One, two, three, four hot days in
succession sap the energies of the
harvest, and heavily tax the feeble
vitality of the old and the sick.
People are very apt to grow impa
tient and irritable under the tension
of a prolonged heated spell. The
man who takes your ticket at the
ferry glares at you as if you were his
foe; the weary girl behind the coun
ter, waiting while you choose what
you want among her wares, regards
you with an apathetic stare, or sur
veys you with jtositive dislike. I.iitle
children suffer acutely, and in cities
where windows are open to catch
every breath of breeze, their cries
mingle with the din of belated ven
dors, the jingle of pianos, the shrill
clamor of pet parrots, the shouts of
small boys, and tlte wandering notes
of itinerant street hands. All this
noise and discord jar upon tired
nerves, and add another discomfort
to tlte heat.
It goes without saying, that the
wiser course during a heated term
lies not in complaint, hut in philoso
phy. There is nothing for it hut en
durance, and that of the calmest And
most tranquil sort. To fret, to mur
mur, to dwell upon the fact that we
never felt the heat so greatly before,
that our heads ache and our feet hunt,
only result in making us more despar
ittgly than ever the victims of the
summer solstice. Constant use of
fans and copious draughts of iee-wa
ter are equally futile. The better
way is to dress as lightly as jiossible,
wearing, unless it be very distasteful,
garments of thin wool next to the
skin, avoiding the intense heat of the
sun, and going on with our work.
The housekeeper should favor her
self as much as she can during her
cooking and other work over the
stove in the early part of the day,
let her ironing extend over three or
four mornings instead of finishing it
up in one, and selecting the coolest
parts of the house in which to sit at
her sewing. Salads, cold meats, and
fruits should furnish the summer table
in preference to hot roasts and des
serts. Everything tainted should he
avoided, and water, unless boiled,
should be sparingly used. A little
courage, a little common sense, and
the hot term will be over.
After all, wliat should we do without
summer? It is the season of growth,
of ripening, of harvests. The Actufftls
sire closed, and the children are re
joining in holiday freedom. More
and more we Americans are learning
to appreciate the blessed offices of
rest. We do not drive as we once
did, or if we do, it is against the pro
test of our conscience. The health
rate is higher, women retain youth
to later period than formerly, and
vigerous old age is more frequently
met with than ever before.
All hail to the beautiful summer!—
Christian Intelligencer.
• “Gunpowder and Grog.”
Under the head of “Gunpowder
And Grog,” the Sydney (Australia)
Presbyterian asks its American ex
changes to give prominence in their
pages for a few weeks to this one sen
tence: “Because America alone of all
nations refuses to lay on her traders
in the south seas a restriction which
other nations are willing to impose
on their traders, the islands of the
Pacific are being devastated by gun
powder and grog.” The meaning of
tins emphatic request will appear
from the following extracts from the
Presbyterian’s article: “By British
laws British subjects are forbid
den, under penalties to sell
spit its and tire arms to the
natives of islands in the Pacific where
there is no settled government. But
French, Germans, Americans, and
traders of all other nations, may sell
to the natives as much fusel oil and as
many Brummagem muskets as they
can get value for from the ignorant
savages. * * * Pressure has been
brought to Irear on the French and
German governments to join in pro
hibiting the sale in the islands of the
means of destruction. Both govern
nients have professed their willing
ness to do so, hut on one condition,
and that is that all uattotts represent
ed by traders in the southern seas
should enter into the same agree
ment. There is practically only one
other nation whose consent is neces
sary, and that is America. The
smaller obstructives could be sum
marily dealt with. It is affirmed that
America alone hinders the British
prohibitory law from Incoming uni
versal in the Pacific.” If any Ameri
can can read these statements without
a blush of shame he can do more than
we can.—Christian Advocate.
Wliat Is Religion?
A pastor recently remarked, rel’g
ion is not what you profess, but what
you live. The same thought is beau
tifully exyressed in Hypatia:
“Yes,” said Alien Ezra, “I have
watched you for many a day, and not
in vain. When 1 saw you, an experi
enced officer, encumber your ffight
with wounded men, I was only sur
prised. But since I have seen you
and your daughter starving yourselves
to feet! hose poor ruffians, comfort
ing them as no man ever comforted
me, earing for every one but your
selves, sacrificing nothing but your
selves, and all this without hope of
fame or reward, simply because you
thought it right,—when I saw that,
and then read in the epistle of Paul
these grand moral rules which you
were practicing, seeming to spring
unconsciously, as natural results, front
the great thoughts which had preeed
ed them, I began to suspect that the
creed which cotAi produce such deeds
might have on its side the mighty
power of God. I want a faith past
arguments, an impulse to action, uu
doubtingly and tinreasoningly. I
don’t want to possess a faith, I want
a faith which will possess me and
make tny life that of the good Samari
tan.”—Deniorost Times.
“Madame, are you a woman suffra
gist?” “No, sir; I haven’t time to be.”
“Haven’t time? Well, if you had the
privilege of voting, whom would you
support?” “The same man I have
supported (or the last ten years.”
“And who is that?” “My husband.”
—Lincoln Journal.
Fighting for Their Young.
Abram Coliingwood lives on one of
the scattered 1 sick Woods farms in the
upper part of the Loyalsock Valley,
near the Sullivan county line. He
has two cows, and several weeks ago
each cow gave birth to a calf. In the
early part of last week Coliingwood
turned the cows and their calves into
a small back lot on his farm, where
they were left to run about during the
day, being brought in again for the
night.
The task of driving the two cows
and the calves to and from the hack
lot devolved on Collingwood’s son
Joe, who is 12 years old. On Wed
nesday of last week, toward evening
he went after tlie cows as usual. Be
fore he reached the lot he heard them
bellowing in a peculiar way. When
he reached the stone wall that incloses
the lot he was greeted with a sight
that stopped his further progress.
The two cows stood close together
in the lot, not more than fifty feet
from where young Coliingwood was.
The calve* were huddled together be
hind their mothers. The cows were
pawing the earth, the hair ou their
necks and hacks standing erect while
they bellowed lustily, holding their
noses close to the ground, and with
their eyes glaring fiercely at two bears
which were advancing slowly. One
was a big fellow, while the other was
! much smaller, probably a yearling.
HOMER, BANKS COUNTY, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST tit, 18!>1.
The bears, according to young Col
lingwood, would approach the cows
on all fours, and then they would
rear up ou their hind feet and ad
vance some distance erect, opening
their jaws and growling and snapping
fiercely. The formidable appearance
of the two bears did not frighten the
cows, however. It only served to in
crease their fury.
When the two confident marauders
were within a few feet of the bellow
ing and pawing cows, behind which
the calves stood trembling and bleat
ing and pitifully, as if aware of their
peril, they separated. One liear turned
to the right and the other to the left,
with the intention of getting behind
the cows and attacking the calves. The
watchful mothers, however, under-*
stood the manoeuvre, and took imme
diate and positive action to defeat it.
They made a terrific and simultane
ous charge upon the hears. One cow
dashed toward the smaller bear with
her head down and every muscle
showing the fury she was in. An at-
took from the cow's was apparently
something tlie bears had not expected,
for this one was sloucliing along in a
careless manner, indicating that his
prey was easy and safe. The cow
hurled herself against him, striking
him with her horns and head in his
side, wktc.t was turned obliquely
toward her. The bear fell as if lie
bad been shot. The shock of the
collision seemed to daze the cow, for
she hacked away several feet and
stood still as if intending to renew the
attack. This gave the stunned bear
time to recover, and he rose to his
feet and, turning square around
started for the woods as fast as his
legs eou and carry him.
The rising and flight of tlie bear
aroused tlie cow to the situation, and
slie gave one fearful below and start
ed iu pursuit. She caught up with
I lie hear as he was sealing the stone
wpll between the field and woods. She
struck him a terrific blow with her
horns on the buttocks and hurled him
clear over the wall and out into the
underbrush at tlie edge of the woods.
The bear lay as if dead for a moment,
and then got to his feet again and
hurried uway into the woods, limping
as he went.
The other cow was having an en
tirely different experience in the
meantime. She made an equally
fierce charge on the big bear. He
raised on his hind feet to receive her.
She struck him in tlie stomach and
lie went down under tlie force of the
blow. As he fell he struck one of
his claws into the cow’s shoulder and
tore three long and deep gashes in
her flesh. The pain added to the fury
of the already maddened cow, ami
before the hear could get to his feet
she rushed upon him again and
plunged one of her horns into his
side, ripping open the thick hide ami
the flesh beneath ami making a wound
a foot long. The bear struggled to
his feet and endeavored to follow the
example of his more fortunate com
panion ami escape to the woods. The
cow not only followed him clo ely,
but her companion had defeated the
other bear by this tune, and she
rushed to the second cow’s aid, meet
ing the hear in his attempt to get
away. She' charged him in front, and
the other cow attacked him furiously
in the rear. The bear defended him
self desperately itnd inflicted severe
puuishrneut on both of the cows, but
lie was forced to succumb to them at
last, and fell to the ground, where he
was gored and trampled and tossed
about until he was not only dead,
but frightfully managled.
When they had at last satisfied
their vengeance the cows returned to
their trembling calves, and, although
they were badly torn by the teeth
and claws of the bear and were cover
ed with blood, they went to feeding
as if nothing had happened to disturb
their peace ami quiet.—N. Y. Times.
Don’t flatter yourself that friend
ship authorizes you to say disagreea
ble things to your intimates. On the
coutrary, the nearer you come into
relation with a person, the more nec
essary do tact and courtesy -la conic.
—Holmes.
Manly Men.
If ever the church and society were
in need of manly men, lifted above all
selfishness and little meannesses and
low-down cupidity and self-seeking
and self-promotion, that time is now
present in the hlootn of full maturity.
Society is cursed with crafty men,
smart business men, many of whom
seem to have no conscience, no con
victions, no fixed principles, no high
sense of honor, no fine sense of jus
tice, no deep sympathetic feeling.
We want men who are independent
thinkers, independent actors, charac
terised by moral heroism, despising
flatteries while fearless of censure anti
criticism, and uninfluenced by the
temptations of sordid wealth and
promised promotion. We want clean
men, pure men, men consecrated to
high purposes, emancipated from :tll
trivialities and waggish ways, and
from all lightness and buffoonery, and
thoroughly divested of all hypocrisy
and insincerity; who will tower above
the foolish fashions of the day, tower
above petty social conventionalities,
and above :g| cunning dealers who
indulge in telling “white lies,” and
above the practice of double dealing
and using false weights ami false
measures.
We want men who have never
boasted that once they were drunkards
and card players and libertines and
debauchees, and who think it quite a
joke to have it proclaimed in religions
meetings that before they ‘ reformed’'
they were very bad men. Men who
boast of having sowed much “wild
oats” while young, are not safe men.
We want men who. while iu Home
are too high-minded to do as tlie
Romam? do, and who, when tempted,
by fair sirens to perform an unmanly
and ignoble act, have the moral
stamina to say no. The church is
greatly in neod of men who walk in
tho footsteps of Christ, and breathe
the spirit of our Lord; in need of men
who are not swayed by love of pres
ent gain, not gangrened with envy
and jealousy, not bent on revenge and
retaliation, not digging others down
in order to build themselves up—
which, to the perpetrator of the act,
invariably results iu moral and finaii
cial suicide. Let us have men who
are moral and decent, as well as relig
ious; who can tell the truth easier
than they can pray in public; who un
fa r better overy-day Christians than
Sunday Christians and picnic Chris
tians; who would rather be serving
in the minority and among the lowly
poor, than to be displaying their vani
ty and ignorance in a “glorious con
vention”; who would rather suffer
defeat in a righteous cause than to
enjoy sensuous nnd popular pleasure
at the expense of cowardice and dis
honor; who would rather dress in
linsey-woolsey or in fig leaves, and
pay their honest debt, than to sport
in borrowed plumage and let their
creditors howl.—Christian Leader.
Almost Prohibition.
The following article clipped from
The Atlanta Journal of August 11th
speaks for itself:
The bill introduced by .Mr. Peeples
of Gwinnett to prohibit the sale of
liquor within three miles of any
church or school house in Geor
gia, except in incorporated towns, be
came a law to-day, GovernorNorthen
having signed the bill and notified
the house to that effect.
This hill is the worst llow the nnti
prohibitionists liave expeiienced this
session, or in fact since the prohibi
tion question has been agitated in
Georgia. The law applies to any
county in the state, whether it is
prohibition or nnti-prohibition in its
sentiments, but does not apply to in
corporated towns. The effect of the
bill is to confine the traffic in liquor to
such incorporated towns as shall
allow liquor sold in its limits. The
following is the bill as passed :
Section 1. That from and after the
passage of this act it shall he unlawful
for any person or persons to sell,
vend, or offer to sell or vend any
spirituous, alcoholic or malt liquors,
in any quantities, within a radius of
i three miles of any church, or public
or private school in the state of Geor
gia; provided that the provisions of
this act shall not apply to any incor
porated town or city in this state.
Section 2. That any person or per
sons who shall violate the provisions
of this act shall he deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor, anti on conviction
shall be punished as prescribed in
section 43,10 of the code; "Provided
that the provisions of this act shall
not apply to any person or persons
now selling liquors under a license
until such license shall have expired,
and provided further, that nothing in
this act shall be construed to prohibit
the sale of domestic wines; Provided
further, that nothing herein contained
shall prohibit or interfere with tlte
practicing physians of said state front
dispensing alcoholic stimulants for
medical uses in the profession.
Tlie Age of Steal.
Mr. Anderson, master car builder
of the pittslmrg and Western rail
road, said in a recent interview, that
the steel car is the railroad car of the
future. He believes that tin- superior
safety and durability of steel cars
will insure their adoption as a matter
of economy.
This prediction has been triado be
fore. Many of the most, prngrsssive
railroad men in the country believe
that steel will soon become the staple
material for both crossties and cars.
Ah the production of steel has cheap
ened our timber supply has been di
minished. Our depleted forests can
not much longer stand the deni mil
that has been made upon them. The
steel c.rosstie is already a demonstra
tive success and is very largely used
in Europe. It is considered better,
more durable and eventually cheap
er than the wooden tie. As our ore
hods are practically inexhaustible
and our timber supply is being rapid
ly diminished it appears inevitable
that steel will take the place of wood
for cross-ties and ears, and that at no
distant day.—Atlanta Journal.
Wanted Sober Workmen.
Here is a fact, which we earnestly
commend to those men who believe
the saloon is a benefit to the business
interests of a town. Read it carefully:
The Washburn Mocu Wire Com
pany, employing a large force of men
whose weekly pay-roll is twenty
thousand dollars, were on the point
of locating their works in South Chi
cago, purchasing sixty acres at
*1 ,:00 per acre, when the proximity
to tlie saloons was discussed, and it
was decided hazardous, as a business
venture, to bring so many workmen
under the influence of the beer-mug
and whisky-lxrttle, so the negotiations
were given up, and Waukegan, II!.,
about fifty miles from Chicago, was
selected as the Hite, provided that the
citizens would agree to abolish the
sale of liquor m the town. This was
done, and the plant has been removed
to Waukegan. The moral does not
need “pointing;” it’s too plain, and
God pity the man who can’t see it.—
Demurest Times.
The Ideal Home.
We may build a house, enter it,
and call it home; hut unless it is the
place above all others for soul culture
and mental growth, it seems almost
sacriligious to give it that endearing
name. An ideal home may be in an
unpretending cottage as well as in a
palace. In eituer case love must be
the pivot on which the intricate ma
chinery of homedutiesturns. Ifwcde
sire a model home, we must be will
ing to work for it—with brain and
heart as well as hands.
Children should receive their first
lessons in usefulness around the fam
ily hearthstone. Very early should
they be taught that their own desires
must be made subservient to the
comfort of the family. Were this
rule generally followed, there would
be fewer selfish exactions, and the
home-life would he largely filled with
generous, disinterested deeds
If more time and pains were taker*
to make homes—homes worthy of
the name—the wrong-doings of sons
and daughters would liot so often
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plant thorns in the pillows of their
parents during their declining years.
Though the mother should take a
certain portion of her time for social
duties, as a rule she should l>e found
at home to welcome husband and
children when they return from the
cares and lessons of the day. Every
thing seems dreary and cheerless
whe mother is away. There arc no
sweet smiles and loving words o
welcome: no one to inquire about the
successes and failuns of the work
undertaken. The remembrance of a
loving word or smile will often glad
den the whole day. Mother-tact will
do much towards inventing w ys and
means to interest the little flock grow
ing up around her; hut to have a real
home, the father must contribute his
part towards making the house in
which his family dwells more than a
mere shelter from the summer’s heat
and the winter's cold, ilis leisure
hours belong to his wife and children;
and no matter how dull the home
life may he, it is his duty to help
share the burdens and cares of tins
one he has promised to love, cherish
and protect.
If parents would take more interest
in the amusements of their children,
there would he less danger of them
entering forbiddeu paths of pleasure
when they are called to leave the
home that has sheltered their child
lux Ml. Y oung people must have
recreation of some kind. It is natural
and ncees-arv, and needs much
thought and care.
People sometimes wonder why the
sons and daughters of religious
parents so often go astray. But until
more of the “spit” and less of the
“letter" of Christianity is manifested
in our home discipline, we must not
expect ideal homes or model children.
As we sow, we shall reap.—Kooky
Mountain Christian Advocate.
How few people have any satisfac
tory conception of what is meant by
a life of prayer. Prayer is with them
a form of words, rather than a dis
position or at.itudeof the soul. They
think of prayer as something demand
ing observance at stated times, and
have hut an imperfect notion of
what influence it may have upon tile
dryly life It is probable that some
who are quite conscientious in main
taining daily di votion in the family,
and who frequently pjay in secret,
have not roaclud that higher piano
of spiritual life in which the prayer
ful spirit has been developed and
gives color to the entire life. Such
a condition is blessed indeed, and
yields to the better fruit of Chriitiau
living. Jt is sometimes mistaken for
frequent prayers, the telling of beads
and visiting of altars; but it is s< me
thing better than these, and less a
burden, for it. is the rest of the soul
that lias surely found God, and knows
hint to be the heavenly Father.—
Central Advocate.
Loving and seeking what is good
means hating what is had. There
cannot be a genuine pursuit of purify
and holiness combined with toleranuo
of evil or a sneaking relish for it.
The attempt to follow the right with
out absolutely breaking will* the
wrong is what leads to so many disas
trous failures on the part of halfway
Christians. There can be no real
success or progress in the seiTh# and
knowledge ot God unless there is an
attachment to it, a In. ging for it, so
deep and strong that it involves what
the Psalmist stoutly calls ‘•perfect
hatred” of them that hate G >d; which
means not only all persons, but all in
fluences, associations, practices, in
dulgences, and habits that are against
God’s will, and interrupt the souls
fellowship with him.—Examiner.
He who wants to be led of God
will be sure to And God ready to lead
him. lut lie who is led of God must
go as God leads He must not choose
his own way, then expect God to go
with him.—Sunday {School Times.
Recalling the patience and long
suffering or the heavenly Father to
ward us *ill often restrain the hand
moved to punish, mid silence the
lton O U'-prompt to censure.