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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 SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS, 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.