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VOL. XXV.
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. BALTIMORE, PHILADELPHIA AND BOSTON
In Search of Bargains for
10 yds good quality Sea
Island for . 39c
10 yds best Sea Island,
yard wide for 49c
10 yds best Riverside
Check Homespun . 49c
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Best quality heavy Brill
Homespun, others ask 10c
per yard, 10 yds for . 59c
We Are Urtdis=
puted Leaders in
Embroideries.
The best selection of
Embroideries in the mar=
ket ranging in prices from
10c to 25c to close out to
make room for New Goods
at yard, 7 I-2c
PROF. WILLIAM A. LEWIS
BY BERRY 'JENKINS, .IK.
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PROF. WILLIAM A. LEWIS.
The subject of this short and
mperfect sketch was born in
tcreven county December 27,
1854, lylvania, and died at his home near
Ga., December 18.1904.
e lacked only a few days of
leing If fifty years old at the time
his death.
I He was afflicted with a cancer
In his face and suffered great
lain lore for several weeks, but he
his suffering with that de
bee of patience and fortitude
|iat was characteristic of the
an. He was in love with life,
[nd ■is would of hawe usefulness gladly extended here, but
career
[fter laining exhausting all yielded means to of the ob
Irony relief, he
of fate without complaint
|r words of bitter aud unavailing
[egret. livpd until
He with his parents
le was 22 years old, and as the
SYLVANIA, SCREVEN COUNTY. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1905.
SPRING AND SUMMER
To make room for the New Goods we Inaugurate
A CUT PCI ALE,
\ n eve nt matchless in importance to every purchaser. The entire store will be a blaze with
BARGAIN a burst of sensational values! Now is your time to buy and your own interest
niust bring you here in spite of wind or weather. Read on, every word will interest you.
8c best calicos, a
large variety of
styles, special 10
yds for ... 49c
Lonsdale Cam=
brie, worth 15c per
yd. special at 10c
Men’s work shirts
special at . 15c
farm on which they resided was
remote from school advantages,
when he reached manhood, he
could scarcely read and write.
He recognized the importance of
an education and bent all his
energies in that direction. Early
in the year of 1877 he entered the
East Tennesee Wesleyan Univer
sity, and by working one year
and going to school the next, he
succeeded in graduating from
that institution in 1885.
He taught several terms of
school while working his way
through college, and after com
pleting his education he devoted
his life to teaching and was con
tinuously engaged in his chosen
life’s work until six months be
fore his death, when he reluctant
ly gave up his school at Bay
Branch on account of failing
health.
He taught at Eureka in Bulloch
county, at Canoochee in Emanuel
county, and at Bascom, Bay
Branch, Captolo, Friendship,
Hook, Hamilton, Union and
other places in Screven county.
He taught at most of these places
for several years and at each place
he built himself a monument in
the hearts and lives of his pupils
that will stand through all the
storms and cares of life, and live
in their grateful memories—
“Till like a clock, worn with beating
time;
The weary wheels of life shall at Inst
stand still.” i
Having obtained his owu educa
tion by determined and persistent
efforts, he sympathised deeply
with that large and unfortunate
class of young people who are de
deprived of those early advantage
that should be the inalienable
10c per dozen, good
quality pearl buttons,
special . . 3c.
Fruit of the Loom
Bleaching, yard wide,
worth 12 E2c. Special
10 yds for 69c
50c quality linen ta=
ble cloth. Special, at
per yard, . 9c
birthright of every American boy
and girl, and he was always ready
to speak a word of encouragement
to the struggling student and to
assist him in ascending the lad
der of learning.
Many who read this humble
sketch will pause here to bless the
memory of him who brought hope
and inspiration into their young
lives, and,
“To live in hearts we leave behind
Is not to die.”
He was a teacher of recognized
ability and for many years was
regarded as high authority in
educational matters. He sub
mitted all theories to a practical
test, and refused to be moved
about by every wind of doctrine.
He would not discard the true
and tried methods that had stood
the test of time and experience
at the suggestion of some peda
gogical upstart, but he was pro
gressive enough to adopt methods
that would add to his efficiency as
a teacher.
To the stranger, he may have
appeared cold and indifferent,
but in the close and intimate re
lations of life he was warm and
tender. “In the storm of life he
was oak and rock, but in the sun
shine he was vine and flower.’’
“None knew him but to love him,
None named him, but to praise.”
He was a member of the Ma
sonic fraternity, aud in his daily
life he exemplified the principles
of that ancient order. He was
not a member of the church, and
while he refused to subscribe to
any harrow creed, he was not
wholly indifferent to the claims
of religion. His views on that
snbject could have been express
ed in these lines:
1 roll o| crepe paper
for fscefation, worth
IOc for ~ ~ 5c
5c men’s size hand=
kerchjAior 2c
|ispenders t ’
f . 10c
dershirts
fo 39c
GooWwindow shades
with spring rollers. 10c
“For modes of faith letgraceless zealots
fight:
He can’t be wrong whose life ism the
right;
In faith and hope the world will disa
gree,
But all mankind’s concern is charity.”
All that was mortal of him lies
in the soil of the county lie loved
so well, and in sight of the home
of his childhood, which was the
shrine of his life’s devotion. He
always left it with regret and re
turned to its frifendlyjjshelter with
ever increasing joy. Somewhere
in God’s universe, in the undis
covered country, his serene soul
now rests—and waits.
“How mournful seems, in broken
dreams,
The memory of the day,
When Icy Death hath sealed the breath
Of some dear form of clay.
When pale, unmoved, the face we
loved,
The face we thought so fair,
And the hands lie cold, whose fervent
hold
Once charmed away despair.
Oh! there at last, life’s trials past,
We’ll meet our loved once more,
Whose feet have trod the path to God—
‘Not lost but gone before. j
HOW TO HAKE HOHE HAPPY
Learn to govern yourself and to
be gentle and patient.
Guard your temper, especially
in seasons of ill health, irritation
and trouble, and soften them by
prayer and a seuse of your own
shortcomings and errors.
Remember that, valuable as is
the gift of speech, silence fs often
more valuable.
Do not expect too much from
others, but remember that we
should forbear and forgive as we
often desire forbearance and for
giveness ourselves.
$1.5o guaranteed
Peau De So Silk
* • • ■ QC
Men’s $l.oo quaE
ity laundried shirts
the greatest bar=
gain ever offered
at . . . 29c
$I,5o men’s hats
in black and gray
special . . 98c
Never reply with a sharp or an
grv word. It is the second word
that makes the quarrel.
Beware of the first disagree
ment. Learn to speak in a gentle
tone of voice.
Learn to say kind and pleasant
things wheneverjopportunity of
fers.
Study the character of each
member of the household and
sympathize with all in their trou
bles, however small.
Avoid moods, pets and fits of
sulkiness.
Learn to deny yourself.
Beware of meddlers and tale
bearers.
Never conceive a bad motive if
a good one is conceivable.
Be gentle and firm with children.
Do not allow your children to
be away from home at night with
out knowing where they are.
Do not say anything in their
hearing which you do not wish
them to repeat.
Beware of correcting them in a
petulant or angry manner.
SEIZING THE OPPORTUNITY
O. S. Marden in Success.
It is a dangerous thing to wait
for opportunities until it becomes
a habit. Energy and inclination
for hard work ooze out in the
waiting. Opportunity becomes
invisible to those who are doing
nothing, or looking |somewhere
else for it. It is the great work
er, the man who is alert for
chances that sees them.
Some people become so oppor
tunity-blind that they cannot see
chances anywhere—they |would
pass through a gold mine without
NO. 33.
Best quality Oil Table
Cloth, per yard, . . 14c
$2.00 Bed Spreads,
Extra heavy, full size Mar=
seilles Patterns for . 98c
$1.5o Best quality, yard
wide Taffeta Silk, guaran
teed not to split Special,
per yard, . . 98c
.
All Rugs, Mattings, Art
Squares. Carpet Rugs, all
sizes, all grades to dose
out at manufacturers cast.
. Don’t Miss It.
50 pieces of wool dress
goods 42 inches wide, sold
for 75c, to close at per
yard, 39c
noticing anything precious-while
others will find opportunities in
the most barren and out-of-the
way places. Bunyan found op
portunity in Bedford Jail to write
the greatest allegory in the world
on the untwisted paper that had
been used to cork his bottle of
milk. A Theodore Parker or a
Lucy Stone sees an opportunity
to go to college in a chance to
pick berries. One fcov sees an
opening to his ambition in a
chance to chop wood, wait on
table, or run errands, where an
other sees no chance at all, One
sees an opportunity to get an
education in the odds and ends
of time, evening and half-holi
day, which another throws away.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
W. B. MELL,
-DENTIST
SYLVANIA, GEORGIA.
J. W. OVERSTREET,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
SYLVANIA, GEORGIA.
H. S. WHITE,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Will practice in all State and Federal Courts.
MONEY LOANED AT SEVEN PER CENT.
Office corner Main and West Ogeechee streets.
Sylvania, Georgia.
H. A. BOYKIN. T. .T. EVANS.
BOYKIN – EVANS,
ATTO RN CY3-AT-LA W.
MONEY LOANED AT SEVEN PER CENT.
Sylvania, Georgia.
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