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Beraid and fliiwrliser.
N E W N A K, F RID A V, A
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.
Till': SHADOWS ARE GROWING LONG.
AN K A S T E R I’ R A Y E R .
Romany eyon, trnr-blimlr<1, Hcarcoly hoi*
The* gracinuK hoju* and prominc*»•! t h«• spring;
Though Iruf ami bud art* rich in prophi v,
They have no vinion of the bloHsoming.
Oh. f»od <if pity! at t>»i• Banffrtidc.
May all the? ? wef t, glad proniiM- of the day
Steal inlo troubled heartH, and there ahifh
Grant vinionu unto auch aa tin ne, we pray.
Joseph W. Dukes.
It is with hesitancy that I offer a
word of comment on the life and char
acter of my deceased uncle, and broth
er, J. W. Dukes, because of my inabil
ity to do him justice in words; yet no
young man can touch such a spirit
without receiving sufficient inspiration
to stimulate desire to express openly
what he feels inwardly. Laboring un
der this impression, I want to express
in brief how J know J. W. Dukes im
pressed young men, and how I observed
him to impress older ones. While it is
true that any eulogy on a truly great
character is all but mockery, my mo
tive is pure and my desire is born of
love.
Since the time of my earliest recol
lection Joe Dukes, as he was common
ly known, maintained his place as a
trusted citizen of Coweta county, and
a consistent member of Macedonia
church, both of which places he filled
with a high degree of credit. He at
tended to his own business religiously,
and to that of his neighbor whenever
and wherever duty called. He lived by
the hypothesis that what is mine is
mine and what is yours is yours, and
he worked as faithfully for the execu
tion of the one as for the other. He
believed in and exemplified the princi
ple of rendering “unto Caesar the
things that are Caesar’s, and unto God
the things that are God’s.’’ Who can
blame a man for looking after his own
interest, so long as he does it honestly
and honorably, and gives the other fel
low a square deal? The world would be
better by far with more of this kind.
•I. W. Dukes was married to Eliza
beth Sanders while both were young,
and entered the arena of life more than
a quarter of a century ago, with a poor
man’s start for him and his devoted
wife, lie was a strong member of his
father’s splendid family, and was re
ceived into the family of his wife as a
son and a brother. He came as near
making each day count for something
permanent ns any man 1 ever knew.
He was a husband and a father in the
true sense of those terms. He reared
two noble sons and an excellent daugh
ter, who are living monuments to his
memory. He did not attain to surplus
wealth, but he had reached a high de
gree of comfort in home and in the
plendid part he did for his children,
with the faithful help of the wife and
mother we love so much.
When the way looked dark and
rugged his counsel was safe. He was
the friend and confidant of young men,
and a man of unquestioned integrity
among men of his age. It is a source
of great strength for young men to get
close to a character with such keen,
conscientious scruples and undaunted
courage for right. Every young man
ot this as well as all generations needs
a touchstone about which he can an
chor his little ship in safety, until he is
strong enough to launch out on the
rough waves of the sea of life. Blessed
be the memory of that citizen whose
very presence in the community is a
fortification to the young life about
him, however unassuming that life may
be, as was that of my beloved uncle to
me and to many others of my genera
tion.
As a part of the backbone and sinew
of a great republic, J. W. Dukes had
watched a half-century pass into histo
ry, and he was in the thick of the fight
for the progress and development of
his country. He was quick to read the
handwriting on the wall, and faithful
and eager to warn his countrymen of
danger, in temporal as well as spiritual
affairs. The home, community, church
and State can ill afford to lose such a
man—yea, impossible to lose him, be
cause what he has stamped on human
hearts will bear fiuit for generations
to come.
J. W. Dukes was small of stature,
fnir of mind, great of soul. He has
performed his mission well; he has done
his part towards accomplishing that
whereunto he was sent. It now rests
with the beneficiaries of his splendid
life to emulate the example he has set
before us as possibilities and as our
duty.
The same All-wise Providence who
gave this life took it away. While it
seems hard at this time for us to say
“Thy will be done,’’ yet what more or
less could a Christian say? May the
love and wisdom of heaven bless the
deeds and principles of his life to our
eternal good. E. O. Sanders.
Pratt City, Ala.
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All is not gold that glistens in the
mining advertisements.
is Setting on My Old Kentucky Home.
-Jacksonville (Fla.) Times-Union.
Communicated.
Encouraging.
A personal ietter from a gentleman
of Jacksonville, Fla., to a relative in
this city, touches on the all-absorbing
topic of prohibition, inclosing a cartoon
from the Jacksonville Times-Union
that speaks louder than words—
“What possibilities are represented
in the head-lines : ‘The shadows are
growing long over the Old Kentucky
Colonel,’ and what a field of hope in
the foot-note, ‘The sun is setting on
my Old Kentucky Home.’ A hazy mist
hangs over all, bearing in large, dim
letters, PROHIBITION; and yet with
all this staring him in the face, the ‘old
Colonel’ keeps in view the warning
sign, ‘Keep off the mint-bed,’ and looks
at his small jug of old bourbon with a
despondent air, as if the time were
drawing near when it would vanish
with the new regime. The Jackson
ville editor seems to have seen the
‘handwriting on the wall,’ as the Blue
Grass State has sprung the key-note of
prohibition, nation-wide—the condition
that is coming.” The writer adds,
"You and I may not live to see it, but
the intelligence of the twentieth cen
tury will not longer submit to so foul a
scourge as the liquor traffic. There is
some activity in Florida in the interest
of a legislative enactment against the
sale of alcoholic liquors. The next
Legislature will probably be called
upon to pass on this momentous ques
tion.—W. C. L.”
Thank God that others see in the dis
tance what the sleepless eye on the W.
C. T. U. watchtower of mother love
has seen for a long time, and that the
prayers that have been offered in this
cause since the days of Frances Willard
are being answered in our day. There
is no lost effort in a God-given cause.
May we all have a part in speeding the
day, for we are all laborers together
with God, who has commanded, “Work,
for 1 am with you.” If we consecrate
ourselves to this most heroic service,
we will see early in this century the
dethronement of this gigantic evil, and
realize what the inspired John saw
when he exclaimed: “The kingdoms of
this world are become the kingdoms of
our Lord and His Christ.”
Nellie Leigh Cook.
Newnan, Ga., April 2, 1909.
True Womanly Beauty.
No woman can be truly beautiful
who lias a yellow complexion caused
by a torpid liver. To be beautiful a wo
man must have good health, and this
can be accomplished by occasionally
using St. Joseph’s Liver Regulator (ei-
ether liquid or powders, as you like
best.) It keeps the bowels open, pass
ing off the poisonous, effete matter,
and in this way purifies the blood and
assists in clearing the complexion. All
women should occasionally use St. Jo
seph’s Liver Regulator. Liquid, 50
cents a bottle; powders, 25 cents a
box.
1 would rather fill my purse with
money and keep its gates ajar to my
happy girls while they linger under my
roof than to clutch it with a miser’s
hand until all the harpstrings of youth
are broken and its music forever fled.
1 would rather spend my last nickel for
a bag of striped marbles to gladden the
hearts of my barefoot boys than to
deny them their childish pleasures, and
leave them a bag of gold to quarrel
over when I die. I abhor the pitiless
hawk that circles in the air only to
swoop down and strangle the laughter
and song of his own family.—Senator
Bob Taylor.
Resolutions Adopted by Elim Bap
tist Church.
Mrs. Martha Grimes, widow of Cal
vin Grimes, deceased, was born June
1, 1829; died Jan. 19, 1909. Five chil
dren survive her, namely: Mrs. J. T.
Cash, Mrs. John Ilaisten, Mrs. Ec Bar-
field, Calvin Grimes and Mort Grimes.
In many respects Sister Grimes was an
ideal woman, modest, gentle and pure.
She delighted in goodness, and exer
cised charity towards all. The manner
of her going away was doubtless in an
swer to her prayer. After singing sev
eral favorite songs, and assuring those
around her of being in the presence of
God, her soul took its (light from earth
to heaven. Though her shoulders were
stooped with the burden of a long life,
to those who knew her she was beauti
ful. What a gentle hand in sickness!
-—what a voice to soothe pain! And
was there anyone who could so fill up a
room with peace, purity and light as
she? What a sad day it was when the
children and grandchildren came home
and she could not greet them, for her
voice was forever stilled. Come back,
mother; take your old place in the
home; open and read to us from the
bible; kneel and pray, and look upon
us as of old. But, no! it would not
be fair to call you back. You had
troubles, aches and bereavements
enough while here. Tarry by the throne
until we join you. Keep a place right
beside you for us, your sons and daugh
ters, in the eternal homestead of God.
As a church, be it resolved—
1. That we thank God for the life of
this dear sister, and submit to His will
in placing this, one of His brightest
jewels, in His home above, and thank
Him for the assurance that she is
reaping the reward of the faithful.
2. That we extend to the family our
sympathy.
3. That a copy of these resolutions
be placed upon the minutes of our
church.
Adopted March 6, 1909.
C. B. Grimes,
J. A. Bilbo,
Mrs. J. C. Jackson,
Mrs. L. M. Wiggins,
Committtee.
Little Nellie evidently meant to say
“dignified” in her sarcastic description
of her mother’s visitor. She had not
taken very kindly to the visitor, and,
upon her departure, little Nellie stole
to her mother’s side and whispered in
her ear:
“Mamma, Mrs. Maxwell acts so cru
cified !”
Some time since the market went
bad for a man in a small town near
this city, and when he took accounts of
stock he found that about the only
things he had left were a shirt, a few
collar buttons and a trolley ticket.
“Mary,” said he, meeting the sharer
of his sorrows and joys, “I’m ruined.
So is the bank. So is the firm. 1 have
lost my house and my money and ev
erything that I owned.”
“But, John,” sweetly interposed the
loving lady, “you still have me.”
“That’s so, Mary.” responded the
heartless John. “I never supposed that!
any of the liabilities would disap- ;
pear. ”
A husband was being arraigned in
the court of first instance in a suit
brought by his wife for cruelty.
”1 understand, sir,” said the coun
sel, Mr. Gale, addressing the husband,
“that one of the indignities you have
showered upon your wife is that you
have not spoken to her for three years.
Is that so?”
“It is,” quietly answered the hus
band.
“Well, sir,” thundered Mr. Gale,
“why don’t you speak to her, may I
ask?”
“Simply because I did not want to
interrupt her,” replied the husband.
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ILF.I)..Graniteville, Vt.
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