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THE NEWNAN HERALD, NEWNAti, GA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1920.
SOMETHING TO DO.
1 urn looking for somothing to do,
I nni not particular wlmt;
1 'II toko an old job or a new,
1 lmd ratlior work limn not
3 can handle the plow or tho apado,
Tim nxo, the auger or now;
3 will work In the aim or the simile.
To anpport my mothor-indnw.
3’ll urine lit the dnwn of tho day
And use every moment aright;
Then the time will fly awiftly nway,
And I will nlecp bettor lit night
I can peddle, aolieit or clork,
Or operate any machine;
3 have nlwnya been willing to work
At anything ever I ’vo aeon.
In tho tliinga that I'vo ever begun
I failed in but one that 1 tried;
And Hint great significant one,
Ib getting a beautiful bride.
Hut I have not yet given up heart,
My head in for marrying ant;
I am doing entirely my part
To enter tho double life yet
—Thoiuna K. Swcatmnn.
Ncwniin, Ga.
THE SOCIAL MESSAGE OF JESUS,
8. .1. Dunean-Olork.
Nover did tho world nodi more than
now to honr the authoritative voice of
Joann.
If we are to bring order out of chaos,
poaoo out of conflict, brotherhood out of
clash of elans and group, we must re
turn in humblo spirit to the Bothlcbnm
manger, to tho Nazareth shop, to tho
market plneo, tho aoashoro of the moun
tnlnsido, whoro tho uiossago of desus was
apokon to tho hearts of mon.
Jesus believed in man. It is well to
cmphnslio this fact la nil age of eyni
cism. Them was no room for despair
in IHb philosophy. Ho came into tho
world where force and fraud and oppron
nine prevailed, and to tho hour of Ills
triumphant death ITo never doubtoil Hint,
lovo and justice anil freedom woro pus
aiblo in human rolations.
Jesus believed in man as a potential
Son of God. His IdonI for aocloty con
tomplatcd tho emancipation of man from
tho control of material things. Mam,
mon should not rule; thorn should bo no
occasion for anxlnna thought concerning
nny noed of the body; tho spiritual nn
turn of man should bo free to ronllio
its highest dostlny.
In tho program that Ho worked out
ns lie billed at tho boncli Ho plnuncd
that service should bo tho inotivo and
co-oporntion tho niothod in human in
dustry. Wo have substituted solf-ndvan-
tago for service, and mutual exploitation
for co-operation, \yhllo those rule ill
motive and method wo shall never real-
iv.o tho happiness IIo desired for us—the
happiness wo seok.
Jesus'act. small store by charity. Tho
philanthropy of almsgiving was to Him
n more cloak for the imperfections mid
inequities of human rolations. IIo put
all tho emphasis of Mis teaching and ex
ample upon justlco and lovo. In n
world whore those prevailed charity
would bo unnecessary.
Wo have traveled no far from tho
ideals of Jesus it is not easy to restore
them. Hut there is no other way to
find a permanont solution for tho
troubles that disturb us. Ills road is
tho only rend. It involves snerlileo. Wo
cannot avoid tho cross. But beyond Cal
vary lies tho realisation of our hopos.
It is not enough that tho spirit of
Joans should be worshiped in our tem
ples or revered hi our homes. It is not
enough that His sympathy and help
should bo expressed in our hospitals, our
orphanages, our Institutions for tho poor
and tho nfflletod. To bo satisfied with
this is to ovodo tho real ehnllongo of Ills
moosnge and to leso tho roal moaning
•of Ills promise,
Tho spirit of Josus must bo brought
into fnotory and niino and hank and rail
road system; into store and oftico.
It must reveal to us that man is more
thnn tho mnchlno with which ho works
that material wealth was meant .to bo
the servant, not too master, of too ini
man soul; Hint tho making of a life is
tho supromo thing, for which tho making
of n livelihood is moroly incidental.
Until wo got this vision, wo will np
proacli toe solution of our problems with
out trim understanding.
It is time that, mon who believo
■Jesus should make toolr faith count—
not moroly In rollglous observance, but
in buman relations; in civic duty; ill
business; in industrial management; in
tho tasks of office ami workshop.
Tho 1io;h> of tho world rests upon too
leadership of Jesus,
130 REASON FOR MONOPOLY.
An ufficinl of tho state agricultural
■Hopartment of Oregon recommends the
-cultivation of tlm wlialu for milking pur
poses, says nn article in Thrift Magn-
xino. Enough whales could bo raised
right in Huge’! sound, ho says, to sup
ply tho United States with nil tho milk
-she needs. Tho femalo whnlo is a gone-
rims creature and gives a barrel of tlm
lacteal fluid at one milking.
This is a timely suggestion, but why
keep all tlm whales in Puget sound!
Would not. such n plan bo selfish, sordid
tunl monopolistic! If wo aro going to
bo truly demoeratio in this country, let’s
bo so in toe mnttcr of whales. Let every
fanner keep bis own whnlo. What would
be more inspiring thnn to see tlm happy
husbandman arise while the King of Day
was still lurking bashfully boiiiud tho
■ eastern horir.on, grab tho family milch
barrel and hurry out behind tlm barn to
, give old Flossie, tlm family whnlo, her
morning milkin'! In tho spring when
the little whaleta begin to show up, think
of tho gross annual output of poetry that,
would be inspired in tlm breasts of our
literati. It would be a rank and infa
mous injustice to lot Puget sound hare
A monopoly of the national supply of
dairy whales.
IF EVERY DAY WERE CHRISTMAS
WTint if every day worn Christmas f
The sUKRCstion at <ir«t blush is perhaps
nut altogether agreeable, One can ini*
agine numerous protests against the idea
because of tlm excess to which many go
nil Christmas holidays. Lot il be grant
ed freely that Christmas is misused, that
It Is often a season of excesses and ox
tremes; even so, who of us would do
away with Christmas! For despite all
the excess of tho holiday season and tlm
hardship it works on many, is there not
a rainbow of glory over every recurring
Christmas celebration t
Christmas is a season of prophetic
idealism and a rebuke to selfish living.
At th4 approach of tlm anniversary of
our Lord's birth, men and women, whose
thoughts havo been mustly of self are
moved to think of others, The idea of
serving others ntal making others happy
affects even tlm blase ami tho indiffer
ent.. Somehow, tho idea that it is more
blessed to give thnn to bargain finds
lodgment in minds unused to tender and
benevolent thoughts. For a brief fie
rind cruel competitions that so sorely
grind human society uro lessened if not
forgotten. For tlm time being, all Ini
inanity seems to bo one family. There
is a delight ill scoing everybody joyous.
Tlm foreigner is made to feci at home.
Artificial barriers arc broken, ami there
coino oven into linrd fnces some softened
linos. Tho spirit of Christmas pene
trates even behind stono walls, and tlm
pfisonor is made to know that lie is
still remombored and that society has
not almmloimd hope 111 him.
Christmas is tho sonnon of tlm yoar
whoa wo aro especially reminded to take
.Tosiifl seriously. Tlm Sermon on the
Mount soouis prncticnblo then—tho Bo-
atitudos possible in daily lifo. Even tho
groat wirds, "Peace on oartli, good-will
toward mon," nctunlly appear workable
at Christniastidc. Tlm old text so pre
cious, so peculiarly npproprlato, John ,’l:
10, finds lodgment in our honrt of lioarts;
For God so Iovod tho world that IIo
gavo His only begotten Sou, that who-
soovor boliovoth in Him should not por
lsh, but havo eternal life,’’ Tlmro comos
into our minds tlm conviction that we
imvo not takon soriously tho lessons that
our Lord taught, but that now wo take
Him at IBs word; wo share, wo give,
wo sacrifice; wo find a now joy growing
out of those vary practical and beautiful
ministrations.
HOW ONE COMMUNITY PULLS TO
GETHER.
Progressive Farmer,
Tho first step forward waH voting local
tnx, building a large two-story building,
painting buildings, and beautifying tiie
school grounds. Then we organized n
Woman's Betterment SotVety, which.met
regularly onee n month, discussed timely
subjects, had debates and contests on
helpful subjects, Wo changed often
enough to kcop up Interest. We decided
to buy n piano and put seats in our
auditorium, Wo had musieales, employ
ing our best city talont, and charging
n small admission feo. Wc had a Fourth
of July celebration, threw in ami mnde
a big Brunswick stew and sold this, also
cake, pies, pickles, sandwiches anil cream.
On the afternoon of July Fourth wo laid
a patriotic lecture, went out and sold
supper, returned and lmd patriotic songs,
drills and plays.
Our bank account gradually grow, de
spite tho fact tlint tlm society purchased
all sorls of conveniences for the school.
Wo linil demonstrations by our homo
demonstration ngents, lectures and ster-
ooscopic views on health and sanitation
by our health oflVcor. Wo mailo money
by giving box parties, fiddler’s conven
tions, plnys, Hallowe'en and Valentine
parties, etc. Tlm most glorious time of
all—tho timo wo finished raising money
fur tho p'iniio and to sent our auditorium
—was our community fnlr. Wo worked,
laughed nnd played. Wo sold barbecue
and Brunswick stow to nil at a reasona
ble price, nnd realized a neat little sum.
To have a real league you simply
must iutoroat tho people, vary tiie pro
grams, nnd. give as many poopio ns
possible something to do. Wo havo a
community BOrvVce loaguo band and other
music. Whon anything is to bo done
wo rtll pull togothor. If tlm roads need
work all of our men take hands, wagons,
and iiorsos nnd help tho county to haul
sand. Wo havo road drags made of
split logs, so aftor a rain wo drag our
roads, fill in holes and turn out puddles
of Water.
THE DRIVER'S GRATITUDE.
"A fow yoars ago J was ill Little
Rock, Ark., soiling goods for a Chicago
hoiiHO, ’' sniil a traveling man. ‘ 1 1 made
that city my hoadquartors nnd ran out
through tlm State. Ono day I started
to make a trip witli sovornl Idg trunks
of samples. Tho negro expressman was
such a good-natural, accommodating fol
low ' Hint. 1 took a liking to him. 1
bought a 84-hour accident policy, accord
ing to my custom, but before, tho train
started I ,mot a man I wanted to do some
business with nnd decided to stay. As
I rstnrtod to leavo tho station I saw my
expressman talking to a nogro woman,
mid iih 1 passed him ho said:
‘ My olo woman is goln ’ on ilo samo
train will you, boss. ’
I'm not going,’ I snid, ‘so I’ll
just givo your wifo tills nccldent policy.'
" ‘What’s dat furl’
"‘Why, if your wifo is crippled in
mi nccldont she will get a sum of money,
according to how badly sho is hurt, and
if sho Vs killed you will got $11,000. ’
Tlio o.ouplo Beomod much plonsoil at
tho investment and I went away and
forgot it. In tho evening I lonrnod that
tho train which I had failed to tuko had
boon wreckod nnd several persons killod.
After dinner 1 was sitting in front of
tlm hotel, whon my expressman camo
along looking anxiously on nil sides.
Wlion lie saw mo ho oamo forward mid
naked:
“ ‘Bo you do gom’mnn I linulod aomo
truukH to do depot ills mawniu’ furt
“ ‘Yoe, you took aomo trunks ijown
for mo,'
" ‘.Don you is tho man dat gimme dat
ticketf’
" -‘ I bollove I did givo you an acci
dent policy,,’
" 'Well,
dat smnsh-up.
" ‘Is that sot I am sorry,’ I said,
' ‘ * An ’ you told me of do olo woman
got killod I’d git $:i,0001
“‘Yes, that is what those policies
call for.'
‘ 1 ‘ Am dat Bholy true, liosst Does
git $3,000!’
“ ‘You certainly will. The company
is good for it.’
" ‘Well, dot do bent all! Now I kin
buy a lino house, an ’ havo nn organ iu
it, mi ’ linvo a two-horse team ’stead of
one old mole. WhVto man, lemmo shako
yo’ hail’ agin,’
It was a uttle thing and not expen
sive, but it was stored away among the
koopBakos. When I found it I could not
koop tho tears from flowing. Just a
boot, red-toppod and copper-toed. It
was hor boy’s whon 1m was a little tot.
Carefully it was put awny whoro none
but her oyos ovor behold it. I san boo
hor nB sho unwrapped it and kissed tho
leather which had encased tho foot of
hor baby boy. It spoko to her of child
hood, whon caro and Bin had not blight
ed tlm purity of boyhood. Every mother
lins n holy of hollos, where sho keeps her
littlo treasures. Ever nnd anon she
goos into its sacred precincts, and there
prays nnd weeps. Tlmro is something
there to toll oi 1 the ono that's gone.
Tlmro is something tlmro that speaks
to hor of tlioso who have left tiie old
homo. 'Sho never forgets, nnd tho steady
glow of hor lovo lights tho way for tlm
child wliorover his footsteps may wnn-
dor.
1 So your husband refused to buy you
nn automobile?”
Not exactly rofused; 1m said I
ought first to become familiar with ma
chinery in gonornl, so ho bought mo a
sowing nmoliVno.’’
It is estimated that about half tlm
globe is composed of iron.
A mighty defense for a young man is
a good homo. Some or our renders look
back with tender recollections to their
early home. It may have been rude
nnd rustic, hidden among tlm Mils. No
architect br upholsterer had nover plan
ned or adorned it. But all the fresco
on princely walls nover looked so en
ticing to you ns tlioso roughhown raf
ters. You can think of no park or grove
of trees planted on a fashionable coun
try seat so attractive as the brook that
ran in front of tlio old farm-house nnd
purled along umlor tlm weeping willows.
No barred gateway adorned with statue
of bronze, nnd swung open by obsequi
ous servant, lias half tlio glory of tlm
old swing-gate.
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Tho country editor Vs a reliablo ency
clopedia. A subscriber sent one this
query recently: "What oils my hens!
Evory morning I find one or more of
thorn keeled over, to rise no more,” The
editor*8 reply was: “The fowls are
dead. It is an old complaint, and noth
ing can bo done except bury them. ’ ’
Some poopio learn by experience that
if they desire to criticise a mule it is
best to do it to his face.
psy Cheeks
atinSkm
Because of her rosy cheeks and
satin skin a woman attracts the
admiration of all men. When the
young woman
peers in Jber
glass, she may
see p i m p 1 e s
and blotches
and she im
mediately goes
to the drug .store for paint, pow
ders and beauty creams, when she
should go there for a blood medi
cine and stomach alterative known
as “Golden Medical Discovery.”
This vegetable tonic and blood
alterative clears the skin, beauti
fies it, increases the blood supply
and the circulation, while pimples,
boils and eruptions vanish quickly.
Ask your nearest druggist for Dr.
Pierce’s Golden Medical Discov
ery in tablet or liquid form or send
10c. for trial package of tablets to
Dr. Pierce’s Invalids’ Hotel iu
Buffalo, N. Y.
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA
RAILWAY CO.
Effective Nov. 14, 1920.
ARRIVE FROM
Cedartown .
Columbus ..
Chattanooga
Carrollton .
Raymond
Griffin
. 6.45 a. m.
. 9.40 a. m.
. 1.00 p. m.
. 4.4S p. m.
. 5.22 p. m.
11.18 a. m.
6.52 p. m.
Griffin ....
Columbus ..
Chattanooga
Raymond ..
Carrollton .
Cod&rtown .
DEPART FOR
6.45 a. m. 1.00 p. m.
. 8.25 a. m.
11.18 a. m.
4.4S p. m.
5.25 p. m.
, 6.52 p. m.
5.22 p. m.
Art Furniture
We are giving special attention to the collec
tion of Antique Furniture of. the various periods,
and at all times lovers of the beautiful in the fur
niture art will find displayed on our floors a varied
assortment of choice antique pieces. >
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My thirty years’ experience with this class of
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merchandise enables me to judge accurately the
values of antiques. Our prices for these goods are
lower than any to be found in the large cities.
Our repair and refinishing department is better
equipped than ever to do first-class work, and prices
on this work have been greatly reduced. We guar
antee satisfaction on work of this class; we know
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the details of fu/niture repairing, and you can safely
trust us to do work properly. Call Phone 213 and
we will call and rrtake estimates.
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Marbury’s Furniture Store
A Merry Christmas!
Because a merry Christmas comes
from the heart out we hope that every
one will have in their hearts the true joy
of the day; that each one will feel grati
tude for the great meaning of the day,
and will offer thanks for the blessings
that life gives. v
We wish all a Merry Christmas. We
hope that, despite the uncertainty of
conditions, the anxiety of mind that
makes us unmindful of our real joys will
gradually pass, away, and in its place
will come the certainty and sureness of
confidence, with trust in the essential
good of all that is our only real prosperity.
There yet remains a little while in
which to buy your boy a bicycle for
Christmas. We’d like to sell you one for him.
R. B. /ISREIV & CO.
8 West Washington St., Newnan, Ga.
Phone 500