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Cnt*imd through tho Millert**viii* pwtodle* ■> Milledgeville News, but that this editorial item could be converted iirtoa feature
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♦ O wandering wind, I pray (hoe 9
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steal from the productions of Beatrice Fairfax a little storv originally entitled,
"It’s an Awful Thing to be an Old Bachelor,” to which we maliciously added,
"To Say Nothing of an Old Maid.” This story is truth in its highest sense,
somebody has said, for we haven’t quite finished reading it yet, and even if we
had one of our tender years would scarcely know whether its statements along
this line were true or not. They say experience is the only teacher that can
learn anyone anything about love and matrimony and kindred ills that beset man
kind—that is to say men and women.
But during the decade, if one may call such a periodby that name,
of the 'ast three months, there has not,'been a* marriage solemnized in
Milledgeville and prospects are poor for an increase along this line,
for with one or two exceptions, notable to say the leasts there is
a marked lethargy in matrimonial lines. Not being a student of nuptial
affairs, being engrossed in others, however, far less pleasing, in our estimation,
it is exceedingly hard to derive a conclusion whereby we may solve the problem
of matrimonial stagnation in Milledgeville.
Surely it cannot be for lack of young ladies, actual residents of the citv, for
Milledgeville boasts—or can boast—of the oldest families of the statg, the blue
blood of the common wealth, and back of these great ancestral claims-stands the
beautiful womanhood, or rather maidens—not wishing to cast any Insinuations
whatever upon those arrived at the age where it might be inferred that it is
“An awful thing to bo an old maid”—and from them surely some of those men
of sterling oharactor and fine sense of honor, coupled with Southern chivalry
and keen business ability, could select a flower from the fairest on earth, and in
duce her to join hands “for better or for worse until death do us part.”
Standing aloof from this record, thanks to our modern educators, Milledge
ville has another record of which the state and the nation may well be proud.
From that great institution of learning —the Geoigia Norn al andyIndustrial
College—hundreds of home makers are going out. fitted to perform the highest
dutieB of life in the nooiest truest fjgnse, going out to build up a new regime
that will lead on to higher civilization. From them the people of their commu
nity, and the people from the state at large, expect the greatest things and in
them these expectations will be fulfilled, It’s a sort of a solace to think thot
this is true. Whoever has had the pleasure of being intimately'acquainted
with a G. N. & I. student knows that their influence is for good in their home
community and nobody expects anything but the best from them. That is, from
those who left the college within the last three or four years—the bachelor editor
maintaining a strong denial of any Ultimate acquaintance with those older, for
instance, any who might perchance know what “An awful thing it is to be an
old maid.”
By wav of conclusion, let just a line be added to convey an impression of
the correct type and a sentiment from tho heart, and that is, while there is
some fun and raillery interwoven in the above, yet back of it in the serious
strain there is truth —truth which not even we old bachelors and old maids can
deny. So there!
VISITORS PRAISE
OLD MILLEDVILLE
Noted Sporilnj Writers Give Mlll-
edgevllle Great senJ-afl in the
Northern Papers and Will
I robably Come Back
The sporting writers accompanying
the Newark Baseball team to Milledge
ville are sending back glowing reports
of the Georgia city to their home papers
and incidentally they nra se the Bald
win for its Service. Th- following is
from the Newark S.ar and will be read
with interest:
Milledgeville U very pretty when the
sun is shining and the grass sprouting
out, but on a rainy day, such a business!
It is a great country, though, and its
going some when you can go into the
dining room and see an ortnge tree in
full bloom and bearing good sized fruit.
Several of the players have offered to
buy the tree.
The Georgia Military academy, whose
baseball team Bud Sharpe has been
coaching and which will plav the Ben-
gals a series of games, is a public
school and composed of young Geor
gians from all over the state. Every
thing is on a strict military basis, their
Baking Powder
^/Sbsotutcly Pure
Renders the
food more wholesome and su
perior in lightness and flavor.
The only baking powder
made from
Royal Crape Cream of Tartar.
MILTON FILED
BY LOCAL MEN
Messrs Kidd and Bell Seek In Pre
vent Mr. Hatcher From Building
on Alley Said to be Public.
A bill of injunction was filed against
Mr. R. W. Hatcher Monday by Messis.
J. E. Kidd and E. E. Bell seeking to
restrain the former from extending his
store back so as to stop up the alley
every move is governed by the notes of ' running through by the city hall fri m
the bugle. A regular army office* has I Hancock street to Greene street. It is
command of the cadets and they put up J alleged in their application for injuric-
a fine appearrnce when on parade. i tion that the alley in question is a pub-
j iic one. They are represented by-
Hines and Vinson.
Judge Lewis granted a temporary in
junction in the case and set the first
Monday in April as the date for hear
ing evidence in the matter.
The Oconee River Problems
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When the land is too wet to plow and the rainy weather prevents farmers
from working they want to come to Milledgeville and spend their money, buy
things they need at horns. When the Oconee river, like most others in the
stBte, gets up to the point It reached for several days recently, it prevents folk
over the river from getting here. It works a hardship on Milledgeville mer
chants and on ihe citizens ot Baldwin county. It is stated that it will take at
least $10,003 to Pridge tho intervening spa£e between high water mark and the
present bridge across the river. It is a right costly proposition and both the
citizens of Baldwin county and the citizens cf Milledgeville, it is understood,
balked on the matter last year.
To make a city of Milledgeville and to accommodate the people over the
‘•t^| iriver. it must be done. Baldwin county and Milledgeville, perhaps, can ill af
ford to go into this work, but it aeema to be an imperative task that soyner or
later must be performed. Clarke countv has issued bonds in immense, quanti
ties to cover improvements on its roads and bridges and though it has scarcely
been more than a year since the work was started, it is declared that advantages
arising from the improvement has already more than offset the cost. It would
cost Baldwin county and Milledgeville-$600 per year in the way of interest to
float |>onds enough to build the bridge. It would mean $600 per week to Mill-
edgeville business men in times of high water and it would mean $600 worth of
time saved to the farmers of Baldwin county if they could come to town while
they were Idle on the farms.
This is no plea for tho bridge, it is a simple statement of facts and it up to
the people to say what shall be done. Think about it from the common sense
and economic standpoint and figure out iust how much it will be worth to the
people at large.
OF BEAUTIFUL MILLINERY.
The hotel at which the team is stop
ping, the Baldwin House, is one of the
finest in the state. There is another
hotel here, but nothing is too good for
the tigers, acconiing to their popular j
manager, and we all have the best of! “
everything. If ever there was a man JJj [ [1 FOX’S E1SPLAY
who knows how to promote the most
necessary thing in a ball blub—harmony
— that same Wolverton is the man. He
is always looking to see if there is not
something he can do for the bunch, and
to sav that they appreciate it would be
putting it mildly. They are just crazy
over him and his orders are carried out
cheerfully and to the letter. There is
no spirit of anything but strict atten
tion to training and close observance of
rules, and it ia altogether the cleverest
and finest bunch of fellows ever gotten
together. This iB r.ot only the opinion
of Manager Wolverton, but also that of
every one with whom they come into
contact.
TO THE PUBLIC.
The campus of the Military College
has been posted by the college author-
ties with the view to breaking up all
unnecessary paths. We earnestly re
quest the citizens to co-operate with
us in Ithis matter liv keeping on the
walks and then avoid further trouble.
Respectfully,
The Campus Improvement Club.
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Till she's a gentle damsel, most
fastidious of her kind
So keep her like her product,
the best and highest
brand—
The sweetest dairy lady that on
all fours walks the land!
We have copied the above
l»oem from tho UhTsey Bulletin;
It was written by the Bulletin
Poet.
Is Life Worth Living?
When you hear this question asked
by a man or woman, with lips curved
downward and voice attuned to dis
content, you may set that person down
as supremely selfish. He or she asks
practically, ”ls life worth living for
me?” Worth living? Of course it is,
so long as there is one single other soul
in the world. If the querist were the
last ot his race, then indeed the answer
might well be “No;’, but while there is
an i her human bein ( for whom we can
do a favor, or whose interests we may
advance, life is indeed "worth living.”
Friend, when you find yourself de
pressed and inclined to think that life
holds nothing for you, look around you
(not very far .way), and do the very
first favor for another that comes to
your hand. It may be a very small one
but do it; and keep on, day by day, hour
bv hour and minute by minute, working
for others, for truly this alone makes
life Worth living.
HOUSE FOR RENT.
Six-room house Jefferson street, good
condition, reasonable rates. Apply, to
Baldwin County Collecting Agency.
Visitors galore and many customers
have |visite<f the millinery establish
ment of Miss Ellen Fox during the past
few days and they all universial in their
declaration concerning the display of
beautiful goods she has made up for
this spring's tradfe-.
Some especially tasty hats are among
her designs and one of these is the new
poke shape and another of the empire
style. Of the scores of hats in her
place it is almost impossible for one to
select tha special"* design wanted, but
there is such a diversity of shapes,
colors and sices even the most fastidious
can be pleased and new hats are com
ing in every day.
CHAFING DISH PARTY
AT OLD UAPITAL CL|J0
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A pleasant evening Saturday last was
the result of a chafing dish party given
by the members of the Old Capital City
Club. The party was chaperoned by
Dr. and Mrs. John P. Atkinson and the
following young folk were in attend
ance:
Misses Eleanor Solomon, Nettie Cone,
Olive Roberts, Helen Maxwell, Ruby
Jones, an 1 Mi.s Jeness. Messrs.
Royal Bethune, Bardy Tante, John Sib
ley, Charlie Brown, Kenneth Atwood,
Malcolm Flemister, Wynton Troutman,
O. P. Richardson and George Richard.
The occasion was one of much pleas
ure and will long be remembered by
those who were present.
HOUSE FOR REST.
A clean, well-located house with all
conveniences. Mrs. W. H. Armstrong.
and
With the com tin of the windy
March days also comes renewed in
terest tn the poultry yard.
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The low per cent of mortality in
the chicks hatched these days more
than offsets the larger per cent of
fertility in later hatches.
Fishing tackle at R. H. Wootten’s.
Seed peanuts, onion seta and garden
seed of all kinds at Emmett L. Barnes’.
A fact is worth nothing to one person —
and hundreds of dollars to another.
There are some facts of that sort in to
day, ads.
It pays to get the best quality, low
prices, quick delivery and a desire to
please is what a customer finds at J. F.
Bell’s Pure Food Store.
One thing is sure the ad. that does not
appeal to your self interest will not
•*pav” the advertiser.
Aluminum Codkirtg Utensils just re
ceived at R. H. Wootten’s.
Buy a garden rake or hoe from
Hatcher—see window.
*l’he right person will not know that
vou want to buy It, or care whether
you want to sell it, unless vou adver
tise.
Olives and pickles in bulk and bottles
always to be found at C. E. Greene's
Green stuff Is a scarce article these
days. Steamed clover and leaves are
a good substitute. The clover con
tains lime and other elements thit
Increase ess production.
PIANO TUNING BY HERMAN WOOD.
1 am not a builder of Pianos but if I
had been 1 don’t think I would be tun
ing now. If my work has been satis
factory in the past I would like to do
your work in future. My work pleases
music teachers and those who have
made a special study of music. Tuner
at G. N. & 1 C. Herman Wood
l will be here 3 times a year.
All kinds of vegetables, fresh
canned, at City Grocery Co’s.
Idle Hour Nurseries are represented ;
in Milledgeville by Culver & Kidd.
Kodak films developed and printed at
Finney Racket Store.
Two vacMit lots 70x210 for sale, one- j
half block oV G. N. & I.
Emmett L. Barnes.
dormitory.
FOR SALE.
Tomato, Beet and Lettuce Plants.
C. W. Richter.
Agents for the idle Hrur Nurseries,
and when giving us your orders you
buy at the nursery prices
Culver & Kidd.
ergbodgs
\gazine
Ever had trouble of your own with
a hired man ?
Read “The Late John Wiggins” in
this month’s EVERYBODY’S, and
laugh over the other fellow’s trouble.
Did you know that more funny
short stories are swapped from “The
Chestnut Tree” than from any
other similar collection anywhere?
Every month you can find one that
you’ll laugh over till vou get the next.
Wet EVERYBODY’S and see.
R. H. Woottcn.
MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY
flF FINE MILLINERY.
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Millodgeyille Milliners may move
mysteriously in maneuvering the trim
mings an i decorations for the spring
hats, but the oxcellen’. display of Misses
Keil and Ivey in their opening Tuesday
and Wednesday beggars a description
at the hands of an expert in this lino,
much more so to a novice. The flowers
were simply exquisite and the line of
elegant trimmings were exceptionally
charming.
The millinery trade of the Misses Keil
and Iveyjiaslbeen splendid this week and
throughout the entire season ;they wil
continue to get in more new goods, al
ways keeDing up to the latest style and
maintaining quality at all times. If
you have not visited their place then do
so at onec and if you have not made
your apring selections go and see them
at once. You will certainly be pleased.
Fresh shipment Dove Brand ham
just received by W. H. Leonards Thurs
day, price 15 cents per pound.
Finney Racket Store sells the famous
D. M. Ferry garden seed in packages.
Augusta steam-baked bread every day
at Emmett L. Barnes’,
I Five pounds of choice coffee and seven
| pieces of China-ware at W. H. Leonards
for $1.25.
Choice evaporated apples and peach
es. Citv Grocery Co.
For country produce, call Chandler
Bros, phone 52.
Try a sack of Sunshine Flour from
City Grocery Co.
Young Man
Are You
Saving
Money?
—Every young man of the right sort expects some
day to marry, to own a home and to start in business.
The first thing a man should do is to open an ac
count with a good strong bank and make a- start.
All things considered, there is no better place than
The Milledgeville
Banking Co.