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A Token of Appreciation.
You may mar your life's dreams ami endeavor to shatter the highest, nob
lest themes in song andjstory, but nobody can halt the advance toward the last
great sleep. Hut today, the blesse Iness of unending hope has raised anew a
signal of more consequence than any earthly banner. You and all creation share
in this great celebration. No matter how hard your heart, or how rough the I P|*]20 V 'lrJOrS Til' CI) !0 V i] r !l!nn'0!i
way, there i» something now to sweeten the bitterness
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Friday, Dec. 24, 1909
A Happy and Merry Xmas to you.
All hail the power of Jesus' name.
Today, tomorrow and fore\ er,
joy be yours.
Somebody rays
forgiveness today.
tune your heart to
There's a lonely soul somewhere you
can comfort todav.
After the Christmas is past you will
Still have duties galore.
The man who counts in life is the one
who struggles to mal.e life's joys.
After the threatening weather we
havo the beautiful days for Christmas.
Only unolh- r week anil II 0 Old Year
will be dead, hut wo will have the New
Year and today wo have the Star of
Hope.
life’s course, everybody feels
soften the harshness of any pain.
Whether it he in nature’s make-up, 1
something akin to the divine just now. The heart fills with appreciation of
human kindness ar.d the spirit of loving good is abroad. There are times when
everybody 1 trs, I nt there is no wrong if the intention is goood.
And (Mar Courtesies Shown
Fanner Lads Who Tilled
The Soli
Will
Apropos of the interest now manifest-
Regging pardon for a bit of a personal word in these columns, which we try I erl in corn growing in Baldwin county
toficep free from such infringement, we want to express in an humble way our j by the boys the following from Dr. S.
sincere appreciation of a year’s support an i kindness of the heartiest kind that j A ' ^ na l'°> promoter of the uoik,
, , , , , , . I no boubt be read with interest:
has been given us by the good | cople of Milledgeville and Baldwin county. Just
a year in .vour mid; t we have lingered, but in that,
you, to admire you, to feel like home-folk and you have reciprocated a thousand ^ ture December If. 1909, at 9: 30 o'clock,
times over. No man lives unto himself and of them ail the newspaper man, who | Secretary Wilson presented diplomas to
1 Bascomb Usher of South Carolina, Dc-
Witt I, indy of Mi miss ppi. M iner Ha't-
I There was an interesting occasion in
limes we’ve grown to like th „ office of the Secretary of Agricul-
is (rue to his profession, is closer to the people, feels the h‘-art throbs of the in-
n r family circle, knows the anxiety of the comrm riciu! strife, learns the secrets
which no other man knows, ascertains the plains and pities, the joys^and bliss of
the people as a whole. From this great mass of material must be garnered that
which should be disseminated far the advancement of the people and for the
perpetuation of God’s highest laws together with the maintenance of the man
dates of mankind. The other class of knowledge we must keep way down in the
deep recesses of the heart where there are secrets which no one knows.
Of course, we often fall short of the measure, for often we must tell the
truth which has its sting, we must throttle wrong frequently bringing pain to
those who should sot suite r. This is coming a long way to pave the road to the
few simple tilings we want to say personally.
In the veal we have been hero we have put energy and tim- 1 into this paper.
The reward we have gained in r. higher way is worth the price, but in order to
he an agent for good in the communty we must have the material and moral
support of the people. We have been given this in a marked degree and there-
f >ro we render ti.aides in these few lines, thanks honest, sincere and true, from
111a 1 to man until it reaches every reader of this paper.
er of Arkansas, and Ralph Bellwood of
Virginia. 4 Jt
These boys were among the 12,500 in
the Boy’s Demonstrction Work in the
South who planted one acre of corn
apiece and worked it under instructions
from the United Mate:. Department of
Agriculture. Dr. S A. Knapp, who
has charge of the Farm Demonstration
Work, offered a trip to Washington to
tn<* boy in Mississipui who should get
the best results. The State Bankers As
socation in Arkansas offered a similar
prize in that State. Citizens of Soutii
Carolina and Virginia duplicated the
offers there.
The above named hoys, all under
eighteen years of age, visited !he De
partment of Agriculture and other in
teresting sights of the Capital, and
WITHIN ONE DAY OF FREEDOM
A LONG TERM PRISONER DIES
We have strived diligently, hut because we are enlarging and receiving more | werP received by the President,
cordin' support we'are going to strive harder and work for the advancement of I Thousands of dollar’s w >rth of prizes
this city, its business houses, its homes and the people of the surrounding sec- have been offered tnis year to these
tion. \Vu are pullingjour paper into nedr homes, extendeding its realm, so to
hoy'
speak, and tolthis end we pledge our earnest,honest efforts. Thanking all for the I
Boar
cIuds in the South by tn<
of Trade and public
chants,
spirited
After serving the state until his
term of seven years in the penitentiary
lacked but a day of being finished,
Henry Washington, colored, sent up
from Gainesville died last week, a pris
oner of the law. His case was some
what patnetic, for all through the
years he served as a model worker and
several months ago the prison com
mission offered to pardon him if he
would get in communiration with his
people. They wero originally from
North Carolina, but no trace could be
found of them and so Henry languished
behind the prison walls.
lie was sent up for burglary and was
about 30 years of age. It is law, or
rather the rule of the prison com
mission, that pardoned prisoners must
have some of their relatives to take
them in charge for the time being and
Henry’s inability to conform to this
requirement caused death to overtake
him in the penitentiary.
I citizens generally, under regulations
kind uid given and pleading for a continuance of support and co-operation we wish , furni-hmi by the United States Depart-
JURY FAILS 10 AGRFE
The New Year resolves will soon be
made, but what will you do? 'That is
the question. Results are the things
that count.
all a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous Now Year.
Who Is The Man Without Guilt?
Tune viiiir heart to higher themes
and let the 11 11 if of vour voice float
oyer the plains if you want to do reul
good.
Even tiie N01/ Year may he too late
tor us to st..ri a new motion. Can’t
you begin tiduy, tonight, to travel
another road.’
There are lots of people who would
have one more week of happiness if
somebody else would load a d tf 'rout \ ’n she
life from today henceforth.
The coldest went her of the season
struck Mevil'.' Thursday morning
and thi '• < ' ei v.d iv.
O'.iite recently we carried as a news item, giving casual warning to some
who trafficked in wares, so to speak. That little story gained wings
hereabouts and created comment in every walk of life in the city. I.ike
all other newspapers operated along similar lines we really got next
to somebody and from eveiy side we had some words about the matter, hap
pily no unpleasant ones.
But we had a plain old citizen, one of these who may not usually be
counted lot much, to come in and t. ilk. While he did not remonstrate he
asked lor a clean sweep. He recited in blunt terms the wrongs committed
by many. He declared that the man who sold short weights, who gave short
measures, who watered and salted his supplies, was guilty ot an immense
wrong because they posed as honest men when in reality they were wolves
clothing.
Recently this short weight idea has gained considerable headway and
in some ol the states a law has been passed | rotecting the people from be
ing rohbe.l bv so-called computing scales and other schemes. Up in the
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John C. Witzoll, u German, pardoned
by the prison commission, was probably
the happi : m mil I r.vn Wednesday.
He is 11 g mil n iturcd soli of tin* Father
land and Rome >v.irs ago he operated a
little ganl n in Gilmer county. A
friend came to him for a loan of $.n) and
it was grunted. hut no amount of per
suasion could get it hack. Another
sent hack to
Milledgeville,
o fleece the
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scandal, lik
Just the other duv th it gre it firm
the federal treasury almost enough mom
acknowledging, as it were, that :h v
government ot that much custom *iry th-.
on earth enjo<s a splendid reputation it
restitution will more firmly cslablisii them in public lavor.
Reverting t > the old subject,’ wild Awe would go a long way to help
bring the contriving schemer to justice, we want to say that it is a hard
matter to be al ways on the square when we rely on mechanism to point
out the way, but if intentions are good and eflort is strong then everything
friend advised him to whip the man who | wl „ romL . out in t)u . em)-
borrowed tin* money and then take
1, ' • -l.ii.-.lgCV.
mie to roost.
of Arhuckle Bros
y to buy half ol
had been enabled
past few years. And if anybody
is .Vibuckle Bios. Perhaps this
And so far as whiskey is concerned we reckon that men 1 will have it
until the suns arc gone and the stars are faded, but we want to do out
part to prevent illegitimate transactions m the nefarious traffic in
Milledgeville. While the greatest dry of all the year is just dawning today
over die Eastern hills, while people everywhere should he supremely
good will to men should
his
horse and sell it. Witzell took his word
and literally c u rie I oiu the instruct
ions, thinking it was not so wrong. He
sold the horse for $25 and went about
his work and of course was arrested.
In com t he remonstrated and was . . .. . , , .
. . , f 11 happy. w ide the songs ol peace on earth and
heavily sentence-for four years—anil he 1 1 * 1
has served half the time. Warden r,n £ out from every house, today there are tens of thousands of aching
Smith came to town with him Wednes-j hearts, millions going in want, desolation and crime are abroad in this
day, bought a new suit, helped him out | land because of whiskey audits agents, This thing you call tke moon
j shine and blind tiger must be worse than all others, lor tt not only robs
people, families and communities of health, peace and happiness, but ii
steals away protection given to men who meet the requirements ot the law
< and send out the supplies demanded of them by the public.
inept of Agriculture. These rogula-
ti ms do not entourage freak yields, but
are drawn to one iurge profitable farm
ing. The basis of awards rests on
showing of profits, written records, ex
hibits of ears and stalks, and yield per
acre. The greatest yield does not get
the prize in every case. Still there
were Borne fine yields this year. The
prize winner from South Carolina made
152 1-2 bushels per acre; ahoy in Mis
sissippi made 147 bushels; a boy in North
Carolina made 135 bushels, and the Vir
ginia winner 122 bushels. More than
fifty hoys made over 100 bushels per
acre. In several counties no bov fell
below fill bushels per acre, and the club
average was about 60.
Arrangement are being made in all of
the Southern States to send the prize
winners to Washington next year.
In a brief aduress to the boys, Secret
ary Wilson declared that they and the
hoys engaged in like work are “the only
hope we have for the continued great-
n**«< and 1 rosnerity of the country
I pnir . V ’• .' t’»- S .u ,1 •
«ig 1ic ii: 1 .re at; 1 u ns .Ui.fao.u: .1 ■ I
prospering at- never b fore, iw-cij-,. •
men and women of the S-uth had put
into the work their own energy and
ability and in no sense were dependent
upon the capital or the industry of peo
ple from other parts of the country.
"These diplomas,” ho concluded,
•‘are unique. No boys ever have receiv
ed a similar recognition nf their merit.
Nothing 1 have done since 1 have been
Secretary of Agriculture has given me
more pleasuro than to present them to
you. You have earned them. You
have begun right. You now are in line
to achieve the highest honors of your
respective states.”
Prof. W. H. Smith, County Superin
tendent of Holmes County, Mississippi,
and one of the lealers in the Boy’s corn
club mevement of the Farmers’ Cooper
ative Demonstration Work came to
Washington to witness this interesting
event.
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Discharged by Court And Defendants
Held Under Former Bond.
HOUSE FOR RENT.
Six-room dwelling house. South
Wayne St., for rent at once. Apply to-
WARREN EDWARDS.
T.For all k : nds of electric In-use wiring
3ee Ilomer Thompson.
Union City, Tenn., Dec. 21 —Standing
ten to two in favor of conviction, the
jury in the Reelfoot Lake night rider
cases was discharged today, a verdict
being hopeless.
Garrett Johnson, alleged leader of the
band that killed ( apt. Quentin Ran
kin, and Arthur Cloer, the defe Hunts,
were left under their present hones of
$20,000
It is believed that another jury cannot
be secured.
Mrs. L. C. Wall and son, Master An
drew, of Sandersville, are visiting rela
tives here.
RENTER WANTED.
Three nice ro*oms, desirable location
on the hill, suitable for light house
keeping, at once, Apply to
THE NEWS OFFICE.
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ii ic Fiouie a/i ifi^ see-
Honner Thompson.
Phone 55, W. 11. Montgomery.
Gillette Safety razors for Xmas.
on the Xn; 1; 1 > .■
c e arly a I
the sea3an ■/■ : ti. ,
Culver & Kidd.
Just Received: —
Car No. 1, Heart P'ne Shingles.
Fowler-FIcmister Coal Co.
For all kin Is of electric house wiring
see-Horner Thompson
that you are
glasses.
THE OPI 1C si, GOODS
carried bv me are Warranted to b the
best goods at lowest prices. Come and
see me. No reason for you to seo any
others.
W. J. BRAKE:
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Over Goodmi n & Wootten’s
twaaaa
D. W. Brown—
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COFFINS AND CASKETS
and Witzell was wondrousiy happy.
Tiia Biggest Profit in
Georgia Cotton Farming
Well Equipped in this Department and
Carry a Full and Complete Line
o Ho
liaraer Ship is
Now in Now Dinners
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The white bin her shop, which has
been known for quite a white as the
Elks baber shop has moved into new
quarters. The basement of the B ildwin
Hotel lias been secured and nicely fitted
up for the purpose and the old an I new
friends of the shop will find it a com
fortable place, with the proprietors al
ways ready to sirie their eitv and
country friends.
Wireless Message
Catches Man at Ssa
JUDGE JENKINS DIED
IN EATONTUM FRIDAY
It is doubtful if anybody in the whole
state of Georgia obtained better re
turns from a 12-acre path of cotton than
did Mr. J. N. Butler, of this city-
Virtually everybody in this section
knows that Mr. Butler’s place is near
Fishing creek and they have had a
dpcnisoctiaas in
A Word of CraiiiiiJa
(lalvosvton, Tex , Dec. 2*2 -Ge«'rpo Judge \\ m. F. Jenkins, formerly,
Bate -, smh'il from hero Saturday as a judue of this circuit and one of the most clla ” c “ to watch his farming operations,
passenger and will arrive in New York 1 Prominent jurists in Georgia, died sud- A , cotton luls pinned and
hs a prisoner on the Mallory liner jdordy at his home in Eatonton last; rom * H gathered 8.5.G
Brazos, due on Friday, having been | Friday. His death was due to appop-
overhauled at sea by wireless tele- [ k’xy.
graphy. I —
Bates had charge of the railway) UalBinCn-1 VGy.
citias of th) El. S.
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OF MILLEDGEVILLE, GA.
1 from the plat
pounds of lmt cotton for which he has 1 • 1 * * l i •
received net returns of $1,036.75 and he I CvOn tl PUCS tO SOllClt the DUSinCSS of
1 and my family
'many friends fo
I station and the Wells-Fargo express
‘office at Kaisel, Tex, When he disap
sincerely thank the neared six days ago a package contain-
all their thought- ing $1,000 in currency was missed. It
^u, ,. s , Curing the home-going of our is said two or three other packages i Uleopas Byron Ivey ........ . - .... .
little Kdith. Close blood relations ' containing as much more are also charg- at Salem Baptist church. Rev. D. W. lo . . J! on P f oper fertilization and
could t a have been more kind. God ed against him. , Brannen will perform the ceremony. I eu ,v * ,on ' vas given the crop it shows
bless \,ut every one. l’ray that we
help every mother’s chi! 1 wo ean reach
expects to derive an additional revenue
in the way of sale of seed. He will sell
| the seed for 75 cents per bushel for seed
■ I purposes and this will give him an extra
| Next Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 : divi,len i i - so tJ Nieuk. of $400, making
| o’clock Miss Gussie Bateman and Mr. R ^ of #1. »8L75. In view of
will be married the “ ict th ? t n ’ ex '*‘ «« »t»n-
Thc Brazos was 450 miles at sea when j While Jthe wedding will be a quiet 1 cjnc ' U4 * N< -J> tna. Baldwin county farm-
Chief of Police I’erett secured his ar- affair still all relatives and friends ot i eTi os * aln £ r oat results if only a
the young couple are cordially invited, j 8rnal ‘ area 13 c » Uivat<id
Miss Bateman is quite well known her- I
sponsible people, promising all the
courtesies, that are usually extended
by an obliging and carefully con
ducted banking house.
« rum po w-b-irn to gray-haired) toward lest t! rough wireleis dispriehes.
H * ‘ s v i" i ■ l ^~
Yours in Christ, I Miss Clyde Cook is theguest of Misses j and Mr Ivey also. Best wishes are ex-
U. I’. S-arey. Alma and Mae Stombridge this week, tended the young couple in advance.
Capital
I Surp us and Profit
$50,000.00
$8 5,000.00
Comb and brush, shaving and mani-
care set3 at K. H. Wootten s.
D. B. SAfNlFORD,
IYesider-.t.
MILLER S. BELL
Vice ’Prest. aruCsahkr.
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