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CHARLTON COUNTY HERALD JOL. X§.--NO, 37. : ' D3vsloping the - O % ; i 3 Great Okeefinekee. ¥ Wl g ) Mr. I W. Oakford, an extensive {fimb:r J&p&mtor, ~and Mr. Henry Berling Jr, the owner of vast an: thragite coal interests of Scranton, Pa,, arriced in Savannah last Fri ~day night enoute to South Georgia, , they have planned the dev'glppment of cypress timber properties on a large scale,, They are stopping at the De:Soto, . Y These g‘e}plhgmgn haye associated with theny other moneyed men of Pennsyivanie in the Hebard Cypress Company, which is capitalized un dc—.r.the”luws of West Virgiiatat sl, £OO,OOO. They propose.to succeed in the developement of: the. great Qkeefinokee swamp of, %ith ~Geor gia. This scheme was -1 Idefia&géfi about fifteen years ago, but itfailed, Mr. Qakford says, because the pro moters tricd to get thé timber out of’ the swamp Dy the canal route. His company will build fiftw miles of railroad and use thg@eam skidder ~process, he says, Capitaiists Have Confi'de,}’\ce. “The fact that these capitalists are willing to come South and, finance an enterprise of this magnitude nbw]i indicates a strong confidence on their part 1a the iamediate future of they country. Mr. Oakford says therc is no question about there hav _ing been a vergmarked imprcvement in the lumber business during the Jast sixty days, “The change for; Tive,™ he said : T emph: 16,7 “We expect to begin 1n carnest tie developement of the great Okee- l < finckee swamp this winter,” he gaid. | “Everything is in readiness for thcf work to begin. Mr Berlin and 1| are o 1 eur way down tbere now to! lock after a few preliminaries. A-% side from the volue of the limbcr! ian.l tne project will have abcuti throe-fourths of a million dollars in-i solved in it. We will build fifty | miles of railroad and coustruct the I[ most a ulern facilities for getting’ the cypress timber out of the swampg and shipping it to market. I have heard about the failure vears agzo of an undertaking to de velop the Okeefinokee, but that docsu’v.dxspudrage us, We. may pecitt by their mistakes and failure, but there is no danger of a fluke in ‘ our enterprise. Wrom an engineer- ‘ ing standpoint we have solved the problem aud we have the mone ‘ ‘Fhere is a market for the timb and thare you are | Good Thing For Section. **Lbhys work of developement s going o be a good thing foa Souih Georgla. The Hebard Company, of which I am the president, wil gpend a 19t ot money putting the plan through.” —savannah Morning News O —— For Rent, One seven room two story ho s, also out-bouses and cight acre. of Jand, more or less, under feice. Better known as the Haddoek estare for further information apply o write Mrs G. W. Haddock, Folkston. (1 iy 4 T s t‘,' oU A \f‘ &g' o % 1t B ohy Y R 1 AR B G Sagd bBl o 5 B G Bi eG e 18 B BMG R gl e B 0 AR I TAN DT SRR o i &3 teLw o o Gl Al s fi L g, oty (N ALL TOUMNTRIES B Lutivesy dircet vl ¥oeasiiytoa s tugney cidoflen tie poout, hteatwdn;cmcn‘. fractice Eaul : Wite or twusat §4 532 Minth Street, opp. Ualted Teton .t Lok WASHINGTL G 0 o ’ o%L Y s K 5 . » - % S 5 ]‘- N 7 . ks =b7 A K )" P i:‘; o e ‘. o g A B i £ s & % % R 63 P < G 5, o/ 3t Lo B pC M S e s - - ; - ‘County Commis- Joo . o » ; § o L By R [ ~__sioners Met. 3 R : . - # j e e i The County Commissjoners met Monday, theirgegular mongaly meet ling day. 8N They perfected arrangements for the working of convicts on the pub lic roads. ; : i Dr. J. C. Wnight was elected County physician, and R, N. Mi |ze'll was recomended by the com ‘missioners as one of the guards. } ke l’ickrgn, convict warden, was instructed to orffer the lumber for the- stockade, which he did Tuesday, . ! : ‘ " School Books. : “ : 5eJ 'v ‘: : . The following books are “adopted for the common schools for the next five years,— © % Wheeler’s Graded® Primer. %Graded - iiterature, Ist and 2na ’Reade"s. i : ' Lee's Reader, 3rd; 4th and sth, Arithmeti\c, Wentwortn’s New f tllementary ‘and Practical, ; Gramwar, Hyde’s Two Book Course in English, Book Ist & 2nd. - Geography, Frye’s Elementary and Higher, | History, Beginner’s and Fiela’s History of the U. S., and Evans’ History of Georgia. ‘ A ‘\‘3(3‘] tu}e’»i H pasiontys ".*; £ s:”’ NS, Petermin'y Col Gorbnr meat. : T T Spelling, Branson’s and Swin-i ton’s, ; ‘ Writing, - Hour Series, ’:cvmll Number, Marshall Field, By J A EDSGERTON. { i .:‘»:;'3@ bl By | < /N ARSIIALL IPMIELD was the greacest merchant of modera 2 times, lLle had factovies all , cver the world, in alimost ev ey counay of Euvepe; in China and Jupan, in Australin aund. in Noria anld South America. The goods maaufac tured by these wmills le soll tavough bis great retail store. ke wus oue of the vichest inen iu Amerlea, yet made far less stir than men with ove-teath of his wealth., doreover, he paid taxzey on o larger percentage of Lis posses sions than probably any other Amer fcan millionaire, He vever rprealitied, never weut in debt anld never was os tentatious with Lhis chaviiies. The world over, Lis pame was the synonym Lor business lategrity. In fact, in giv ing the three essentiel qualities of the successful business man My, Field | mentioned these: b I “lirst.—-Absolute inlegrity. | “Second.~Good judziient, - *hird.~Derseverance.” | Thousands of people before Mayshall { Field have stipulated these ns neces | sary factors in success,. but he put ! Baem in practice. Ie lived them, : [ Personally I'ield was rather tall, but 1; spare. . e was reticent almost to i,se:xs‘.ltivcnc:-:s. During office hours he | was g strict disciplinavian; at other | tintes almiost a poet, | Fiedd was a poor boy, the son of a ! New Ewgland farcer. e early exe prezsed a desirve to become a werciant, and his father secured him a cterkship fu a’ village giocery. After the lapse of a few months the elder Pield asked the merchant Low the Loy vas -maks iz out and received a dizcourazing re port. The storekeeper did net {hink young lield cut out for & business man. At this the boy doggcedly deter mined that he would fool that partien lar purveyor of caiico, and ha al, boinz to Chizazo, lie g'ar‘ed as a clerk, steadlly erowded forward and was on the rcad to success nt the time of the ! preat ure of 1871, In this he lost prag- Heally all, but started azain wiith & illmc added edge to his do:cr:nlxxut!% FOLKSTON, GA, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 4. 1909. ) w * On Febinary Ist, the town offi &dts, elected for 1909, met and took tne oath of office, and were then or ganized. The officers ars as fol lows: * MAYOR, ‘ | T. L. Pickren, . 3 Mavor Protey, s C. M. Raybon. | ; COUNCILMEN,. l M, J. Paxton, C. M. Raybon, J. S. Mizell, : E. W. Seals, : O. ¥. Wilson. v i TREASURER, 4 ] E. W. saß 3 RECORDER, ] E. L. Wainwnght. MAaRSHAL, I. D. Moore. o Street and lane commilte: 2 o M. J. Paxton, : ¥ E.W, Seplg ol . €. M. Raybon, Finance committee : . f 0. ¥, Wilson, i ; ¥ 8. Migell, 0 hie M. J. Paston. g Saniffry and cemetery commlm;,;‘ \ - C.M, Raybon, -e o s atc eRE LB A@M R e o BRI _‘ -‘A(n,-g‘-.‘ iy oEg e :"‘&'*"’3«‘-1 x-:e S R il MG g I O VA P LA TR . ey T Sy 53 nance, of the town ordinat es, weic) read and will now be.entorced. | On Feb. 3rd, a meeting was call cd for arranging licenses and put- | ting up hitching rachs 7Jhe dray ‘ age and livery license will be SIO,OO and hand drays $2,00. " Daniel Webster, By J A EDCERTON During office” bours a disci plincrian; at other times al 105t a poct. LERITATS the erisls 1n Daniel t Webster's careerr was reached | Just after his admissfon to the | bar, when Le was offered a court clerkiship. At that time he was very poor and had slswn little of the wonder#ul oratorical ability which aft erward distinguished Lin. The tender of*such a place was therefore a sore tempiation. VWebster, however, decid- A 1 not to take it. stating that he in tenced to say things himself, not sim ply wrlte things that other people said, Ile began practicing in a small New Hampshire town and remained a citls zen of that clate many years before Che was iinally “discovered” and in duced to locate in Boston. When Web gter st tried to speak, he failed and . burst into tears. This was while he was stilh in school. 8o shy was he that he could mearcely arise to recite. It took will power and perseverance to overcome guch a defect, and it was only the fact that he felt his own great pow ey that finally enabled him to succeed. I Lven after he had overcome his i theidity the battle was only half won. i ITis frst efforts were ornate and high !lm:wlh:g. but contalned little sub- Petance, Croe leerd eritie sald they were ;“fn}l of emptiress.” Webster heard {of the eriticism, ond #t cut him, but i e hind enovrel conmon setise to recogs i nize the justice of the atricture and to L profit by it. He reselved never azain to Indulge fulmere eraiory for s owe i fake and to speak only when lie had somethizg to say. As a bey on the farma YWebster did not lile to work, Init when he got into “his owan field b 2 was on oceasions a “prodigious worker, YWhen in sehool, Che was given o bundred lines of Yir gl to memorize. Al night he worked avd, when called vpen o repeat what he had learned, not caly Aid s, tat asked lcave to give another hundred. then #ti’l another himdred, afler vwhich he stated that e voas ready to repest 000 more. : With the *“modern h(’mumm” personal appenrngyeg waT (BoreßD bail the battle A v Y v Fh e g 2 A P T RN A TN Ty I hen IV ebster first tried to speak, he feiled and burst into tears. 'HE OKEEFINO- Ak s ?ij;}huounremcnt of the con cern it is to operate m the Okec fing b Swamp, has aroused new intereflt in the big swamp which lies ‘sizi';’: es west of Folkston, People are Diinning (o enquire into the me& got the Indian name given the s@my. Thi@following description, taken from @Bhite's Historical Coliection, wai.‘ Bn to the Wayceross Journal last o K for publication ;:— SLEC 15 a remarkable swamp in this ¢ty called by the Indians ke .‘ no can’ from ‘Ecunnan’ ear;; d “finocan’ quivering, Itis 30 mils loog and 17 bLroad. Sev eral glle: s have their head waters in thi.@j mp, In it are numerous ise unds ':'.’e of which the Indians repe TeSé Qtn be amonz the most beay 'tiflflb ({('@ in the world; that 1t was in ’ ed by a peculiar race of lu diif whose women were incompar ably@caiftitul; that this place had bééf éfi’by some of their hunters whed i pursuit of game, who being lostig Butricate swamps and logs, an ‘tlu: point of perishing, were NGy :'e;é;fedly relieved by a com -1;& ;,fi'&mliful wowmer, ywhom they c’&t Ldiughters of the sun, who kind & them such provisions ag twh‘ ::"-‘Qshi&fly fruit such as or ang Blßlgs, ctc., and some corn A E. T % 5 cakcman’ thus enjoined them to fly for Set o their own country, as ] - Wl fli J“ 4 by T , b 3 b sattlemen s si taated on the elevatediban'ss ol an island or pro= minznatly in a beaatiful lake, but in their effort to approach it, they were involved in perpetnailabyrinths, and, ifke enchauted land, when they i maginad they had just gained it, it seemed to fl betore them, alternate 'y appearng and disappearing. They resolved at iength to leave the de lusiye pursuit.and to return, which, afier a number of inexpressible diffi culties, they effected. When they reported their adventures to their countrymen, their young warriors. were inflamed with a desire to in vade and conquer so beautiful a country, but all their attempts pioved abortive, neves being able to | again find that enchanting spot, nor even any road to it.” . 7 mm— ;, = BE T= wroin | [} WS | Yy DA B BT = ‘ : % & e | ~ 8 = /AT e ¥ g R S e ) -— 2 J' A S 7 N ’ Lt ’ ) ‘l!j A } ° f ’\\ \ a 7 ] / ' ‘\ \ TR The puccessful advertiser must un darEiand hmiman nature, but his most uirect appoes) usically is to*Woman Na ke, e 1 ios re the bargain hunt. evd NPy liely sonie of them right oW o#e rendivg this acd vl tnrn to OREOr barzaing adveriiced 1) this pa pere Ty .ol oh Ihosirnl! of a b gaine Bad follow It right ato cams—f tes ouce L the (il Nour stere I 3 the camp. Thals papor i 3 tie !:':.",'/Ij SWhy ncl conitat thie cawmp with (ha 92 i iy Vil g Mg Wiuokur. Miss Gussie and Maggie Minehew dnd Miss Minnie Colson visited Miss Gussie Roddenbery at Winc kur last Sunday. | ;_ Mr. Allen Courson visited friends here last Sunday. Miss Ethel Anderson is back from her visit to Hickox. Miss Minnie Colson is progres. sing nicely with her music clags al‘ Mr. W, I, Minchews’, | W, - Howard had several rods |cf t'cn('inE; burned last week, Miss Minnic Colson spent a few hours in Winokur Jast Wednesday afternoon. - | There was a s'ng at the church last Sunday evening. The woods are burning in every direetion around here, | Garle,lf you've any tears to shed, prepare to shed chem, for it is ru mored that our moch beloved and {ufficicnt young agent of the A, C, 1. Ry., at tlis place, 18 soon to take s departure for some other clime. We regret very mueh to give up, for a time culy, such a one, for the lgirls say, “to know him means to love him."” ’ Who do y.'(,n suppose was the 200 !pound min, who a few days since, !beroining very tired of rowme diffr cult plowing, mounted the horse and put his ten year old son to the plow handles,—claimirg to rest and also to be ofvs;ryigc Lo tlc”'l_.)_oy_“in‘l stes ng the ~M i ngv ~ The farmers Union, of V\’inokwr.l met Saturday afternoon at 2 :30[ o’clock. Quite a number of the members were present and with the exception of one all seemed to enjoy the meeting, Miss Gussie Roddenberry is spend ing this week with friends and rela. tives here. : I R. B. Thomas and wife spent a couple of days here. Riley got the cake for being the biggest yarn spin ner in town, : A certain man has broken a pro mise of long standing, the pinching weather caused him to haul a load of wood. But, Oh my!, that frown, he says he will never like cold wea. ther again. Epvucate Your CulLD:—Ought to be the watchword of every Fa ther and Mother of to day. To give your child a common school educa tion is in reach of all who Fortune ihas not smiled upon, ag well as the ‘more fortunate; it is the first and ‘highest duty that parents owe their children. A duty they owe their country and their God, A duty if neglected or omitted ot account of a mere trifl2, not only rohs the cHild of its just rights, but lowers in the estimation of the better element of the people, the parent guilty of such, Parents, when you allow mere tri fles to drop in and preveyt you from exerzising the most sacred duty you awe your child, then it 1s that you are sowing seeds of idleness, discon tent and strife, which in the course of time will bring shame and dis. grace 1o you, : Alas! it ig not till time, with reck less hands has turned out half the leaves from the book of Life to ight the fires of passion with from day to day, that man begins to see thac the leaves which remain are few in num ‘bcr and remembers that upon the carlier pages of that book was writ 'tn a story ot happy innocence, which he would fain read over a 2 | dotas fedd deeply how much of woat w 2 passsss anl what we' dre, i Liat w 2 owe £ the «durational insti SI.OO A YEAR, | \\’AN'm:m._:rnA@R& © SCHOOL TEACHERS=— I have the questions and answers of the last ’ seven Btate schoo! examin: tiors .im print. Will mail them all for one dollar, Descriptive circutar free, B. 6 Hotor, ’ Box 27, Eiijay, Ga. T ———— : v | Notice. gy ’ - J. J. Mattox, his agents, servants iand confederates, are forbidden ‘from trespassing any further on the llands of A, G. Gowen, Sf., under. penalty of the law, and anyone with ’p,-oof to convict of any trespass hy said parties will be liberally reward [cd. This Jan. 12th, 190 g. ‘ A. (.. Gowen, St ~ GREAT MUSIC OFFER. \ : i Seed us the names of three or . more performers on the Piano or \Organ and twenty.five cernte in sil, |ver or postage and we will mail (you postpaid cur latest Popular | Music Roll| containirg 16 pages ; fu'l Sheet Musie, coneisting of | popu'ar songs, Marches and \Valiz ~es arranged for tle Piano orOrgan !includ‘l”ng Ruv Kyaver's famous } “I"light of the Butterflies,” “st.ireh Manilo,” and the latest popular (song, ““The Giil I've seen.” - POPULAR MUSIC PUB,, €O, ' INDIANAPOLIS. IND. . '::""t.z_v-1‘;’”.""":»4 % U ™¥"‘ .;. e‘ : This is to notify the p-ople of Folkston and vicinity that T am now again engaged inthe draying busi ness here, and am prevarsd to baut your freight, move your furniture or anything in that ling, 1 appreciate the patronage ot the people here before, and ask tor con - inuance of same, ‘ Respectfully, Chas. J. Youmg. Buftalo. The oyster roast at Bachlott was a success, Misses T.ettie Davidson and Nan-. cy Dowhng attended the oyster roast Friday. : Mr. Martin johne, of Backlott, visited his uncle, P, €, Dowling, of this place, Saturday. l Messrs, J. W. Davidson and § Y Lee were in Winokur Saturday, My, I, O. OQuinn visited J. W, Davidson Sunday. Miss Nancy Dowling visited Misg Lettic Davidson Mogday, Miss Alta Dowling is spending several days at Hickox. i Mr. B. C. Obninn yisited J, W, I.ee Sunday. Mr. David GQuinn, of Waynes ville, visited his parents here lasg week, “Brown-Eyes,” m’ ltutions of our country. Nature has, indeed, given us a sojl which yields bounteously to the hand of iadustry; the mighty and fruitful ucean is be fore us and the skies gver qur head shed hezlth gnd yigor, But what are land, sea, and sky to civilized man, without saciety, knowledge, morals, and religious culture, and how can these be e¢ns joyed in all their exc¢llence but un - der the protection of wise institue tions and 1 free government, | O A,