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Douglas cou \VTU 3 II McLftViy 24#jjtl7 SENTINEL Vol. XU7 ~DOVGLASVILLE, DOUGLAS COUNTY. GA..Mar. 30, 1917. No. 50 BftPTfST MINISTER GAINS IB POUNDS Thought Most Patent Medicines Fakes, But is Now Convinced That Tanlac is An Exception. “I am an ordained Baptist min ister, and have always been greatly opposed to patent medi cines of any kind,” said Rev. Jno. M. Sims, of Atlanta, recent ly. ‘‘In fact, I have always re garded the great majority of them as nothing more or less than fakes, but I want to say to you that I believe Tanlac is an exception to the rule, because I have never taken anything that helped me as much as this medi cine. “Mrs. Sims had not been very well and on the recommendation of friends I bought the first bot- t'e for her, but when I took it home she refused to take it, I was also very badly run down myself and in need pf a medicine of some le nd, and as my friends had spoken so highly of Tanlac I decided totiy it myself. 1 have only taken two bottles and have gained ten pounds in weight, When I weighed with my over coat on, I weighed two hundred and fifteen pounds. When I weighed a few weeks later on ^he scales up the street without my overcoat, 1 weighed 1 wo hun dred and ten pounds, which is ten pounds more than I weighed before I began taking it. I suffered principally from nervous indigestion and inactive liver. My kidneys also gave me a great deal of troub ; e. 1 would lay awake for hours at night as I was so nervous I could get no rest or sleep—in fact, I was so run down 1 was almost a nervous wreck. 1 was not myself at all and was losing weight and strength rapidly. My digestion was so badly impaired I had to Lois Mill Neal’s Academy j The school at this place is pro- Supt. Jno. F. Long spent Fri- gressing nicely. Our tea -her day in Atlanta. I expects to to give the children Henry Clark and daughter, an Easter egg hunt on Friday, Ruth, and MissJWillie Mae Bram- April 6th. We predict for tnem Sweetwater The box supper at this place Saturday night was a great suc cess. The funds realized from ; Douglasville 7 he Clean est Town in Georgia lett spent Friday in*Atlanta. Mrs. B. 0. Sauls is spending some time in Pelham with her par nts. W, A. Burns spent Thursday in Atlanta rubbering at the sky scrapers. Dr. Gibson preached Sunday morning and night at the East Douglasville church. His ser mon Sunday morning was a great treat. He stressed the fact that man should do good because it is right to do it and not just to receive the plaudits of men. I am not much of a hero wors hiper myself. I believe if a man does his duty whole-hearteely and to the best of his ability he should receive a slap on the back and a kind word in appre ciation of the duty well done. If he does not do his duty he ought torecieve a swift kick. We were freated to a lot of this hero wor- shii stuff during the Snanish-A- merican war when Richmond Pearson Hobson sank the Merri mack in Havannah hurbo . The women even kissed him just be cause the government was pay ing him a sa’ary to do his duty J. Lewis Dudley and Miss Wil lie Mae Bramlett were married Sunday morning at the residence of J. F. Long, Dr. J T. Gibson performing the ceremony. They left immediately for Atlanta and other points before returning to their home in Rotmoke Ala. On next Sunday, April 1st, Prof. B. B. Beall, who is well known as an author ;.nd singer, will have a class of singers at the East Douglasville church at 2:30 Sunday afternoon. Every body cordially invited to come out and hear these singers. What would we give if we could get rid of the calamity howler and pessimist always avoid sweets of all kinds, much as 1 ioved them. 1< requent- j ; the wor p] j s going to the ly after eating I would suffer for bow wows? hours with heartburn and other forms of indigt stion. “Tanlac seems to have cor rected these troubles entirely. I 1 don’t, wont to be a pessimist And with the pessimist stand. 1 want to believe that everybody’s ight have been entirely relieved of in- In tK ' s our glorious land ’ , digestion and can now eat any- Life is just what we make it, thing with impunity. I can even wheU ' er be smuoth or not ’ eat honey without suffering any ill effect whatsoever. “As 1 told you before, I used to suffer a great deal with my kidneys and would have to get up at all hours of the night. I can now go to bed and get a good night’s rest, and never wake up until morning. I get up feeling rested and refreshed and ready for my work. ‘‘Yes, indeed, Tanlac is a won derful medicine. There is no doubt about it. I heartily recom mend it for what it has done for Let us thank God for each glad day, If it be cloudy, cold, or hot. A pessimist looks for calamities galore And war, blood shed and such. But the optimist looks for brighter days. Does he worry, fret and get sore? Not much! At the last great day when Gabriel toots, I wonder where the pessimist will stand. He will worry and fret the whole day through, And be banished from the promised land, -W. Hy. C. a tine time. The recent heavy rains have caused the river to get; out over the bottom lands again. The farmers are getting a very late start tow rd making a crop this spring and it is our opinion that they will make a very bad mis take if they do not plant largely food stuffs the present year. Mrs. Ethel D. Pool visited home folks at Happy Valley las! Saturday. She has accompa nied Sy one of her little pupils, Miss Ellen Morris. Abner Morris of Whitesburg, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Morris, Sunday. Thik community was very much shocked on last Saturday morning when the news went out that “Grandma” Neal was dead. She died suddenly at her home Saturday morning about three o’clock. She lived to to a good old age, having celebrated ner 93rd birthday on Jan. 15th, last. She war the widow of the late MainrS. 11. Neal, who did service!a the Mexican war in the long ago. He having pre ceded her several years ago. be ing soul thing over 90 vears of age at the time of his death. She was the oldest child of Vollie Burnett, a pioneer citizen of this section, a sister of William Bur nett of Winston, Dr. G. W. Bur nett of Whitesburg, John Bur nett of Roopville, and Jack Bur- nettof Cai rollton, besides several sist.rs. She was much loved by all who knew her. She was a devout Christian, having joined the Missionary Baptist church at. Mt. Zion in 18G3, where she lived a loyal member until her death. She leaves a great host of relatives aod friends to mourn her departure. Her body was interred at the family cemetery Sunday afternoon in the presence of a large concourse @f people, it was her request that her fune ral he preached some time after herburrialatthe church of which she was a member. So it is ar ranged to have it preached at Mt. Zion on the fisst Sunday in May. The family has our deepest sympathy. Tuesdayy, March 20th, a rous- , , .,, , j. ing meeting was held at the tlie sale of boxe s w11 1^^beused to- homfi Qf Mrs . „ M stewart by the Civic Club. Very encouraging indeed seems the outlook for great re sults along civic lines this year. Mrs P. II. McGouirk was made ward painting our school house sometime in the near future. Miss Willie Miles of Douglas ville, spent Saturday night and Sunday with friends at Sweet water. Mr, and Mrs. T. W. Simmons sDent Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. S. P. McCard. Mr. and Mrs. Jim G ble spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. A. New. Sweetwater Debating Society will meet Saturday night, March 31st, to announce the subject of their first debate, and to attend to other matters of business. Miss Pearl King is visiting her sister near Beulah. Miss Nellie Henderson spent the week end with Miss Bessie Turner. Don’t forget that Sweetwater Choir will meet next fourth Sun day at 2 o’clock. Mr. and Mrs. Riburn Baggett and family of Douglasville, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs, W. P. Wood. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Pritchett spent Saturday night and Sun day with trie latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. P„ McCullars. Everybody is welcome at Sweetwater Sunday school. Our attendance was fine last Sunday, but i! could be belte- sliil, } Rev Sims’ son was also present at-the time he made this remark able statement, and was so fa- yorably impressed vvith what his father had to say regarding Tanlac that he at once decided to get it for his wife, Tanlac is sold exclusively in Douglasville by J. L. Selrnan & Son. (adv) City Tax Notice All persons behind with city taxes and licenses for 1915 and 1916 are notified that these must be settled by April 10, or legal steps will be taken to collect them V. R. Smith, Mayor. J. E, Phillips, Clerk. Mai/ Carrier’s Narrow Escape Monday afternoon, just after tlie heavy rain, Mr. J. F. Free man, carrier on route 3, drove uto a creek just north of town that he had never known to be dangerous, and came near losing his life, but escaped by getting- out of bis wagon and grabbing a limb. The ho:se detatched himself by breaking the shafts and man aged to get out, but the wagon and mail were washed away — both being found Tuesday morn ing some distance down the creek. The wagon was torn up. Aged Lady Dies Mrs. Stephen Neal. 93 years old, and a most highly respected lady, died at the home of her son, John Neal, near McWhorter, Sunday morning. Mrs. Neal was a sister of Mr. W. C. Bur nett, of Winston, and has many relatives and friends throughout the county. She was a member of the Bap tist church, and the funeral ser vices were conducted by Rev. D. W. Carter. The Sentinel extends sympa thy to the bereaved family, Boy Scouts Camp To Be Organized Here Rev. J. C. Atkinson, who has been instrumental in organizing and managingseveralBoy Scouts camps, will organize one here next week. This is an organization that will be of great help to the boys. The moral and physical training is what every boy needs and the descipline is of inestimable value. All parents who have boys within the proper age limit (12 to 18 we believe) should place them in Brother Atkinson’s charge. Miss Sarah Meadows Entertains the D. D. Club chairman of the cemetery work and with her efficient committee is preparing to make that part of the club’s work a success in Cve'-y way. Mrs. W. C. Abercrombie was made chairman of a com mittee to build a pavillion in the cemetery and will have plans and bids ready for the next meeting, Monday, April 2nd. Miss Nan nie Love Selrnan was appointed chairman of a committee to in vestigate prices and location for our swimming pool, in order that the building committee may be gin to build at once and have pool finished by summer. Mrs. F- M. Stewart is agitating in every way and making arrang- ments for the greatest clean-lip campaign Douglasville has ever known. And friends, we want and ask your hearty co-operation right now, in this vitally neces sary work, so important to health and comfort later on. Next Thursday, Aptil 5th. clean-up we.-k will begin and he observed all over Georgia, and we want, Douglahville to he the cleanest town within the borders of our own “empire state of the South.” This is not an impose*- billity. It takes not so much money to make a town clean, sanitary and beautiful. It only takes intelligence, ability and a will to work and the hearty co operation of its citizeijs-to make any town the best^-of anything it may undertalydi Douglasville must he the cleanest town. Mrs. jjaiver Jordan, through the dub page in the Atlanta Con stitution, says, concerning the state clean-up campaign: “From the very nature of its principles, the Clean-up cam paign has, from its inception, been a right-hand allv of the civic movement. Homes and towns are made beautiful and sanitary, and the community spirit is encouraged, In the language of Kipling: Election Saturday For School Trustees There will be an election Sat urday for School Trustees for the newly established district. The election will be held at the court house and five trustees are to be elected. No ticket has been made yet and we dont know who the can didates will be. Miss Sarah Meadows so de lightfully entertained the D. D. girls on last Saturday afternoon that everyone seemed to be in a state of perfect happiness. Music was rendered by Misses Louise Duncan, Irene Edwards and Lois Hagin, after which the hostess, assisted by Miss Mary Barber, served delicious refresh ments, consisting of fruit salad, filled orange cups, fruit jellotine and wafers. The next meeting will be at the home of Miss Bessie. Moody next Saturday afternoon. Card of Thanks I wish to thank our many friends and neighbors for the kindness shown us during my illness. My family joins me in thanking you and asks God’s richest blessings on you all. R, S. Estes. ’It ain't the guns, nor armament, nor funds that they can pay, But the close co-operation that makes them win the day — It ain’t the individual, nor the army as a whole, But the everlasting teamwork of every bloomin’ soul.’ “The “Spring Cleaning” spirit stirs in the breast of all of us at this season of the year, but we want to organize in constructive form for permanent year-round results. “We want the “everlastin’ teamwork of every bloomin’ soul.” A leader in betterment work says: ‘Surely the Clean-up campaign is the ‘Everybody’s Happy’ proposition. The news paper man is happy because he leads in civic progress and sells an enormous amount of new local advertising. The merchant is happy because he becomes a civie leader and boosts his sales. The general public is happy besausa property is protected and in creased in value, and because living conditions are everwhere placed on a higher plane.”