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DOii(71,ASV1LLE, DOUGLAS COUNTY. GA.
November 16, 1917.
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T/ie Kaiser’s Dream
There’s a rumor now eurrem,,
Tlio suaiige itmay seem;
Grille "U.rnmii Emperor's” wonderful die m;
Being tired oi war lie lay down in bed,
And 'mmigsi. oilier tilings rlrearnpt that he was dead.
And in a deep coffin, lying-in state,
With ids cold, waxen figures frozen with hate
lie wasn’t long dead when he found to Ins cost,
That his map of the next world and passports were lost.
So leaving this eur.li lie' went straight,
Jauntily strutting right up to the gate,
But the lookout angci, in voice strong and clear,
Said begone, Kuis.r vv., we don’t want you here.
Well! thought William, that’s very uncivil,
Do.s lie mean that i must go straight to the devii ?
So he turned on his heel, and off he did go,
Running i'uli speed to the regions below.
But when he got there lie w'as filled with dismay.
For while waiting outside he heard Satan say to his imps,
Now, look here boys, I give you all warning,
I’m expecting the Kaiser down here this morning.
But don’t let him in for to me it is clear,
We're far too g.iod for the mongrel down here,
If he gets in, mere’ll be the dienens to pay,
For bad as I am he’s much worse any day.
Oh, Satan, dear friend, the Emporor said;
Excuse me for listening, while waiting outside,
If you don’t let me in, then where can I go ?
Indeed, said the Devil, I ready don’t know-
Oh, do let me in, I’m feeling quite cold,
If motley you want, I’ve plenty of gold,
Just give me a corner, no matter how hot,
No said the Devil, most certainly not.
We don’t let apartments for riches or pelf;
Here’s some matches and sulphur make a hell for yourself.
Then he kicked V. ilhtlm out and vanished in smoke,
And just at that moment the Rawer awoke;
He jumped out of bed in a shivering swe it,
And cried Gott l.that dream I shall never forget;
That I won’t goto heaven, I know very well,
But it’s awful tough luck to be kicked out of hell.
b —Selected by G. B. Chapman from The Yellow Jacket
Mrs. Holcomb Passes
A way
Saturday mo,-ring, atGo’clock,
Mrs. R. It. Hole.i . one of the
oldest and most Iry.hly respected
ladies of this section, di d at the
home of her grind-daughter,
Mrs. G. IT. Turner, after a lin
gering illness.
Mrs. Holcomb was 89 years old
and had been making her home
here fo" several vears.
Funeral services were at the
home Sunday morning, being
conducted by Rev. J. B. Tallant,
after which the remains were
carried to Atlanta her former
home for interment.
The name of Mrs. Holcomb
stands out prominently in the list
of those who worked for the
uplift of Atlanta during her many
years of residence there. She was
a faithful church member and
tireless in her efforts for the
church and for the poor.
The State Capitol now stands
on the property formerly owned
by Mrs. Holcomb. At the end
of tho war, the State confiscated
the site upon which she h id lived
for forty years, and erected the
Capitol building there, after pay
ing her for the land.
Her husband, il. Ii. Holcomb,
was Atlanta’s first postmaster
after the war. The postoffice
was then‘situated in the old City
Hall, which was also on the site
now oc jupieu bv Capitol building.
During the battle of Atlanta,
Mrs. Holcomb converted her
home into a hospital caring for
both Confederate and Union sol
diers. Vajiently she stuck to her
post during the fierce conflict,
and managed to save it from
destruction.
John. Itice, father of Mrs, Hol
comb, was one of the first pas
tors of the first Baptist Church
in Atlanta, ’Phis was long before
the civil war. Mrs, Holcomb
was born in Campbellton. but
went to Atlanta with er parents
when she was 16 years of age
and lived there continually until
a -hort time before her death.
Among her relatives are one
daughter, Mrs. J. P. McWil
liams, of DaFayette; and the
following grandchildren: Mrs.
Dr. G H. Turner, of Douglas-
ville; Miss Harriet Whitley, of
Atlanta; Mrs. Francis Whitley
Moore, of Atlanta; Mrs. Charles
A. Sheldon, Jr., of Atlantal Mrs.
B. N. Perry, Jr., of Newport
News, Va.; Leroy Holcomb,
Henry Holcomb, of Atlanta-
The Sentinel joins a host of
friends in extending sympathy
to the bereaved family.
Expression Class to Give
Play
The members of the Expres
sion Class are preparing to give
a play. “The Farmerette,” at an
early date. This play will be
given for the benefit of the Red
Cross and promises to be one of
the best entertainments of the
season. Interesting from start
to finish. Everybody invited to
come and help the Red Cross
fund. Watch this paper for, date
and program.
— V
Ginner’s Report
(By W. J. Camp.)
There w ere ginned in Douglas
county prior to November 1 2914
bales compared with 3715 bales
at the same’date last year. \ /
All Fraternities Now
Admitted
When the Secretary of War
issued an order limiting repre
sentation at Cantonments and
i Army Camps to only Y. M. C. A.
and ICnigbts of Coluftibus, Hon.
Wm. J Harris, one of the busi-
new; officials in Washington,
went immediately to the War
Department ami made a vigo
rous proi „ ..gainst this order,
pointing out that such a rule dis
criminated against all fraternal
organizations, several of which
he is a member, and a large ma
jority of the people of his State
bel ing to one or the other orders.
Mr. Harris insisted strongly
that it was unfair and followed
up his visit with an emphatic
written protest. He has since
taken it up with the Secretary
of War, Cabinet Officers and
other prominent officials and has
never lost interest in the matter.
As a result of the activities
of Mr Harris and others, and
the visit of the officials of the
different orders, the Secretary
of War has completely modified
his order so as to allow all fra
ternities to have homes at Army
Camps. Mr. Harris naturally
feels gratified over this change
in the order of the War depart
ment. Masons, Elks. Woodmen,
Knights of Pythias, Odd Fellows
and all fraternal orders are like
wise pleased at the outcome of
this matter.
Scout News
The Eagle Patrol met Wednes
day at 4:30. We decided to go
on a hike next Thursday after
noon, leaving at 3:30. We will
stay and cook supper. All Scouts
in the Eagle Patrol are urged to
be present at the next meeting.
Wednesday afternoon at 4:30, as
we haye some extra work to do,
Carl Hill. P. L.
Peru a large Territory.
Pent hr the *tz« of Spain, Prance,
Qermanr and Ttoly ,w* together.
Patriotic Economy
The time has come when we
as u nation and individuals must
resort to the strictest iconomy.
The danger of a food famine has
been brought home to us and w<
are making areal effort to reduce
consumption; though the efforts
to increase production are beii g
seriously handicapped by the high
priceof labor.
We nave reached a point where
the increasing demand reduces
the efficiency of labor an I there
by reduces the supply and we
are facing a further rise in com
modity prices.
The most effective lemedy is
to decrease consumption and it is
imperative that everyone should
make drastic reduction in per
sonal expenditures. The exam
ple must be set by the rich, but
every man, woman and child
must be drawn into the move
ment till patriotic economy be
comes the greatest fad the coun
try has ever enown.
Our young men who try to
evade military service are “slac
kers.” Everyone of us who will
not try to economize to help the
war is a "slacker.” Who will
refuse to spend less when he
realizes that every four dollars
saved is a day’s labor contribu
ted to the war? It is not a ques
tion whether your income justi
fies the expenditure but whether
the country can let you spend
To prevent hardship we have
no right to spend money for lux
uries. We can reduce the famine
in wool and cotton by wearing
our old clothes. We can stop the
purchase of all things that are
not necessities so that factories
and their operatives can produce
motor trucks, aircraft and muni
tions. We can use automobiles
less and save gasoline. We can
largely do away with servants
and do our own work. We must
economize for the sake of our
country and humanity.
Army Y. M. C. A.
A campaign is being waged I
this week throughout the United'
States to raise $35,000,600 for
Y. M. C. A. work.
Douglasville and surrounding
territory is endeavoring to se
cure $1,000 or more and the com
mittee appointed at Sunday
night’s meeting are making a
canvass to secure subscriptions
for this amount.
Everyone who stays at ho:i e
should be willing to make some
sacrifice to give the soldi'll' boys
the home influence that they can
get only through the Y. M. C. A.
“There are more American sol
diers in France today than you
think. They ha\e cut into their
principal to go. Yon will ha\e
to cut into your principal to sup
port them.” Thus speaks John
R. Mott, general secretary of the
International Committee of the
“Follow one of these soldiers—
maybe he is your own son, your
neighbor’s son or your former
business associate. Follow him
to the port, of embarkation which
he leaves when l.is family does
not know, and where we are
trying to do some of our best
work. Follow him across on a
transport with a Y. M. C. A,
secretary all the way to the
debarkation point. Here the
harpies are ready—not kept away
by a camp zone as in this coun
try. In Eng.ish or French vil
lage his only point of contact
With Am. rica is the Y. M, G. A.
hut where he sees American
newspapers. Folio v him this
winter as he will drill in snow
and sleet, quartered in pig sties,
corn sheds or in the open. Fol
low him out to No Man’s Land
where the only thing he finds to
eat is a cake of chocolate the
Y, M, C. A. worker has slipped
in his pocket last thing.
“And you may follow him to
those Ion? dark trenches, where,
allowing a foot to a man, they
bury them head to foot, head to
foot, head to foft—as far as you
can see—and then cover them
over. Or you may follow them
as they come out of that other
trench, nerve shattered and
weak, to be met by the Y. M.
C. A. cup of coffee or chocolate.
Under fire in one place we gave
25,000 cups of hot coffee to these
men. Nine per cent of our sec
retaries are killed in this work.
And perhaps you may follow
him home, permanently disabled
on one of these transport ships
for wounded, and here the Y. M.
C. A. worker is also found.
Last week the Jonesboro News
called our congressman a min
now, this week he denominates
him as a gar. This reminds us
of the old darkey who was being
tried for carrying a pistol. The
judgesaid: "Sam, you are chai*
ged with having a pistol in your
possession Are vou guilty or not
guilty?” “How’s dat, jedge?
asked Sam “You are charged
with having a pistol in your
pocket. Are vou guilty or not
guilty?” said the judge. “Now,
jedge, you done tole two tales
about dat,” said Sam. “One
time you said I had it in my per-
sishun and den you said I had it
in my pocket.”
Optimistic Thought.
Hospitality and benevolence never
I appear to sucb advantage aa whey
'they accompany each otber.
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us n quantity of the ia.’. je
Yales tipples t! is week.
Mr. J. W. Bingham, of ltd ,
kindly remembered us this *-i .
wi;h a ycai’ssubscription-.
Mis. M. A, Morris, of Atia r .
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subscription extended a year.
Dr, L C. Ward, of Marlon..
Fia., while here last weak bad;
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Mr. VA D. Style, Hie popula r,
Maxwell agent, had us putrin>.r
subscription up a year this week
Mr T. D. Connally, of Rout.
6, made us a pleasant call this-j
week ai d h .d his payer moved!
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tion.
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day and contributed- K tin-.- crib
tor’s needs.
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E. B. McWhorter, handed in by
her son, Will.
Ed Fen-ill, a colored farmer-
of the Chapel Hill section, be
comes a new reade • of the Senti
nel this week.
We acknowledge with thanks;
a sack of the famous Georgia*
Yams from our friend C. P.
Miller, of Rt 2;
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editor that which unlocks the-,
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Wednesday and put himself inv
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Mr. H. H. Barron* of McWhor
ter, called this week and advan
ced the subscription of his mother
Mrs. J. A. Barron, to AugusA.
1918.
Mr. L. O. McKelvey handed us?
a year’s subscription this week
I and requested that his address ■
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Atlanta.
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