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DOUGLA Vol. XII1, DOUGLASVILLE, DOUGLAS COUNTY, GA.. December 28, 1917. No. 38 Is There a Santa Claus? ' Hew many times has the ques tion been asked ? There was ■once a littte girl whose name was Virginia who sought high authority for an answer to the • question. She wrote a letter to Charles A. Dana, editor of the New York Sun, saying: “Some of my friends tell me there is no Santa Claus. Please tell me the truth. Is there a ■Santa Claus ?” The famous editor was pleased to tell her the truth. This was .his reply, printed in his paper: “Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do.,not be lieve except they see. They think that nothing canibe which is not comprehensible to their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men or chil dren’s, are little. In this great uniyerse of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capa' le of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge. Yes, Virginia, there -is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and^genenosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest Jbeauty and joy. Alas 1 kow dreary would be the world if there was no Santa Claus. It would be as dreary as if there were no Vir ginias. There would be no child ish faith then, no poetry, no romance, to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjeym nt except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood lights the world would be extinguished, Not be lieve in Santa Claus ? You might as well not believe in fair ies ! You might get your papa to hire men to watch all the chimneys on Christmas to catch Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus., The most real things in the world are those that neither men nor children can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn ? Of course not; but that’s no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world. You may tear apart the baby’s rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veilcoveiing the unseen world which not the strongest man. nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, ro mance, can push aside that cur tain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real ? Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding No Santa Claus ? Thank God 1 he lives and lives forever. A thousand years from now, Vir ginia, nay, ten times ten thou sand years from now he will con tinue to make glad thejlheart of childhood.” APPLICAT! NViP* ‘.EAVETO SELL LAND iEORGIA, DOUGLAS COUNTY. W. W. White, administrator of_tht estate of Mrs. Susanah Mauldin^Tat" • f Douglas county, deceased having duly applied by petition for leave to sell the land** belonging to said estate. Said application will he heard at the regular term of the Court ofiOrdinary for said county to be held on the first Monday in January, 1918. This 3rd day of December, 1917. J. H. McLnrty, Ordinary. ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE GEORGIA—Douglas County. By virtue of an order of the Court of Ordinary of said County, regularly granted at the December Term, 1917, of said Court, will be sold at publie outcry, on the first Tuesday in January 1918, at the Court-house at Douglas* ville in said County, between the usu al hours of sale, the following real es tate situate in said County, to-wit: Lot of land number seven hundred and thirty (780) in the eighteenth (ISfch) district and second (2nd) section of Douglas County. Georgia, containing forty (40) acres, more or less. Terms cash, or half cash, with note for de ferred payment duo one year from date of sale with interest on same from date of salo at the rate of 8 r <- per an num. Said land to be sold as the property or Mrs. Eugenia James, de ceased, for the purpose of y paying debts and making distribution among the heirs at law of said deceased. This 4th day of December, 1917. J. R. James, Administator de bonis non of the Estate of Mrs. Eu genia James. Childs’ Hotel and Cafe Cut the High Cost of Living by Getting ‘‘A Man’s Lunch at a Child’s Price” jggyj No Better Place in Atlanta*to Eat] Good Rooms at Reasonable Prices 8-10 South Broad St., Atlanta. SHERIFF’S SAIE iEORGIA—Douglas County. Will be sold before the court house door in said county, on the first Tues day in January, 1918, within the legal hours of s.le, to the highest and best Didder for cash, the following de scribed property, to-# it: One Twenty 120) H. P. Ajax Stationery Engine and one second-hand Sawmill. Said property levied on and to he sold aB the property of J. T. Freeman under and by virtue of an execution issued from theSuperiorCourtof Baid county against said J. T. Fre man and in favor of Woodruff Machinery Manu facturing Company. Owing to the fact that it would be difficult and expensive to transport said property, same will be delivered to purchaser where it is now located in said county. Said property to be seen at the residenceof the said .1. T Freeman in Chestnut Log Distiictof said county. This 5th day of Decem ber, 1917. A. S. Baggett, Sheriff. hi i s The Provident Habits of animals and insects are tha result of instinct. Should not the reasoning faculties of The Human Mind leach mortals to profit by the example and putl aside a part of their earnings to provide for a 4period of idlenesa, caused by sickness, accident or loss of employments? 4*Starl A Savings Account At Once! SHERIFF’S SALE. Georgia, Douglas County. Will be sold at the court house door in said county on the first Tuesday in January, 1918. within the legal hours of sale, to-wit: All th at tract or parcel of land lying and being in the Town of Douglasville, said Stale and county, and known in the plan of said town as lot No. eight (8) in block No. forty-two (42), said lot fronting fifty (50) feet on Forest Avenue, and running back one hundred and fifty (160) feet, with all improve ments thereon. Said land levied on as the property of Rebecca Shropshire, to satisfy an execution issued on the 24th day of September, 1917, from the Superior Court of said County, in favor of Hugh M. Dorsey, Governor, and against the said Rebecca Shrop shire. This December 4th, 1917. A. S. BAGGETT, Sheriff. CUT THIS OUT—IT IS WORTH MONEY. DON’T MISS THIS-Cut out this slip, enclose with 6c to Foley & Co., 2836 Sheffield Ave., Chicago, III., writing your -nameand address plainly- You will receive in return a trial pack; age containg Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound for coughs, colds and croup, Folev Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic tablets. J. L. Selman & Son. World's Longest CanaL Tho groat canal of China la 2,100 Alloa long. Tobacco audits Effect Why do so many boys and men use tobacco ? That is a question which can hardly be answered. Smoking was first introduced into Europe from America b>- the early explorers ar.d has been used ever since There is not two people that smoke who can tell the exact reason why they do so. They say it gives them pleasure. But does it give anyone pleasure ? No, but instead it is doing them great harm; and not only that, but is forming a powerful habit which is exceedingly difficult to break. Now if aou will think of it, and how much harm it is doing, I am sure you will not think it gives them pleasure. The most true thing that a smoker can say aboui. hi pe cigarette or cigar is, that he can’t get along without it; and usually he will add that he wishes he hadn’t begun to use it. Now that is the thing. If you will never take the first smoke you will be glad some day that you didn’t. Boys and young men who try to get positions in banks or any other public place will usually be asked if they smoke or use to bacco in any form. If so tney are not likely to give them the position, as they prefer boys who have clear heads and are healthy, If you boys and young men will leave tobacco alone you will be more likely to have a healthy and strong body. Boys, you can get along with out it better than you can by using ic. It injures he body and tobacco is never necessary. Cigarrettes are more harmful than any other form in which tobacco is used. It has bee proven again and again that very injurious substances are put in them. Cigarettes are the worst things that are sold under the lisme of tobacco. So boys leave tobacco alone. The busy places need men now more than ever before. Boys if you will leave tobacco alone I am sure it will help you in many ways. You can get good positions that you will be proud of, and do not let any one try to persuade you to smoke. They may call you a coward, but they will wish sooner or later they hadn’t smoked. Pauline Styles. NOtice To Registrants If you Will observe the follow ing directions it will save you time in having your question- aires filled out. - The following persons have vol unteered to aid you in filling out questionaires; douglasville J, R. Hutcheson, D. S. Strickland, Frank Winn, W. M, Almand, C. F. Selman, G. T. McLarty, Thad McKoy, J-J. Kirby. LITHIA SPRINGS Pat H. Winn,’ Mr, Dunn. CHESTNUT LOG E, Y. Hendricks, W. T’ Williams. CHAPEL HILL A. R. Eomar, W. J. Camp. CRUMBIES .1 R. M. Smith, J. B. Phillips. BILL ARP J. K, Daniell, McWhorter J.H. Taylor L. E. Bartlett WINSTON C. C. Johnston. LOIS COTTON MILL J. F. Long. If you claim exemption, on ac count of dependents, take your wife with you as she has to make an affidavit. Also if you claim exemption on account of being r„ farmer, take your landlord and one other neighbor with you. If you do not follow the ee directions you will have to make two or three trips. Your nearest man I whose name is given above can fill out your questionaire and I swear ali persons to the affidavits! This !> dr-P.e for your benefit.! One man cannot do it all. Help| us to divide the work among all volunteers. It requires abou7 half an hour to the man henfi J you can easily see that the worij will have to be divided amongaf volunteers. There are abou 700 questionaires to fill out, On man cannot fill out over twelv to eighteen a day. J. R. Hutcheson, Chairma^ Legal Advisory Board, Douglas County, G| CONSTANT EXERCISE WILL MAKE YOU STRONG CONSTANT DEPOSITS IN our Bank WILL MAKE YOU RICH DO YOU WANT TO GROW OLD AND FEEBLE AND BE WITHOUT MONEY IN THE Bank ?•* Farmers and Merchants Ban! DEPOSITS INSURED