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DOUGLAS COUNTY SENTINEL. FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1922.
HUMAN INTEREST STORIES
By Brownlee Frix
The Actual and Possible
Blessed is the man or wumnri who
can look the actual and one the possi
ble.
A skilled musician looks at a musi
cal composition, an unloaut'tu] mass
of black notes, which remind one of
little piceuninnies climbing through
a fcnco. That is the actual- But he
sees more than that, he sees the
possible, and translates it for us into
poul-atirring melodies!
The pioneers looked out over the
vast undeveloped Wes*, with its In
dians, buffalos- 'wolves and rattle
snakes. No town or cities, no ruil-
roads or telegraph lines, no schools or
churches. Anything beautiful in that?
Yes, they saw vast com fields and
golden fields of wheat waving in the
sunlight; they saw mile 3 of orchards
’and vineyards; they saw myriads of
pretty houses along magnificent high
ways; they saw towns and cities, as
if by magic, spring into existence.
In their imaginations they heard the
whistle of the locomotive engine, the
cakle of hens, the school bolls ringing,
heard the merry shouts of children at
play and the rattle and hum of ma
chinery- They looked through the
actual and behold the possible.
Blessed 1s the teacher who can look
at the actual and behold the possible.
Of feourse. this teacher cannot by
looking at the children tell what they
are going to be. Only God knows
that. But a great teacher has the
fnith to bclcive thnt the I-ord will
help him or hef develop those children
into whnt He wunts them to be, and,
under the kindly influence of such a
tcachteacher, the children develop and
unfold just as flowers do in the
warmth of sunshine.
Go behind the scenes of any groat
man who ever lived, dig up the facts,
and you will find someone who loved
him and bclcivcd in him, even before
he beleived in himself- “I accom
plished my hard task, mother, teacher,
friend, because you believed in me.”
That is the truo story of each one of
them.
A farmer took his boy to town with
i him on a wagon loaded with potatoes.
Stopping in the street, he said to his
boy, ‘ You mind the mules and keep
yor mouth 'shet, cr people’ll think
you are a fool*” A merchantt Came
out to the wagon and said, “Boy, how
do you sell your potatoes ?” The boy
would not answer him. “What’s the
I price of potatoes,” he asked again.
The boy just looked at him. but would
not say a word, and the merchant
said, "You must be a fool!” When
the farmer returned the boy was cry-
i ing, and said, “Paw, I dident say a
I word, jist kep my mouth shet. but
they’ve found it out! It had prob
ably been suggested so often to that
, boy that he was a fool that he believed
I it “For as he thinketh in his heart,
so is he.”
Hoping to make a good impression
with a boy’s parents, a visitor one dav
put his hand on a youngster’s head
and said, “This boy will some day
be a Supreme Court Judge, and then
probably forgot his pleasantry. But
that boy did not forget; he believe 1
it and made it come true.
There are teachers who do more
harm than good; who make.pets of
Borne of the children and goats of
'others. Some of them are tcachino-
only until they can find something thnt
i they waht to do, or until they get
I married. Fifteen cents for fifty
| years of such service would be en
tirely too much.
I Then there are born teachers who
, humbly and deeply feel that theirs
is the most important work in the
- world; that they are instruments in j
^ God’s hands for developing the wond
erful, priceless tnlents that He planted !
in the children; that the progress of |
civilization rests in their hands. Ami
they are discharging their duties with
a nobility of purpose thnt is sublime.
One morning a man passed n mason.
chiseling on a stone. At noon ho
passed that way agnin and said, “Still
chisling, I see.” “Yes still chiseling,”
said the mason. “In what part of the
building will that stone go?" he asked
"I do not know. I have not seen the
plans,” the mason replied.
Teachers, if some of you could see
God’s plans, how your hearts would
thrill with delight! You do not know
those children in your room. True,
you know who their parents are, bu*
you don’t know them. There may be
a future President of the United
States disguised among them. He is
just as apt to be the little fellow you
find hardest to manage- who has the
wiggles and a beanblower, as the one
whose ears are always clean and who
knows his lessons. There may be a
girl sitting right in your room in
whose soul there gleams the light of
a grander day, whose influence for
good will live for a thousand years,
and you don’t know her.
Down on your knees, ask God .to
let you love them all and be an in
strument in His hands for developing
each and every one of them into the
very highest, noblest possible!
Some of you are getting only a
fraction of the salaries you richly
deserve. There is not enough money
in the Treasury of the United States
to pay you what you are worth to this
nation, but perhaps at the last you
will be oaid in full. Psrbno* you r.re
going to hear these worJa- “Well dene
thou gdod and faithful servant, well
done!” And that will settle the
whole account with usury Pi maps
you will be given to see the plans,
God’s magnificent plans, 'and your
hearts, your souls will be satisfied.
BANKRUPT). SALE
Will Buy Beef Cattle
And Veal Calves
Also One Mules For Sale
J. T. (Pete) JORDAN
ROUTE 7. AT DUNCAN’S CROSSING
Persuant to an order of Hon.
Eugene Spradlin. Refree, the under
signed will ael 1 lo the highest bid
i ( i ; store furniture and fixtures;
°how cases, register, Ice box,
Cabinets, Iron ?afe, Office Desk,
and Chnir; Elect i 4 ' • Carbernator;
Peanut Roaster; Typewritten; Soda
Fountain; Chevrolet Five passenger
Touring Car; belonging to the estate
of Joe C. McCarley, Bankrupt Sale
to be held in store bldg, of bankrupt
nt 10:00 A, M. June 13th. 1922. terms
of sale cash, subject to confirmation
by court-
H- C. Dorris, Trustee for Joe C.
McCarley.
LOOKOUT ASKED FOR NEW
WEEVIL FOUND IN MISSISSIPPI
W E have bought the Garage
of P. H. McGouirk & Co.,
adjoinig our Accessory business
and are now prepared not only to
supply you with all, kinds of ac
cessories, oil, gas, etc., but do first
class repair work on
All Make of Cars
We will make a specialty of Road
Service.
Telephone 88 for Quick
Action
SLAUGHTER l BARROW
A weevil has been found in Stone
County, Mississippi, in considerable
I numbers, which is injurious to potato,
tomato, and turnips. Southern en
tomologists are especially requested
l y the United States Department of
Agricultur to keep a sharp lookout
I for this species. It seems to be
identical withDesiantha nociva Lea,
known in Australia as the tomato
weevil. It is about one-third of an
inch long, dull gray in color, and bears
cn the wing-covers a pale V-shaped
mark- It has been known in Aus^r
valia since 1908, nnd does much dam.
■ge. The larvae feed upon the plant,
nt night, hiding under-ground during
the day.
The State entomologist for Mississ
ippi is trying to find out how far this
weevil has spread, and the Bureau of
Entomology is actively cooperating.
Indigestion
H*ny persons, otherwise
vigorous sad healthy, ira
bothered occasionally with
Indigestion. The affects of s
disordered stomach on the
system arc dangerous, and
prompt treatment of Indiges
tion U Important “The only
medicine I hare naedsd has
bean something to old diges
tion nnd clean the liver,”
writes Mr. Fred Ashby, n
McKinney, Texas, fnnnsr.
“My medietas la
s
■ Thedford’s
BUCK-DRAUGHT
for Indigestion end stomach
trouble of any kind. I have
never found anything that
touches the spot like Black-
Draught I take It In broken
dosea after meals. For a long
time I tried pills, which grip
ed and didn’t give the good
reeulte. Black-Draught liver
medicine la easy to take, easy
to keep. Inexpensive.”
Get a package from your
druggist today—Ask for and
Insist upon ThsdXord's—the
only genuine.
Get It today.
EM
ini
To My Friends and
Customers
I have not been in my store but very lit
tle for several weeks. But I want to say to
you that your interest will be looked after just
the same, and I will be here enough to keep
prices down to rock bottom. And will save
you money on all lines that we carry.
And then our Specials come extra.
Yoms truly,
Jim Giles
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