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About The Weekly journal. (Homer, Ga.) 1889-1??? | View Entire Issue (April 10, 1890)
('urn in ei r. lc.it id. A Texas Pony:—The unim proved Texas ponies that were Brought lo Georgia years n, o, were generally considered very refractory. Nevertheless many ei’ tiie farmers in southeast Georgia bought them because they were cheap and hardy. Home time since, while travel ing in that section I chance to be an eye-witness lo the ingen ious perversity of one of these quadrupeds. The rains had been heavy and the streams were very much swollen. It was very cold, too. Perhaps the ther mometer registered below twenty. As Rev. Mr. Smith and I approached a deep, wide creek, a dusky son of Liam en tered it from the opposite side on a full blood “Texas.” Two tilings were soon evinced name ly, that the negro was going across, and that the pony was not if he could help it. As it happened, lie couli not help it, but got even with his rider. Af ter going far enough to find the creek both deep and cold, the pony stopped, lie didn’t say anything, but “verhum sat sa jion ti.” The darkey had no t ime to take hints—with a kick a id a “get up” they moved for ward a few paces. Again the animal stopped without a word as if he thought the negro did not understand his business. The latter meant to convince him that he did by the use of the tongue, rod and heels. Toe pony then conserted to go across with the understanding that they would have a lively ti ne at “bucking”—that is jumping above the water it possible, with all the feet at once, and that pony had a kind of coquetish way of throwing his head first to the right, then to the left. In this manner they moved slowly forward— the negro having nothing to do but to hold on. It literally rained upward. Just as we de cided the rider would make it, they reached the deepest place and the girt broke, and the “Texas” gave the negro “all under”—an instantaneous, un cerimouiousaud bonafideduck iug was the inevitable. The pony made good his escape while the rider looked after the saddle. My deep sympathy for the unfortunate fellow was very much interrupted by Mr. Smith’s question. I thought that he knew there was not a dry shred on the darkey. Yet he asked very sympathetically “Did you get wet all ever ” Answer —“Putty much.” Roderick. Rome, Ga. Maysville Items.—Mack Wat kins is rebuilding on liis lot in the burnt district. Guano has played out ia Maysville. The merchants Ihink the farmers will do well to pay for what they have al readv got.—[And so do we.— Ed.f Farmers are planting corn. Some are planting cotton. Our marshall don’t eat any breakfast. He don’t get up until dinner time, and then he oats both meals together. He is a good fellow, and can't be beat for good looks. Well, it is time we were look ing around for someone to rep resent us in thenext legislature. Our district thinks we can’t beat Mack Edwards. We are willing to risk Mack. Vfo arc in favor of Primary elections. We don’t think nominations by coiiveii'ions gives every l'eilow a fair chance. If Muck does get beat we think ho will make the min that, beats him look pale be hind the ears. Mack would make us a good representative. Let us hear from other districts—if you can beat him name your man. Joe says, Father bisk is get ting along well with his crop. Joe goes over to play with Frank every Sunday. Homer contributed liberally to our boys who got burnt out a few weeks ago. Some of the parties did not 'ose much, and there is no use to put lard in the pan to fry fa l meat. If this escapes the waste has ket I will write again. Success to the Journal. Shooler. A Trip Into the Country Sev en Miles. I have always found “Mack” Edwards as clever as the day is long, and true to his instincts. He gave me a cordial invita tion to go with him to the city of Berlin, where court was to be held Friday morning. Judge Moss hal passed outNi an ear lier train. Berlin reached, there we fsuud Judge Moss, P. F. M. Furr, D.F. Scales, W-T.Trout man, D. N. C, Morgan, J. A. Sheridan, and N. 11. Ayers, and two darkies, and you have the crowd. Al.lO o’clock sharp by the town clock, J. A. Sheridan called out Thomas Ilayden! Thomas SLayden!! Thomas II ay d iu!!! Everything came to a dead silence for a minute, and court was announced adjourn ed, And what do you recon it takes to constitute Berlin any how. A enss-roads—an old stable, all out at one side, and a lamp post, We went trom Berlin to Mt. Olivet Church, where the far mers alliance were holding a meeting. The biggest and best part of the meeting was the dinner, at least so far as I could see, most of the meeting besides the dinner, was held in side with the doors closed, ad such slack twisted follows as me and “Mack” couldn’t gel in. There are do ladies in Geor gia that knew better how to get up a dinner than these Banks county ladies. I had a royal good timeshak ing hands around with the boys and girls. Some of Banks’ nicest girls belong to the alli- ance. The Weekly Journal was on a boom. I got a nice list of subscribers. Mr. O. li. C. Smith told me of the death of Mr. H. B. Aus born a few days ago. He was found dead in a thicket where he had gone to cut wood. He lived about two miles fnn Line Church. In Wiimots district last week the fence was elected by three votes. An allianceman stated to me that they would, maybe, run Capt. Asbury for congress in the 9t.h district. Mr. A. D. Will banks tells me tli it a hog was killed in his community five months old, which weighed 103 lbs., and it had a gall in it that weighed 3 lbs. My good friend Dr. A. 11. S 11 ler, was especially kind in k Iping u ■ up to the table at the alliance meeting. I’ve no doubt several match es were made at the alliance meeting. ’Twas a regular com t-(ing) ground after dinner Miss Lucy Watson is one of the nicest girls in Banks. After eloquent speeches were made by \V. J. Burgess, I). 11. Messer, S. 0. Burgess and Dr. Stapler, the meeting closed to meet at Mt. Carmel in July. No one enjoyed the alliance meeting moro than our triend, W. T. Cochran. China’s Religion. The religions of China are Confucianism, Faovisrn and Buddhism. ' Confucianism is the state religion. But Budd hism is the more popular, Mis sion work was begun in China in 1807, by Rev. Robert Mor rison. His chief work was to translate the Bible. Mission stations are now being opened in all the leading cities. Forty societies are at work there with over 1,000 missionaries, 1,440 native helpers, and 34,505 mem bers. The membership has been more than doubled in the last ten years. Thibet is the only part of the world not opened to mis sions now. Wliat to Teach. There are many teachers in our Sunday-schools who are faithful in t heir way, and cgh b in t heir work,.but who are not teaching things at the right time, in the right place, and in the right way. Their teachings are good of the kind, and their methods of teaching may be well enough; but like a great many other good things, they are not good in a Sunday school class. One may so an alyze the lessons as to accurate ly teach a great many truths about it, and yet not teach the vital truth that is in it. 'i lie teacher should, of course know the trutli3 about the les son, that he may use them as collateral in teaching the truth that is in the lesson, and he should also know when he has learned these truths One trouble with some teachers is their persistent disposition to discover and teach something that is not in the lesson. Leav ing the truths that are in the lessen, they go in search of something that is not to be fund, and thus fall to speculat ing. Whatjmdit can come to a class from ipeculating about facts that are not on record? None in the wide world. He who spends the lesson hour with his class guessing, is not a teacher; and the scholar who listens while the class guesses at the name of the man who owned the colt our saviour rode into Jerusalem will not be ben etiled, although there may be twenty good guessers in the class, all busy for a whole haur. A knowledge of Christ and his wondrous, boundless love for sinners, is what the scholar needs, not a knowledge of the colt, or the man whose proper ty he was. Those who lead dasses tills way are not teach ers, they are simply guessers, whose lies! servlo to the siLool might be done in a let ter addressed to the chairman of the committee on perman ent resign ations.There is a class of teachers little better than the class of guessers,—teachers who teach in accurate detail legals. Bints Ci,Ki.ty I’mtpi.usit Sheriff Bale. Q , tgiv Banks 0')0 > ty>-Wiß l<i k.IJ oo (he lit Tuckd iy in Mn ixi. ’ the court house door i. Homer, within the legal hour* m >a!o, ibn following property to wi’, one tract of lar.d lying in sa’H roti •y, a joining lints of Jan R La y .farms W. Dodd, J. C Sin, lly a hereon they now reside ..nd o her. ■ onitticirg fifty a res uioro or lc*s uimproved. l* T ied on as the prop- Hity of L F. Morris and brother to sHtis'y a fi fa issued from tie jas ice’s rout! <> r the 265 b district, j>. rr., in favor ol S'niin. Lamb-flake and 00., against L F. Motrin and brother. L'Vymade and returned by J K Set hens. Luwul Conata bie, M uch 31.1890. Abo at the same time arid place fiiiv acres o' lend, adjoining lands of Minnie P-rsons on the south, Boeden on tbe wist and o’hers. Said land levied on as the prop erly of A. L Griftio, to satisfy so* en ti h- indeed from the justice’s liourt oi tho 912 h uistrict, g. in., of said county, ono in favor of 8. 8. Carter, one in favor of J. B Estes, one in lavnr of W. P Catier, on,- in favor of W A Qnißian and 00. one in favor ol J. W Parson, one in favor of .J. P. E'hole, and onr in favo; of J. E Stephens, against said A L Griffin. Said property pointed oat by debs Levies made aud re’U'eed to nia by aeoige W Lacey, Lawful Countable. This dm 7 h day of Aptil 1899 tV, A. ficogg’ns, Sheriff, D inks County. Go >rsri, Banks County—Msry A Ansborn, widow of 11. N. Ans burn, dec’d., has applied to the un dersigned for the app iatment of appraiser! 'O set apart to her and her minor child a year's snpport ont of the esta'e of said deceased The appraisers ho appointed havo ms.de ibtir teitiru to this office and I will nass. npon the same on tbi first Monday in May next. Gii en under tuy hand aud offi cialig!tnr®. Apiii 7 1890 T. F Hill, Ordinary. Georgi-, Banks Ciuntv.—S. L. Bowden, go-Mian of John A. •Johneioii, has in duo 'orur applied to the undersigned for letters ol dismission from said enardiam-hi} and I will pass upen the same or the first Mondiy in May next. G’lvon under my hand and offi eial signitara this Feb. 3, 1890. T. F Hill, Ordinary Georgia, Banks County—To al ; whom it may concern—W. J Mtrriy, adrer., has in line form ap pl : ed lo the undersigned for letter’ of dismission fiom said estate, ano I will pass up in the sme on tb* Ist Monday in June m xt, March 3,1890. T. F Hill, Ordinary. all the facts connected with the lesson, and omit the great, practical, central truth. These do not stop to guess about the colt or it3 owner, but they too minutely descrioe the walls and gates of the city, and dwell disproportionately on the man ners and customs of the peo ple, and so they fail to teach Christ and his love. The hous es and the streets of the city are put before the class in beau tiful panorama; and in an im pressive and knowing way the class is i a formed that ‘-no flash of the electric light illumined the holy ciiy through the night,” and that the ‘-jingling bells of the street car” clid not disturb the public quietude. r lbe picture of the Last Sup per may be accurately ud per haps graphically painted, so far as time, place, and position are concerned, but the wonderful lessons of humility and love that Christ taught his disciples there may just as truly be ov ei looked and lost, ibis teach ing; but if it is good, it is cer tahtly not the best. Every Sunday school teach er should seek to know the vi tal truth in the lessons before him, and then do his best to teach that truth although he rnay find it necessary to abre vi.-.te details.—[T. M. Hurst, Nashville, Tenn. C.W. HOODS, SO HARMONY GROVE, (J V (o)— Have Received An Immense Line Of—(o Spring' £oo&s, Also Sue Line of Hardware, Tinware, Crockery and Glaeware, Fami’y Groceries, Flour, meats, Etc. gtTOnt Rtock is Complete and we are folly prepared to tatisfy our Customers in respect lo styles and equalities. ivvervthing sold for prices far below anv ever made in this or any other MARKET IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA. Bestirs to Call and see us belore purchasing elsewhere. The o’dest Firm in this section. 45 T. E. EEY & CO., DEALERS IN Dry Goods, OlotMng Fancy Goods, Fine Millinery, Groceries and General Merchandise. Givens i Call whenin Harmony Grove. Hardware Store, HARMONY GROVE GA. HEADQUARTFRS FOR ALL KIND OF HARDWARE Wagon A BI’CGV M ATERIpLe, Farming Implements, Ditching Shovels. Spde, Etc. The “Roval Keen Cutter Ax” The Best in The World. Guns, Pistol*. Powder, Shct, Caps, R fle And Pistol Caitridges. COOK STOVES, AND HEATING STOVES, We are the only bouse in Harmony Grove that pay a Lickwlb o sell Pistols and Uaitridgis. Call and see ns whan in town. W. W. BROOKS. I am selling my goods without any effort. My trade increases daily. 1 have in mj stock a foil line ot Dry Goods oceiies IN FACT A GENERAL SUPPLY STORE. 1 the laigest and b*-st se'er'cd Mock of ■S'W J) Examine my stock and be convinced. Highest prices paid for country jiroduce. W, W. BROOICS HOMER Ga, W. A. DALE, ,—, vHarmony Grove, Georgia,,— ‘—,— * —\ e —•—''" v ''*“'Man■ f cturcr it Ad Kinds ot TIN, SHEET IRON l COPPER WARES Itcoßng and Gntteiing a rpeeiUty. All Woik guiantecd I to giye peitrct sath a.-tio-.
