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PEARSON TRIBUNE. Published Weekly by Tribune Publishing Company. Member 11th District Press Association I!. T. ALLEN, Editor. Kuterwl at the I'OMtoMee In Pearson, Georgia, us mull matter of the second class. Subscription price, 81.00 a year In advance. "IrtltflMHi ll'F mfw All hall to the Ajnerican eagle, Proud bird of freedom, all hall! Thy spotless name no man can I nveigle. or put salt on thy beautiful tall. The American people spend an Dually 75,000.000 for soft drinks. It is a fearful waste of money. Our people seems not to have awaked to the importanee, yea ne eessity, of organizing a Chamber of Commerce. The Tribune will keep them reminded of it; they will arouse from their siesta by and-by and, it is hoped, not too late. There is a vacancy in the Fourth (leorgia congressional dis trict, Judge Adamson having been selected for an important New York position, and the aspirants are falling all over each other to get into the running to (ill the va cancy. Whether peanuts and pimlers, ground peas and goobers are of one family matters little; they serve the same purpose and are valuable adjuncts to any well-regulated farm. Experts say they spell “prosperity," and that is the main desideratum. (leorgia needs no Lilliputes in the United States Senate. She has two there now and should get rid of them at the first opportunity, and (ill their places with full grown men, men with breadth of eharae ter, men of ability who stand four square for the public weal. The pro-tier man members of the Edited States Seuate are about to get their just reward, 'there is strong talk of unseating Stone, LaFollette, Grotuia, Hardwick and one or two more. Petitions have been tiled to that end. Our Hoke Smith manages to keep himself just within the line of safety. The Atlanta Canstitution has jusl celebrated its fiftieth anniver sary, with the issuance of a 98 page birthday edition, covering every phase of (leorgia activity since it was born. The Tribune, in this connection, takes pride in the fact that this great newspaper was the conception of two South Georgians —Col. Carey W. Styles and Hon. Evan P. Howell —men of strong intellect, great force of character and energy. Col. Styles had pre vious newspaper experience, edit ing the "Wirograss \\ alchman," at Waresboro, just previous to the war, and the "Quitman Manner," at Quitman, which he hail estab lished in the summer of !S(i7. Mr. Howell had rofugeed to Quitman during the war from Sandersville, Washington county. The present edilorof the Constitution attended school at Quitman. It was in Quitman that these gentlemen conceived the idea and laid plans for the establishment of the Con stitution. Neither had sufficient funds to enforce tlicir pet scheme, hence a business man in the per son of Hon. W. A. Hemphill, who had some means, was admitted in to the firm. The “Banner” was disposed of to Col. Fred R. Fildes, a practical printer. Messrs. Sty les and Howell went to Atlanta in midsummer of 1807 and. after much worry, the Constitution was born during the latter part of September of that year. It is a part of the long and honorable history of the Constitution that it carried the legal advertisements of some South Georgia counties —no- tably Berrien and Clinch. The patronage was then given out ac cording to the individual whim i f the Sheriff, lie controlled it. PIEDMONT INSTITUTE. There Is no better secondary school in Georgia than Piedmont Institute at Waycross. The work done there in every department of education compares favorably with the very best anywhere. Her graduates leaving her portals to enter upon active business life have been eminently successful. The school officials have kept in touch with tlic graduates they have sent out into the wide world of business and feel proud of the record made. Everything con nected with her nine or ten years existence emphasize the fact that the curriculum is excellent, the discipline splendid, health good, the' ESPRIT PE corps, of teachers and pupils, the most ad mirable, The Tribune lias bad op portunity to know something of school life in Georgia and other states, and unhesitatingly pro nounce that at Piedmont far above excellent. Piedmont Institute is the joint property of four Baptist Associa tions in southeast Georgia—Con solation, New Sunbury, Piedmont and Smyrna —and each church in each of these associations have consented to her existence and are responsible for her conduct and success. "It is a matter passing strange that this school not only has no endowment but has been allowed to plod along burdened with a debt that is almost crush ing it to death. Here is a matter for the consideration of these four associations and their woman's missionary auxiliaries. There is no grander work that could en gage their attention than the lib eration of Piedmont from the thral (lorn under which she is laboring. The Tribune, although a secular newspaper, pleads with the Baptist hosts of southeast Georgia to stop talking about mountain schools, schools in foreign lands or any where else, until Piedmont is at least rid of debt and sufficiently endowed to keep it above want. The Tribune repeats there is no better secondary school in Georgia, none surrounded with better in fluences nor doing better workl It is worthy the prayers and pat ronage of the people, especially the Baptist people, of southeast Geor gia. CHRISTIAN CONFESSION. The Tribune wants to commend and pass on to its readers one of the evidences of true conversion, passing from death unto life, com ing under its observation. It was a case of confession of sin and offer of restitution. It was conveyed in a letter from a Pearson young gentleman, off at school, to a young lady in this city. He acknowledged the sin of pilfering and not only asked for giveness but offered restitution. As the Tribune understands the situation the pilfering, from a moral viewpoint, amounted to nothing of importanee, but from the viewpoint of this real child of God it was a burdon upon his soul that could not be removed only by confession and offer of restitu tion. Of course he was immediately notified that his confession was ample restitution, that nothing was held to liischarge. And there can be no doubt that his faith has been strengthened, and that he is now basking in the joys of salva tion. A new life has unfolded it self to him. There is no more enobling grace than a strong and fixed faith in the Christ; il is a possession that w ill bust throughout eternity. The Savannah News states that the reason for the low price of na val stores is due to the supply be ing greater than the demand. Well, may be so! A CAR LOAD Of I. 11. C. Wagons just received all kinds from alight one horse to a heavy two mule Tie or Turpentine Wagon. We can save you money in Wagons, also on Stoves. Ranges and all kinds of furniture. See us before you buy. CASH BARGAIN HOUSE, Millwood, Ga. PEARSON TRIBUNE, OCTOBER 5, 1917 Buying a wife with tobacco ~ currency, in the old days cf Virginia _ ~' - "A*/ Sunny Virginia—home of cigarettes Virginia is the place where cigarettes were born. And Virginia tobacco has the sunshine and charm of the South in it. Virginia tobacco has “sparkle” and “snap” to its taste. And • v 'X no tobacco except Virginia can have that. Yirgixxi/a Cigarette ledmont NOl E: 500 million pounds. That’s m how much Virginia tobacco was made And 11 CIC into cigarettes last year—over 4 times as much as any other tobacco. And Pied- m tnont is the biggeet-seUigeg Virginia cigarette £J fj JiICICCISI# in the ivor/J. «* O “professional (Taris 1)R. HENRY P. SMITH Pearson, Georgia Office in t\*t Office Building .1. S. MORRIS* XI. IX Pearson, Georgia Offiue lit Morris Drug Co. store. G. li. MINGLEDORFF attorney at law Pearson, Georgia Practice In all the Courts, state and Federal a T. ALLEN B. 11. ALLEN ALLEN & ALLEN, ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS Offices in the Allen building. Pearson, Georgia. Will do a general practice Instate an d Fed crai Courts. For cigarettes, Virginia tobacco is the best PEARSON TRIBUNE PUBLISHED WEEKLY B. T. ALLEN, Editor SUBSCRIPTION; SI.OO a Year - . 50c Six Months If you receive a sample copy, it is au invitation for you t° subscribe. You will find The Tribune a newspaper worthy of your patron age. ADVERTISIN RATES: 15c for single column inch each insertion. Reading no tices, in regu.lar type. 5c per line. In black type 8c a line. JOB PRINTING Every description of printing done at lowest prices in keeping with the high prices of material used. FIVASH’S PRESSING CLUB We Make a Specialty of Cleaning, Pressing and Dyeing. Your Patron age is Solicited. NEXT DOOR TO LANKFORD’S STORE. 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