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Fellow citizens, don’t take the
cold sweats over Hardwick going
back to the Lnited Slates senate?
'Jo do so he must secure tliesuft
rage of a majority of the voters of
Georgia.
Hardwick will agree to joint de
bates provided his loyalty, the real
issue, be not discussed. lie evi
dently desires to evade the skin
ning that is his portion in this
campaign.
The Tifton < iazet te expresses the
Tribune's sentiments anent the
Georgia senatorial muddle. Let
President Wilson hands off; he lias
abundant burdens without should
ering those the people of Georgia
can take care of without his assis
tance.
The. Macon County Citizen face
tiously remarks that “Euriqie has
reason to he proud I hat Columbus
discovered America.” America’s
part in ibis European war, the
most terrible ever experienced,
means much to the peoples of this
world.
Harwell has vacated the sena
torial ranch, narrowing the race
one man. 11. 11. Deaq, of Gaines
ville, is slill to be heard from in
the matter of running. Howard
has had his wings clipped, and will
not he able to make much race.
Well, the matter will gel down lo
normal as the spring advances.
The Federal Food Adniinistra
l ion has decided to permit Georgia
farmers to carry home-grown wheat
to mill and have ii ground into
Hour without limitation, provided
they do so with the understanding
in good faith that they shall use it
strictly for their own families and
in accordance with the conserva
tion regulations of the Federal
Food Adminisl rat ion.
A lady. Miss Wilkinson, in dis
cussing “Four vital poisons” before
a Tifton amiieuee classified them
as “Anger, fear, fatigue and auto
intoxication.” The Tribune had
been brought to realize there was
something radically wrong with
many people who own automobiles,
but ditl not know how to classify
them properly. They are auto in
toxicatcd. It is surely a dreadful
poison.
if Ibis war-shall result in reviv
ing the Old custom of parents giv
ing their children, on their sixth
birthday, a heifer calf and encour
aging them in raising and caring
for her and her offspring, it will
not be without recompense. It
was a beautiful custom, a splendid
lesson in thrift: many of these
heifer calves expanded into large
herds of eat lie by the time the
child reached his or her majority
and became the foundation of
a prosperous home and family.
It might also straighten out some
of the unpleasant social kinks now
prevalent.
The people have never studied
the problems of National ethics in
times of war, and hence they can
not see why German prisoners are
not treated on a parity wirti jail
birds, or even worse. But the
heads of our government realize
they cannot afford to give the
enemy any cause to visit harsh re
taliatory measures upon the heads
of American prisoners in Germany.
They forget that kindness is not
without its rewards under the
most unfavorable eiieumstaneos
and American officials must act
wisely and prudently in all these
matters. The laws of humanity
demands that all prisoners be kept
comfortable, and this country is
observing it to the letter.
Death, of Conductor Wiggins
It is with profound sorrow the
Tribune chronicles the death of
Capt. 11. Fred Wiggins, for thirty
five years or more a trusted con
ductor on the Brunswick and West-
ern division of the now Atlantic
Coast Line railroad, and his going
away has brought sorrow to many
friends living along his run and
who traveled with and knew him
only to love him.
Fred Wiggins'life was filled with
the gospel of optimism and sun
shine. The editor of the Tribune
knew him for many years and does
not remember ever seeing him in a
real ill humor. 11 is smiles were
contagious and, if you had a frown
on your face, you had only to meet
him to have that frown dissipated.
He was one of Nat ure’s noblemen.
A few months ago he was strick
en with paralysis and since that
time he has been confined to his
home in Albany. Tuesday a sec
ond stroke wafted him away to
“that home not made with hands
eternal in the heavens,” at the age
of 59 years.
Captain Wiggins was born arid
reared at Waynesville, in Wayne
county, and prided himself with
being a genuine “Georgia Cracker.”
The Tribune sympathizes deeply
with his sorrowing family.
Save Us Mother.
We were struck by the published
replies made a few days since by a
number of college girls to a query
as to what t hey wanted their hits
hands to bo, and we could but
exclaim, “Woe to the nation if
future generations are to be built
upon such sentiments as were ex
pressed in those replies.”
There were ten or twelve of the
replies. All but three of them
made capacities for earning big
salaries or large incomes the first
and most stressed point in their
desires. One of the other three
had no other desire than her bus
band should aspire to and attain
high'honors in political life. One
of the other two seemed to just
want a good man. While one of
the number, all praise be to her,
wanted a man of high character
and strict integrity saying that
with a husband of that kind the
other attributes of a happy, sue
cessful life would take care of
t hemselves.
We hope these girls were not.
serious in making their replies to
the query. If they were and they
relied t he sentiment of (he times
and we very much fear that they
do —truly it does spell woe to
the nation when it is made up of
future general ions.
These girls are to be the mothers
of men and women who will shape
the ends of the nation in the
future. it is the mother who
instills into her children principles
upon which their future lives are
based. Mothers are the character
builders.
If so a large majority of the
mothers of the future, as indicated
by the proportion of the girls re
form! to, are to make a selfish
gain and extravagance the all
powerful characters of their sons
anil daughters to the exclusion of
true honor and integrity what will
the generation they go to make up
be?
If their daughters are to have
chiefly in view in ehosing their
husbands, big salaries or incomes,
and their sons are to have no other
view of life or purpose therein than
big salaries or incomes, what will
become of those true principles of
honor and integrity that make life
worth living, or that make it possi
ble for people to live together in
peace, happiness and harmony? —
OglethoriK' Echo.
“Are you putting that conserved
hour to good use for your country?"
inquires the Liberty County Her
ald. “This is a very timely ques
tion," says the Savannah News,
“because there is vital work at
hand for everybody. . . The farm,
field and garden offer limitless
fields for the real patriot. Play a
little now and then, but let no man
or woman get away from the main
thought of doing something worth
while for Uncle Sam.
PEARSON TRIBUNE, MAY 10,1918
Weekly War News Review.
There has been eomparat ive quiet
along the western front for several
days, llindenburg has been bring
ing up new divisions for his second
drive for Calais. It is stated that
he has an army of 206 divisions
wit h which be expects ,to crush
the British, French and American
armies, with their allies.
Jt seems to be the purpose of
llindenburg to launch two offen-’
sives at the same time —one on the
Western front and the other on
the Italian front.
During the comparative lull the
AI lies have lost no time in st rengt h
ening their defensive, and prepar
ing lo meet this second drive, and
they seem to he confident that
they will be able to defeat it. It
may be possible, and very probable,
that they will be forced by the
pressure of an immense host to
give up some of the ground now
occupied in order to keep their
lines intact and save their mail
power.
There is an indication that this
second drive is now on, though the
floods of rain which lias produced
a sea of mud, may hamper and de
lay it for several days yet.
The language of the dispatches
describing this second offensive
says: "One of the hugest conccn
(ration of troops ever assembled on
any battle front lies today inside
the great bulge of the line which
sags down past Anas, Amiens and
Montdidier; north of this is the
salient pointing toward llazebrouck
is a secondary concentration, but
proportionately important there,
ready to strike. Facing these the
gallant French, the imperturbable
British and a vanguard of eager
Americans are waiting the combat
to begin.
The offensive against the Italian
front will most probably be the
work of Austro Hungarian and
that Emperor Charles will be in
supreme command, lie left Vienna
for t he front some days since, after
having prorogued the National
Assembly and forbidding it Lo hold
further sessions.
jUondit ions in the dual Monarchy,
Austro Hungary, has been shaky
for some time. The people are
hungry, they want peace and the
restoration of peaceful pursuits,
but it is remarkable how they
endure the iron hand of autocracy.
They don't seem to have the spirit
of freedom that forcibly rebels
against oppression.
The peace pact between Hon
mania on the one part and Ger
many, Austro Hungary, Bulgaria
and Turkey on the other part,
has been signed. The* only terri
toriul accession is Dodrudja to
Bulgaria in accordance with the
treaty of 1913. The permanency
of this peace pact, depends upon
t he final outcome of the war.
There has been some activity in
Palestine during the past week fa
vorable to the British army. Much
territory and many prisoners have
been captured north of Jerielio.
The superiority of American ar
til I cry gunners is a subject of com
ment in France. They seem to be
able to put their shells where they
will ilo the most good. Wherever
they have been placed they have
made good and called forth meed
of praise.
Three companies of Coast Artil
lery, formerly Savannah Volunteer
Guards, have been transferred
from Fort Screven to port of ent
barkation and will be in France
before the end of the month.
H. G. Harding & Co.
Byron, Ga.. April 11. 1917.
Old Kentucky Mfg. Co..
Paducah, Ky.
Gentlemen:
1 had cholera in my herd of hogs
twenty and begun feeding the B.
A. Thomas' Hog Cholera Cure and
stopped losing my hogs at once. I
was losing from four to five each
night until 1 began tlit; use of this
preparation. I raise: about 200
head of hogs per year and never
expect to be without your remedy.
Yours very truly,
H. G. Harding & Co.
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