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Wheeler County Eagle
Official Ortaa Wheeler Count f.
Published Every Friday.
4. H. GHOM, Bdker awl PaMlalwr
Entered at the Post Office at Alamo,
Georgia as second class mail matter.
May 16, 1913, under the act of March
3rd, 1879.
SI.OO Per Year in Advance.
TELEPHONE Na, 36.
The Ideas of a Plain
Wheeler County Waman.
I am so ashamed of the class of
womanhood that ia fighting so persist
ently for the “right to vote,” that I
am no longer able to restrain myself
in saying what the “average” woman
thinks.
I think too, that a woman ought to
have a “right" to do anything that
will be a benefit to her county, but I
can’t see where the ballot would be to
her advantage. In the first place she
does not understand politics, and is not
capable of understanding these kn l
of things because she was not built of
the kind of material that it takes for
such a line of work. The average
woman has only a vague idea of law
and government in general. She has
only a common school education, has no
experience in dealing with the public,
and if she attends to her home duties,
has no time for extensive study on the
subject of political affairs.
Perhaps I am uld-fashioned in my
ideas, but they are based to a great
extent on the Bible. It speaks against
a woman making herself conspicuous
at the forum and in public places. It is
exceedingly unbecoming and unsuitable
to them. God made them out of only
one little rib of man, and intended them
to remain at his side. So you see you
are not made of the substantial ma
terial that man was made of. God
said that woman was made for mans
glory. I am sorry that I do not remem
ber just where these Passages of script
ure are, but if vou haven’t seen them
for yourself, I hope that you will take
my word for it that they are there,
and in what way can we better do our
duty as helpmeets than to stay in the
home that every man must have, keep
ing it bright and cherry, and striving
to do our beet to rear the children that
our homes are blessed with in order
that we may give to the nation worthy
men who know how to vote for the
women.
It is all right for a woman to keep
up with political affairs. In faet, she
should if she has any leisure to devote
to such matters, for it is possible for
her to influence her husband and sons
to see things in a more logical manner
than they would see without her study
ing and talking over the vital ques.ions
of the day with them.
As for myself, I am not interested in
woman suffrage, and have turned
disgustedly away from anything per
taining to the subject. This anarchy
of suffragists seems to be composed of
the over-educated, the idle rich, and
restless, excitement loving element of
womanhood. The over-educated are
honest in their opinion, and are so full
of “high ideas” until it is not possible
for them to realise the condition of the
less intellectual class of women. They
have plenty of high spun theories, but
no practical experience or knowledge.
The idle rich and discontented need
something else to do besides the “right
to vote.” It is true they need a
“right” to help the cause of humanity,
but they would demoralise it, were
they allowed the ballot.
Oh women, canst thou realise that
thou hath a higher privilege than the
“right to vote?" Can you not realise
that this world of strong thinking men
are controlled by the loving, intelligent
women in their homes? Be pure in
your thoughts and words, and love and
work for your husbands and childrens
welfare. The ungodly men of today
can be laid at the womens feet. Os
course not every time, but more or less,
as in the time of Adam and Eve, a
woman is usually to blame. Your mis
sion here is a noble one—that of mak
ing men. You are weak mentally,
phyaicially, but you should not be
spiritually. Twine yourself around
your husband’s life and home so that
he cannot stand without you. Men
will do anything for these kind of
women. This is what the world needs
and what you need.
But just a word or censure to the
voters of Wheeler county. These wo
men are ashamed of you. You are
casting a reflection on them. You
make it appear that you have not done
your duty. They don't want to take
the affairs of the county into their
hands, but they earnestly beseech you
to do what von can.
There should be no cause of hostility
between the towns of Alamo and Glen
wood. We can forgive Glenwood for
fighting Alamo, for it is natural for
people to work to their own interest,
but we think that in a case of this kind
that we ought to work to the interest
of the majority of the people. Alamo
seems to be the most proper place for
the court house, and you think so too.
so why don’t you be the citizen that
you are supposed to be, and do your
duty towards seeing that your rights
and the rights of others are not taken
away? You property holders of Alamo
are too still. While you are sleeping
an enemy is sowing seed. Wake up
and work for what you should have.
What condition will you be in if you
lose out in this great proposition of
Alamo getting what she needs, and
what you need—the court house?
You have not done your duty. You
have made promises that you have not
lived up to. You have lost the confi
dence of the people. Don’t wait for
others to take up the line of battle,
bub take your stand in the field and
others will join yon. Make good the
promises you obligated to carry through.
You people are exasperating! We
women of Wheeler are no suffragists,
but don’t force us to turn traitor to
what we d 'em “pure womanhood,’’and
join the march of the “popular brigade”
on to Washington.
Oh women of Wheeler county, look
what you have to do! Have you re
mained in your homes and looked after ।
your affairs? Then what ia the matter
with your husbands and sons? You
have failed to remind them of their
rightful duty. Perhaps you have been
busy in other fields. Perhaps you have
been taken away from your home on
account of social duties, or some other
line of business. Women, nothing
means as much to you as your home.
The word “home” comprises husband,
children—all. Show them wherein they
are failing as citizens. They cannot
bear to be faulted with anything. They
want you to feel proud of them. When
you don’t it ia because you have not
made yourself what God intended you
to be. A Well Meaning Friend
Programme Sunday School
Convention.
Os the Daniel Association to be held
with the Higgston Baptist church,
June 27, 28 and 29, 1913.
FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 27TH.
I. 11 o’clock, Introductory sermon,
J. A. J. Dumas.
2. Organize.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
2 o’clock, Importance of teaching tie
fundamental doctrines of the Bible in
the Sunday school, J. D. Rabun. 3
o’clock, Elements of consecration in a
teacher that are necessary for soul
winning, J. A. J. Dumas.
FRIDAY NIGHT
8 o’clock, address by G. W. Andrews
or sermon by S. N. Hamic.
SATURDAY MORNING.
9 o’clock, song service.
9:30 o’clock, The Sunday school as an
agency for training for service, L. M.
Jessup and T. B. Conner. 10:30o’clock,
the social featare of a Sunday school
and the best methods of securing regu
lar attendance, Drs. L. H. Darby and
J W. Palmer. 11:15 o’clock, address
by G. W. Andrews or sermon by O- 0.
Williams.
SATURDAY AFI’ERNOON.
2 o’clock, Literature, R. E. Robert
son and S. N. Hamic. 3 o’clock, The
home and the Sunday school as factors
in the training of good citizenry, J. C.
Brewton. 8 o’clock, How to make a
Sunday school “go” in the country
church, G. W. Andrews and M E. Burns.
SUNDAY MORNING.
9 o’clock’ programme of 20 minutes
each by d ! fferent Sunday schools. 11
o’clock, Missionary sermon by J. J.
Bennett.
Let each Sunday school who will
render a 20 minutes programme on
Sunday morning of the convention
write Dr. L. H. Darby, Vidalia, so that
the convention may know just what to
expect J. D. RABUN,
Chairman Programme Committee.
Black mule with bridle on, came to
my place. Owner can get same by iden
fying it, paying for taking care of same
and paying for this ad.
C? W, Bowden. Alamo, Ga. RF D1
GREATEST OF ALL DISASTERS
Flood of the Hoang-Ho In China In
1887 Takes First Place Among
Catastrophes.
"Talking of floods, what was the
greatest disaster nature ever hit the
world with? I don’t mean the deluge
or anything so far off as that, and I
don’t mean wars, either. They're our
own work. But what was the biggest
loss of life that ever happened be
cause of a flood or a Are or an earth
quake, or anything of that sort, as
far back as the ordinary records go?"
"I suppose you don’t include plagues,
such as the ‘black death’ that ravaged
Europe for a century or so, almost
continuously, back in the Middle
Ages?"
"No; that lasted too long. I mean
one of the sudden smashes that have
hit the world and knocked out cities
or sunk ships; anything of that kind."
"Well,” said the man appealed to as
a handy reference book, "If you limit
It that way I think the flood of the
Hoang-ho, or Yellow River, in China,
in 1887, takes first place. It began
late in September and before ti^t wa
ter went down about 50,000 square
miles of one of the most fertile and
populous plains In the world had been
swept by the swift current. That
means twenty-five per cent more land
than there is in Ohio.
“More than a thousand villages and
towns were simply washed off the
map, and the loss of life has never
been calculated at less than a million.
Some authorities say that fully 1,-
100,000 persons perished. It was like
wiping out as many people as there
are in Cleveland and Cincinnati to
gether.”
“I should say that might be the rec
ord disaster of all the ages!” ex
claimed the friend who started the
talk about losses through the violence
of nature. "It must be away ahead of
anything an earthquake ever did, or a.
storm at sea.”
"Yea, probably by four to one, at
least. But some of the worst earth
quakes and volcanic eruptions have
done a lot of killing where there was
no way to get authentic figures. Jt is
possible that more than a quarter of
a million people have lost their lives
in some earthquake or eruption, or
both together, but the odds are
against it.”
“What a paralysing thing such a
flood as the one in China would be if
it happened in this country or Eu
rope!"
"Indeed, it would,” was the reply,
“but half the people in China probably
never even heard the news."
Rather an Abuse.
Claude Grahame-White, the English
aviator, is a tory, and, like all tories,
he hates the Democratic legislation
of the chancellor of the exchequer,
David Lloyd-George.
Mr. Grahame-White, in a recent let
ter to an American friend —married
to an American wife, he has many
American friends —said bitterly:
"The Lloyd-George policies are all
open to abuse. Take his latest pol
icy, the maternity benefit, 30 shillings
a week to every Insured woman who
has a child born to her.
"A mechanician of mine was in a
pub, getting a glass of sour ale the
other day, when a woman entered.
“ 'Say, old dear,’ she began, ‘could
you let me have half a dozen o’ gin
on tick? Tom and me are havin’ a
party tonight.’
“ 'You’re a customer of mine,’ said
the landlord doubtfully, ‘but if I let
you have this gin, when’ll I get my
moneyF
"The woman smiled an embarrassed
smile. Then she said:
" ‘Old Lloyd-George’ll owe me thirty
bob next month. I’ll pay you then, old
dear!’ ’’
Ho Should Worry. i
Three students of philosophy sat on
top of a high hill. One was a Pes
simist, one an Optimist and the third
had not declared himself.
While the first two were warmly
discussing their opposing theories of
life, a sudden gust of wind simulta
neously lifted off three hats and sent
them bowling down the hill. The Pes
simist and the Optimist gave chase,
but their companion remained calmly
sitting on top of the hill and watched
the others running after the hats. Pres
ently each procured his own hat and
the Optimist picked up also that of the
I third man. Then they panted back up
the hill.
"Whew!" gasped the Optimist, as he
handed over the hat to him who still
sat on top of the hilt "I guess you’re
an Optimist, too. You didn’t seem to
worry any."
"Why should IF was the dispas
sionate reply. “I knew that ‘mine own
shall return to me.’ You see, I'm a
Fatalist.”—Frederick Moxon, in Lip
pincott’s.
Some scientists in New York can
now keep headless cats aUve U hours
“if necessary." But if pat to a refer
endum of normal cats U would new
bo necessary.
STYLE HO
2Q34
Anything in General Merchandise Line.
Buggies, Wagons. Karnes, Etc.
Graham & Hightower
ALAMO, GA
SHERIFF SALES
GEORGIA, Wheeler County.
1 will sell at public outcry, to the
highest bidder lor cash, on the first
Tuesday in May, 1913, between the
legal hours of of sale, before the court
house door, in the town of Alamo,
Wheeler County, the following described
property, to-wit: All of that certain
tract or parcel of land situated, lying
and being in the 393rd district, G. M.,
Wheeler county, Georgia, and being
fifty acres carved out of the North
corner of lot of land No. 110 in the 11th
land district. Said property levied
upon as the property of Eliza Messer,
in favor of the Bank of Alamo
and in her possession and said property
to be seid as her property. I have
given Eliza Messer, the person in pos
session of said land written notice of
said levy as required by law. This 6th
day of May, 1913.
J. F. WRIGHT,
Sheriff. Wheeler County, Georgia.
CITATION FOR GUARDIANSHIP
GEORGIA, Wheeler County.
To all whom it may concern:
. N. Miller, a resident of said state, hav
ing, in proper form, applied to me for
permanent letters of guardianship of
the person and property of Bertha
Foskey, minor child of Lula Foskey, of
said county, notice is hereby given that
said application will be heard at the
next court of Ordinary for said county,
on the first monday in June, 1913.
Witness my hand and official signature,
this May 3rd, 1913. Wm, B. KENT.
Ordinary, Wheeler County, Georgia.
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Tax Receiver's Rounds
SECOND ROUND
I will be at the following places on
dates named for the purpose of receiv
ing tax returns for state and county
taxes for the year 1913.
Glenwood, May 13lh, 9 a. m. to 1 p.m;
Stuckey, May 13th, 2 p. m. to 5 p;
M. B. Adams, at night; B. R. Bentons,
Mav 14th from 9 a. m. to 12, John
Browning store. May 14th from I p. m.
to 4 p. m; Robert McDaniel at night;
McArthur. May 15th from 8 a. m. to 1
p. m; T. J. Jordan from 2t05 p. m;
Spring Hill, camo gtound, May 16th
from 9a. m. to 12, Spring Hill (Club
House) from 1 to 5 p. m; B. H. A.
Brantley, at the Coion Mcßae place, at
night; Henry Heath, May 17th from 7
to 10 a. m; Erick. May 17th from 11 a.
m. to 4 p. m; Avant siding. May 19th
from 9a. m. to 12; Self school house.
May 19th from 2 to sp. m;Peat Wi kai
at night; Alamo, May 20th from 9a. m.
to 1 p. m; Hinson’s still. May 20th from
3t06 p. m; T. A. W. Blend, at night;
Hunnicutt’s store. May 21st from 9 a.
m. to 12; Lansburg, May 21st from 1
to 6 p. m. W, T. HADDEN.
Tax Receiver, Wheeler County, Ga.
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C. P. THOMPSON
Attorney at Law
ALAMO. . . . GEORGIA
E. P. DELL
Attorney at Law
ALAMO. . . . GEORGIA
J. P. TOMLINSON
Attorney at Law
ALAMO. - . . GEORGIA
HAMILTON BURCH
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Mcßae. ... Georgia
L. P. FORDHAM
Physician and Surgeon
ALAMO. GEORGIA
T. H. NELSON
Physician and Surgeon
ALAMO. GEORGIA
County Directory.
COUNTY OFFICERS:
ORDINARY. W. B. Kent—Court Ist
Monday in each Month.
CLERK SUPERIOR COURT, J. D.
Brown.
SHERIFF, J. E. Wright.
TAX COLLECTOR, J. A. Martin.
TAX RECEIVER, W. T. Hadden.
TREASURER, Daniel Pope.
CORONER, J. J. Brantley.
BOARD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS:
THOMAS KENT. Chairman.
T. F. WILLIAMS, Clerk.
S* J. R. SUMNER.
Court Ist Tuesday in etch month.
SUPERIOR COURT:
E. D. GRAHAM, Judge.
W. A. WOOTEN, Solicitor.
Court convenes Ist Monday in Ma^h
and September.