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Friday. May 4, IV23
1HK McPUPKiK FKfHJUICSS. THOMSON. CEORCJIA.
McDuffie Progress
. $1.60 Per Year In Advance.
Entered at the Postoffice at Thomson
as Second-class Mai! Matter.
OhttuarieM, In Meniorlum, Cards if
TfcankH. etc , nre charged for at rati of
9e per line, wltli h minimum of 25c.
H- 5. NORRIS, Editor and Propr.
The Spirit of Uncle
Sam
By Browni.ee Frix
Once upon a time a great architect
drew the plans and specifications for a
fridge across a wide stream. Material
was ordered and two parties of work
wen began on either side of the river to
work on whst was eventually to he one
gigantic structure. But when the last
steel beams were laid on the concrete
pillars they lacked just a little of meet-
■>(? and there was consternation in both
camps. The architect was informed of
kin miscalculation and he said: “Wait
•ntil twelve o’clock today and the heut
of the sun will expand those steel beams
•ntil they will exactly meet.” As the
•n rose higher and higher in the heav
ens the two parts of the long budge
kegan slowly to creep together and at
ligh noon they met and were bradded
and welded into one.
A great director of music went into a
country where the art was undeveloped.
' In that country be discovered soprano
voices, bass voices, altos, tenors, con
traltos of rare natural beauty but the
peoplo could not comprehend how all
those varieties of voices could be blend
ed into harmony, until the master
taught them. Then they were delighted.
There is so much opposition, so much
contention in the world, that it is hard
for us, for instance, to understand how
tin* theologians and scientists ure work
ing in direct opposition to one another
an the same structure; hard to belive
Act* they are going to meet; that
•cience is going to provo many atato-
nents in the Bible that wc now accept
ky faith, half believing and half doubt
ing; that the plans of the Supreme Ar
chitect are absolutely correct.
There are so rnuiiy men and women
of many minds, there is such a variety
•f opinion, that we are prone to reason
like this. If that fellow whoeings buss
• right, then the fellow who sings tenor
p wrong. It is hard for us to realize
fcow opinions may bo harmonized by the
Great Director. It was no more in
tended for all of us to tlf \k alike than
it was that we should look alike. Then
•by should we be intolerant?
Intolerance has ever been na a block
chained to the neck of progress. Both
Christianity and S once have had their
martyrs and have literally waded
through blood to partial victories.
“The religion that fosters intolerance
weds another Christ do die for it,"said
Henry Ward Beecher.
“If thou canst not make thyself such
an one i thou wouldst. hov 'anst thou
expect to have another in all things to
thy liking?” usked a philosopher.
The true spirit of Uncle Sam may he
summed up in the one word toleration.
He can tolerate pructicully anything
hot intolerance. And that is the sc
«ret of the progress of the United
States in all lines. “Think what you
pleare, right or wrong, it is you- privi-
fr«e as an At dean citizen. Worship
«w do not worship bs you please; this
is a free country. So long as the Bible
• available, and the public schools are
•pen and the press is unshackled and
■eason unfettered, the United States
will not try to govern the world, but
as a bright exemplar, will lead the
■stions of the world as Moses led the
Israelites out of bondage into liberty.
The more enlightened, the more civi-
fked we become the more tolerant will
we become.
When Spain and a few other nations
®f Southern Europe, under the influ
ence of religious tyrants, made laws
prohibiting the publication of books or
pamphlets which did not conform to
tke views of said tyrants, and Galileo
aind many others were condemned un
4cr such law's, such a hill was present
ed in the English House of Parliament.
John Milton killed that bill with sledge-
kanimer blows. I wish you would reud
kis “Plea for the Liberty of Unlicensed
Printing.” It is masterful and will
make of you a better, a brouder-
guaged American citizen. It can be
found in volume 111 of the World’s
Great Orations, edited by William Jen-
aiugs Bryan. In that “plea” John
Milton suid liiai the virgin Truth came
into the world with her Divine Muster
and was a perfect shape and a glorious
keauty; that straightway arose a wick-
jri Tace of deceivers and conspirators
who stole the virgin und hewed her
freely form »nto a thousand pieces und
scattered them to the four winds; and
Ifcat from that time ever since the sud
friends of Truth havejgone to and fro
m the earth hunting piece by piece; and
Mart when all the pieces of Truth shall
have ■een found the Master will return
Snu mould them into an iinmertui form
af frvliness and perfection.
Milton likened the e who w ould legal
*T prohibit the publication of hooks and
fpmphiets, to disturbers and forbidders
of those who are seeking to find the
torn body ol the martyred maiden.
'1 om^s Jefferson, that grand old
American, loved liberty more than life.
He belli, ed absolutely in the liberty of
individual opinion. When he was presi
dent there were a few influential men
who 1 not believe that a self-govern
ing i 11ion could endure. Instead of
hsvirthem imprisoned for sedition,
m king martyrs of them, giving them
some, ng real to talk about and Ifiere-
by endangering the new government,
as a smaller man might huva done,
Jefferson wrote: “If (here be any
among us who would wish to dissolve
this Union, or to change its republican
form, let them stand undisturbed as
monuments of the safety with which
error of opinion may be tolerated,
wh re reuson is left free to combat it.”
Expression Of Appreci
ation.
Editor Progress: Kindly give space in
your pilfer for an expression of appre
ciation from the Confederate Veterans
to the Daughters of the Confederacy
for their kindness and hospitality shown
us on Memorial Day.
Year ufter year for half a century
they have planned Memorial exercises
glorifying deeds of valor of the Con
federate heroes and beslowing loving
courtesies on Confederate veterans.
Every year there are fewer of these to
he honored. On last Thursday tl..re
were only six of us present, but it was
the best yet. Col. Sarn P. Olivp, of
Augusta, told us again of the South’s
part in that great struggle, told us his
tory we made in clear and eloquent,
speech, in voice pitched to our ears so
that we cot.d hear am| understand.
Oh, it was u great day, and we were
carried hack to the ’60’s when we
marched with measured tread to the
heat of the drum and freely gave our
all m the earn of the Southland.
As we retire from any uctive part in
life we are happy that we liuve the
Da ghters of 'he Confederacy in whose
sacred trust we may give our flag. Wo
know that lliey will love it as ,ve hnve
loveu it; we know that they will honor
it as we^lo and that they will teach
their children to cherrish und rever it
und per; ‘nute its glory forever.
We love the Daughters as they love
us and thank them one and all for their
kindness. We thank them for the love
ly dinner and we thank Mrs. Clary for
taking us in her car to the home of Mrs.
Hobbs where we were so beautifully
served and back to our homes where
we are still enjoying the memory of s
happy day.
G. P. McCORKLE.
their faithful nd untiring efforts in
behalf of our children.
Further, that we endorse the action
of the Board of Education in their re-
election,
Further, that we look forward with
pleasure to their coming back for an
other year and pledge them our hearty
Cooperation and support in everything
that tends to promote the welfare of
our children and the building up of the
school
Resolved, that a permanent . :cord of
these resolutions be kept in the recre-
tury’s book. Signed,
MRS. CICERO GIBSON, Pres.
MRS. B. A. ANCHORS, V. P.
MRS. C. P. WATSON, Secy.
At the conclusion of the program the
entertaining committee served delicious
punch und sandwiches.
Mrs. C. P. W. Secy.
dHasst'fieft&ohimn
POTATO PLANTS - For immediate
shipment millions true to variety
Sweet Poiulo plunts grown only from
selected stock. Porto Rico, Early
Triumph. 1000 $1.25, 5000 $5.00. Sat
isfaction absolutely guaranteed.
Schroer Plant Farms, Valdosta, Ga.
POP SALE CHEAP-Two sulky, 4
plow, cultivators in first class order.
814 Seventh street, Augusta, Ga.
NOTICE!
Bathing pond is now open to the public.
Charges for going in bathing 15c, you to furnish
your suit.
Bathing suit furnished by me charges will be 35c.
I am in no way to be held responsible for any
injuries sustained while in bathing, or for the drown
ing of any person while in my pond.
J. M. HAYES.
RAZOR SHARPENING MACHINE
In first class condition, cheap for
cash. Theo. G. McAuliffe, 116 Jackson
Street Augusta, Ga.
WANTED-20,000 heart pine sliingles.
Mrs. Dora Walker. mil
LOST-Ladies gold ring with A^ua
Marine setting. Please return to
Mrs. Roy Lovelace.
FOR SALE -One two-story dwelling
and one six-room cottage in nice resi
dence portion of Thomson. With small
cash payment balance carried on easy
terms. J. B. Tutt, Thomson, Ga.
m25.
FOR SALE — One Fordson Tractor,
double disc Harrow and disc Plow.
$185.00. In running condition. J. Q.
West
Parent-Teacher Meeting
The lust meeting for this term of the
Parent-Teacher Association was held
Inst, Tuesday afternoon in the school
auditorium. The association has done
splendid work his, their first year, und
riexi year should be greater, both in in
terest and accomplishment.
Mrs. Lula Farmer who attended the
; la e Parent-Teacher Association and
Ge< Educational Association in At
lanta hi April gave a report of what
was done at these various meetings und
exhibited dainty hand made place cards
and bon-bon dishes made by the school
children of Atlanta nnd used at one of
the luncheons given the visitors.
Rev. Mr. Kiser gave a splendid talk
on The Home, * ’ a basis of Civic,
Social und Mora! Uplift.” He stressed
the responsibility of mothers in early
training their children, und spoke of
the .ncreasing tendency of the modern
woman to shirk the responsibility of
home and children and seek glory in
worldlv pursuits.
This, of course, does not seem so pre
valent in small towns as in our larger
cities, but tlu “disease” is spreading,
and large homes large families and old
fashioned home pleasures are fust dis
appearing, while the family altar is all
but obsolete.
Appreciut.jn of Mr. Gunby and his
corps of teachers was expressed in the
form of resolutions. These resolutions
are us follows:
Whereas, we recognize a good school
to one f the very best factors in the
a of the community,
Whereas, we recognize the improve
ment of the Thomson Public School un
der the present administration,
Wh reas, the faculty of our school
has rendered such efficient service in
instructing our children and helping to
mould their characters, and,
Whereas, this is the last regular
meeting of the P.-T. A. for the present
year
Therefore, be it resolved, first, that
we publicly express to our Superintend
ent, Prof. E. D. Gunby, and to his
corps of teachers our appreciation of
NOTICE PISH, FROLIC AND FUN
Will turn off the Johnson Mill Pond
on May 9th, 1923 by 10 A. M. This
pond lias been standing for 17 years.
Has as big fish as they grow—all kinds.
Price for each person $2 00—one day
mly.
Come and liuve a big time and see
them catch Big Ben the alligator.
J. W. HILL, GougH, Ga.
LOST Between Wrens und Thomson
Inst Sunday afternoon a brown wool
sweater. If found please return to
Miss Verlie Smith, 405 Ruilroud street
and receive rew; d.
FOR SALE—Two Ford Trucks with
Trailers at a bargain for quick sule.
Apply A. II. Curtis Son.
FIRE INSURANCE—Place your File
Insurance with E. M. Miles, Agent
for Old und Reliable Companies. Your
business appreciated. 4t.
FOR,SALE -Purebred White Leghorn
eggs. Best winter layers. $1.00 per
setting of 15 or $5 00 per hundred. W.
P. Dozier, Thomson, Gu. m4
FOR SALE-A few White Leghorn
laying pullets at $1.25 each. E. P.
Drexel.
FOR SALE -At ver low price, an oak
buffci and table in good condition.
Mrs. H. S. Norris.
SPECIAL SALESMAN
Riverside Alan
At our store May 4th and 5th.
Large samples in the piece cheerfully shown. You
are welcome to look whether you place your order
or not.
Attractive Patterns, New Designs, Perfect Fit.
Come in, ha\e your clothes made to order by
Riverside Tailoring Co., Cincinnati, Ohio.
J. M. HAYES
THOMSON, GA.
Mrs. Adeline Huff
Buried Wednesday
The remains of Mrs. Adeline Huff,
who died at Wesley Memorial spilu)
in Atlanta Tuesday, arrived in 1 uomson
Wednesday on the noon train, and the
funeral party proceeded at once to Ford
Creek church, where interment took
place at 2 o’clock. She was buried be
side her husband.
Mrs. Huff, before going to the hos
pital. resided with Mrs. Eula Young on
Church street. She was greatly be
loved by a large acquaintance in Thom
son. Her former Sumiay school class
met the train and accompanied the re
mains to the burial ground. The pall
bearers consisted of stewards of the
Methodist church, and the funeral cere
mony was conducted by Rev. J. T.
Robins.
The only near relative surviving Mrs
Huff is one brother, Mr. B. W. Brown,
of Atlanta.
/ Good Thing - DON’T M18S IT.
Send your nauie and address plainly
written together with 5 cents (and tins
slip) to Chamberlair Medicine Co., Des
Moines, Iowa, and receive in return a
trial package conta. dug Chamberlain’s
Cough Remedy fc 'ougns, colds, croup,
bronchial, “flu” an. whooping coughs,
ami tickling throat; Chamberlain's Stom
ach -nd Liver Tablets for stomach trou
bles, indigestion, gassy pains that crowd
*v,« ' .rtj biliousness and constipation;
Chamberlain's Salve, noeded in.-every
fnmilv for burns, scalds, wounds, piles,
and skin aflections: these valued family
niidiciaw for only £ cents. Don’t mis* it.
BUSINESS SCHOLARSHIP-The
Progress has one $50 scholarship with
the Athens Business College, which will
he sold at a reduction in price to some
deserving young man or young woman.
This is one of the highest rated busi
ness colleges in the state. See us
about this scholarship at.£onee. The
McDuffie Progress.
STORES AND OFFICFS FOR
RENT -One lurge store 28x100 feet,
on Main street next to Progress olfice;
two offices for rent overhead of same
store. One brick stable for rent on
Church street;! one garage for rent on
Church street. Have 25 head of
cuttle, 8 mules, 4J of them four years
old for sale on my farm one mile from
town. One two-horse; and two one-
horse farms for rent or work on half.
JAS. E. WILSON, Sr.
DAETj For Confederate
nCf.AnU I AID states Stamps,
all are worth* money, I buy them and
pay as high as $100 each for some of
them. If you have any oldjjstamps
Confederate or old U. S. issued before
1S70 write me. Send postal card for
free illustrated list that I pay. Write
today. JOSEPH F. NEGREEN, 8 East
23rd Street New York.
Gold $1 pieces also wanted.
Original Dr. A. J. Mathews
Special Liver Pills for sale
by Mathews Drug Co.
Advertisement For
Mail Service
Thought His Hand Was In Own Pocket
Chicago.—“Judge.” said John Mar
shall, 30, as he was arraigned on a
charge of picking the pocket of Martin
Boyle in a police patrol, “I was drunk
and I thought I had my hand in my
own pocket.” "Couldn't you feel that
It wasn’t your own pocket?’ Judge John
Richardson inquired. "I didn’t have
no feeling,” Marshall explained:
“Neither have I,” ruled the court. “One
year in the Bridewell. ’
Bible Sale Records Broken in China
Shanghai. China.—Chinese in China
paid $37,995 (Mexican) for Bibles tn
3922, buying last year more Bibles
than in any previous year, according
to reports given out in Shanghai by the
ngenoy of the American Bible Society,
The sum paid is some $400 (Mexican),
above the previous high mark, and
the record number of Bibles issued was
19,356.
Baby’s Teething
Troubles.
From this date until May 22nd the
Post Office Department will receive
proposals to carry the mail from Thom
son to Lincolnton, Ga. Any informa
tion can be had by applying at the Post
Office.
Original Dr. A. J. Mathews
Special Liver Pills for sale
by Mathews Drug Co.
Little Coal Sold Over Price Fixed
New York.—Only two per cent of
the domestic sizes of anthracite coal
was sold at the mine at higher prices
than those fixed by the fair prices
committee of the Pennsylvania fuel
commission, it was declared in a state
ment filed with the United States coal
commission by the general committee
of anthracite operators and made pub
lic. The prices for 93 per cent of the
coal were quoted as follows: Seventy,
seven and four-tenths per cent at
$8.50 a ton or less; 11.2 per cent from
$8.50 to $9.25; about 7 per cent from
$9.25 to $11 and 1.4 per cent from $11
to $12.
Rawhide to Be Used,
A new fabric is being made for belts
and tire patches by removing the
elasticity from rawhide and covering
It with rubber frictioned cotton duck.
—Exchange.
Explosion Of Dynamite Shakes. City
Knoxville, Tenn.—Two houses were
wrecked, but eleven occupants, roused
by dogs barking furiously, escaped,
when a case of dynamite was deton
ated near the homes of Pat Roberts
and Ernest Camack in Lenoir City.
Windows of buildings for a block were
shattered and the entire city was
shaken.
Three Seaplanes Are Believed Adrift
New York.—A police boat has gone
to the assistance of a seaplane reported
adrift with five men aboard off Coney
Island. The plane is believed to be
one of three navy seaplanes that left
Hampton Roads for New York recently.
None of the planes has read od the
Rockaway station, although due here,
officials say. At the naval air station
at Rockaway Point, it was said that
three planes had left for New York.
Nothing has been heard from them.
Each plane carried three men, It was
stated.
Picking Right Aid Recognized As Vital
Chicago.—Ability to select capable
lieutenants is one of the great secrets
of business success, according to
James Simpson, new president of Mara-
sliall Field & Co. “One often sees in
tre busines world men who do not im
press one as brilliant or remarkable in
any way, yet who achieve wonderful
success,” said Simpson, in an address
here. "Again one sees a man of keen
intellect and unusual attainments at
the head of a business house that does
not prosper. Brilliant men are not al
ways successful men.”
Troublesome Weed.
Chess, also culled cheat. Is a kind
of brome grass which is a troublesome
weed In wheat fields, and Is often erro
neously regarded as degenerate or
changed wheat. It bears a very slight
resemblance to oats, and If reaped and
ground up with wheat, so as to be
used for food, it Is said to produce
narcotic effects.
Our mothers will be glad to know
that they can now get Pitts Carmina
tive for a small price from Thomson
Drug Co., and that Pitts Carminative
does not contain dope, morphine or
soothing drugs of any kind. So if your
baby is having trouble from teething as
vomiting, painful stools or diarrhoe,
bowel troubles, wind or colic, is cross,
fretful or feverish—then hurry mother
and give your little one a dose of Pitts
Carminative. It helps fine in gently
moving the clogged up mess from their
little bowels as nothing else can do.
After giving your baby a dose of Pitts
Carminative the child will rest easy, is
cheerful, free from pain and teething
comes easy and natural. Dose for all
ages printed on each bottle. All chil
dren love the pleasant taste of Pitts
Carminative and take it easily. Adv.
Days Of Dizziness
Come to Hundreds of Thomson
People.
There are days of dizziness;
Spells of headache, languor, back
ache;
Sometimes rheumatic pains;
Often urinary disorders.
Doan’s Kidney Pills are especially for
kidney ills.
Endorsed in Thomson by grateful
friends and neighbors.
C. H. Stockton, farmer, Hill Street,
says: “My back and sides were pain
ing me a lot, a restless nagging pain
that disturbed me a great deal. My
kidneys acted irregularly and the secre
tions were off color. Headaches and
dizzy spells came on me and I felt bad
all over. Doan’s Kidney Pills were
recommended and I bought a box at
the Gibson Drug Co. Just one box of
Doan’s cleared up this condition and I
have not had any return of the trou
ble.”
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy—get
Doan’s Kidney Pills —the same that
Mr. Stockton had. Foster-Miiburn Co.,
Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y. Adv.
C ONSTIPATION
A cause of many Ills. Harm
ful to elderly people.
Always relief in taking
CHAMBERLAIN’S
TABLETS
Easy—pleasant—effective—only 25c