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Oliver Grows Still Slicker
(Bainbridge Post.)
Recent developements are indi¬
cating that Oliver has made mon¬
keys of some of the supposedly
wisest men of the section. His
contract of co-partnership with
Mr. F. A. Mize is putting a new
phase on things. M’ze claims it
a forgery but it * bears the ear
marks of being genuine and will
be hard to disapprove. * This is a
retribution pure and simple in a
way because Mize’s connection
with Oliver madn it possible for
him to gull everybody and now
that he h»9 been shown in this
light it ; s going to set a new as¬
pect to the whole business. A6
for the Southern Manufacturing
Company. Mize and others wen
incorporators and the application
for this charter was printed in
the POST and run legally. Some
time ago we asked the three ques¬
tions: “Is Oliver Crazy?” “Is
He a Rich Man?” “Is He a
Smart Man?” and now we will
repeat them, but have answers to
two of them. He is not crazy, he
is about the smartest guy we have
any proof of, judging from the
calilire of the.converts. Is he a
rich man? is still unanswered
hut we are not going to be sur
Prased by anything he does. Rest
legal talent aver that the part¬
nership of Mize and Oliver is al¬
most unqestioned and expert tes¬
timony is to the effect that the
handwriting of the instrument
signod bo Mize is correct and
hardly a forgery and therefore
some one is up a tree.
Life 100,000 Years Ago.
Scientists have found in a cave in
Switzerland bones of Men, who lived
100,000 years ago, when life was in
constant danger from wild beasts.
To-day the danger, as shown by
A. W..Brown of Alexander, Me., is
largely from deadly disease. “If it
Discovery, v^lWfflaFea 1T me, i could
not have lived,” he writes, “suffering
as I did from a seven! lung trouble
and stubborn cough.” To cure Sore
Lungs’ Colds, obstinate Coughs, and
prevent Pneumonia, its the best med¬
icine on earth. 50c and $1’00. Guar¬
anteed by Hill & King. Trial bottle
free.
Need of Parent=Teacher
Association In
Georgia.
One of the defects of our pres¬
ent system of education is the
lack of eo-opmarion of the parenl
and teacher. To effect the great
eat good in the development of the
child’s character the co-operation
of the parent is absolutely essen¬
tial.
The best means of obtaining
this co-operation is through the
Parent-Teacher Associations.
As the Parent-Teacher Associa¬
tion is so important in the de¬
velopment and welfare of the
child let us see what it is. It is
a body of parents, usually only
the mothers of a community aim
the teacher organized, into «
Parent-Teacher Association, or
Mothers’ Club. They have a
regular place and tune of meet¬
ing. Kl)
The object of this Mothers’
Club is for the better mutual un
derstanding between parents and
teachers and their co-operation in
all work for the interest of the
children, and to study the welfare
of the child in home, school, and
community. The officers of the
club should re a president, a viee
president, a secretary and treas¬
urer.
Oluy one interested in the pur¬
pose for which the club is orgau
iled is qualified for membership.
The attendance should not be
confined to to the mothers and
fathers, for often helpful advice
THE PELHAM JOURNAL, FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1909.
may be obtained from other
sources. The grandmother, the
young wrfe, the sister, the aunt
and the maiden with a mother
heart may all assist in carrying
on some of the active work, for
they may have more hours of
leisure.
It is common experience that
it is never as difficult to attract a
mother or father to a school a
second time as ic was the first.
One of the things every Parents’
Circle should accamplish is the
formation of the habit of school
visiting on the part of parents,
it is often impossible for us to
judge what the teacher is aiming
at from the information the child
brings home. Not only are mis¬
understandings swept away often¬
times by visiting the school, but
the parent is enabled to help ti e
child to an understanding of, and
enjoyment in his work which is
indispensable to his best develop¬
ment.
In these meetings only those
subjects relating to the welfare of
the child should be considered.
Mothers shouid not be frightened
away by a dread of having to ap¬
pear on the program. A large
number of mothers are unaecus
fcomed to writing papers, but
they could discuss papers prepar¬
ed by others, and the Congress of
Mothers can supply many of
these. Many leaflets and much
Helpful literature may be obtain
jd from the National Congress of
Mothers.
Many important questions are
discussed in these meetings that
are beneficial to the community.
By a simple discussion of germs
the mothers learn that diseases
sometimes caused by»germs which
ire carried on the common drink¬
ing cup, aud that this can be pre¬
vented by the use of individual
drinking cups. Where this sub- j
ject has been discussed the m oth -1
ter« sted ; they have the
jkildren with individual cups
usually the aluminum. The chil¬
dren are very proud of their
cups and see that they are
boiled occasion'y to kill any
germs that might have lodged on
the cups.
Thoughtful teachers and par¬
ents have long realized that in¬
telligent and sympathetic co op
■ration of home and school is one
■>f the most fruitful means of im¬
proving the efficiency of the work
for the care and culture of cltil
Iren. In all instances the har¬
monious relation of home and
ichool has improved the spirit
and progress of the school while
the home has been benefited.
Ophelia Hollingsworth.
Edwin L. Bryan,
Attorney-At-Law
MOULTRIE, GEORGIA.
Practice in all Courts. Collections a
specialty. Five year loans on farms in
Mitchell County.
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Write Me For Particulars.
Heavy Fine For
J. A. Smith
Vienna, Ga., July 27.—J. A
Smith, a near beer dealer, was
tried here today in the City
Couft for violating the
tion law. A number of witnesses
testified that the article sold by
Smith would produce drunken¬
ness and he was found guilty.
Judge Henderson imposed a fine
of $1 (XX) 00 aud a senteee of six
mouths in jail.
THE 150,000 CLU3.
Good Work of a Boosting Organization
In Spokane, Wash.
The 150,000 club of Spokane, Wash.,
I*)ssibly the pioneer organization of
its kind in the United States, was or¬
ganized in 1905 for tiie purpose primar¬
ily of interesting the general public in
the question of organized effort for
the benefit of the community.
The expense of exploitation is usual
yea rried in the average community by
the public spirited men who compo.se
the membership of a chamber of com¬
merce. while the balance of the people
sit by and contribute neither money
nor effort to the desired end. from
which all classes materially profit.
In discussing that matter our people
decided that all were willing to boost
at a dollar a year, so that amount
was adopted as our annual dues. The
benefit derived was not so much in
the dollar received as in the fact that
individual interest was aroused, and
great public meetings have been held
in the last four years wherein people
have been instructed until we are all
boosters, small and great. The first
year the club had 1,000 members, see
ond year 2,200, third and fourth years
about the same, aud all are boosting
for Spokane.
Among the big things attempted by
the club was first the preservation of
Fort George Wright to the city by the
fight waged to prevent the railroads
crossing the reserve and destroying its
usefulness and beauty. Through its
efforts it brought about t lie passage
of a charter amendment creating a non¬
partisan park commission.
With the assistance of the city
council it conducted a census taking,
which placed the city in its proper
rank years before it otherwise would
have happened.
In 1907 the club raised a fund of
$G0,(K|) to complete the Y. M. C. A.
buildljig, and last year, in one day.
during what was known as the panic
in the east, $-10,000 was raised to build
a Theielub home for the orphans.
has always conducted an
aggressive campaign for home indus¬
try arid has done much to bring about
a liberal patronage of home manufac¬
turers, which has resulted in great
benefit to Spokane.
Hack year a city beautiful or general
cleaning and planting campaign is con
dui-toii, with the result that we are
able tl report over 80,000 trees planted
in tins last four years, and the city
beautiful committee is always active.
ThevPiaygrounds association is an
incotqp-ated branch of the club, and its
plone >rk in securing playgrounds
a i!l ment for the boys and girls
very active in the fight for grade sep¬
aration.—Arthur W. Jones in Spokane
jteview.
DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT.
Organized Societies of Home Owners
Are Effective Means.
In Los Angeles there are quite a
number of district, ward or precinct
improvement societies, and a careful
canvass of results proves conclusively
that the best work, from every point
of view, Is accomplished where the
greater per cent of the residents own
their homes. The cost of residences
and other Improvements or the wealth
of the home owners does not seem to
have affected results in the least. It
is simply a question of all. or nearly
all, being freeholders, and where such
conditions prevail you may find the
best improved district and the highest
standard of citizenship. The homo
owner is more interested in the wel¬
fare of the community than he who
has no fixed or permanent dwelling
place.
The secret of success in these com¬
munities. then, is that all are alike in¬
terested. and when any public ques¬
tion arises each resident views the
matter from the freeholder’s stand¬
point; therefore there is a well de¬
fined community of interest. In many
of these well directed societies the
board of directors practically consti¬
tute a local city council or town trus¬
tees, and as they are usually well
“backed up” by the full membersnlp
they are in a position to accomplish
great good, to demand of the public
authorities all of their rights and
privileges and in some cases have been
able to enforce their wishes in matters
pertaining to municipal improvements.
For the past three years the writer
has been a member of one of these
boards of directors and. while not tak¬
ing a very active part in the work, has
carefully noted all the good things ac
complished by the Garvanza Improve
rnent society and feels absolutely cer¬
tain that had it not been for the five
years’ hard labor of this board Gar¬
vanza would not be so desirable as a
£
provement societies. — Los Angeles
Times.
The Old Habit.
Towne—1 suppose you have heard
that old Lawyer Sharpe is lying at
t h e point of death? Browne—No.
Well, well, the ruling passion strong
In death, eh?—Philadelphia Press.
How poor are they that have no pa¬
tience !—Shakespea re t
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How Tobacco Got Its Name.
The origin of the word tobacco is
not definitely settled. Oviedo, one ot
the early Spanish chroniclers, says it
was named after a Y shaped instru¬
ment which was commonly used ns n
snuffing tube. The two prongs were
placed in the nose, and fumes of the
powdered leaf were inhaled. This was
called "tobaco,” which was the name
given to the plant. Od the contrary,
one of the Islands of the West Indies
is said to have furnished the name.
It is asserted that tobacco was first
taken into Spain in 1558 by Fernan
<j eZi a physician, who had been sent
by Philip II. of Spain to investigate
the products of Mexico. It next
reached Fortugal, was soon introduced
into France by the French ambassa¬
dor, Jean Xicot, and sent to the Portu¬
guese court in 1559. When he re¬
turned to his home he presented some
of the seed and leaves to Queen Cath¬
erine de’ Medici, and the scientific
name D f the plant was thereafter des
ignated as “nicotine” in his honor.
, The Difference.
The difference betweeu good stock
and scrub stock is the difference be¬
tween the animal which is adapted to
n particular purpose and the one which
is not. This is why the pure bred
animal is ordinarily so much superior
to the mougrel. The one has inherit¬
ed tendencies, the result of generations
of selected ancestry, to-develop a cer¬
tain form or certain qualities; the oth¬
er has inherited in varying degrees so
many conflicting lines of blood that
there is no special fitness for any par
ticuiar purpose.—Progressive Farmer.
Balancing an Egg.
All the world knows how Colum¬
bus on n historic occasion made an
egg stand on end. After many learn¬
ed theories had been advanced on
balancing the egg he set the egg on
end by, of course, mashing down hard
enough to form a base, but the prob¬
lem is capable of still another solution.
It is an easy matter to set an egg ou
a plate, for instance, if you know how.
The trick is impossible until the egg
has been boiled in an upright position.
The position of the hardened yoke at
the end of the shell lowers the center
of gravity until the sphere can be
spun or even balanced with ease.
Weight of Brain.
The average weight of the human
brain is forty-nine and a half ounces
avoirdupois for males and forty-four
ounces for females. in males the
minimum weight Is about thirty-four
ounces and the maximum sixty-five
ounces. In females the minimum
weight is thirty-one ounces and the
maximum fifty-six. In newborn in
fants the brain weighs about 11.05
ounces for the male aud ten ounces for
the female.
A Beneficent Rule.
“So you are ninety-four years old!
To what do you attribute your long
life?”
“A good many things have contrib¬
uted to it. the most Important, 1 think,
being the care which I have always
taken not to get into a tight with a
bigger man than myself.”—Chicago
Record-Herald.
