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Miller County Liberal
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A Tribute To Mother
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Dr. L. N. Huff of Atlanta lined I
a page m the American on Moth- '
era' Day, May 9, 1920, and these
Beautiful Thoughts found i-xnress
ion.
In a little book, written and
copyrighted by Hervev Sutith Me
- <; t.» .few I**•' ‘
queiit of the power of Mother 'Love
that I feel impelled to quote them
on this, MOI HERS
The story centers about a letter
which a young man wrote to bis
mother on the eye of entering upon
his business career.
He became, iu later years, a
genius of letter-writing, but he
called this the most successful 1 t
ter of;ns life. Yet, the night it.
was written, he was ashamed of il
and would have recalled it. only if
was already mailed and he could
net. Please read these few para
graphs poured out from the heart
of a boy to a wonderful mother:
“I have been thinking of you,
with a heart too full to talk much,
if 1 should see you, but I do want
to write. I have been thinking
how you must have felt when the
last of us had and you was left
alone after the years of patience
and axiety iu raisings large family
What a life you have lived, so full
of sorrow and sacrifice and suffering.
You have given so much and have
received so little. I can see it all,
even back to the days of my chiid
hood. It has been one long term
of eetvice, and we never knew, and
often we were not even grateful for
this Gift of Life which yon have
bestowed.
“Mother of Mine, at home in
your old rocker, these and a thous
and other things 1 have been think
ing about. Aud tonight, with life
before me, I want to tell you that
now I can see what yot r life has
been through the years of suffering
and service and sacrifice.
“I want you to know that 1 know
what a wonderful mother you are.
“And mother, 1 love you. 1 love
you, and shad love you always.
Here are the words of the moth
er’s reply to the love-letter sue so
well deserved;
A Halt Necessary. !
| are burdened with d"bts. The real- )
ly alarming feature of thia condition j
of affairs is not the debts, but the I
fayir that cities are apparently be->
coming reconciled to that couditior. i
111 e-|: .- il, lance.., wi;, re. the tax 1
set aside in order that I hey may **»- i
crease the local tux rate. It seems |
impossible for most American city j 1
governments to live strictly within ,
their income. Issuing bonds to •
■ pav interest on bonded indebted- , 1
nt ss cannot be called, in any proper ,
sense, sane financiering, nor can,
such financial mi thode last very |
i long.
This wildcat financiering —both 1 1
Ihedeblsand the methods by which
they were created —are an inheri
tance frim saloon days. 1 he saloon
inculcated extravagance, thriftlesS
i ness and a “don’t-care-a-daru spit it
■ among the people. M ben men of
such antecedents and training are
elected to muticipal office, it is
quite certain they will handle pub
lic funds with even a greater prod
igality, if possible, than that with
which they baadled their own.
Prohibition inculcates frugality,
thrift and spue financiering. Die
municipal task that fads to Prohi
bition in liquidating municipal!
debts is*normoue. It has not only
to pay the saloon-created debt-, but
■ to produce citizens of loftier ideals
than these produced by the saloon.
That Prohibition will accomplish f
this task ail present signs indicate, j
' —The Amyricau Issue.
“My der boy: I have your beau
tiful letter. I can’t write very
much just now. lam too happy.
But I want you to know how my
heart trembled as 1 read, and when
I had finished my eyes were full
of tears of a great joy. A lettpr
like this ie.all the reward I shall
yver need for what have tried to
do for you.”
Eighteen years later the mother
died, and in her little box of holi
est treasurers, gjarri age certificates,
records of births and deaths, arti
cles most sacred to her, this boyish
! letter was found, worn into deep
creases from much handling. And
’ it bore evidence that her tears bad
1 fallen, but we know those were
tears of joy.
COLOI ITT, GKOI,GIA. ; WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, l!)20
1 he,Strangest Spot
b The United State|
rangier Inland, Va.,’’s whefti ttiii
conetaole shot a boy of 17 win m IrS
timed the frent p.-.nff, .m
Sunday during church hour in «- i
oudn.n yt uJimvij Law. Seirie
tin 1.8. are:
Ti II Con noft on shot J'arks noth
ing had happened here since the
British cktnpi don the Island iu
1812 on their way to attack Balli
more and Washington.
Every front lawn is a graveyard,
all marked with largo white monu
ments and otherwise decorated.
The Met hodist preacher has more
dower on the island than the for
mer czar of Russia. He settles
family quarrels, neighborhood rows
disputes over groct ry bills, disa
greements between fishers and
trappers.
Children marry at 14.
The town goes to sleep when the
sun goes down.
Ther are no street lights, tele
phones, telegraphs, automobiles,
movi >s or baseball diamonds
Dancing is forbidden.
Profane language is unlawful.
Smoking is permitted week days,
bql is very bad form Sundays.
No new blood has moved to the
island since it was settled in the
Ifitli century.
j Meet of the people are named
I Thomas, Crocket, Parke or Con
iiorton.
The people a r e sturdy, [heir
principal foods are fish, oysters
ano clams.
All have good homes, economic
oppression is unknown, arid the
bay is full of fish and open to all
Main street, the onlly thorough
fare, is eight feet wide.
The only electric lights are in
. trie church, run by a ii de pGiil
, .all its own. The church is bis.
■ enough to seat all the residents.
1 Negroes are not allowed on tbi
. island after da-k.
, Only one man is imprisoned ii
the county jail.
Off To The
Convention.
| The Baptist church here will be
! represented at the Southern Pap
; tiet convention being held in
> ■ Washington 1). <?. by the pastor,
I Ret Lamar Jones. Members of
I the church assisted by other citi
s , zens contributed enough *to bear
! ihis expenses on this delightful and
I instructive trip. Mr. Jones was
□ profoundly grateful for the oppor
[ j (unity to be present at a gathering
Li of great neu.
Body Back To
Mother Dust
The body of Private Will Henry
dos the A. E L‘i was returned to
a relatives here Saturday.
s Mr. Henry was trained for ser
avice uveraea>. About the time he
fflaiideJ in England he became ill
jPneumonia soon developed and the
y.mng man passed away before he
did service x>n the batt la fronts or
feictig thelinrUs of “No mans land.”
llt'-ibebody, ’’aif the soldier was
■ybtiri<tl first in Eri'flend. but at the
fcaq’iest of relatives it exhum-.
A'd, recently and was forwarded to!
resting praheSunday
the Tabb cemetery in the presence;
of a large crowd of relalives and
friends.
.The soldier left a ten thousand
dollar insurance policy to his bro
ther and sister. The sister is very
young and is being cared for by
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Darley.
Little Mies May Davis Hicks is
an attractive visitor at the home of
the editress. She is the guest of
her cousins, Misses Marguerite
and Katie Maynard.
Miss Tommie Cheney of Morgan
was her ) a few days ago visiting at
the attractive home of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Bell. The host, hos
tess, their guest and Mr. Bill Dan
cer dined Sunday at the lovely cot
tage of Mr. and Mrs. James Mims
Fudge.
Mr. George Hall, who has been
superintendent for yeais of the
night work at the mill of the Bab-
teck Bros. Lumber Co. in Babcock
was here Monday. Mr. Hall, who
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is a native of Scotland, will proba
bly not leave this county when the
r company moves its big saw mill
plant from Babcock. Some years ,
ago he bought a'nice farm about
two miles south of Babcock. Hi
has probablv been with the com
pany longer than any other ern
ployee.
Q ! Earle, the young sou of Mr. aud
tl Mrs. G. •!. Kimbrel is still in the
g Riverside Hospita • He seems to
begradually regaining Lisstrengih.
e
His many friends were glad to
see Mr. T. W. Bush up from the
n'land of flowers for a few davs visit
around his native home.
CAN YOU AFFORD A TRACTOR?
It didn t cost, much to feed a mule fifty years ago.
Whin the canal boat and tow path system of transportation was at its
crest, over half a century back, it was considered cheap.
Yet. bow long were the canals kept busy after the advent of steam and
the Iron Horse? »
The old canal mule was cheap (by the day) but it took too many days,
and the railroad was cheaper in the end (by the trip).
Horse car lines made the money for their owners fifty years ago. But
when the electron was harnessed, machinery again proved horse power too
slow, too inefficient.
Manufacturers-and business men in all parts of the world have discarded
the horse lor the motor truck. Why? Because actual tests have proven
the horse too expensive. The horse is now on his last battlefield as regards
his ability as a power plant. This baitfefield-is tha American farms—the
la-ms of the world. He has tarried longer here because only within the
past few years has engineering skill been directed toward development of
an efficient power plant for the farmer.
I hat this ideal has at last been reached’is attested to by thousands of
farmers all over the world, whe/e the light farm tractor has succeeded in
doing their work better, quicker, and cheaper.
Can the farmer, who has not motorized his farm, believe that the horse
- driven from the tow path, the horse car, and all industry everywhere-is
really an efficient machine for him?
Thomas Edison, “the wizard of Menlo Park,” says “a horse is the poor
est motor ever built. He eats 12 thousand pounds of fuel a year, the whole
output ol five acres, and yet his efficiency is but two percent.”
W'.o speaks with more authority?
We will hold Fordson Tractor Demonstration Thursday Mar. 18th at J. S.
Bush field just this side of depot. We don’t ask you to b(iy. Come and
take a look, you will not be under any obligations what so ever. M
Remember the date March 18, and be on hand.
E. J. Hunter
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Authorized Fordson Dealers,
Sales 3' Service
Colquitt, Georgia.
Mr. at d Mrs. Geo. W. Welch of
Albany came down and spent the
week end delightfully here at' the
home es her parents Col. and Mrs.
P. D. Rich.
Miss Ruth Kimbrel is in Baker
county, beint royally entertained
as the guVet of Mrs Bob Mims.
Little Miss Willie Toole spent
the week end delightfully in Eldo
rendo, a guest at the very hospit
able home of her aunt, Mrs. \V. J.
Pridgen.
Lots of new families have loca
ted here during 1920. Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Sheffield and their
charming daughters are located in
the cottage next door to Mrs. Fan
nie Powell. He is the manager in
this locality for a company in
South Florida who buys cedar,
Mr. and Mrs. Fristoe have taken
rooms in the A. J. Cowart resi
dence near the academy witii the
family of Mr. and Mrs A. G. Mc-
Nair. He is the proprietor of the
moving picture show which will be
installed in the brick ballon Main
street near to the Exchange Bank |
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Building.
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The special program rendered al
the Methodist church Sunday was
enjoyed by a large congregation.
)ue hundred aud forty-seven were
present. Appropriate songs, read
ings and talks commemorating the
leeds of mothers composed the
well arranged program.
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j Mr and Mrs. J. B, Elkins of
Eldorendo spent the week end herA
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
E. Lane. <
The excessive rains have played
' havoc with many of the county’s
best roads; but the convicts are
busy making repairs. The roads
iu town are receiving some atten
tion just now. The county’s mules
are being fel in the barn of the S.
M. Watsdn Co., and the stock are
in a splendid condition.
Mr and Mrs Jesse G. Powell
and Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Carpenter
went over to Newton Sunday and
. spent the day with the sister of the
! ladies, Mrs. Maggie Humphery.
Mrs. Powell is expecting Mrs.
1 Humphrey and her mother Mrs.
McCollum, to reach this city the
last of the week. They will re
main with Mrs. Powell for several
weeks.
Dr. Gorden Chason of Bain
bndge was called- here Monday
afternoon to assist Dr. \\ . C. Hays
in the treatment of Mr. Lawson
Stapleton who is critically ill at
jibe home of his parents, Col. and
i Mrs. N. L. Stapleton. Col. Staple-
I ton’s mother and brother, Mr.
Hadley Stapleton, of Bronwood
reached the bedside of the popular
lad Monday evening.
There is singing at Mt. Hebron
church, ibis county, every second
and fourth Sundays. The public
generally is cordially invited to
attend.
