The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-24

lie cIose 81 the Year


ton. The past crowds upon us ali
such q time with far mora than usual
Intensity and especially forces upon
our attention our faults, failures and
mistakes. Let us look them squarely
in the face and profit by them. The
wise man always does this, but the
fool never. The latter goes on com
hitting the same follies and making
the same mistakes, never protiting by
his experience, to say nothing of the
experience of others. \ Every man
makes mistakes. 1t may not be his
fault the first time, but it is If he
makes the same mistakes a second
time. We believe that the secret Of
success with those who succeed, and
the cause Of failure with those who
fail, will be found largely in the abil,
| ity and disposition to study the causes
Of both success and failure, not only
in ones own experience but in that
OF others. The farmer now has lei
sure to review the operations OF the
year, and he should do it candidly
and critically. Make complete anal
ysis OF every important operation
Find the weak places in it and trace
/ them to their origin Nothing will
prepare one so thoroughly for the OPP
erations of the year to come as this
kind OF searching investigation. And
| while we are about this business we
should look just as carefully into our
record OF moral responsibility. We
should be far more anxious to i'm
prove character, mind and morals
than to improve our farms. Serious
study of OUT weak points and OF the
means to strengthen them is a very
/ profitable business at any time, and
/ il pursued assiduously will strengthen
/ and develop all that is good and al
mirable in our natures, and make us
better, stronger, nobler men and wom-
en- as the years go by. And the time
will come in the life OF every one
when such a record OF honest, earn
est, persistent effort to improve will
/ afford far greater satisfaction than
ANYTHING else in his account with
this world. We can wish no better
thing for all our readers than that
they begin the new year animated by
a firm resolve to turn all its expert
4 ence into profit for themselves, men
/ tally. morally, socially and materially,
and then to faithfully carry out the
resolution.
Swear off, though your companions
rail;
You may succeed; but If you fall,
IT'S better to resolve and fail
Than never to resolve at all.
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i Begin the new year by buying q
lnew umbrella and diary; then Just
make note Of the one you keep the
longest.
| Christmas comes but once a year to-
make our pocketbooks feeINqueer.
| poet sings, eOh, what Will the
Christmas bring?s Bills. sir bills.
1t is sad to note that the average
& Christmas stocking is longer than
most purses.
| The store clerk who gets seven dol
4 lars a week and spends twenty dollars.
| for a. Christmas present for his girl
should be classed among @Cnristmas
/ greens"
Never mind. ladies' The Christmas
shopping doesn't come out Of your
nookats II ID your annual opportun-
ity to get more than even with the
men folks,
Use a little judgment in buying
Christmas presents. Don't give your
girl a pair OF NO. boots or purchase
A looking glass for a blind aunt.
4 The new Christmas game will be
Il very fashionable. The players hunt
through their pocketbooks to see how
much money they have left. The one
who has the most has to buy pres
ent for New Years.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. v. Haigler and chill
4 dren are the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs.
i r. r. King here this week.
Mr.. Robert L. Heath returned home
Sunday from GAINESVILLE, where ne
mas been attending Gordon Institute
i We are glad to state that little
4 Gadsey Goodwin, who has been quite
sick for several days, is much petts-
now.
i Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Kirkman spent
Saturday afternoon in Albany
MIR. j. p. Galloway spent a couple
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