Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-03-24
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SAY 1T NOW.

Now and then something really worth while in
the column after column of unmpoant and often unnesng
that daily the public prints The writer's eye has
fallen published few days the columns of the
Codele Sentinel written by Uncle John Herring the editor
of the most beloved newspaper of Georgia has do with
the late George Long that ve young editor of Macon Tee
graph whose passing has left such gap the field of Georgia
nasm Here Mr. Herrngs appearing under the title
produced above:
IF friend looks discouraged you think he getting
DEAL things bad for him. and feel like giving
him boost speak The kind word unspoken does
low good spoken the right time helps both The
who speaks feels better and may turning point
life for the to whom is spoken.
The death of George Long recalls little personal
About four the political campaign waxed
George right in the middle of usual Some press
boys smang from the comebak of pen that had few equals
and take controversy finding outclassed in
discussion OF general topics turned to the personal Some he
things said unjust and exceedingly unfair They
also OF kind that could hardly reply to sedeense At
that time the writer did know Mr. Long personally and
politics. there many points which differed
we ou never stand to see man get the gait an unfair
and at last wrote something Mr.. Longs defense telling little
of the work he had done for this and and showing
something of the injustice of the personal attacks him. We
thought nothing of it at the tme only part of the day
fellow whom thought needed it But few days later had
letter from George the longest suppose he
half he opened his heart only
twice lifetime We answered and filed his aay-it
The incident almost forgotten until last year when
OF our fellow citizens arranged occasion honor which
did deserve and of the surprises therein
from George Long In beginning his talk which beau
had put upon my shoulders felt could bear
Dsheaened discouraged hestatng between giving up in
despair desperate which would have brought life
long regret At that time unexpected unsolicited from this
comparative stranger just the word needed the
right spirit and just the right way my confidence
feoman and myself have properly expressed my
appreciation for such words but when the
invitation to the Telegraph office for this occasion asked
tor the assignment that might something of what word
time did for me- and the influence had work
never live long enough to and can forget.
George did not get much from the incident did the
writer And that he the recollection of the word
spoken time is one OF the sweetest of long life We only
behind the scenes and bring out impress the lesson
speak You know time it may mean everything
that life. Many graves filled by homicides
and lives have for lack of
word and the right word spoken the right time And the right
time is when the heart prompts
The junke crowd doesn't press its claims is because
1T afraid the communists would make junk of the aherland
poent world sending bossy notes to the other half
at least gives the gods something to laugh
Sims says Berlin knew of troop saigs before they started 1t
also heard from the troops after they got there.
And dollar again worth itself you will be sorry
that you didn't save few while they coming easy
The trouble when small country proclaims its indie
pendence it begins to act too darned independent.
Johnson the only candidate North Dakota If this thing
keeps up the man may be president
Harding signs political break in the South That's moth
ing London signs that the world is coming end
this year
belief that all men are liars may be accepted as evil
dence that there was an income tax in his day,
When pay stranger $40 for quart to be
water you have no kick coming
Lady AsO England isn't ripe for prohibition But rotten
in spots, dear lady for lack of it.
Nor house divided against decide the fate of
treaty.
Lloyd George promises that England any islands
America Not while America is awake and sober
With both Sherman and PenrOe against Hoover any furthe
argument in his favor unnecessary