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Copyright. 1928, by the United Press

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Copyright. 1928, by h Unitel Press
TwENTY days sail from Frisco
across the blue Pacific. brings
l. the beautiful natural haroor OF
Port Jackson. Australia, into view
II Is certainly n of h finest II
mt the finest harbor in the world
with its deep water and innumerable
uttle havs end inlets which make It
narndise Of the western Pacific.
Here on the shores Of this glorious
barbor. lies the city OF Sydney. the
largest and principal city OF the Aus
traIian Commonwealth.
sydney. as tho mother settlement
formed the base from which h rest
Of Australia was developed and ad'
Ininlstcred IN the early history OF
tho Australian colonies. Today 1t Is
, magnificent city with fine public
buildings and a bright and vigorous
poru,at,on Of slightly over 100000 10
the north and to n south along his
eastern coast there are numerous
towns nrI we'll developed hinterland
mourning forth wool, wheat. minerals
timber cattle. sugar and minor prod
ucts. Industries and manufactures
arc building up rapidly.
A Virgin Country.
Now transfer our attention to the
western coast and behold the
astounding contrast Leaving the de
voIoped southwestern section we will
proceed up tho coast till we reach
Tho territory known as the northwest
and hero we find n virgin country
with wonderful resources, but inhao'
i.eA bv a mere handful OF 1000 white
people scattered over h enorous
area OF several hundred thousand
square miles.
Fifty odd years ago there was no
European settlement whatever IN
Nor West Australia. From the year
1928 EDWARDS, this section OF the
continent was visited by many hardy
and intrepid mariners, including DO
witt and William. Dampler. but It was
not until 1887 that tho first definite
attempt at exploration was under
taken on behalf of the British gov
eminent by Captain Gray.
The expedition did not accomplish
its object, which was to penetrate
from the North West section to Perth,
right away down in the southwest
corner. but was successful in discov-
erinE several fine rivers, leaving a
valuable record which constitutes
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back to their native costume, which
amounts to a smile. Sunday Island
and other islands of the Buccaneer
Group are isolated to a great extent,
owing to the dangerous currents and
tides which make communication be.
tween the islands and the mainland
very difficult.
Unless one is familiar with the wa
tiers in these parts it is quite easy to
get left high and dry on a reef for
hours at a stretch with the additional
risk of damaging the hull Of a boat
on the sharp reefs.
At the head of King Sound is Der.
by, a small isolated port. and an out.
let for the cattle country in the hin.
ter.and. 1t is a regular port of call
for the steamers that ply a trade be-
tween the far southwest and wynd.
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finds the pearlers still operating on
this field with great success West
Australia produces over three-fourths
of the worlds pearl shell output and
the principal center of this valuable
industry is Broome.
1t is a township of some 1000 souls
who arc principally Asiatics. the few
hundred whites living in a section of
the town set apart for them.
Australia has been almost entire
ly free from any gun play even away
back in the roaring "fifties'' during
the gold rush. but Broome has he'd
the stage on several occasions when
the Aslatic factions nave INDUCED in
some pitched battles, guns. knives
and any cd weapon having been utIl-
lied. japanese. Malays, Cingalese,
Chinese, and Australian aboriEines
make up the colored population which
Is entirely engaged in the pearling
Industry.
These Asiatics r permitted to en-
gage in his work by special act of
parliament, as the ruling under the
white Australia policy does not per
nit the entry of coIored peoples into
the commonwealth. North of Broome
there are a couple of small towns and
some mission stations. At Beagle
Bay there is a mission station estab-
lished nearly thirty year. ago and
here an ORDER OF the Roman Catholic
church is engaged in working for
the betterment of the tribes of that
district.
Ate Her Baby.
In the early history of this mis-.
sion one of the black women was
taxed with the dreadful crime Of kill
ing. roasting and eating her own
baby. She merely replied to the eff.
feet that she had only eaten one, but
Jubina, another woman. had killed
and eaten three! One is thu able
ter of these low type Australian abor-
igines.
Today Beagle Bay Mission covers
some 10000 acres, thirty of which
form the village. with its sixty build.
ings scattered amongst the grass
plots. cocoanut and a t palms.
North Of Beagle Bay and quite a
short. run in a lugger, lies the little
branch mission station established at
Chilli Creek. Here the tides rise and
fall t~wenty-eight e and recede to
sea nearly seven miles. These tricks
soon place n skipper in difficulties
unless he is familiar with the coast.
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Australian Explorer and Writer.
BY MARMON P. ADAMS,

The beaches are all fringed with
mangrove scrub and under these
pushes millions of crabs are to be
seen. Bright scarlet crabs. about the
size Of a 50-cent piece dot the sands.
but at the slightest strange noise
they all disappear into small holes
in tho beach. Each crab sits outside
its hole, so is enabled t make a
RAPID getaway.
In the vicinity there is a much
larger crab, about three inches in
length n OF a yellow color. Unlike
the smaller crab the yellow species
is a very warlIke character. Forming
up into squads as If directed by Off
GERS, this soldier crab will show
fight Immediately he is hard pressed.
There must be billions Of these. be
aus they cover acres, and the beach
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ham. the little township at the head
of the Cambridge gulf.
Language Of Aborigines.
The language of the aborigines
differs as one moves north and It is
often a tough proposition for natives
from n district to make themselves
understood when meeting others of
a different locality. Numbers of
tribes to be met with. as the north
west corner of the continent is ira
versed, have a sprinkling OF Malay
fifty miles up stream amongst the
Forest River tribes.
As Mr.. Bribble has n great influ-
ence over the blacks hereabouts, 4,
is possible to see some Of their quaint
"Cobber Cobbers" such as the alli-
gator and the crow dances. In the
first the men form a chain by stand
one bhcind the other and holding
each other around the waist. They
then do a backwards and forwards
swaying movement in an endeavor to
initiate the leg action of the reptile.
In the meantime a black crawls
through the arch formed by the legs
of the swaying men.
The row lance comprises a group
of men squatting around the figure
Of n man who is supposed to be dead.
The squatting group waves its arms
while a pecking movement is made
with the heads. h idea being to sug.
gest n crow picking at the body of
a lead man. All the time these dances
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an array Of old and odd garments
hat would shame a secondhand
clothes dealer.
A we'll known identity Of this
sparsely populated region is Sydney
Hadley. who is located ut Sunday
Island-a small island at the en-
trance of King Sound-where he is
in charge of a mission station and is
engaged in tho gathering Of trocus
shell. The native women gather and
bag the shell. When they come to
Hadlcy to do this work, he supplies
them with old skirts and blouses to
wear. but once they have finished
their work and receive in return for
their labor tobacco and other odds
and ends, they return to the tribe.
Once out of Hadley's sight they
throw away their clothes and go
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SULPHUR CLEARS
A PIMPLY SKIN
Apply Sulphur as Told When
, Your Skin Breaks Out.

Any breaking out of the skin on
face. neck. arms or body IS overcome
quickest by applying Mentho.Sulphur
The pimples seem to dry right up md
go away, declares a noted skin spe-
c-alist.
Nothing has ever been found TO
take the place of sulphur as n p!mple
1t is harmless and mex.
pensive. Just ask any druggist for a
small jar of Rowles Mentho-Sulphur
and use It like cold cream-Advertise-
ment.
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Editors Note-Here is a story of wild Australia,
written by a man who knows. In a day when the North
and South Poles have been robbed of their secrets, when
Africa is an open book, Australia, barring its fringes, is
practically an unknown land.
Marmon P. Adams, Australian explorer, writer and
lecturer, was a member of the official photographic and
Scientific expedition into the northwest of Australia. He
is a resident of Melbourne, and has travelled extensively
in the South Pacific. Recently he was invited to place his
discoveries before the National Geographic Society at
Washington. He is temporarily a resident of New York
City.
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Even Cross, Feverish, Sick Children Love its Taste
and it Never Fails to Empty Little Bowels

A t~easpoonful of California Fig
Syrup" now will quickly start liver
and bowels action and in a few hours
you have a well. playful child again.
Mothers can rest easy after giving
California Fig Syrup" because 1t
never fails to work the sour bile and
constipation poison right out Of the
little stomach and bowels without
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cramping or overacting.

crampinE or o~veracting.
Tell your druggist you want only
the genuine California Fig Syrup
which has directions for babies and
children of all ages printed on bot.
tie. Mother you must say T'Calitor.
ria Refuse any imitation. - Advyt
tisement.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-12-21
OUR CHRISTMAS CAROLS

In pagan days dancing was usually
accompanied by singing, and later
dancing and singing continued to 60
together, even in Christian churches.
Around the year 1900, however, dane
ing was given up, but the singing per-
sisted. During the Fifteenth century
the singing of carols became very
popular, particularly in England and
France. The first carol printed was
the Bears Head carol, which was
printed In 1921, and Is stlll sung
every year at Oxford college. England
The French carol was given the name
''noel."
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-12-21

perity Of his own concern. He would
never be willing to give any time for
the general advancement of the
town.
A city or town usually has certain
fundamental defects as a business
and residential center that need to
be removed. But those defects can
not be gotten rid Of asa result of
individual effert. Il needs some or
ganization representing the whole
community, Ito Rsafter them and
agitate and agitatg until public senti-
ment has reached the point where it
will provide means for remedying
those lacks or faults.
As long as the business men Of
the town referred to, pursue their
present policy, they will just scram-
BILE among themselves for the dollars
of their townspeople. The total Of
business will remain about the same,
and each individuals share will be
about the same. If they would get
together, work unitedly for a gen
eral advence, they would increase
their total prosperity, and the indi-
vidual share of all progressive con-
Germs woul jump to higher aggre-
gates.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-12-21
INABILITY TO COOPERATE.

A bank official in a town where
there is no Chamber of Commerce
or other like organization, was asked
a few days ago why the business
men of his place did not organize.
Things had been going pretty badly
in that town.
There were plenty of bright peo-
pie, and great deal of fault finding.
Plenty of folks could show what
ought to be done, and where the de-
fects had been that had held the
town back. But there was no con-
certed plan to remove those defects
and work for better results.
The reply was that the project of
a Board of Trade had been talked
of but that the business men had
never been used to working together.
It seemed to be impossible to get
them to think of cooperation for a
common cause. Each merchant came
to his store or factory in the morn
ing, and worked solely for the pres
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-12-21
THE INSIGNIFICANT MAN

A great body of doctrine has de-
veloped in the effort to create ma
tional efficiency. This instruction
urges young people to be very care
full about their personal appearance.
We are told that we must be neatly
and carefully dressed, and that
shabby appearance hurts our chances
in life. All of which is perfectly
true.
The up to date man gives hastily
glance at the person that seeks his
attention. If there is something
slightly wrong about the visitors
clothes, or manner, the business man
often assumes that he is an insignifi-
cant kind of a fellow, an dino Ego
getter".
In the main these small details are
useful signs of character. The man
who is careless about his personal APP
pearance is more likely to be care
less about his business affairs, than
one who is scrupulous in such de-
tails.
Yet the people who judge by ap-
pearances alone are often deceived
Many insignificant looking people
may have had interesting expert
ences, and be effective in their own
lines of work. The unobtrusive look
ing fellow who looks as if he amount
ed to nothing may have proved a
hero in the fighting in the Argonne,
while the business men were adding
up columns of figures at home. The
rough looking countryman may be
an extremely keen observer of life,
and have a clear vision of public
policy which statesmen could well
emulate.
Great men have usually liked to
get out among the common people
and get their reactions from life.
Abraham Lincoln used to sit in the
store hang-outs and listen to the
local characters talk. Many mon
archs of the old world have made it
their practice to wander incognito
among their people, and gain what
wisdom they could from the COM
mon man. His point of view is
based on practical experience and it
can never be ignored.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-12-21
COMMUNITY BUILDERS.

Community building is partly a
matter Of good business system and
substantial construction of homes
and business centers, and good
roads and all that. But it is more
than that. 1t also calls for build
ing character.
A town may not be exceptionally
prosperous in business way. But
if it has good organizations working
for human development, you have
a good community. Any person
who attends any school, church, or
society, the purpose of which is edu-
cation and progress, and does faith
fully his share Of the work thereof,
is helping build his community, even
if he is only the youngest pupil in
the district school.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-12-21
WANT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING
A STORY OF CHRISTMAS III PROSPECT
BY ROBERT B. McCoRD

From Greenwood Court at sunset ]
was starting home, to my little place
in the country when q sweet voice
called; "Wait a minute, | want to
tell you something" It was Mar
Tory. iust ready to whisper that some
thing IN my ear, when a whole throng
Of little and larger youngsters came
crowding round US.
Marjory is ten. but, like many OF
her sex some older, she rises 10 q
situation. She beckoned that con
gregatlon backward and led me down
through the grove In front to the
band stand which the Atlanta Masons
built when they held their picnic at
Ormewood Court last summer.
The band.stand rested above the
bluff at the foot of the slope, great
place to watch the sun sink behind
the park and the long shadows blend
into one mellow twilight. This was
one OF those summer days that bobs
up in winter, as IL 1t had forgot the
time of year. Marjory is GUNNER
girl carrying in her eyes the spring
time sparkle Of Joy and hope. +,
II want to tell you something" but
looking up she saw that she was still
some distance from my ear. sit
down and talk to me q minute!" she
said with that feminine authority
which no mere man can well turn
down.
II made 100 today in arithmetic
test, and you said girls don't do well
in figures" / corrected that 1t was
just some girls" She reached over
and seized my hand, evidently believ-
ing that was going. "Ive made 100
on every test I've had this fall, and
now what do you think Santa Claus
will bring me?"
She held firmly to my hand while ]
looked up the hill at those youngsters
running over the grounds Of Orme-
wood Court. Not one OF them had
a daddy or mother to whom they
could tell their little achievements
and their condolences as Marjory was
telling me. Does Santa Claus come
to Greenwood Court? You know
was not here last Christmas" And
then for once the animation Of her
features seemed to go as her head
bowed low. She was thinking OF
where she was and who was with her
a year ago. She's lost her folks since
then. How things can turn about
and all be changed in one short year!
looked upon the fields there below
us in the hollow. The vari-colored
leaves from the grove in which we
sat had travelled down there on the
wings OF the wind and formed win
ter blanket, home for Gods tender
PLANTS which few weeks ago were
flowers. The buttercup and daisy,
the violet and dandelion were each
given a snug warm place down there
shielded from the winds of winter.
Marjory too was protected from the
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-12-21
GEORGIA-Lee County.

Will be sold before the Court
house door in said County on the
goth day of December 1928 between
the legal hours of sale the following
property, to-wit:
All of the live stock belonging to
Stovall, Yeoman Lyon Company con-
sisting of fifty seven mules, three
horses, fifty two head of hogs, two
cows; all of said live stock being
of various sizes, and descriptions and
being now located in the stable OPP
Grated by said Stovall Woman Lyon
! Company;
Also all plows, plow tools, wagons
and all other farm equipment, tools
and implements belonging to said
Company.
Also the entire stock of goods,
merchandise and fixtures located in
the storehouses and warehouses &C,
cupied and used by said Con'nany
including the mill and r:iil fixtures
used in connection with the business
of said firm:
Also five shares of stock in Far
niers Warehouse Company of Lees
burg Georgia of the value of one
hundred and twenty-five dollars.
For complete description of all
of said property reference may be
had to an inventory to be filed in thu
Office of Clerk Of Lee Superior Couri
at least five days before the date OF
said sale. Any person desiring tc
inspect the said property before said
date or before said sale may have an
opportunity of so doing by applying
to S. ]. Yeeman, receiver of said
firm.
Said sale will be conducted under
the rules usual in conducting sales
.nder equitable matters. Said sale
will be for cash subject to confrma-
ion thereof by tie Honorable Judge
z. A. Littlejohn Judge Lee Superior
Court. The successful bidder or bid
ders at said sale will be required tc
deposit with the Receiver ten pc.
cent of the amount of his said bic
1T said sale, the balance thereof tt
e paid in the event said sale is con-
rmed as aforesaid. In the event
aid sale is not confirmed then the
said amount of ten per cent will be
rcturned.
This December Is, 1923.
S. J. YEOMAN,
Receiver of Stovall Woman
Lyon Company.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-12-21

winds of winter. But Marjory was
a human soul, reminding one indeed
of the flowers, but requiring some
thing more than the roof above her
head to shelter her from the winters
and. the summers.
Suppose old Santa should bring
YOU a new mother and daddy" | said.
Quickly she cut those wonderful eyes
up at me and laughed right out, just
as a, child gets the tears and laughs
all mixed up. II was thinking how
1t would look On Christmas morning
to find a mother and daddy In my
stocking. Up in the country Santa
Claus always came to our house. But
Pve been wondering whether he
would come at all to Greenwood Court
where there are so many children"
eyes" | said, che will come here,
but we are looking for a good home
and lots of love for you and many of
those boys and girls up there be-
fore the hour of Christmas gets here,
and Old Santa always finds the homes
into which our children are adopted
Going home thought, and wonder
ed, with all the good homes up and
down the state, homes that are child
less, couldn't we get Marjory and
many others of these children hap
PLY settled with foster parents before
Christmas? This Georgia Children's
Home Society in Atlanta, OF which
Ormewood Court is the Receiving
Station, has settled some twelve HIN
dred others with fond foster-parerts.
Why let these lovely youngsters now
in waiting feel that nobody wants
them?
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-12-21

6olllcu SuuSly dBu4neb tAo
back Of the pew and listened. He had
listened to the story every Christmas
morning as far back as he could re-
member; but today 1t seemed differ
emit &
Sand suddenly there was with the
angel, multitude Of the heavenly
host" continued the minister.
Ted's eyes grew wide with wonder.
It was more wonderful, more beauti-
full than any fairy story he had ever
read.
Sand, 10, the star went before them,
and led them to where the young
child lay"
"And they brought him gifts, gold,
and frankincense and myrrh."
All, those kings were rich; they
could afford to bring him gifts. He
pitied the shepherds. They brought
no gifts; they must have been poor
like him Then he looked up quickly !:
"And we, too, may bring Him gifts;
the poor, as well as the aged" con-
Guided the minister.
Teds breath came quickly and his
eyes shone with excitement He was
a little child, and he was poor and he
wanted to give the Christ Child gift.
The people were trooping out Of the
church now, In merry groups. No
body noticed the shabby little boy,
who, with flushed face and question
ing eyes, went slowly down the steps
and turned into side street. Sud
denly he remembered; the cloud left
his face and he dashed JOyously down
the snowy sidewalk. A wonderful
thing had happened last night Santa
Claus had paid visit to his home for
the first time, although he had hung
his faded, little stocking under the
mantel every Christmas eve. It was
SO nice to have Christmas gift Of
his own; Ted thought lovingly of the
new top and quickened his steps.
"a little child may bring him gifts, y
the words rang through his head.
Well, he had nothing to give. Then he
stopped short--he had his top!
The next Sunday morning a little
boy in a threadbare suit slipped
quietly into a back pew Of the great
church. He carried with him an odd
ly-shaped package, which he fingered
lovingly all through the service. Then
the organ played softly and he could
hear the clink Of the money as it fell
into the collection plate. He held the
precious package close to him-the
plate was coming nearer--it had
RAnsaa Into the next peW--pow it had
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-12-21
Envy of Talent.

AS 10 clever reople's hating each
Othcr, think little extra talent does
sometimes make people Jealous They
become irrit,ted BY perpetual attempts
ind failures, and 1t hurts their tenn
pers and dispositions. Unpfetend:Hg
n}eIocrity is good, and geniGs is gi"'
rious; but weak naTUg Of genius in
an essentially conUon person is detest-
able It spoils the grand neutrality OF
commonplace character, as tile rms
Ings Of an unwashed wine glass spoA
a tlraught Of fair water.-Oliver Wen
dell Holmes
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-12-21

The ircffyes ri T.. eld" AID "!,scu,
10" are derived 0am ti!e G';%ek
1se0dcs, fsl@e end se.-.t'S. faisel.ood
Combined with o:har worts-or furms
If :Turds-they have the following
aeaning: l. \ fal@e. spurious or
counterfeit condit on. 2. Al abnoi rial
form of or q close resemblance to
tsometlIing). j. A resemblance in
many symptoms, but lack of the spc-
clfc characters that mark the true
form: said of diseases, i. NonsEuclId,
ian geometry-as, for example, .
pseudo-angle.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-12-21
Our clerIes.

Little by little the jokesmlth's stock
n trade is being depleted through sci
mtiAc discovery. An English profess
nor now declares that people get
sleepy during the sermon because they
AypnotiGe themselves gazing fxedly at
the preacher. 1t is not because they
are inattentive, but because they are
too attentive. Therefore, jokes on the
subject are not knocks for the parson,
but boosts.