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2 Übe IP.ew South. Published Every Thursday. C. F. DOUGLASS, EDITOR. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR IN ADVANCE OFFICIALORGAN OF DOUGLAS COUNTY The editor of this paper is not respon ■ ble foi the views oi it contributors THDRSMf, JANUARY 29 1903 COUNTY ABOUT DEAD. In the main the New South is optimistic. It can generally find a sift in the clouds when others full to see it- But at present it is not bothering about rifts. It drops to the other extreme and will for one week at least herald the popular cry of pessimism. It has been said and repeatedly that Douglas county is dead, but that isn't quite correct. It is a verita ble fact that there is a little life here yet—especially in political circles To hit the spot we pessi mists need a word that means not quite dead and not quite alive and. being pessimists, we must aban don all hope when the grave has eo nearly won the fight. Yes, we must give it up. To press against such an obstacle would be but a waste of time. Such battles as that we delegate to the optimists and they might defeat the grave even at this stage ot the game. But the optimists are all dead. They were shot from ambush by the pessimists and now there is nothing Jo do but to watch the breath ebb until it can ebb no more. Conceding then that death is the inevitable there cun be no harm in a post mortem, That is a thing that doctors sometimes try on dead men and it makes them tell what they died for. That is why we want to try it on our de- ceased county, A careful exami nation is necessary. Attention shall be given to the head, heart, hands and even to thedainty num ber nines. A man’s feet are his foundation and it is in the coun ty’s feet or its foundation that we find the first defect, And it is a v serious one. This foundation we notice has been dug away by dis loysl sons in all parts of the county, even amongst the merchants of Douglasville. But they are not bad men, not that, no 1 noli And they didn’t mean any harm when they crippled home institu tions by picking themselves and their little pocket book® up and throwing their support to enter prises elsewhere. The second trouble we find is in the head. This is terribly distorted and we notice the ailmenthas been brought about by over zealous agitators, politicians and similar creatures, who have sometimes been backed by r©al grievances but who have for the most part harped on imagi nary ills. The hands are to reach out and bring things m and it is the bringing in agency where the next defect is found. For this the croakers and we pessimists are re sponsible. We have said that the people are mean, contentious and hard to get along with. We have said that the town and county have no good in them. We have discouraged and driven away as many as we oouid and have kept others from coming in. Yes, that is the work of the pessimists and the croakers and they have done a dirty job. The heart is the vita! organ and we find it to be in bad ehape. U has been befouled with ill rumors and overtaxed by the ©lassesaforementioned. It is now in a state of apathy. These are the chief ailments ©four county and, with such complicated trou- In hard times as well as soft times family groceries must be had. Folk must eat, and a nice refreshing drink will help one to bear with hardships. p. y. McCarley <& son Are not selling hard times but they are selling groceries and delightful drijxks. bles, how can it last long? It can’t last. It must die. The op timist, of course, would not take exactly this view. His idea would be to kill the pessimists and croak ers, put the agitators in jail, swap the disloyal sons for better citi zens and then press a united fight for home and native land. And he would be pretty apt to win. But. since he is dead,there is noth mg to be done. We must go down to death eternal. Sad! Sad!! Sad!!! That Venezuelan trouble gets set tled and unsettled. It gets war likg and lamb like, but to all intents and purposes there isn’t much deaire either to fight or be gentle. Mr Roosevelt may mean well but from a Southerner’s view point at least he lacks a deal of doing well. It is another case of a man getting his friends into trouble, 1 Atlanta’s way is to say what she wants and then get it. Her citizens don’t wait a week to bustle up money for public good. They raise it m a few minutes. That spirit has made Atlanta and it is going to make her the leading spirit of greater Georgia. Signor Piui. an Italian engineer, has invented a hydroscope and with it can so illuminate the water as to get a perfect view of things at the bottom of the sea. This means much for science, and it means too that Mr Edison had better look out for bis laurels, INTERESTING HEIRLOOMS Nr. Darnell Has a Collection More Thin Half Century Old. A relic is history. It tells of the past. It brings up pleasant reminiscences. It generally car ries with it a good deal of interest. In the possession of Mr R J Dar nell is a bundle of old documents that belonged to his father, Mi David Darnell and they tell a tale that would be of interest to anv citizen of the county In a forci ble way they tell how things were done here fifty years ago. There are bills of work done by black smiths and among other things it shows that the price of laying or making scooter plows was twenty five cents. In an inventory of property an item mentioned is one hundred and fifty dozen oats, a term now out ot use. Mr Darnell owned a large number of slaves and amongst the number listed in 1850 was Margarette JfoCoy, moth er of John McCoy, now of this county. The value placed upon her was $850,00. Back in those days the tax debt was a very small matter. To compare it with the present rate is like putting a speck by the side of a mountain. Mr Darnell was what in those days was called a wealthy man. He was worth between twelve and fifteen thousand dollars and to get an idea of how light was the county’s draft upon him one has but to read the following receipt: ‘‘Received of David Darnell $6,50 in full of his tax for 1851. James Yancey, T. C.’’ In this the twentieth century the fifty cent man gets hit almost as hard by the tax collector as did the ten thousand dollar man fifty years ago. In the eirly history of Georgia there was a time when tl e terri tory came only to the Oconee riv er. To induce settlers there was passed a law giving free to each family a certain number of acres of land. All that was necessary was to go into the unoccupied ter ritory and select the land desired, have it surveved and pay a small fee to the surveyor and to the state officers making the grant. The titles thus obtained were known as headright titles- When the au- ’ Always glad to meet with and serve the people of my County. .. . J J. A. Pittman. thouty of the state came across the Oconee the newly acquainted territory was cut up into lots and were drawn. When a man receiv ed land either under this system or the old headright system his showing consisted of the surveyors plat and the grant from the gov ernor. These were held together by a state seal prepared for the purpose* It was of wax, about one eighth of an inch thick, two and a quarter inches across and circular in form. On one side was the court of arms, the State of Georgia spelled out and the date in figures. On the other was a landscape scene in the center, agriculture and commerce spelled out in three quarte circle and the date at the bottom. -Pressed in the wax was tape and the outer end of this tape deftly held the plat and grant together and kept them in close touch with the seal 7 In Mr Darnell’s collection of relics is just such a combination, The surveyors plat was prepared in January 1807 by William Mitcbell The grant was made by Gov. Jar red Irwins in August 1808. The seal is dated 1799. Nicholas Fer rell of the Tenth district was the grantee. The land mentioned is in the Nineteenth district, in Bald win and it is a two hundred, two and a naif acre lot. This is the most interesting of Mr Darnell’s collection and he prizes it highly. For some of these relics he could find a good market, but is not in search of one. He prefers that they be kept in the Darnell fam ily. self, but Electric Bitters wholly cured me, and, although 78 years old, j now am able to do all my housework.” It overcomes Constipation, improves Ap petite, gives perfect health. Only 50c Duke drug store School Books In plenty DRUGS Os Every Kind And All The Proprietory Remedies You Need. The Duke Drug Company. WOMEN AND JEWELS. Jewls, candy, flowers, mln—that is the order of a woman,a perferenece* Jewels from a magnet of mighty power to the average woman* Eventhat greatest of all jewels, health, is often ruined in the strenuous efforts te make or save the money to purchase them. If a woman will risk her health to get a coveted gem then let her fortify herself against the in siduous consequences of coughs, colds and bronchi 1 affection by the regular use of Dr. Boschee,s German Syrup. It will promtly arrest consumption in the early stage and heal the affected lung aud bronchial tube* and drive the dead dis ease from the system. It is not a cure all but it is a certin cure so coughs, colds and ail branch 11 trouble. You can get this reliable remedy‘at Seimans Drug Store. Get Green’s Special Almanac. When you wake up with a dad taste in your month, go at once to the Duke Drug store and get a fiee sample of Chamberlin’s Somach and Liver Tab lets. One or two doses will make you well. They also cure biliousness, i onck headach and const ipatisi. Like A Drowning Man. Five years ago a disease the doctors called dyspepsia took such hold or me that I could scarcely go, “writes Geo. S. Marsh, well known attorneys of Nocona, Tox.“ltook quantites of pepsin and other medicine but nothing helped me. As a drawing man grabs at a straw I grabbed at Kodol. I felt an improvement at once and after a few bottles am sound and well.“ Kodol is the only preparation whiich exactly reproducestbe natural di gesetive juices and consequently is the only one which digests any good tood and cures any form of stomach trouble for sale at Selman Drug store. A Life and Death Fight. Mr. W. A. Hines of Manchester, la., writing of his almost miraculous escape from death, says: “Exposure after measles Induced serious lung trouble, which ended in Consumption. I had frequent hemorrhages and coughed night and day. All my doctors said 1 must soon die. Then I began to use Dr. King’s New Discovery for consump tion, which completely cured me. I would not be without it even if it cost $5.00 a bottle. Hundreds have used it on my recommendation and all say it never fails to‘’cure Throat, Chest and Lung troubles.” Regular size 50c and SI.OO. Trial bottles free at T. A Duke’s DrugStofe, > Herblne Cures. Fever and ague. A dose will usu ally stop auohiii,a cbntinuauce always cures. Mrs- Wn. M. Strout, Midlo thian, Texas, May 31, 1899, writes: ‘•We have used Herbine in our fami ly tor eight years, and found it the best medicine we have ever used, for la grippe, bilious fever, and malaria.” 50c at Selman drug store. The Best Prescription for Malaria. Chills ana Eever is a bottle of Grove's Tastless Chili Tonic. It is simp)} n and quinine in a tastless form nr No cure no pay. Price 50c. Wsnotn punjaj swaanjp ‘nsj -3 -3 -3 jj -Oyg-jf. UOAOJOj uopudnsuoa Ouna XptwQ ■vtojvatna miM anox •uvanpuu To My Friend It is with joy I tell yon what Kodol did for me. I was troubled with my stem*, for severs 1 months* Upon be ing adx ised to use Kodol, I did so and words cannot teD the good it has done me. A neighbor had dyspepsia so that he had tried most everything. I told him to use Kodol. Words of gratitude havecometome from him because 1 recommended it.—Geo. W. Fry, Viola lowo. Health and strength, of mind and body, depend on the stomach and nor mal aetvityj of the digestive organs Kodol, the great reconstructive tonic, cures all stomach and bowel trouble, irdigestion, dyspepsia. Kodol digests any good so d you eat. Take a dose af ter meals. For sale at Um Reiman drug store. SuoadKldneys—Perfect Healtk. The use of Smith’s Sure Kidney Cure will produce both. Trv a bottle and be Convinced. Your druggist sell* It fw sale at Duke Drug Co. onotn punpj sis,33tup oi ■fi'O Jt ■esgao oqi ■oiwvq'ivo ipovo siaawno axM, ‘444U04 BopadHsaoa Sana LEGAL NOTICES. Georgia— Douglas county. To all whom it may concern: R M Wilson, administrator. of Isaac Oglesby deceased, has in due I form applied to the undersigned for leave to sell the lands belonging to the estate of said deceased, and said application will be heard on the Ist Monday in February 1903. H. T, Cooper, Ordinary. Georgia—Douglas county: To all whom it may concern; All persons interested are hereby notified that if no good cause be shown to the contrary an order will be granted by the undersigned on the 3rd day of February 1903, establish ing a third class new road as marked out by the road commissioneis ap pointed for that purpose. Commenc ing near the residence of W W Wright on the Thomason mill road, and running in a westerly direction through the lands of W W Wright, Will Vansant, J H Thomas, J L Ergle. Green Billinok>a arid Frank Camp, intersecting the public road leading from W J Hembrees to Joseph Yorks, and at the land lines of Frank Camp and J L Ergle, as marked out by the reviewers, and on the 014 settlement road as it now stands. Jan Bih 1903. H T Cooper, Ordinary. Georgia—Douglas county: By virtue of authority granted in the will of Thomas W. Latham deceased, I will sell before the court house in said county, on the Ist Tuesday in Feb’y 1903, within the legal hours of sale to the highest bidder, for cash, the following land to wit: Ten acres of land in land lot No. 90 in the first district and fifth section of originally Carroll then Campbell but now Douglas countv Ga. Said ten acres off of the east side of said lot and near the southeast corner ot said lot No. 90, com mencing at a pine on original land line between land lots Nos 90 and 99, thence north 350 yd. to arock corner, thence west 140 yds. to red oak tree, thence south 350 yds near white oak tree, thence east 140 yds to starting point. The lines established by 11. J. Gary and Floyd Huckabee. Said land will be sold for distribution. Mrs 1 A Luihaiii, Executrix of Thomas W Latham deceased. Walks Without Crutch*, s. I was much afflicted with sciatica, writes Ed. 0. Nud, lowaville. Sedg wick-Co., Kan,, “geiug about on crutches and suffering a deal of pain. I was induced to try Ballard’s Snow Liniment, Which relieved me, I used three 50e bottles. It is the greatest liniment lever used; have recomend ed it to a number of persons, all ex press themselves as being benefitted by it. I now walk without crutches, able to perform a great deal of light labor on the farm.’’ 25c, 50c and SI,OO at Selman drug store. She Didn’t Ware Maask. But her beauty was completely hidden by sores, blotches and pimples till she used Buckions Arnica Salve. Then they vanished as will all Eruptions, Fever Sore, Brils, Ulcers Carbuncles, Cuts, Corns and Piles. Sure guaranteed, 25 at Duke’s Drug store. 3 Beauty And Strength. Are desirable. You are strong and vigorous, when your blood is pure Many—nay, most—women, fail to properly digest their food, and so be come pale, sallow, thin and weak, while the brightness, freshness and beauty of the skin and complexion, depart. Remedy this unpleasant evil, by eating nourishing food, and tak ing a small dose of Herbine after each meal, to digest what you have eaten. 50c at Selman drug store. A Deep Mistery. Is a mystery why women endure Backache, Headache, Nervousness, Sleeplessness, Melancholy, Fainting and Dizzy Spells when tnotsands have proved that Electric Bit ton? will quickly cure such tiubles “I suffered for years with kidney trouble,” writes Mrs. Phebe Cherley, cf Peterson, la., “and a lame back pained me so I could not dress my- You Know What You ar© Taking W hen you take Grove’s Tastless Chill Tonic because the formula is plainly printed on every bottle showing tfcrt it *l3 simptr iron and Quinine in a tastless A>rm. Ns cure no pay. SriP the Cough and work oft the Cold. Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure a cold m one day. Nihoter no pay Pnce 25c. Kodoi tryspepsiA Cure .“OipesU what you eat* Friend We Want Your Ear. If now and then you fe el bard up There “aint” no use to stress it Just go right on as though “twont” so Don’t never stop to “spress it Just look around for those good things That make the home go steady And for those things you come to us We have them fixed and ready We mean the things you have to wear The things you have to eat In all of these we bargains give Such as you seldom meet. We do this “cause” we have to . The goods they got to go And to prove that they are bar gains We only have to show, Watson Baggett & Company. The firm that cares for folk while tkfey live and buries them when they die. \ SHERIFF S SALE- State of Georgia—Douglas county; There will be sold before the court house door in Douglasville, Georgia, between the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in February 1908, the fol lowing described property to-wit: Land lot No 200 in the 2nd district and sth section of Douglas county Ga., said lot containing 202| acres more or 1< ss, levied on under and by virtue of a tax fi fa issued by W A Sayer, tax collector ot Douglas coun ty and against The Southern Klon» dike Mfg. Co. for its state and county tax for the year 1902. Levy made by R E James deputy sheriff this Jan 7th 1903 and turned over to me. Tenant in possession notified. Also at the same time and place wilfbe sold land lot No 975 in the 18th district and 2nd section of Doug las county Ga., levied on by virtue of a tax fi fa issued by W A Sayer, tax collector of Douglas county, against Mrs Mabie J/oody tor her state and county tax for the year 1902. Levy made by R E James deputy sheriff and turned ovei to me Jan. Bth 1903. Tenant in possession notified. Mur M Also at the same time and place will be sold laud lot No 212 In the 2nd district and sth section of Doug, las county Ga., said lot Containing 202| acres more of less, levied on under and by virtue of a tax fi fa issued by W A Sayer, tax collector of Douglss county and against The Southern Slates Exploring and Fi nance Syndicate for its state and county tax for the year 1902. Levy made by R E James deputy sheriff this Jan. 7th 1903 and turned over to me. Tenant in possession notified. Also at the same lime and place will be sold one undivided half inter est in seventy acres of land in the northwest corner of lot ot land fifty nine in the first district and fifth sec tion of Douglas county Ga., by virtue of aQ fa issued from the superior court of said county in favor cf R M Wilson Admr. on the estate of W M Allen deceased for the officers of court vs Mrs E R Gary and levied on and to be sold as said defendants property. Tenaqt in possession notified. This Jan 7th 1903. Also at the same time and place will he sold lot of land nine bundled and nitty three in the 18th district and 2nd section of Douglas county Ga., levied on and to be sold as the MULES, HORSES, BUGGIES We have them to Sell - *- -*=>You have them to buy. You Want to Purchase Where You Can Do The Best Dont close the deal until you have seen, us. You can find us at HARPER Bros. Old Stand, 105 Peter St., Atlanta. Langley & Abercrombie; property of W K Glover bv virtue of an execution issued from the justice court of the 784 district G M of said county in favor of J 8 James vs W K Glover. Tenant in possession notified. This Jan 7th 1903. M. L. Hathcoc?**?* Sheriff. Care of Puppies. Puppies after weaning will keep strong and healthy and will grow fast; if fed only on fresh buttermilk and! corn bread, with soup Instead of the, buttermilk twice a week, till they are! five or six months old. Do not feed! them sweet milk. Keep the puppies where they can get plenty of exercise.) Do not crowd them. Arrange their ken-i nels so that they can go in and out of! their’ sleeping quarters. If fed in thei same vessels, some dogs get more than) their fair share of food and lose their, manners also. Fasten a number of! i chains where they eat at such dis- • tances that no one can reach the other;! then feed in individual pans. Give lit-i tie medicine and plenty of exercise.) and you will then have strong, healthy! dogs. An hour’s run every day in thei year in the fields and woods, weather permitting. Is essential to good health., —Outing. Sufterlngr Sours the Temper. • “In all my experience as a physrf-f dan.” said Dr. S. Weir Mitchell, the nerve specialist, In a lecture, “I have not seen more than a dozen men or| women who have been improved mor-l ally by long continued suffering. Acute illness and Illness which brings the patient close to death often has a bfrue cial effect upon the disposition, but I)* cannot agree with the assertion which f we frequently hear made in the pulpit that suffering is usually t?!e meafis of! refining. I have seen a few isolated) cases in which this was so, but it is not the rule by any means. Tbu cbronlc in valid is almost Invariably seMttH' aUd,'-' peevish, and it Is a bard task to find al ‘burse who can stand the strain of such a service.” That That. There is one word in the English lan guage which can appear six times con-i secutively In a sentence and make cor rect English. To Illustrate: A boy wrote on the blackboard, “The man that lies does) wrong.” The teacher objected to the word “that,” so the word "who” was substl-i tuted. And yet It must oe evident to the reader, for all that, that that “that”! that that teacher objected to was right) after aIL ' Hud !«■ Good Points. " “That mediaeval armor must have been very uncomfortable,” said a visit or at the museum. “Yes,” answered the man with darned clothes, “but there was one sat isfaction about it. A man could always take down a suit of it in entire eonfi-i dence that the moths hadn't got into it”—Washington Star. Chamberlain's Stomach and Tablets cure biliousness, constiptffion 1 and beadache. They are Msy to take and pleasant in effect. For saal at Duke Drug Co.