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KNOW ALL MEN BY THERE PRESENTS, THAT THERE ARE MORE BARGAINS TO BE FOUND AT
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THAN AT ANY HOUSE IN MIDDLE GEORGIA!
That they propose to meet every CUT, in Prices, by their competitors and go “ONE BETTER!” That notwithstanding the recent improvements made in their
store, that the Clerks are troubled to know what they will do with the goods yet to arrive. We will say this much to our friends and customers: We will endeavor,
as we have always done, to Watch your interest, and When We do that our best and truest interests arc served.
MESSRS, J. H. SMITH, J. G. FAULK and W. W. JAKSON, jr„ will welcome all their friends and serve them to the best of their ability. Come, see our Prices and be convinced.
J. J. CATER & CO., Forsyth, Ga.
THE MONROE ADVERTISER: EORSYTII, GA., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1887.—EIGHT PAGES.
THIS SPACE RESERVED FOR
BEARDEN & BRANTLY,
DEALERS IN
SHOES AND HATS,
HIE MOXKOE ADVERTISER.
FORSYTH, CiA.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF MOWROECOUNTY.
BY McGINTY <4 ( ABA N ISS.
TUESDAY MORNIN SEPT. 20 1887.
URT’Uegistered in thtCfost Office of For
yth, Ga., as second class matter.
CHARACTER NOT MONEY.
Money properly handled, wisely
expended, and judisiously ap
propriated is a good thing
Thus used, it becomes the
great developer of the grand resour
ces which God has placed within the
reach of man. When sought after
with a view toiiccompiish oneofthe
great aims and ends of man’s mis
sion upon the earth, it is a worthy ob
ject. Indeed handled aright it is
always and everywhere a great friend
of man.
But there is manifestly agrowing
disposition upon the part of the
masses of the present ago, and es
pecially is this disposition manifest
among boys in the teens and young
men, to place far too high an esti
mate upon money. This ono thing
is developing to an alarming extent
all over this country an evil greed
for gain ; it is engendering, particu
larly among the young, an over
anxiety to be rich in money. Un
fortunately for our country our chil
dren are being educated up to this
idea, hut alas! the lessons taught
them in too many instances are not
from the right borlk. The hook they
study teaches is tho God
of all happiness and not the “root of
evil”—sad lessons that are bringing
and will continue to bring their
crops of heart-sickening sorrow.
Sound the key note upon the as
piration board of nine-tenths of the
hoys m this country and it will he
ascertained that their bright hopes
of life, their chief desire is to get
money. They regard this as the
supreme, grand acme of human ef
fort from which flows all genuine
pleasure and happiness, as the bright
oasis in life that lifts man above la
bor, toil and care. This very spirit
is breeding in this land an increas
ing crop of thieving officials, of dis
dishonest book-keepers and clerks,
of money stealers. Honest toil, and
patient waiting docs not bring in
money fast enough to satisfy the
craving for it, and purloining is the
result. This grows out of the fact
that money is too highly estimated
by both young and old, by parents
and children. There seems to he
too strong inclination upon the part
of too many, to heed Horace’s advice
as to money getting.
Boys and young men are actually
turning away from schools, and
neglecting to educate and prepare
themselves for the high attainments
possible to them, and accepting petty
positions as hirelings simply to get
a little money to lead them to the cul
tivation of profligate habits. Right
at this point, boys, fyou are making
the grandest mistake of your life;
here you are flanking off from that
straight and well blazed way that
leads to a noble, useful, happy man
hood ; right here you begin uncon
sciously to dig away the only foun
dation of a true manhood, a good
character, and to sow the seeds of
life-misery and eternal death. Hero
the tempter comes in and deceives
you into the belief that money is the
chief thing.
On the contrary, as contrasted
with character, money is valueless,
for true character is far more price
less than rubies. Hence, the build
ing of character should command the
first efforts of bovdiood, a character
pare and unspotted, and stable as
the eternal hills. Then we would
earnestly impress upon the boys at
this joyous period in their life, to
cultivate no avaricious craving for
money, but enter with zeal upon the
development of those grand powers
of mind and thought with which
they are endowed, and jthe building
up of a character that shall stand
unimpeachcd and that shall grow
brighter and grander as the years
come and go. Uuto those who seek
after and acquire this, the chief end
of man, their fields of usefulness will
broaden ami their streams of hap
piness grow wider.
We would not be understood as
discouraging in our hoys a spirit and
disposition to make money legiti
mately and through proper chan
nels, hut we would discourage, with,
all the emphasis at our command,
the cultivation in them of that crav
ing for money that ignores all else and
simply estimates man for what mon
ey he can command. Yes, let hoys
learn that man should he estimated
tor his true worth ; that no acquisi
tion rises higher, none lives longer,
nor is farther-reaching in extent than
a true, pure and spotless character.
♦<>♦
The Marietta & North Georgia Again.
Thursday the hill for extending
the M- & N. railroad to Atlanta
was before the house of representa
tives for the second time, and was
again defeated. Its defeat may be
right, hut from our standpoint we
can not so see it.
The ground of its opponents as
pleaded in the debate for their ac
tion, being the protection of the peo
ples’ interest in guarding against
encroachments upon the business of
the W. & A. railroad, because it is
the property of the state, seems
plausablo. But docs not this pro
tection of the state's railroad antag
onize the interest of a large number
of her citizens? Does it not to an
extent retard the development of a
very valuable section of the state?
Will it not result in taking money
out of the pockets of a part of the
people-of Georgia to pay tribute to
tho whole ?
Is not such a principle dangerous
and detrimental to the harmonious
development of the whole state? If
such a policy is to ho, and must ho,
resorted to in order to protect the
state’s interest in her railroad, were
it not better for tho state to sell her
railroad? If we, tho people, (who
are the state) are afraid to afford
railroad facilities for developing
other and valuable sections of our
territory lest such development re
sult in possible injury toour railroad,
had we not better part, for a fair
consideration, with the possession
of our railroad? Granting with a
liberal hand railroad charters and
rail facilities to every other section
of Georgia, is it right, is it justico to
deny our north Georgia people these
facilities whereby they can iiave out
lets to, and come into proximity to
the best markets?
These people say to us we wish to
put our products into Georgia’s
capitol city, the great distributing
center over their own railroad ; hut
our representatives say to them, not
so, hut you can pay our state railroad
to do this for you. Will such a policy
work to tho interest of all the peo
ple? If so, then let it be adhered to.
The Thomasville 'limes says:
“Absenteeism is the curse of the
Georgia legislature. These absentees
draw their pay with religious regu
larity. Their names ought to be
published in every newspaper in the
•state. We do not mean those who
are absent on account of sickness in
their families, or other providential
causes, but those who frolic around
on free passes.”
If it he true that tho peoples’ rep
resentatives in the general assembly
absent themselves from their posts
of duty to “frolic around on free
passes” their names certainly ought
to he put before the people. The
people have a right to hold their
servants to duty and to a strict ac
countability.
Velvetia will impart a velvety* sur
face to the face, neck and arras.
♦♦♦
The (Atlanta) Evening Journal
says: “By* planting for large crops
of wheat and oats this fall, the farm
ers of Georgia may find next year
that they* are more independant than
they* have been for a long time,
notwithstanding the shortness of
this year’s cotton crop.”
A good suggestion. Our farmers
should adhere to grain crops, and
now is the time to consider this
question and to take steps for plant
ing the same. Much of the failure
in small grain crops among our
planters grows out of the fact that
they are sown too late, and with too
little care and pi-operation.
must till.
On the 7th of this month Hon. Wil
liam H. Head, died at his home in this
place, surrounded by his whole family
and a large circle of friends. Mr.
Head was in his 59th year, and had
been seriously afflicted for more than
a year with a diseased liver, which
medicine could not cure and the
various watering places alleviate.
This affliction became more serious
until about six weeks before his death
he became a severe sufferer, and
although there were times when his
condition flattered his friends and
even his physicians u it il strong hopes
were entertained of iiis ultimate re
recoverv, yet on the night of the 7tli
instant death claimed him for hisown,
and the strong man as he was gently
and peacefully breathed out his life.
Mr. Head was born in South Caro
lina in 1829 of humble parentage, and
had to fight the hardships of life on
tUe rugged side, but with an unswerv
ing will which was always the
leading charistie of his life, he even
tually succeeded and in the course of
time lie amassed a large fortune which
reached largely over one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars. Not more
than 17 years ago lie moved from Jas
per county to Forsyth, where with
limited means lie entered the com
mercial circles in which he soon ac
cumulated money very rapidly until
there was a line opening to enter
tlie Banking business. In this lie
embarked in 1879 and continued up
to the day of his death. In the death
of Mr. Head this immediate commu
nity and tho entire surrounding coun
try has lost a friend whose place can
not easily he filled. He could men
tion hundred of instances in which
he was the means of relieving the
wants of the distressed and the oppress
ed, many noble deeds have been done,
many acts of charity have been
placed to his credit, and no doubt in
the blest world above. We all have
our faults, some of us very many, Unit
we can truly say of Mr. Head that he
was a man full of good deeds, and the
poor and the needy of Monroe county
can fully attest the truth of this state
ment. it was never his custom after
a full and plain statement for him to.
turn away the needy from ids door
empty. It is a solid pleasure to know
of the many noble deeds he has done,
not only to individuals but to our
community. Our memories are fresh
with his acts of solid support when he
came to our relief, when we were in
straitened circumstances over the
smouldering ashes of our noblelnstitu
tions of learning, and when they were
replaced none rejoiced more than he
did. He was truly a benefactor, and if
it had pleased God that heshould live,
he had plans in store to make Forsyth
one of the most attractive inland
towns in Middle Georgia. He was
ready to furnish all the means to pull
down the old courthouse and build a
new one of modern style, then to
make a beautiful park on the square
right in the heart of town. Looking at
tiiis and many others of his valuable
and petted schemes to aid in making
the town attractive, may we not say
that Forsyth lias lost a friend and
Monroe county a benefactor. Mr.
Head’s unsleeping energy, good
judgment and economy should be a
worthy example to all ambitious
young men and worthy of their imi
tation. He hardly ever made a mis
take on business matters, and his
advice was sought every day by his
friends who felt the need of council.
He was poorly educated but he did
not stop to consider that, but looked
at things squarely in the face and
took a practical common sense view
of every question with which he
grappled. When in hi* sixteenth year
lie went to New .Orleans, and was
mustered into the service of the
United States army enrout for Mexico,
in which service lie remained until
the war was over. We have often
heard him recount the many engage
ments he was in and the many hair
breadth escapes he made for dear life.
Long since lie joined the noble
order of free and accepted Masons,
and rose from degree to degree until
he reached the highest degree of the
“Red Crop” and was by that sublime
order tenderly and affectionately
buried, although we bow our heads in
sorrow and refuse to be comforted,
yet we have strong and lively hones
that he is at rest and peace in the Su
preme Grand Lodge above. In clos
ing this imperfect notice of Ids death,
wu wit!i pleas;;ru puote some verses
that were a involute with him and
often referred to in his lust illness.
“The hour of my departure’s come
I hear the voice that call • me home
At last, oh! Lord, let trouble cease,
And let thy servant die in peace.
r I he race appointed I have run ;
Lie combat’s o re tiie prize is won
And now my witness is on high
And now my record’s in the sky
Not in mine innocence I trust,
(I how before thee in the dust;)
And through my Savior’s blood alone
I look for mercy at thy throne.”
* * * * * #
After considering the same for
some weeks the house penitentiary
committee agreed to report favora
bly, what is known as trie -‘Huff
penitentiary ami supply farm bill.”
This is quite a comprehensive bill
and if it be made a law, it will change
materially the penitentiary system
in Georgia.
•# —-
Tfie seven anarchists ofc Chicago,
who several months ago were con
demned to be hung, had a hearing
last week before the supi*eme court
ofllbnois, which court affirmed the
Judgment of the court below. And
barring intervention from higher
authority, they will be hung on the
11th of November.
JIOMIOK I'EHAi.E COLLEGE.
Tilt* teachers and pupils for the last
few days have been anticipating tho
opening session, and conducting
themselves accordingly.
Miss Laura Bacon, who spent her
vacation north, has returned.
Miss Rosa ltyals, who spent the
time pleasantly with friends in Tel
fair, and Montgomery counties ar
rived on Saturday.
Prof, and Mrs. Thomson from Bos
ton and the hills of Vermont come
with renewed vigor to the labor of
another term.
Some of the pupils that have placed
themselves in position few the first
days work, are Miss Fannie Single
ton, Zebu lon, l’ike county; Miss
Annie Johnson, Bibb county; Miss
Dora Kittrell, Johnson county; Miss
Belle Willingham,liougherty county;
Miss Delia Moore, Allendale, S. (’.
Arrivals on Monday’s train, Miss
Lillian Watts, Amerieus; Miss Anna
Young, McDuffee county; Miss Pea
cock, Schley county; and Miss Mans
bett, Lumpkin county; Miss Rosa
Wynne, Jasper county; Miss Ken
drick, Houston.
Miss Willie (’offer, who spent her
vacation in Madison, (la., has also
returned to resume study at Monroe.
Mon kv for farmers on 1,2, 3, I, or
5 years time. Annual interest.
B. S. WILLINGHAM,
Attorney at Law.
Yesterday morning brought with it
a gentle rain fall, allaying, to tho
comfort of our people, the dust u[m>u
our streets and to an extent broke tho
dry spell which has been with us for
some weeks.
Best quality of fresh meats, always
on hand at H. F. EmvAKiis.
-Kcv. Dr. Fraser of Decatur, (la.,
who ieft Jacksonville, Fla., for his
hornp, on Monday morning of last
week, was found dead on his seal in
the car near Flovilla, on the E. T. V.
it Ga. railroad on Tuesday morning.
Heart disease was said to bo tho
cause.
• # • ———
One of tho odd tilings of life is
that every man thinks he knows
how to woo a woman, sail a boat,
drive a horso and run a newspaper
without any previous experience.
That one littlo fact accounts for a
good deal of the trouble in tho
world.—Ex.
The Evening Journal, (Atlanta)
is one of the neatest dailies in its
mechanical make-up in the south,
and is filled with good matter.
In some sections of Georgia there
is complaint of drought, llicio having
fallen no rain in those localities for
several weeks.
♦ .
Active, Pushing and Reliable
Ponder it Hill can always he rc
i lied upon to carry in stock the pur
est and best goods, and sustain tho
reputation of being active, and push
j ing and reliable, by recommending
articles with well established merit
and such as are popular. Having
I the agency for the celebrated Dr.
! King’s New Discover}* for consump
j tion, colds and coughs, will sell it
|on a postive guarantee. Jt will
i surely cure any and every affection
f of throat, lungs, or chest, and in or
; der to prove our claim, we ask you
* to call and get a Trial Bottle Erou
A Novel Bet.
While I am not a betting man,
said F. J. Cheney, of tho firm of
F. J. Cheney A Cos., I considered it
j my religious duty to make that fel
low a bet, }*ou see he was about dead,
and I guess he would of died before
spring, if I had not of got him on
the bet. You know some moil had
rather loose their life than lose a
hundred, well he was one of that
kind, and wc both came near being
out, hut I saved m}* hundred and it
only cost him ten dollars. How's
that? Ho sent fin* me one da}* and
said the doctors had all given him
up to die. with the catarrh. I tohl
him that I would bet him SIOO that
Hail’s Catarrh Cure would cure him
or I would give him SIOO if it failed
He took the latter proposition. This
was three months ago; you see how
he looks now, don’t you, as well as
any one. and a dandy. American,
Toledo, O.
Application for Administration.
GEORGIA — Mox roe cotTXTY. Where
as R. H. Bazemore has applied to mo
for letters of administration on Estate of
A. C. Murchison, late of soid county de
ceased, this is therefore to cite all persons
interested to show cause, if anv they can,
before me by the first Monday* in October
next, why said letters should not be gran-
W itness my hand and official signa
ture, this September sth, 1887.
JNO. T. McGINTY, Ordinarv.