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tll’c Cotton fittos. PCKLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING. Bdwafds and Keese Proprietors. J. J. I Io\V ELI., ..........Editor. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION One Year ............................. tl 8 Sit Months ........— — 5 Three Months ....................... in . Semi Money Order, Postal Note or Draft Address all letters to Tiie Toccoa News, Toccoa, Ga. FBI HAV, February 10, ISOd. i ... MOB LAW. It is high time that a form of law lessness known as lynch law’ or mob law should be cheeke 1. It is becom¬ ing entirety too common, for it i-> dangerous. A mob is a collection of men of various classes who are placed on an equal footing through a frenzy of ex¬ citement. And that footing is a state of recklessness Ilia*, i. closely itkin temporary insanity. Can such a of humanity reason correctly or rationally? Certainly not; then mobs arc dangerous, an 1 should be suppressed. Ifamobwm competent to judge a man accused of some crime, even t hen it should not have the power to punish him, foi our laws plainly specify that only after a certain form has been observed shall one who been properly qualified execute Ins fellow man. But a crowd of excited men may be in error about the guilt of a pris- oner. Six or seven years ago in M i con a mob, excited by tlie false sto^ ryof a base woman, took a policeman and killed him. It was ascertained soon afterwards that the accused was innocent. Many other similar instan¬ ces might be given. Human life is too valuable, too sacred to be at the mercy of a lit of infuriated animals in human shape. It is argued by some that tlie most effectual method of checking the perpetration of heinous offenses is lynching. Facts contradict this Some say that lynching is allowable on ac¬ count of the law. If this be true the laws should be amended. As long as lynching are winked at by those who are sworn to faithfully administer the laws, just so long will mob law exist. We need more men like the sheriff who fired into the mob in Birmingham several years ago'and killed some of the men who were ro- garded as leading citizens. In this free country the people rule and if tlie laws are not as they should bo, or not properly executed, the peo¬ ple can correct these defects or evils; and you and I and our neighbors help to constitute the people. Steve Ryan Las assumed the management of the store of The liy- an Company. In Sunday's Constitu¬ tion this firm has a big advertise¬ ment with a large cut of Steve in the center. In this the festive Stephen announces that, though ho has been in jail for fourteen months, he is now in the ring, and that.the world is his. For cheek Steve is unsurpassed. But he may be crowing too early. The clutches of the law may again tighten around him. Congressman Blount, of Geor¬ gia, received an ovation at the hands of his colleagues the other day of which any man might be proud. Both Democrats and Republicans compli¬ mented him in high terms for his faithful and efficient service in con¬ gress. Mr. Blount lias been a membe r from Georgia tor twenty years, and he has been one of the most, useful men there. Some of tlie dailies have been much exercised of late by the repoit that hoops wo ild soon be stylish for ladies. It now appears that their fears were groundless.The word ‘crin¬ oline” was misunderstood by them to mean hoop skirts, when it merely signified a certain kind of cloth. Let us hope that hoopis will never return. T^e power to select text books for use in the public schools should not be vested in county boards of educa¬ tion, unless more competent men compose these boards. It would be better still to have the same series of books used in all the schools of the state. A great deal cf gratuitous a h i -e is being offered the farmer as to what he should plant and what he should i not do. We are more competent to a Rise the agriculturist than many of our brethren of the press, having once hoed corn for a day, bat really we are too busy just now. Macon people are jubilant at the prospect of having soon a line of “leAmboais *n t"t eu their citv and Brunswick. i vAniUigwc vvLi he invigable in a few days. DUTY. The best citizen of a town is the most useful one ; and to be cf real service to his fellow-man one must, do some good. There are various ways bv which this may be accom¬ plished : sometimes it is advisable to try one method, sometimes another. In the labors of most men who work for the welfare o" the pub'ic ii becomes necessary for them to *or- deron what they believe to he evil, just as a parent has to r«q rove his child for so mo wrron i-doing of the i latter. Thu parent would he fa'se j to his du‘y should he act other wise. i A preacher, whose occupation is of the in >st exalted character, however unpleasant it may be to him to do so, must dt nounce sinfulness in members j of his own congregation when be ' knows it exists there. It is his duty I to do this. It is an editor’s duty to condemn i wrong and endeavor to correct abuse of power of public men, or a failure on their part to do what they swore perform. He sU.ml.1 try to in. ,. e the |))nce „hiel, lie lives—lor there is room for improvement in ev- , ery village, town or city—ami one of | the mcans lje hns t0 employ ;s criti- eism. F e should never criticise, kow- eV er, Hiroughenvy or prejudice, The editor ol this paper v ill never pre8unie Jo dictate to the people of q’occoa, but if he hears complaint ol un i llw ful practices in the town or in other |mrtion , 0 f tlie county and is conv j nne d that such evils do exist, it may be expected that he will speak of these things in unmistakable lan¬ guage. Should this give offense to some lie will continue Ins efforts to ereale a strong public sentiment against such tilings, anyway. And in this he will be actuated by no oth cr motive than a desire to do good. NEWSPAPER! A. Bi other (I iinn, of the Cuthbert Liberal-Enterprise, m one of tlie mojt forcible wiiters in the state. It is a pleasure to read his cd'torials. * * * The Blairsville Herald is now op¬ erated by Haralson & Williams. They have made a very creditable begin¬ ning. * * * We are glad to a Id to our exchang¬ es the Greencsboro Herald-Journal one of the leading weeklies of the state. We have received a copy of the “Year Book and Minutes of the North Georgia Conference,'’ edited by Rev. Ellison R. Cook, of Sparta, Ga. Il is an official publication of the M. E. church, South, and is a very attract¬ ively gotten up book. It contains his¬ torical facts, comparative statistical tables, biographical register and oth¬ er important features, together with 250 engraving of preachers anti lay¬ men. Copies of this book may be procured of Rev. B. P. Allen, of this place, for 25 cents. Bear in mind that the election to decide as to whether or not bonds shall be issued for the erection of a public school building in Toccoa will probably occur soon. And don’t forget that we must have a new school house. As Before remarked, we a e no politician or jirophet, Hut unless wc mistake the s, g =» „s of the tones there will be mighty upheaval the , a m United States three or four years hence, if congress docs not great 1 y * reduce the tariff. President Harrison has appoint¬ ed Judge Howell E. Jackson, of Tennessee, to fill the vacancy on the supreme bench caused by the death of Justice Lamar. Julge Jackson is a Dcmorcrat and an able man. - If a “bird that can sing and won’t sing’’ could be made to sing, his song would be very much like that of the writer of verse who is under eontrait lo grind out so many lines a day. Tiie Atlanta Charitable association is a new institution that promises to be of much assistance to the needy of that citv. Some of the dailies publish cuts of famous beauties. Taese are unkind cuts, or some people have very poor taste. Judging from <> ir South Carolina exchanges the people in that stale would like to dispense with dnpensa- nes. For the past, few weeks the death rate arao ng prominent men has been remarkable, One of the most important ques¬ tion of the day is the labor question In editorial work it requires much abilitv to know what not to write. Mob law should be broken up at any cost. BIG PANTHER CREEK. Things are all quiet in this section. 1 I' for 11 e their farmers are making preparations crops. We have had some very pretty weather since tlie snow incite*!. Creek disTicf. Thai’s right, boys, keep it off; it’s no good. Isham Holbrooks enught cons enough during the snow to last hi- ; family six mot tl’s, so he says. Mr. S A. Vandiver caught fou ** I teen ’possums one nij. last week. That’s bringing them Luck to The News. a New Beginner >•< Grover Cleveland For th ? second time will stand in the portico of the beautiful National Capitol — ‘>n March 4th, 1893 -am.b inaugurated president of tlie Uni'ed Slates. What a great event this will be, and what a countless multitu le will be there! A vast number will come from the South and Southwest, and most of these will take the Richmond &Dan ville R. R.— the greatest Southern system.— Its regular service oT three daily trains, running solid, between the South and Washington, including the only vestibule 1 limited, com- posed exclusively of Pullman Palace drawing room and dining ears, will, on this occasion, be greatly augment- ed by the most complete arrangement, of extra service ever offered by this model ssyteni. Excursion tickets at the rate of a fare and a third for individuals, and one fare for party of military, tweny- five or more, will be sold on Muivh 1, 2, 3, and for train to arrive at Wash¬ ington by noon of March 8th, 1893. Father information obtainable from any agent of this system or of its connections. C. F. Davis, editor of the Bloom field, Iowa, Farmer, says: ‘ I can recommend Chamberlain's C mji Remedy to sufferers with colds and croup. I have used it in my family for the past two years and have found it tlie best I ever used for the | nr [loses for v.hicli it is intended. TO cent bottles for sale by \Y. II. & J. Davis. Joseph V. Dory, of Warsiw, HI. was troubled with rheumatism and tried a number of different remedies, but says none of t hem seemed to do him any good; but fina'iy h * got hold of one that speedily cured him He was much pleased with i% and felt sure that others similarly afflicted would like to.know what the rem dy was that eiiicd him. He states for the benefit of the public- that it is called Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. For sale by W. II. J. Davis. A hale old man, Jas. Wilson, of Allens Springs, Ill., who is ov r nU j years of age, says: I have in m, t.mc tried a great nnnv medicines, sum. of exc- lienl quality; but n v r ■■■•* o did I find any that word l so c >m pletely do all that is claimed for it i Chamberlain's Code, Cinder Diarrhoea Remedy.” F >r .-.aie >».' A , j II. & J Davis. $500 WILL HE GIVEN For any case of Rheuu.at sm whi-jh cannot be cured bv Dr. D um n< n 1’ Idghtning Remedy 'Lhe pu»p-ietovs do not hide this offer, but print, it in hold type on all their circulars, wtap- p^r-, printed matter an 1 thiougli the ! will work wonders, "T?'" one 'TnlT' bottle will in I CU re nearly every case. If the drug-! gist bus not got it he will order it, or U will be ser.t to any address by pro- P aicl express on receipt of I-rice, $5. Drummond Medicine Co 48-50 Maiden Lane, New York Agents wanted. “ANY PORI’ IX A STORM.” That’s a good maxim, but it will not work as a rule in the purchase of* j a remedy for Rheumatism. Any of a! j the cheap nostrums will not effect cure — in fact none of them will. Don’t .rifle with life and prolong agony. Get Dr. Drummond’s Lightning Remedy, and speedv cure is certain. j • It costs 35 a bottle, but one bottle is I worth a hundred of anything cl-e, and for that reason it is tlie cheapest i when a cure is wanted. Sent to any j address by prepaid express on re¬ ! ceipt of priC‘L Drummond Medicine } Co 48 50 Mai leu Lane, New Yorl j , ’ j Agents wanted. | j J. D. Watkins, Biokelv, Ga,. «rite^: | “O’d sores covered my c-n ire person, and itched intensely night and da\. For several months I could not work at all J commenced the use of Bo- laniG t-ir.iu DIAOH Blond Balm oairn, ana and heoan oegan »o vU urnw uriov better the first week, and an now! ao'l well: free from „.r„ a„.l itching and at work again. ’ Bucklen s arnica ALVE.— ll best salve in ti.e world for cuts bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum (ever sores, tetter, chapped hands chilblains, corns and all skin erupt ions and positively cures piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to live perfect satisfaction or maney le*- funded. Frice 25 cents per box. For by W- H. & J. Davis. BBOWN & MITCH HULL <• ' I DRY GCCDS, CLOTH- JLlyvIj JWf KTATQ V* \J 1 Jra fiND i »JL# QHHFX FA RM TOOLS. “ v * FERTILIZERS. DEALERS IN SHINGLES. VICKERY B B _ I B BROTHERS S.P FANCY GROCERIES FINEST CANDIES BN THE M ARKET- Targest Dot and finest Grade Cigars in 'Ioccoa. Flour- Canned Goods fruits- m - Repair Watches and Clocks. (Orders for Jewelry, Watches, and Clocks promptly attended to.) Sewing Machines,--2he 'Best,-- Wheeler & 7mson. o^READ THIS; IT'S S 0 ![x> You may not have seen it in the New York Sun, but “it« so” that we have bought tiie stock of merchandise of T. c. which r. It is so also, or also so, that we ha\c got to sell a good many of those goods to make a living, and we are not an.\* ions to kick the bucket soon. Moreover, likewise and also it is so that we have on hand Goods, a pretty good line of Fancy and Family Groceries, Dry Boots, IShocs, Hats, Notions, Hardware and • <so forth and soon, that we want you to have, because you need them worse than we do. If' \<»ii vvaht ali\thing we’ve got come and get it - CHEAP. Now if you believe what we say is so and so it is. when you are needing anything in out line call on BRIGHT, MCJUNKIN & CO. At T. C. Wright’s Old Stand. TOCCOA, GA. P. S,—If you don’t believe what we s y come anyhow. Seeing is believing. Ain't that so? SHILOH’S CONSUMPTION CURE This is beyond question the most successful Cough medicine «e have ev< r sold, a few doses invariably cure t he worst cases of cough, croup and bronchitis,while its wonderful success in the cure of Consumption is without a p uullel in the history of medicine. S nca its first discovery it has been S. i d n a guarantee, a test which no o he medicine can stand. If you :i•. v a cough we earnestly ask you to try it. Price 10c. 50c. and ipl. If your luugs are sore, chest or back lame, u-e blitloh’s Porous.Plaster . T A Capps. LADIES A il E U N FO R T U N AT E, because the higher they rise in soci¬ ety the weaker they tind themselves i.odilv. iiisley’s Philotoken controls the ne ves, aids nature in her various functions, and thus combats with tlie many ills of womankind successfully. If vo ir druggist has not got it he will order'd for yon for 81 a bottle, from Oln". F. Rislev, Wholesale Druggist, bi Courtbindt St., New York. Send for a descriptive pamphlet, with di- reel ions and certificates from many ,adl who , . hav ll , . nil . , ^ » ug f « “ ca, ‘ Y enough iii favor or Risley , s Piiilo- token. ANSWER THIS QUESTION. Why do so many people we see around us seem to prefer to suffer and he made miserable by Indigestion , Constipation, Dizziness, Lo9s of Ap- . of the food,1 P°nte, coming up el low " C Se ** ^ ierP 5 J italizev, guarantee i to cure *' iem ■ ^ Capps. X Ml’. Albert r avorite, of Arkansas r Cilv, .. T Ivan., - wishes . , to . give . our read , ers'tiie benefit of his experience with colds. He says: ‘‘I contracted a cold carlv last spring that settled on my lungs, and had hardly recovered from it when l caught another that hung on all summer and left me with a hacking cough which I thought 1 nev- er would get rid of. I had used Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy some **>ur years ago with much success, and concluded to try it again. Jr hen I ^ through with one bottle my couch had left me, and I have not suffer?.l with a cough or cold since. I have recommended it to Others, ’ and ah s l ,eaK . WCM °‘ u - ou cent ooiries for »»1« >-y W. H & J. Davis. • •. THE SUNDAY SUN * >$2.00 A Y£A7t. Containing more reading matter than any magazine published in America. Address, THE SUN, New York. | BlucBidge&/.Ua.iitB 1. j Time Table A o 72 Taking effect Nov. 20,1892. No. 9. I | stations , No 12 Daily j Daily A M | 1 V A i ! 11(10'! 4 3.> | T I’llnliih Sails I 12 .x l 4 55 T urnerville i ' ^ 3 15 A nanilale i 11 u: lG 30 Clarksville 1 1 >-G 45 Denioiost CT 05 Cornelia | 11 05 < M \r L v ! a ;>! W. V. Lackaine, Fecev r ave Paying Doctors* Bills I B.B.E 80TANIS a BLOOD BALM 5 f THE GREAT REMEDY - FOR ALL BLOOD AND SKIN DISEASES ' $ Has been thoroughly Jest^i br em¬ inent physicians and the people for 40 years, and never ftDls to cure q uickiy and permanently SCROFULA, ULCERS, ECZEMA, RHEUMATISM, PIMPLES, ERUPTIONS, . and all manner of EATING, SPREADING and a? RUNNING SORES. diseases Invariably if directions cures the most fol¬ loathsome blood are lowed. Price $1 per bottle, 6 bottles for $5. For sale by druggists SENT FREE wonderful ROOK OF CURES BLOOD BALM CO., Atlanta, Ga 1 \ Scientific Amerieao j Agency f° r -rr.C, •.a’ijlif dj fHfiliSt! 8 1 9 CAVEATS, TRADE MARKS, 'Ss DESiCN PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, etc. For information and free Handbook write to JlUNN & CO.. 361 Bkoauwat, Sew York. Oldest bureau for securing patents in America. ge in t ( Scientific Swencan ; Largest circulation of any scientific paper ta the world. Splendidly illustrated. No intelligent man should be without it. Weekly, $3.0(1 a rear; £1.50six months. Address MUN.N & CO., Publi shers. 361 Broadway, New Yor B City.__ WE WANT YOU to act as our ag^nt.- We furnish an expensive try the busyness, vte will treat you well,'and ; iMdp vosteearn ten times ordinary wages. Iloth geX (-s of ail age* can live at home and work in S.’SS Two Hundred Dollars a Mouth No class of people in the world are making so much money without wit capita sfricriy lionorabh^ f S *t pleasant, other offered ami pa>> better I lan any to agents. You have a clear field, with no compel itiou We eijuip you with everything, beginners which and if supply obeyed printed directions for faithfully, will bring more uionev than will anv other business easily prove your prospects' Why not? Y'ou can do so aibi surely at work for us. Reasonable industry i’amphiet otfH- rfcfesasrry for ahsoiute success! circular giving every particular is sent free to all. Delav not in sending for it. GEORGE STINSON A CCt.f . Rox Ne. 488, Portland, Me, EDWARDS & DANCE are receiving the nicest stock of SHOES, HATS, DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS - ever brought to Tocceoa IF YOU WANT A BRAND, NEW SUIT €>F OLIDTHililS CHEAP, COME AND SEE US. ^U^ WE KEEP EVERYTHING.^ # To the Farmers: /fa mtt be j)ie]jaled fo furnish you the hitJheM 9 grade zfe'diUzelS 9 9 mmufmiuted. c eon the 6ahe of the A (mighty 9) of (at down on (he del (vein J r ’ of §00 df cJ will fall my enftr of DRY r ^5 NOT/ONS 5 BOOTS, SHOES, HATS and CAPS the a Jo el than they mete enet Sold at in dfoceoa. T ha ye also u bro/cen /ol oj MEN’S AND BUY’S CLOTHING lo close oul al 7VTTOLTJSrlLTJ COST . A ow is lhe lime lo gel your OVER SHlilTS, UJND..R SlllR'i.'. OitLsS suslik m%mmm mm and, and, in /ad, anylking in lhe TJry Goods line cheape? than ever be/ore , Tfyou have the /Jagle (Dollar I will give you s^me of the closestprices on GROCERIES AYXDDj HARDWARE you have heard of in a long time. 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