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VOL. III. The Times W. Al. Fowler, Editor and Proprietor issued Weekly at $1 a Year CRIMES AGAINST A BARBAROUS ENEMY Perhaps no barbarous ruler, Jbe reft of power and overwhelmed by the advance of the Caucasian race, ever met a mote pathetic fate than that of Chief Lo Bengula, in South Africa. Certain flagrant violations bf usage and brutal disregard for every dictate of humanity sealed the fate of the king. Oh two oc casions, during the hostilities, it is probable that further bloodshed and untold suffering might have been 'avoided if shameful injustice had not been done him. In the first instance a deed was committed which most people would regard as a crime, though an investigat ing committee has declared it to be merely a blunder. The second case was an act of brutal treachery hard to parallel. >' • The' war had hardly begun when Lo Bengula sent three ambassadors to the commander of one of the military columns of the South African Company. Uuarmed and without escort, they walked into the white camp, but the message they brought from the king was never delivered. Two*of them were shot dead in their tracks and the other one escaped into the bush. The respect shown to a 'flag' of truce in civilized .warfare was de¬ nied to the envoys of a barbarous king. No one has been called to account. The committee on in quiry has defined the occurrence as an. “unfortunate misunderstand ing.” If this be so, the terrible deed should be placed in the cata gory of those blunders that are worse than crimes. x After the war was practically over and Lo Bengula and thous¬ ands of his people were retreating to the north ' the king decided to throw himself upon the mercy of his conquerors, and beg that the killing of his fallen tribesmen might be stopped. He sent one of his chiefs with a letter addressed to the commander of the white forces, in which he said his great¬ est desire was tb surrender and prevent further bloodshed. As evidence that he was sincere and submissive he sent with the chief an ox wagon containing $5,000 in silver, a present to the British leader.,' The senvoy had nearly reached His destination when he was met by two English soldiers who demanded his business The simple-minded black man told them all there was to tell, and fol¬ lowed implicitly the directions they' gave him. " v They charged him to return immediatly ; to the kihg. They were to deliver the message and present at headquarters and the answer of the white com mender would be sent to Lo Ben gula. Those two soldiers then com mitted the heinous crime of de¬ stroying this message of peace and submission, willing thrtt masshcre a'nd suffering should continue if only they might eujoy their ill-got ten silver. The Mood of Major Wil¬ son and his flying column is on the hands of these two men. *• It was after Lo Bengula had tendered his surrender and had vainly awaited the answer that Wilson’s persuing party was slaughtered to a man. Then the king ’ pushed a little further into the wilderness toward thu Zambesi and, with women and children dying around him, he, too, socettmbed to his grief and priva¬ tions. For this set of despicable treachery,, which cost hundreds of lives, its perpetrators ace ha coq the W 'A THE S2a w^ -.-^ •j---- j n TUT Pv4w**§- ;'- W ms %r* lU; - : DEMOREST, HABERSHAM GA., JULY 27, 1894. more control than he could a whirl¬ wind. He deserved a better fate, for, barbarian though he was, there was much in him that was good, as all the white men testify who had shared his hospitality and helpful¬ ness. It is not a cheerful thought that his complete ruin was made inevitable through circumstances of a shameful character, imposed upon the unhappy ruler by men who call themselves civilized. TAXING BANK NOTES v The House of reprfesentatives, by a-majority of three to one, passed a bill permitting stateS feb tax National bank notes and Treas¬ ury notes in the same way as they tax other kinds of money. Such a bill once passed the Senate, and if the present measure is acted upon* in the upper bouse it is pretty cer¬ tain to become a law. The reason that such an act is necessary is that the courts have rightly held that sccureties issued by the National' Government cannot be taxed by the states without the consent of the National Govern¬ ment. When these bank notes and Treasury notes were issued, no gold or silver was in Circulation, and State taxes upon notes might have interfered with value to the national Government. At the present, however, com, bank notes, treasury notes, gold certificates, and silver certificates all circulate together, and arC equally valuable to their possessors. There is no reason why they should not be 'equally taxed. The especial reason for the popular¬ ity of the proposed enacment however, is that the present ex¬ emption greatly facilitates tax evasions. Bankers convert their reserves into greenbacks in order to avoid taxation, while depositors year after year engage large sums of greenbacks just before making their tax returns. Upon this point Mr. Cooper, of Indiana, who intro¬ duced the bill, quoted the follow¬ ing pertinent passage from last year’s report of the tax commis¬ sioner of his state : “It is notorious that the amount of. money claimed to be exempt as greenbacks is enor 'mously in excess of the entire green¬ back circulation. ... In justice to ail fax-pfiyers, po class of property receiving the protection of the Government should escape taxa¬ tion, and particularly none should escape taxation on account of tech¬ nicalities or inadequacies of legal provisions.” While we concede that many of the state laws taxing money are mistaken attempts to tax it in the hands of both borrower and lender, nevertheless it seems clear that this occasional injustice should be remedied by the modifica¬ tion of the laws, and not by the pre¬ servation of technicalities facilitat¬ ing their evasion. Tiger Topics * Our school has opened with a good attendance, and our teacher is certainly a trash mover; he is a man in the right place when he goes into a school room. Mr. S. S. Whitmire is making a good beginning in the dry goods business here. His trade seems to be very,good, considering the hard times and he isnmning his business on the only safe plan—they mutt be paid for before leaving the store. Mr. H. R. Cannon, of Tallulah Falls, made us a pleasant call a few days ago. D. T^ Taylor •. preaches ;.. at Rev. this place today and it is hoped that -he will have a large congregation, as he is a man who works hard to support his family during the week and preaches Sundays and all other spare time that be may have. • We understand that Mr. C, A. Smith and wife have been down the codptry. prospecting with a view of moving. of our.deimting J * Tbe members society will' please bear in mind A 5,000 Mile Trip (Continued from last week) The populist tendency is very strong throughout the whole south¬ west, and greatly so in southern California. There are many very pretty towns and villages and loca¬ tions for homes, of which Riverside is probably the best. is a mod¬ ern paradise——if one has a small in¬ come. The chief resources, of the country seem to be its climate, or-, Unges and land seekers, Of the former there is always a bountiful supply; the second article was badly frost bitten the present year and the latter, like the boomer,, has about disappeared, the crop becoming less and less each successive season with great danger of total extirmin ation. There was a time when the harvest was immense and great were the returns. . Having looked the land over pret¬ ty well and not having any partic¬ ular prospects iij view, I concluded that it was a good idea to return to my mountain home in Georgia. Acting on this idea I consulted the railroad people from time to time as the exigences of the case demanded, and- while we did hot always agree as to rates, objections 'were generally overruled in my fa¬ vor, and I happily arrived at home safe and sound, none the worse for fhe long journey, but healthier and wiser if not wealthier. On the waj back to Georgia nothing hap¬ pened worthy of men unless it was the little bit of pleasantry at New Orleans. I stopped off in New Orleans for the purpose of paying reverence to the spot where Jackson fought,and while wending my way thither was ccosted by four enthusiastic citi¬ zens who did me the honor of tak¬ ing me for a man of large means, and after the usual exchange of courtesies in such cases, I, a token of high esteem, presented them with my watch and other valuables in¬ cluding my hdt. The whole inci¬ dent was*ludden and wholly unex¬ pected and again reminded me that this is a truly great country, where strangers are so considerate of oth¬ ers’ interests. I will add that while I think the southwest is a great country full of “possibilities” and “openings,” Demorest and Hambersham county will do to abide in; its cool springs and shaded hills affording a charm¬ ing and pleasing retreat in contrast to the barren plains and mountains of the southwest. B. TO ADMJT UTAH Both houses of Congress have passed a bill making Utah a state. The fact that the population of. this territory was over 200,000 in 1890, and is rapidly increasing by the inflow of non-Mormon ele¬ ments, made statehood in adfnission theji^r future inevitable. Its waV by the present Congress in no sense a piece of party strategy, though it may be that ^neither party antagonized admission be¬ cause such antagonism would in¬ jure its own prospects when state¬ hood was conferred. Within a*few fears the fear that polygamy*would be tolerated by tjie state has died out. Not only has the Mormon Church officially abandoned, the doctrin of polygamy, but—what is more important—the* younger generation of Mormons had in practice repudiated it long before the official action taken. Polygamy l is impossible except where womqn are held and bold themfelve* in low es teem. Amer ican education, and especially the American spirit predominant in -the fa* West am therefore fatal to " foriwO it. 4 With “equal rights” in M subjection of woman involved in the practice of polygamy, That this practice is not now at _ all in the Territory is brought out clearly by the fact that, accord¬ ing to) the cebsus of 1890 the num¬ ber ^ males in .the state was uo,bbo while the number of females was but 97,000. Until there is a considerable immigration of Eastern women there is a good many men in Utah who will not get as far as monogamy. THE CHAUTAUQUA The North-East Georgia* Chau¬ tauqua opens here on the 13th of August and will continue ten days. The outlook is indeed flattering for a successful season, The di rectors have arranged to have pres¬ ent some of the most eloquent speak¬ ers in Georgia, and the teachers for each department arc the very best. Tbe following are among those Prof already engaged for the coming session: Thos. Griffith, Florida; Rev. 8. R. Belk Gaines¬ ville, Ga.; Rev. R. V. Atkisson. Quincy, Ill.; Hon. S. D. Bradwell, S. T. 8. Neabett, C. Depart- 8. nient of Education; Hon. R. A. C. Department of Agriculture: Rev. T D, Garter, D. D., Greenville,, Tenu.; Rov. A. F. Ellington, Rev. C, P. Williamson, W. H. Rev. William Shaw, Rev. Dr. Young, Athens, Ga.; and others. nusic AND ENTERTAINMENT Miss Marguerite Wuretz, Cleveland, O., queen of violinists, L. P. York, Hill, musical Atlanta; di¬ Prof. Theo. Wood, New Mrs. rector; Mte# Minnie Quinn, Atlanta; C. W. Starabuugh, pianist; the Lariosa Male Quartette, Atlanta; * and the assembly orchestra. DEPARTMENT OF iNSTSUCTION. 1 Music—Prof. Theodore Wood, of New York* Director. 2 'Art—Mrs. Clarendon Bangs, Demorest, Georgia. 3 Normal Bible Class—Rev. C. P. Will tamson, Atlanta, Ga. 4 Normal Sunday Schoolv Class—Rev. William Shaw, Atlanta, Ga. 5 Children’s Bible Class. 6 Physical Culture Class. 7 Elocution and Oratory-Miss Minnie' Quinn, Atlanta, Ga. 8 Kintergarden. L. 8. C. Round Tables. 9 C. 10 W. C. T._U. School of Methods—Mrs. 8. H. Manny, of Baltimore, Md. and others Conductors. 11 Parlimcntary Raw—Prof. John D. Mell, Christian of Georgia Evidences—Rev. University, Athens, Dr. Wm. H 12 Young, Athens, Ga. 13 Recognition Day. SPECIAL ATTRACTION* . Moonlight excursions on tbe Lake and Lake illuminations; Reception*, Grand Concerts, Special excursions from Atlanta to Tallulah Fails, stopping at Demorest on return to see grand Pyrotechnical boats display; the Shinn battle between gun on lake and fortiiication on the shore, mag¬ nificent display, cvery-body will want to see this. Already people arc coming to town and securing boarding houses, cottages, etc., and we think it safe to say that every vacant house in the city will be filled in the next two weeks. The first of August will probably find at least ioo visi¬ tors to Den>jOrest, with new arrivals each day thereafter till the Chau¬ tauqua season is over. Some of the special attractions are Miss Wuertz, one of the four greatest violinists of the United States also the grand sham naval battle on the lake and the grandest display of fireworks ever seen out¬ side the larger cities. Demorest has beea better adver¬ tised by the Chautauqua associa¬ tion and its president, Rev. Wm. Shaw, than ever before, and it is advertised where it will do the City good, too, the advertising having been done among southern people who are seeking pleasant summer homes. There is not the slightest doubt that next suinnmf Demorest will be taxed to her utmost capacity to en¬ tertain thfe visitors who will come here for rest, and we ’will have the Chautauqua association and Rev. Wm. Shaw to thank for it. Demotpst’s future is now as¬ sured. • Clubbing Rates , Th* Times'and any of the fol¬ lowing newspapers and n lines can he at the rates m for onq year by applying at U iis office: eag&as afey CoscJ&itto f2.M LJ8 Weekly Atlmts LT5 Maigaztiio ...» .2-50 4.00 Harpeft ^ M« . "• .. • m " X 0O p 10 * • • , BICYCLES If you wjhltJi cyde it will pay you to see The Traps- We can an buggies, , which we 7 1: / i-TJ and Machind O mm r WORKS* , m * 3 #§ v - General Founders and Machinists ■* -• Demorest, Georgia* . Call the attention of mill and machinery owners to our facili . ^ doing their work and repairs. Good worVand lowJwrices. -.puf Toun-, dry and pattern shop enables us to 40 repairs of *Tl solicif. . brass with the least possible delay. We .cofrespondet dr. those who desire work in bur line. Oiir specialties are bars* ;Cait repairs on engines, saw-mills, caiie-mills, gearings, grate — — .. They All Do It! y." \ Do What? '4 fi Complain of Hard 1 .«•> k Bn Some ETV ave promised to secure for us better times, but time, w 5 . le the hard times are ojv hsj what shall we* do? MIZE? But how economise? -This is one answer: 1st. Buy only what you need; 2 i. Ihybuying pay more attention _to quality than to quantity; 3d.. Do not be deceived by the catch wptfa# “Largest stock,” “cheapest prices,” etc. This often goods means and prices^ cheap goods to the purchaser. Be your oWn judge . of fail call Investigate for yourself. In your investigation do not to upon Safford & Dunlap, —DEALERS IN— Dry Goods, Hardware i V. £ Groceries* We also handle crockery, glassware, paints; 6ils, varnishes, eCcf; Call and see us. C----»RE 5 T, OfeO^Ql/ The Bank of Deiricfrest ■ Capital, $25,000 Doing a business under a special charter from the state. Loan money on approved security. Pay interest on time deposits; ( • 1 ) * in domestic and foreign exchange. Transacts a general ~ bankiftg 4 W*m v ■ ness. 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