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The Old Friend
And the best friend, that nevei
fails you, is Simmons Liver Regu¬
lator, (the Red Z)—that’s what
you hear at the mention of this
excellent Liver medicine, and
that people anything should not else will be persuaded do.
It is the King of Liver Medi¬
cines; is better than pills, and
takes the place of Quinine and
Calomel. It acts directly on the
Liver, Kidneys life and the Bowels and
gives new This is to the medicine whole sys¬
tem, you
want. Bold by all Druggists in
Liquid, dry made or in Powder to be taken
or into a tea.
SB*-EVERY PACKAGE'S*
Baa the Z Stamp & In red on wrappow
4 . H. ZKIL.1IV CO., Philadelphia,
D. M. SNELSOX,
DENTIST.
Office o\*er Matheson Merchandise
Co’s, store on Doyle Street.
Toccoa, Georgia.
Qeo. P. Erwin,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Clarkesville, Ga.
Will practice in the Courts of the
X. E. Circuit and elsewhere by special
arrangement. Special attention to
Collections and Commercial law.
Wanted 500 of Cords bark.
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Toccoa Leather Co., Toccoa, Ga.
THE TIMES
Official Paper of the City of Toccoa and Coun¬
ty af Habersham.
To Exempt from Taxation.
A movement has been started by
our citizens to circulate a petition
for signers memorializing the next
legislature to pass and also asking
our representative to frame and in¬
troduce in that body a bill cxemp
ing all factories that may be "here¬
after started in Habersham county
for a period of ten years from the
the time the act bfecomes a law.
We think every farmer,merchant,
mechanic, and in fact every citizen
of this county will be glad to sign
the petition, as the exemption of
county taxes would be a great in
ducement for factories to locate
gr ’ It would enhance the
among us.
taxable property probably many
hundreds of thousands of dollars
after the ten years had elapsed, in
crease the value of property in all
portions of the county without in
creasing the rate of taxation, be
aide swelling the school fund with
poll taxes and helping the county
funds with the taxes collected from
individuals ; giving employment to
hundreds of our citizens and fuan
ishing a market for all the products
of the farm of northeast Geogia.
Ot course none but bona fide
manufactories, pure and simple,will
come under the exemption act.
Now let us all put our shoulders
to the wheel and with a united ef¬
fort on the part of all the citizens
of Habersham county, we will cer¬
tainly start our grand old county
the road to prosperity, such she
as never before known.'
Will yon give us your aid?
Then sign the petition.
CwBpolttfy Voting.
A bill is pending in the Massa
ialature to make voting
. Th*measure provide*
that within I after an
election (he n^bf M*ter of vote* shall
compile all names not
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TOCCOA, HABERSHAT1 COUNTY, QA., JTARCH 39, 1895.
to collect a fine of $5 each from all
who did not cast their votes, unless
it can be shown before the trial jus¬
tice that the failure to vote was
due to inabillity to go to the polls.
This penalty and the trouble of
I appearing before a justice of the
peace at the instance of the assessor
is enough to counteract a good deal
of the disinclination to vote. While
such a law, 4 f enforced, might help
to keep bad men out of office, it
would not prevent their being
nominated by both parties. There
would often be the same necessity
to choose between two evils that
now exists.
Failure to vote is an indication
of a bad condition of things that
this law will not touch. It will
not oblige men to take such an in¬
terest in public affairs as to keep
bad men from being nominated.
The greatest mischief is done by
nominating convention, the result
of primaries controlled by the worst
element in either party.
One Man And a Dog,
Miller, the long distant walker,
and “Guess” his dog, the former
making a trip from New York to
Jacksonville for the Police Gazette,
reached the city last night. Miller
is to make the trip without him. any
money except what is given
Miller’s clothes are in very cOndi
tion and he will probably remain
here until he can get enough money
to buy a pair of shoes and trousers.
He is two days ahead of time and
can remain here several days if he
wishes.—Atlanta Journal.
Last Week we had a notice in
The Times of two tramps stopping
at the Crawford House all night
and the next morning leaving
without paying their board.
It seems that when they got to
Atlanta the next day—pretty fast
walking—they separated and only
one goes to the Journal office
and "puts up the above tale.
It is a great pity they were not
arrested and put to breaking up
stone in the Atlanta stockade.
If they keep up this style of beat¬
ing and begging there is no use of
them ever having a cent. If the
Constitution and Journal will look
over the Times when such people
come from Up tins way, they will
not be so easily gulled, as the para¬
graph'at the head of this article
shows the Journal was.
Would it not be a blessed thing
if our people who are patronizing
northern insurance companies in
the north, and crying “hard times”
and “no money in the country,”
would not give that insurance to
companies located in the south,
and keep that money at home?
The south sends millions of dol¬
lars north, and very little of it ever
returns. We have gooS, strong,
reliable companies organized in the
south and doing business, and if
the southern people would give
their insurance to these companies
instead of sending it north, or to
England, they all would stand as
the Southern Mutual, of Athens,
Ga.,the formost insurance company
in the world.
Higher Prices.
Price & McCormick, bankers and
cotton factors, New York, say in a
letter to The Times this week :
“To us it look as if the reaction
from the low level of prices re¬
cently made for Cotton has not as
yet begun to exhaust itself, and
the advance in the staple is com¬
mencing to effect the other specu¬
lative markets. The result is a more
optimistic feeling generally. An
advance in one market reacts upon
another and so seems likely to the re¬
sult in higher prices all along
line.
We have had nearly three years
of depression; a complete recovery and
cannot be expected in a month,
in our opinion it has only ju6t com¬
menced.”
Mr. J. B. Simmons cams near
being seriously hurt at at the fire
Saturday night. He fell from the
top of one of the tall buildings, but
caught to a ladder that was leaning
against the building, and thus
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tend a stockholders meeting of
burned factors. ,
By the #
• & Wayside
Never was a truer sentence
framed than the following, written
by Dr. Holmes: “Whenever the
wandering demon of drunkenness
finds a ship adrift, he steps on
board, takes the helm, and steers
straight for thlfrhaelstrom.” To ap¬
preciate the force of the figure, we
have but to recall the destructive¬
ness to ships of the famous whirl¬
pool called the Maelstrom near the
shores of Norway.
The liquor problem is one which
has never been solved, though it
has been debated for many years,
and with good reason, by Ameri¬
cans, who are the greatest liquor
drinking people in the world. The
W. C. T. U. is doing a noble work,
as are also numerous temperance
lecturers and ministers of the gos¬
pel, by means of moral suasion,
which strikes at the root of the
evil; but South Carolina was the
first State in the Union to take the
question into its own hands. Even
Tillman’s enemies acknowledge
that the ’ dispensary law would be
a success if it were conscientiously
enforced; but Norway and Swee
den, which were the most.drunken
countries in Europe, have, by
adopting the Gothenberg or Nor¬
wegian system of license, become
three times as sober as the United
States.
For the benefit of those who are
interested in the subject, and do
not read “Our Times,” I will
quote from the February number
of that excellent school paper a
description of it. “The system is
based on the principle that the
State shall make the liquor busi¬
ness an absolute monopoly, and
put it into the control of responsi¬
ble men, whose motive is to reduce
instead of increase the quantity of
strong drink consumed. In Ber¬
gen there are in the neighborhood
of a dozen places where liquor is
sold by the glass or bottle. Each
ig a plain room, perfectly clean,
without even a chair in the room,
except a stool behind the counter
for the official in charge. He is a
respectable man, probably a mem¬
ber of the church. On the walls
are printed the rules of the com¬
pany, which all must obey. If a
man asks for aqua vista he lays
down his coin—and pure, un
drugged spirit is poured out for
him. He isTiot allowed to remain
in the room, and if he wants an¬
other glass he is told to come back
in three hours. The glass is so
small that he might take a
glass every three hours in the day
and not get drunk. A working¬
man cannot take a drink on his
way to work, for the saloons are
not open till eight, nor at noon,
for the salobns close from 12 to
12 :3c o’clock. The hour for clos¬
ing in winter is half-past seven,
and in -summer eight o’clock. The
day before a holiday they close
at noon, and they are closed before
the workingmen are paid off. The
man behind the counter gets a
fairly good salary, but not a cent
from the business. He is pro¬
moted for making ad small sales as
possible. In 1896 the per capita
consumption was 8.8 quarts; in
1892, under this system, it had
been reduced to 3.3 quarts.”
***
Mr. George Du Maurier, before
he discoverod that he could write,
offered the plot of Trilby to his
friend, Henry James, who had
great difficulty in finding plots, of
which Mr. Du Maurier was full.
But James would not 'accept so
valuable a present, and advised
Mr. Du Maurier to write Trilby
himself. The advice was taken,
but Mr. Du Maurier appreciated
bis talents as a novelist so little
that ^ fluted a royalty which the
of Tnlby, and ti irs *ohk f: a
lump mm.
’Tis said that ioo tons of paper
have been used in America alone
in printing the book, and that Mr.
Du Maurier would have received
*30,600 from it already if he had
accepted the royalty. The craze
which the book has created is
called Trilby-mania.
There is every possibility of
Trilby appearing on the stage, as
Mr. Palmer has arranged a dra¬
matic version of it, and is said to
be casting about for actors and ac¬
tresses to fit the characters.
Mr. Du Maurier is reported to
have laughed when asked about the
dramatization of his famous book,
and to have said. “It’s all right—
so long as I don’t have to hear it.”
Though he has lo6t entirely the
use of one of his eyes, he is work¬
ing on a new book, ‘‘The Ma¬
rions,” which is to be very long
artd very carefully written, but we
need not expect in it such a success
as Trilby has made, for Lew Wal¬
lace has written but one “Ben
Hurr,” Frank Stockton has pro¬
duced but one book which attracted
the world’s particular notice—
“The Lady or the Tiger,” and
Mrs. Stowe is known by her “Un¬
cle Tom’s Cabin” only.
***
There is no one thing more ele¬
vating from an educational stand¬
point than a well selected circulat¬
ing library. Many people who
would, perhaps, never acquire a
taste for reading, because they do
not possess books, and are unable
to buy them, even at the present
cheap prices, are thereby enabled
to read the best authors, the lead¬
ing newspapers and magazines for
a small membership fee.
Professor Abbott founded the
public school library, and secured
about twenty or thirty well se
lected volumes, suited to the pu¬
pils, and the good already accom¬
plished is incalculable.
Prof. Perry wishes all those who
are interested in the school and its
welfare to go to the entertainment
which the pupils will give at the
school building this afternoon. No
admission fee will be charged, but
contributions to the Dictionary and
Library fund will be' gladly re¬
ceived by him in behdlf of the
school.
The boys and girls now in school
will in a few years occupy the pro¬
minent places in the churches, the
society and the government of Toc
coa. Let us give them all the advan¬
tages possible while their char¬
acters are being formed. Omai.
The Discovery Saved His Life.
Mr. G. Caillouette, Druggist,
Beaversville, Ill., says : “To Dr.
King’s New Discovery I owe my
life. Was taken with La Grippe
and tried all the physicians avail and for
miles about, but of no
was given up and told I could not
live. Having Dr. King’s New
Discovery in my store I sent for a
bottle and began its use and from,
the first dose began to get better,
and after using three bottles was
up and about again. It is worth
its weight in gold. We won’t
keep store or house without it.”
Get a free trial at W. H. & J. Da¬
vis’ Drug Store.'*
An Exceptional Offer.
Beginning with this week’s issue
we make an dffer to both new and
old subscribers; which we feel sure
will meet with favor. We propose
to give free to new subscripers and
to those already readers who renew
for on* year, a handsomely bound
volume of sixty-four selected pho¬
tographic views of the World’s
Columbian Exposition. Each of
these views is 8x10 inches in size and
is accompanied by an interesting
and accurate description. If purcha¬
sed as original photographs these
engravings would coat at least $1
each. In order to secure this beau ti¬
ful and instructive collection it is
only necessary to subscribe for one
year; to renew for that period or to
send in a new yearly subscriber with
the proper remittance, and the work
will be sent prepaid, Sample may
be seen at this office.
TOCCOA’S LOSS
The Furniture Factory Burned to
the Ground—Heavy Loss.
Saturday evening fire destroyed
the Toccoa Furniture and Lumber
Company’s plant, including the
factory, finishing house, office, oil
house, boiler rooms and steam dry¬
ing kiln,together with 140,000 feet
of lumber.
About 6:30 Lee Mills, an em¬
ployee of the company discovered
a bucket of burning paint and oil
under a stairway in the paint room
on the second floor of the main
building. The fire could have been
smothered out with a coat; but,
very naturally, Mills threw a pail
of water on the burning paint
which slopped it on the floor.
Almost instantly the fire flashed
over the entire floor, which was
heavly coated with the drippings
of oils and paints. In a few r minutes
the whole building was a mass of
flames, wdiich quickly communi¬
cated to the other buildings and in
a few hours the entire plant was
burned to the ground.
How the bucket of paint came
to be on fire and in the place dis¬
covered is a mystery. Mr. Simmons
passed through the buildings with
the night watchman about an hour
previous to the fire and was only
300 yards distant from the factory
on his way home when the fire
broke out.
Three adjoining buildings be¬
longing to the company,6i,ocx> feet
of lumber, the office furniture, sam¬
ples and company’s books were
saved.
The loss is $35,000 and the insu¬
rance $19,000. The plant cost $ao,
000. The furniture and lumber on
hand was worth $15,000. The
stock-holders will lose oirer half
the stock invested. The heaviest
loser is J. B. Simmons, who owns
half the stock.
The stock holders' have decided
to rebuild at once. They meet in
Atlanta to day to complete final
arrangements. It is proposed to
raise the amount on hand to $20,
000 by assessing the stockholders.
Plans have already been drawn for
new buildings which will be com¬
pleted in 60 days.
The Toccoa Furniture and Lum¬
ber Company was organized in
1890 with a capital stock of $15,
000, which was afterward increased
to $20,000. The stockholders are
Messrs. J. B. Simmons, W. C. Ed¬
wards and S. V. Davenport, of
Toccoa, and W. R. Ware of At¬
lanta! Since its organization the
company has done a big business,
amountirtg to $65,000 yearly. It
has paid annual dividends of 20%,
until last year, when it paid 15%,
notwithstanding the financial de¬
pression. This fine * showing is
largely due to the fine business
management of J. B. Simmons,
president of the company.
The factory is Toccoa’s leading
manufacturing enterprise. Besides
employing an average of 75 hands,
the great amount of lumber used
has furnished employment to
dozens of saw mill men all about
the surrounding country. It has
brought a number of our best fami¬
lies to this place; and it has added
$15,000 a year to the merchants
trade. The loss of such an establish
ment would be a disaster* to the
town.
The City Council has shown the
proper public spirit and enterprise
in agreeing to exempt the com¬
pany from taxation for ten years as
an inducement r rebuild.
The affairs^ e company are
in good shape am le creditor* will
suffer no embarcal lent. The com
pany will so oti :#ver from its
lot*, and its employees and the
town continue to reap large bene*
fits from it.
A smalt sized army of insurance
adjustors were in town this weak
settling the furniture factory’s
fn the recent fire.*
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NO. 35
Social M
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# Personal
Mr. T. A. Capps spent some
days at Clayton faftkt, above
Clarkesville, thb first of the week.
Be sure to call on the dentai
specialists at the Simpson Houqe
and have your teeth examined free
of charge.
The Red Men are earnestly' re-j
quested to attend the next meeting
of the lodge, April 2.
Mrs. J. A. Glenn is visiting
friends in Gainesvilld. She will,
probably visit Atlunta also before
she returns home.
Mr. T. C. Vickery returned Sun¬
day night from New York, where,
he had been on a two weeks biisi
ness trip. mi
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Mrs. C. E. Gray, of Westmin¬
ster and Mrs. Hicks off Walhalla,
are visiting at the home of Dr. Mc
Junkift.
Homer Gossett is 01ft of the em¬
ploy of the Southern at this point.
He has gone to his wife's home at
Fairburn.
W. R .-Ware of Atlanta, one of.
the stockholders in the fumitone
factory,spent Sunday in town.
Dr. Frank Davis has decided not
tb locate in Toccoa — it’s tod
healthy.
Monday is April fool’s day i
when all the fools will fool the oth¬
er fool. b *
Mrs. H. J, Tribble ot Elberton
spent Wednesday night with the
family of Rev. Fennell.
Mrs. Frank Woltz of Atlanta is
the guest of Mrs. G. W. Edwards.
Mr. Clarence Masoki of Weat*.
minster was among friends here
Sunday.
Rev. M. H. Dillard Tuesday was cmlle^
to Atlanta by telegram on ..
account of the death of hit father
in-law. Mrs. Dillard suffered the
loss of her mother about two weeks
ago. The entire community deep-^
ly sympathize with the sorely af¬
flicted family.
It is with pleasure that wa an¬
nounce the intention of Miss Mat
tie Harris to remain in Toccoa un¬
til next fall. Miss Harris is one of
the handsomest young ladies in
town and a beautiful disposition
makes her unusually attractive .-*»
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well.
A social was gitAn at the resi-'
dence of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Dea-.
ton Friday night to the young"
folks. They report it h very pleiisant
affair.
Miss Nora West, a charming"
young lady of Clarkesville, it a
guest of Mrs. J. B. Jones, her m*
ter.
Mrs. A. A , Safford of Demoted
is spending a few days with tl
editor’s family. -
We are glad to announce the
turn of the Newton family to Toe
coa. %
A number of the leddiag
ladies in town are orgsni
string band. Rev. H. C. Few
will be instructor. Miss Repp
McAllister will pley the mmndol
Misses Marjorie McLaury and R
lie Ramsay the guitar,
Ida Hayes the violincello. Tin
other members have ndt as yet bees
selected. r:
Mayor Bean of ClarkesviUcyStati
agent for the Penn Mutual
Insurance Company, was in ' i,
Tuesday in the interest of his cosi P
MW* jm
W. C. Edward* was shaktu
hands with his many friends i
Toccoa this week. Mr.
ia now located mi Macon and fug
ning a large retail grocery tmsiatii
in that city,
W. M. K
dence repair
some
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