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BANKS COUNTY JOURNAL^
PUBLISHED *Y K,!V THUMB**V.
Official Orjrnn of Hank* County
C. A. MEEKS Editor.
BUBSCBII’TION *I.OO A YEAR
Advantultiß rat furnish** mi turn
Anttred at the Pottnfflce at Homer
tfa at tecor.d elate matter,
THURSDAY, FEB. 11, W 4.
Editor Hbannor.’s worst fear* have
Wen realized. Ham Jones’ cotton
crop of seven bale* was unloa'led on
the market a few days ugo with dis-
astrous result*.
Every man get* ont of life just
what be puts into it. If we how the
reeds of envy, selfishnen and dis
trust we may expert to reap a boun
tiful harvest of tue same. "Likj
produces like.”
The Commissioners of Hoads and
Revenues of Jackson county have
-counlcimanded their order for their
pro rato of the felony convicts, hat
ing decided not to u>e them on t he
public mails. Editor Shannon is ur
ging them to u reconsideration, insist
ing that these convicts W used ns was
Hirst decided upon. The Commerce
Mews is slili in favor of “going a
- the bill*.”
A Correction
Last week we stated that Editor
Shannon always givis polities a
*Aack scat” in the columns of The
News, .Judging from the promi
nence given hi* suggestions in hits
last issue, politic* takes a •‘reserved
seat.”
Dr Hardman's New
York Letter.
The following paragraphs lire
taken from a letter written by Dr.
\V, B. Hardman, who ha* been in
New York aevvrul week*:
‘‘Hotuo jear* ago, in 18715 it must
have Well, I waa in New York
wben Willium Jennings Biyuu ap
peared before the Kansas city dem
ocratic convention unit with iii.s
charming and captivating eloquence,
be captivated the democratic nom
ination for the presidency. 1 wrote
a letter at that time to the home pa
per concerning Mr. Bryan ami the
nomination that made some of my
friends any some unkind tilings
about mo, and it took several years
lor them to fully forgive me for it
all. 1 am going to suy a few things
about Mr. Bryan again, but 1 hope
for no serious results.
‘‘l heard linn deliver his address
at Madison Square Garden last
Tuesday night. It was the greatest
political speech I have ever listened
to. Whatever else may be said of
Bryan it cannot be truthfully said
that he is not an orator or that he is
not siucere in bis utterances. He
almost converted mo to everything
he said except—free silver. He
tuade a powerful appeal to the min
istry to make a tight in the pulpit fo r
purity in politics. Much if not nil of
bis arraignment of the modern poli
tician and the commercial tendency
of the age is too sadly title. Speak
ing of the question of imperialism
he saul it was such an easy matter
for people to see the lmnd of God in
anything if that hand of God seem
ed his powerful oration with a pray
er that was indeed dramatic and
earnest. Raising his hand nlofl he
exclaimed, “Oh God ‘that the pee -
pie of America might have faith in
the wisdom of doing that which is
right,” Study this expression and
it will certainly dawn upon you as
something worthy to be remembered.
How few politicians and public men
have got faith in the wisdom of doing
a thing because it is right. The
< U ationsj usually are : I it expedi.
„ u t. Wi’l it get votes.' Will it win? "
The McUichael Bill.
* COLLOQUY.
Q. “What is the McMicbael bill
about which yon are writing?”
A. ‘lt is a bill pasted hy the
last legislature providing for a
change in constitution of the State
by which ary county or district
may locally tax itself for school
purposes."
Q. “What stpp is necessary to be
tnken before the contemplated change
will become effective?”
A. “It must be submitted to the
people at the next, general election,
which will be next October, for ratir
fication, and must, receive the ap
proval of two-thirds of the voters
qualified to vole at said election.”
Q. Is there not in the present
law already a provision for local tax
ation by counties to supplement
the school fund?”
A. “There is; but the restrict
ions thrown around tiie privilege by
the present law'are so rigid that the
measure is rendered wholly imprac
ticabb.”
Q. In what respect does the con
templated change differ from the
present requirements.”
A. Under the present law two
successive grand juiies must, recom
mend local taxation for school pur
poses before tile question can be sub
mitted to a vote of tiie people for
ratification. That when submitted,
before it can become effective, it must
receive an endorsement of two-thirds
of the qualified voters of the county.
‘‘Under the present law several coun
ties have made attempts to adopt
the system, only to meet with defeat.
Some have found it difficult to secure
the recommendation of two success
ive grand juries. Others have failed
ft the lack of sufficient votes; not
that a majority of the people in ev
ery instance opposed tho measure,
but because you can always find
enough people not specially inter
ested—busy people who care not to
lay down their work at home and
go the polls, people too sick to go,
people unwilling, in the face of un
pleasant weather, to ride several
miles to east their votes, and people
controlled by other conditions be
cause not directly interested, —I say
a sufficient number of such people
can always be found to defeat the a
dopliou of the system under tiie law
You see, under the legal requirement,
every voter who absents himself
from the polls for any cause doe* ns
much towards tho defeat if the
measure as voting against it.
“Under the change sought by tho
MoMiohael Dill tho restrictions, while
sufficient in all reasons, are not so
severs. Any county or any school
district can tax itself to supplement
tile present school fund, under the
reooiumendution of the co-operate
authority thereof, when the matter
lias been submitted to a vote of the
people of said county or school dis
trict, and has received two-thirds
majority of the votes east at such e
lection.”
Q “The mere ratification then
by the people of the MoMichael 101 l
does not in itself impose local tax •
ation on the State, or any county or
school district thereof*''
A. “Not at all. The MoMichaei
hill, should it be ratified by tile peo
ple of the State, will simply place
EscaPed an
Awful Fate.
Mr 11. flagging of Melbourne, Fla.
writes, “My. doctor told me I had
Consumption and nothing could be
done for me. I was given up to die.
The offer of a free trial bottle of Dr.
King's New Discovery for Consuuip
lion, induced me to try it. Results
were startling. 1 sun now on the
road to recovery and owe all to Dr.
King's New Discovery. It surely
saved my life.” This great cure is
guaranteed for all throat and lung
diseases by \V. 11. T. Gillespie, of
JewelMlie. Druggists. Price 50c
Jt #l.t>o.
Trial Bottles fiee.
nnv county or school district in posi
tion to legally tax itself for the bet
terment of its schools, wben said
county or school district so desires.
If a county or district should not de
sire to adopt tlie*)Htem, it certainly
cannot be forced under the cootera -
plated constitutional change to adopt
it contrary to its wishes. It i*
purely a local option measure. Any
county or district wanting it, can
get it by holding an election and cast
ing therefor tiie requisite number ot
votes. Any county or district not
desiring it can keep clear of it by
simply letting it alone.”
<J. “A county, then, that votes
for tiie change in the constitution
sought ny tiie McMiehsel hill, does it
not by tills aid commit itself to lo
cal taxation.”
A. “By no mean*. Votin'' for a
change in tiie constitution ih one
tiling; adopting a measure allowed
by said'change in the constitution is
another thing entirely different and
distinct from the first. When a
county votes for the contemplated
change in the constitution, it sim
ply Votes for a constitutional con
dition under which said county, so
desiring, may afterward* impose up
on itself a system of local taxation
for thu improvement of it* public
schools. Voting for the constitu
tional change is merely voting for a
constitutional privilege which may
after wards be utilized or not, as the
individual counties may ncc fit to do.
“But please pardon me for cutting
short this conversation hero. I have
an engagement at this hour that
must, he met. I will take pleasure
in diaeus!hg the matter further at
the fust opportunity."
Q. “I trust that will not he long,
for lam anxious to loam more of
this inportunt in at tor."
M. 15. Ditrxts.
An Exodus.
Banks county had an exodn* last
year, the like of which has not been
* 1
known in the history of the county.
It scented that the people rushed
out as if they were going to be envel
oped in n great sheet of water, some
thing like a wave from from the At
lantic high enough to cover all these
hills and the tops of trees. They
went to Texas to Arkansas, to South
Georgia, ami elsewhere. Many of
these families were among our best
eitixi ng, and we regretted toeeo them
leave. Most of their places w ill be
i filled this tear by families from the
upper counties of Ueotyia who will
come here to raise cotton at the
expected high price. Then again set
tiers from the north and middle west
are settling along the Southern Rail
way in this county to engage in the
peach industry. Peach growing is
the coming industry of this county,
l’he hills that have been worn out
ruising cheap cotton will yield fine
crops of peaches.
Cornelia Normal Institute.
The special Normal course of the
Cornelia Normal Institute will begin
March 10, 190-1. Earnest effort has
been made to seeure the very best in
structors for thia eourue and we arc
encouraged to believe tlist this will
he one of the most profitable in the
history of the Institution. Special
attention will he given to undergrad
uates who are preparing for the
teachers’ examination for public
slihool work.
The same reasonable rates prevail
as in the past. .
1. T. Sellers, C. H. Clyde, A.8.,
Chair. Board. President.
Another Cost* of Khciiumtism
Cured l>y Chamberlain’a
Pain Balm.
The efficacy of Chamberlain’s Pam
Balm in the relief of rheumatism is
being demonstrated daily. Parker
Triplett, of Grisby, Va., says that
Chamberlain's Pain Bahn gave him
permanent relief from rheumatism
in the hack vvheo everything else
failed, and be wtuid not be without
it. For sale by
Thos. D. Miller Uillsville, It. T.
Thompson, Homer, W. H T. Gill
espie, JewellvilJe, Maysville Drug
Cos., M ays y ills.
Was Jefferson an Infidel 1
[bv h. c. emorv.]
In n* much as many men of mary
minds have recently imi>oved upon
themselves the duty of enlightenirg
the public, concerning the religious
status of one the greatest of our
American heroes; I deem it simple
justice to all parties to permit the
person in question to speak in bis
own behalf.
Some have gone so far as to say
that when Longfellow wrote :
“Lives of great men all remind us,
We can make our lives • sublime” —
that he had no reference to stub
men as Thomas Jefferson.
Othe* are writing a so-called his
tory in which they say that Jeffer
son will lie depicted in his “true”
character, and the American people
will see, instead of a inode! gentle
man, an irreligious, immoral infidel,
I h< Id in my hand a book contain
ing the letters written by Jefferson
both public and private. I beg
leave to quote from this, — thus al
lowing him with his own pen to state
to us whether or not he was an infi
del. In March 1801, he wrote to
Benjamin Warren these words— “I
offer my sincere pi avers to the Su
preme Ruler of the universe, that
He may long preserve our country in
freedom and prosperity.” Previous
to this, in July, 1775, at the break
ing out of the Revolution,, we have
these words from his gifted pen—
“We devoutly implore assistance of
Almighty G>d to conduct us happi
ly through this conflict.”
In 1814 he write's to Samuel Green
low : “There never was a more
pure and rublime system of moral
ity delivered to man than is to t e
found in the four Evangelists.”
Again in 1824, to Mr. Woodward
“I consider religion a supplement
to law in the government of men.’
The alxjve does not read like cheap
infidel literature, neither does any
ofliis sublime writings. Nor is this
all. If space or time would allow
it, there could be hundreds of sen
tence* quoted, from his own pen,
avowing liis belief in God, his faitli
iu Christ, and hi* Christian altitude
toward all men. Those who would
like to l>e called infidel*, and would
like for other* to be also, make fre
quent attemps to use Jefferson ts a
model—pointing to that noble char
acter us a poaaibility for the modern
infidel. But truth revals that lie
was not only one of the grandest
men. hut, also one of the greatest
benefactors tho world ever produced,
because, all hi* life, he was actuated
by tho principles taught by Christ.
Water seeks its level—so doe*
man. But it is a contemptible sight
to see a man, who i* too small to
reach Jefferson's shoe-tops, trying to
lock arms with him ami reveal to
him some of the mysteries of the .in
comprehensible.
Would that every American boy
would emulate the example of Jef
ferson. Not as he is depicted by
the violent opposition to truth,
but, as he really was, an nuselfish,
majestic, ideal cirizen—a patriot
eont rolled by principles the most
sublime.
Dr. Watkins Speaks.
Dr K. W. Watkins, of Kill jay
candidate for congress, addressed the
people at this place last Friday.
The Doctor merely outlined his
platform and will come back again in
the near future probably court
week—and give a lengthy discussoin
of the issues of the day. He is a
pleasant, affable gentleman and is
not so much of a stranger to this
county as one might suppose, as he
was born and raised in Jackson coun
ty three miles from Harmony Grove,
aud ence taught school in this couuty,
boarding at Len Smith's, about six
miles north of this place oil Hudson
river and taught school near where
fcilver Shoal church new stands.
Exchange Column
Rome Tribune: Dr. Parkhnrst
divides the responsibility for the
Chicago fire equally between the
Lord and the citizens. This is the
first time we ever suspected any
kind of copartnership between the
Lord and the citizens of Chicago.
Columbus Enquirer-sun: Some
farmers predict that 15-cent cotton
will ruin the South, while others
sav if 15-cenl cotton will hurt, it,
why just let it go ahead and hurt it
They say it is rather strange t-bat
prosperity will hurt the South.
Gibson Record : A wet spring, a
poor cotton crop and a good corn
crop are the e<-ential features to
prosperity this fail. The oat crop is
dead aud the farmers are going to
plant their oat land* in cotton and
do their level best to make enough
cotton to do the world ten years.
Canton Advance: We desire to
again say we are opposed to the e
lection of judges and solicitors by
the people as is now the law, and
we so expressed ourselves at the bal
lot box when the law was ratified by
popular vote. The judicial ermine
should not lie dragged into the slime
of later day polities, nor the solicitor
general brought under political ob
ligations to any. We have already
seen and heard enough to convrnoe
us that the system is wrong and
that the people themselves are op
posed to the inode of election.
Meriwether Vindicator: Henry
Clay being once told that a certain
line of policy would injure his pros
pects for the presidency, *aid grand'
ly: “I had rather be right than
president.” Thus thought and thus
acted the old generation of states
men. With Mr. Roosevelt it i* held
it is different. He acts alone from
policy Is moved to do only what he
think* is popular or may advance hi*
presidential aspiration*. Yet he can
pose as a patriot or statesman when
occasion demands. If it is to he Han.
na or Roosevelt we would take Mar
cus every time.
$1,250 Reward for Negro
The city council of Roanoke, Va.,
ha* offered a reward ot SI,OOO and
the citiz. ns have raised $250, mak
ing a reward of $1 250 for the negto
who, on Saturday Jan. 30, assaulted
Mr>\ Geo. J Shield* and her little
daughter with a razor and hatchet in
their home, and left them for dead.
It look* like this reward ought to
be sufficient to bring the criminal
to justice; but the stute will increase
the amount still more.
Wheny ou feel blue .and that ev
ery tiling goes wrong, take a dose of
Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver
Tablets. They will cleanse und in
vigorate jour stomach, regulate your
bowels, give you a fresh relish for
your food aud make you teel thut in
tbi* old world is a good place to live.
For sale by
Thos D. Miller, Gillsvillc; T. T
Thomoson. Homer; \V. H.T. Gilles
pie, Jewellville; Maysville Drug Cos.,
May sville
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OOCiqatY—qnraoa qcunqa a jo *iqJ
no iibai X.u|i uaq.w uo Xiauaos (epads
jo jO| v 3u|u*2 jo Xbji u aasq siajjj
When You lntve a Cold .
The fin action when you have a
cold should be to relieve the lungs
This is heel accomplished by the free
use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
Ibis Remedy liquefies the tough
mucus and causes its expulsion from
the air cells of the lungs, produces a
free expectoration, and opens the se
cretions. A complete cure soon fol
lows, This remedy will cure a se
vere cold in less lime than than any
other treatment and it leaves the sys
tem in a natural and healthy condi
tion. It counteracts any tendency
toward pneumonia. For sale by
Thos. D. Miller, Gillsviile; R. T.
Thompson, Homer; W. 11. T. Gilles
pie, Jewellville; Maysville Drug Cos.,
Maysville.
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK ?
Kidney Trouble Hakes You Miserable
Almost everybody who reads the news
papers Is sure to know of the wonderful
■I , cures made by Dr.
' —— ji Kilmer’s Swamp-Root,
f l{ ,he ?re: kidney, liver
L J and bladder remedy.
- j Y[ It ta the great medl
' 1 i+J r > cal niumph of the nine
ti Cl l IjCj teenth century; dls
!"y=* V, i"lil covered after years of
*e- Dr. Kilmer, the emL
* Uk-- . " nent kidney and btad
der specialist, and Is
wonderfully successful in promptly curing
lame back, kidney, bladder, uric acid trou
bles and Bright's Disease, which is the worst
form of kidney trouble.
Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root Is not rec
ommended for everything but if you have kid
ney, liver or bladder trouble tt will be found
Just the remedy you need. It has been tested
In so many ways, in hospital work, in private
practice, among the helpless too poor to pur
chase relief and has proved so successful in
every case that a special arrangement has
been made by which all readers of this paper
who have not already tried it, may have a
sample bottle sent free by mall, also a book
telling more about Swamp-Root and how to
find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble.
When writing tnenHsa reading this generous
offer in this paper and
send your address to
Dr. Kilmer Sc Co..Bing
regular fifty cent and Hon*- of Swamp-fox*,
dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists.
Don’t make any mistake, but re
member the name. Swamp-Root, Dr.
Kilmer’* Swamp - Root, and the ad
dress, Binghampton, N. Y., on every
bottle
Berlin Items.
Gov. Vaughn has rented Esq.
Ash’* farm. We are glad to have
the “chief executive” among u.
J. D Slayton went to Harmony
Grove Monday.
Not many out at justice court Sat
urday.
“Uncle" Nat Ayers has l>een suf
fering the past few day a with heart
trouble.
Several of the old soldier bors are
enjoying the receipt of their pensions
this week.
D. 11. P. Garrison went over to
Homer Saturday on business.
We are glad to hear from oar
“cousins" tbrough the colums of The
Journal,
Bad weather for sowing spring
outs.
The children are well pleased with
tiie new books. They also like their
teacher very much.
Soon be St. Valentine's. Boys,
get a hustle on you. It is leap year.
Help the girls.
RACKET.
Sick
Blood
Feed pile girls on Scott’s
Emulsion.
YVe do not need to give all
the reasons why Scott’s
Emulsion restores the strength
and flesh and color of grxd
health to those who suffer
from sick blood.
The fact that it is the best
preparation of Cod Liver Oil,
rich in nutrition, full of healthy
stimulation is a suggestion as
to why it does what it does.
Scott’s Emulsion presents
Cod Liver Oil at its best,
fullest in strength, least in
taste.
Young women in their
“ teens ” are permanently cured
of the peculiar disease of the
blood which shows itself in
pal en ess, weak n ess and nervous
ness, by regular treatment
with Scott’s Emulsion.
It is a true blood food and
is naturally adapted to the cure
of the blood sickness from
which so many young women
" We will h * to Kad
* ram pie to any sufferer.
Te *ure that ; s picture in
the '; r,n a label is on the
wrapper of every bottle of
f £~‘uPsiob ymt buy.
SCOTT iL BOWNE.
BSraBlM 400 Pearl St., yew York.