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Here Shall the Press the People’s Rights Maintain y JOHN Hi. BROWN. BJtINBRIDGE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 2, 1908, Vol. 39—No.™ 6—$!.oo a Yaar *1 EDITORIAL w- O: rscln off p 0 ' Th. •in 1 tea for breakfa-t John Sharp WilLams jives the j. dinner there is , Republicans notice if they do not do • ed to worry about sup something for the country that the Democrats in Congress from now on will have something to say about n. Fa., ha t a gala time The suggestion is a little startling, insisting ot a Fiddler’s i but, after ail, the constituents of Mr. i and races. Fiddler’s Williams and his colleagues sent are more tunny than a them to Congress to do something. monkeys. j Tom Watson is about the only h on Telegraph is washing presidential timber left in the popu- m_: “Don’t be fooled j list party. We all—that is, most of le Joe.” He is not fooling us—differ with him politically, but ,,«• nearly as much as the cheerfully concede that he’s one of 11 hampions hope that he is. the brainiest Georgians living to- day. ( r.awtordville Democrat got March 14th was fixed by the governor, comptroller general and :<>r had piobably just ier U state treasurer, in accordance with live column editorial on the <of God in its last issne. that the prospect was good i the tax law8> as the date on which i,,i a record breaking bla. err y all property returns for 1908 taxas f4 °i • non shall be based. Remember that all property returns for 1908 stll<“ 4o e Drown is going taxation held by you on that date must be returned for taxation. Joe Brown is through all the motions, just like a regular candidate. He has opened heaujoaners in the K mball House. As a candidate .for governor Mr. Now, it he could just open a ar f5 rown » s support will be about the his campaign might move a itt e. j Bame a8 that lined np behind Clark : Howell in the last campaign, and “The only whiskey without a' 0 ur prediction is that he will not heads-he is the kind that doesn’t ' carry a county in the state.—La* come win n you order it,” says the : Grange Reporter. Constitution. But that kind causes] heartache, which is worse than j To be a really good fellow is a L. niacin 1 —because those who suffer condition any right minded man most ere the innocent. j might aspire to, but to be a “good • fellow” m the sense in which that !’ -titions asking the pardon of designation is too often used is to v \\. Maxwell, convicted last year , be a cross between an amiable fool oti„ an justifiable ki ling of the j and a malignant pretender.—Tribs tin - . of Cairo, were liberally cir- une - on •, i ; n Uiis county last week, This seems to hit the nail on the a-:, Imt the old man be pardoned bead. Such a fellow, usually, is .v •! wnv largely signed, the health [good for nothing. .i if Maxwell bring favorable i M .. y. Negro lab rers are not as scarce as they were a year ago and they are not as independent by a great deal. The saw mills, the railroads and the f the new battleships to be nler the law to be passed by. , , , . . . i turpentine farms have let many of ■ nt congress is to be named , : , . , . . . their hands go, the result being that a great many negroes have been idle for some time The lesult is that there is not so much trouble with the domestic laborer's, or ser vants, as they do not have well paid negro men to keep them up. , ; e- ause the lamented young from that state had made jU 'i of President Roosevelt ic was taken ill. This is a i honor paid to the dead hi by the president. i-liing eason has opened, the old fashioned bail bot*- la’leu info disuse it is no* fishermen are not so anx- > fishing, nor that those no have such wonder! ul ex - ■v work of attempting to :ho governor whatever ot •re may be in the pres- - 1 law has been uncover * • i< al enemy oi the pension- an who so little values grity as to seek to use u-lices as a weapoa m at- olitical assassination. i crowd are coming ’iglit ■ Brown’s standard as v s the sparks fly upward, wi 1 not be hard then for the oiks to find their proper v wit’s election would mean ai n of alt the measures • 1 reform that the people - <1 for, and that they will ie Gov. Smith’s second term « Jed. ' useless of Teddy to fire in - e8 to congress new. He is * r the down and out satge now S| ry much weight with the pot anting politicians. The.little jug brown and Little Joe Brown are alike out ot favor with the people of Georgia at this time, because you can hardly tell ’tother from which. If they believe what they say, tho-e people who put all the blame on Hi'ke Smith for the finadbial de^ pression in Georg a pay high tribute to the governor’s power wi bout n- tending it. Fertilizer Tags. There were sold in Georgia last year in round numbers eight hun dred thousand tens of fertilizers. The present inspection fee is ten cents per ton. The farmers paid eight thoosaud dollars to the state for this work which is several tunes the cost. * There is not one ton in a thousand ever inspected. A bill was introduced in the last session ot the legislature to increase this tax from ten to twenty-five cents per ton. If the bill ever passed the farmers will pay two hundred thousand dollars instead of eight thousand 3S at present. "What has become of the Hoke Smith club of 1906V Sound the I bugle, Loosh! The clans of the opp' - I sition are tooting their fog-hon. - ; and burnishing their scimetars. Foes of the Jug Train The following from the Atlanta Journal hits tbe nail on the head. These anti jng propensities so lately cultivated by some of the Georgia congressmen, seems in the light o! recent events quite natural. Some of them have opposition and oppos sition will develop qualities t! at even the man himself was unawai e of. The Journal says: “Politics makes some queer beJ. fellows and likewise some queer buffet-fellows. “It changes the sentiments which have become traditional and gives an entirely new set of convictions to people who really had never known just how they did stand on certain questions. '‘Now there are the jug-trains, tor instance, which are doing so much to dampen if not to inundate the dry counties. There is a move ment on in the congress of the Uni ted States to see if a stop cannot he put to their daily and double daily and almost hourly efforts tc bring first aid to the injured. Nobody to speak of, had ever fully realized in corgress just how wicked those trains were. They have been allowed to ran into Maine and into bleeding Kansas and into other territory which was par tially if not entirely free soil, and the congressmen “went on cutting bread and butter,” and nibbling pretzels. Thj idea of putting a bill on the track which would wreck this traffic seems not to have ocs curred to the guardians of the na^ tioual welfare until it began to des velop throughout the country that the prohibition sentiment was some 1 thing which had to be reckoned with. “Then all of a sudden, as it were, congress lay down its seltzer chaser and vows by the great hornspoon that the jug train must ceaso. Our own Georgia Congressmen, after due reflection, decided that they have been tb'nking tor a long time that the jug-tiaiu was a men ace to nte, liberty and the puisuit of real happiness. We fiud our genia 1 friends, Jim Griggs and Char ley Adamson coming to the rescue of the state o. Georgia, which is try ing to shut off the jugstraiH. “Hesitate! “Not for a moment! “They simply had not given the matter, heretofore, that earnest con sideration v hich the que.-tion d.-* mauds, and as soou as they looked iuto it—at heme and elsewhere— they became convinced that the rum rout'.s should be suppressed. “A few irreverent people here and there have rolled their eyes after the fashion of the light-minded, and seme have been so rude as to laugh; but they should get their feelings under better control. When a real patiiot develops, however late in lite, aud sets h s face against a real evil—denounced by so many people who vote as they pray—the patriot should have the full measur of cred it which is comiiff to him. “The jug train bill may pass con gress, c-r it may go right on by without .-topping, but in the mean time we should give the patriots due credit for'the eternal convictions which have always animated them here ot late." The Local Pap«:r. There is perhaps no institution m a town of which so ranch is expected \ as the newspaper, aud yet is made the subject of more uncalled for abuse than any other concern. It doesn’t make any difference how honest, how sincere or hoiv much judgment the editor may have, there is always some on • to question bis motives and doubt him. He may have the interest every person in town at heart and not hold the. slightest f.eling of dl will towards anj ne, and his constant aim may be the upbuilding aud betterment of his community, yet there are some who appreciate nothing he d-.es and are ever ready to injure him. Are you one of this kind, and if so, why? To the Ladies. The special attention of the ladies of Ba abridge and vicinity is called to the magnificent Millinery Open ing, at her Fashion Emporium in the Bon Air Hotel corner, of Mrs. M. J. Reynolds today and during the balance of the week, all the latest modes and styles being on display, with the fashionable mate rials for spring hats and bonnets. For forty-four years Mrs. Rey. nolds has been the reliable milliner of Bainbridge and Southwest Georgia, and the best of it is her styles are always up-to-date and the materials first.class. No shoddy stuff about her establishment. Call and see her stock. Tom Watson’s “Jeffersonian” newspaper says that United States Senator Jeff Davis of Arkansas, who .recently took his ses(t in the senate, being entitled to a private secretavy, salary $1,800 a year, and a private messenger, salary $900 a year, aps pointed his two daughters to the places. Poor old Arkansas! To this she has come.—Dawson News. We fail r o see why anybody, ex cept it be some one who wanted these jobs, within the gift of Senator Dav is, has a right to / object to the selection, provided the two daugh ters do the work required for the compensation provided. The daugh ters no doubt deserve more at the hands ot their bon red father than any pap-sucker m Arkansas. Live Young Firm. Johnson, Haire & Cunningham, the popular successors to the Mart Clothir.g Co., gent’s furnishings, at the Belcher block, are among the livest and most up-to-date, lick-ofs the-wa’cli young firms in this sec. tion ot the state, and they are going after and getting their full share f desirable gent’s furnishings trade of all this section, because their goods are right and of dependable mate- riels and not shoddy. Their stock of spring suits nd underwear, ho? lery and gent’s umlei wear is complete, and their prices lower than tbe same stuff can be bougLt elsewhere. Call there a d see their spring showings. They are thorough gentlemen, full of energy and vim, and are right after your business. Business Scholarships. We have three foil, life Scholar ships for sale at very attractive prices for young men or young ladies—one" in Southern Shorthaud and Business University, Atlanta and Albany, Ga.; one in Thomas* vilie Business College, and one in Stanley’s Business College, Macon, G&. Each of these institutions is strictly first class and secures a paying positions for all graduates, With salaries paying $75 to $150 t er month. See cr write Editor Democrat, Bamb idge, Ga. To Refund Cotton Tax. Senator Simmons last week intro 1 dneed a bill providing for the re. funding of the government tax col lected on raw cotton in the years 1885-66-67 and 1868, the money to be paid into tbe treasuries of fates of the south where the ta x was col lected apd to be held subject to the establishment of claims by "the per' sods or heirs of those who paid the tax. It is estimated that the passage o‘ the bill would make neces-ary an appropriation of $65,000,000, which amount is authorized by the bill. Telephone Manners. Use.n of the tel phone should study the proper rules that govern its use. The person who answers a telephone call does not know who i« calling, and should first of all giv- his name that the peison calling may know he is speaking to the de sired party; and the caller should then in turn give Ins name, or make brief and proper excuse for the proper mistake it wrong connection was made These rales are based on common sense. They are easily obeyed, and proper observance of them would rob the telephone service of what is now its gr. atest annoy ance. To answer a telephone bv calling “We'll” or “Alright” is not enough. The name-should be given instead, for the caller must know that he is speaking to the right person before he sends his message. This should make unnecessary the usual ques tion, “Who is that,’ which follows the wrong answei to the call.. It is the incorrect form ot answering telephone calls which is the cause ot much of the telephone incivilty, and hence the proper form should be ob served by all. Another abuse or misuse of the telephone should be avoided. This is long conversation. Everybody should remember that telephone talk is not private. Any conversa tion may be overheard by another, and very often they are. Young people who court by ’phone, or per sons who relate private affairs over the wire, seem to forget this. And then a long talk may keep some one else waiting, for it constantly Lap- pens that several calls for the same number or that are connected by the same wire, come in quick suc cession. Telephone talk should be brief, and it should be courteous. Long talking over the ’phone is silly, and expressions of impatience or mdeness proceed from ignorance and natural ill manners. Hurrah, boys! Only two month* more before vacation! A Shocking Accident. Last Wednesday night during the progress of the “Buster Brown” performance at the opera house, .Mr. Isaac Bush,a member of the Bain- bridge fire department, who was on duty behind the scenes during the evening, was called by some one 'o a platform at the rear of the building and while leaning over the balus trade surrounding the platform, fell, and was very painfully and seriously hurt, one leg being broken in two places and severely bruised. He fell upon an empty goods box which broke somewhat the force of his loty tumble. The balustrade was in an unsafe condition by reason of decay at the point of ‘astemug and gave way causing Mr. Bush to fall. More Activity in Business All business centers lepo^t that merchants are replenishing stocks up to the business actually in sight. I 1 is not claimed that the volume of business is equal io that of a year ago, but it is plain that it s better than was ant eipated three months ago. The outlook in other words, is bopefuh The r. ports of the American rail way association show that tbe num ber of idle cars on March 4, 1908, was 315,000, as compared with -344,. 000 on February 5. A decrease Id idle cars amounting to 40,000 m number is prettv plain evidence that general trade is on the up* grade. Mills, too, are opening up, and it is estimated that the number of idle workers has been reduced 30 per cent. The hope is expressed • hat there will he no soft coal atrke on April 1, and that the recovery from the panic will go on nneheek* ed. All, of coarse, are considering the probable crop yields, but these can not be measuied before September next. Le^al At isements CITA iTON. Toall whom It may concern: r rell having in propel form applied .o me for permanent let ters of administration on the estate of D W Dorch, late of said county this i< to cite all and singular the creditors and next of kin of said D W Dorch to be and appear at Ordinary Office on the tir*t Monday in April 190*, and show cause, if any they cm, why permanent adminisr ation should not be granted to said Fannie M. Ferrel on said D \V Dorch estate. Wituess niy band and official signa ture, this March 9, 1908. T. B. MAXWELL, Ordinary. DECATUR SHERIFF BALE. GEORGIA—Decatur'Connty. Will be sold, beforehe Court H e, door, in the city (f Bainbridge, inc s j county, during the legal hours o f e, on the first Tuesday in April next the following described property, to wit: One black mare muie, with a white mouth about six ye ra old, named Ida”; one dark colored mare male, named “Nit”; one sorrell mule about welve (12) years old: Also one black milk cow marked, swallow fork ; nd under-bit in each ear. All of the above described property lived upon as the property of Defaui- ants. Satisfy a City Court fifa in firm of Benton, Shingler & Co. vs. J. R. 1). Lastei,S. H. Haines, Frank Price, Ed Williams, Jessie Sims and R. H.Lee. This March loth, 19 8. — L. F. PATTERSON, Nherift. . J ADMINISTRATORS SALE. GEORGIA—Decatur County: By virtue of an order of the Court of Ordinary of said County, will be sold at public outcry, on the first Tuesday in April, 1908, at the Court House In in said county, between tbe usual hours of sale, the following real estate situate in Decatur county, to-wit: f All of that certain tract or parcel of land situated lying and being in the Fifteenth (15th) District of Decatur county, Georgia, and do*’ scribed as follows, tos vl it: Begin- ing at the southwest corner ot lo* ot land numhpr three hundred ani sixty eight (36S), and thence ruimint along the south land line east sit hundred and (660) yards, thenci running north paraded with the west lam] line of said lot to a point half way between the nor;h and south land line of said lot, thence running west parallel with the south and line of said lot to the west land line of said lot, and theUce running south along the west land line, of said I t to the starting point; the same being seventy five acres, more or less, in the south west corner of lot of land number three hundred and sixty eight (36S) in the Filth* teenth (15th) District of Decatur countv, Georgia. " R. GRIFFIN, Administrator, Estate of Sail ie Griffin. CITATION. f To all whom it may concern "\V. H.'Harrell baying in proper nrm appiied to me for permanent letters of Administration on the estate ofJ.E. Harrell, late of said county, this is to cite Ml and sing ular the creditor.^ and next of kin of said J. E. Harrell to be and ap pe r at OrdioatyM Office on the first Monday in April 1908, and show cause, If any.tbey can, why permanent administration should not be granted to VV.H. Har rell, said J. E. HaiYcli’se state. Witness my hand and official signature, March 12th 1908. a T. B. MAXWELL, Ordinary.fll AGENTS WANTED— i6x2ocrayon j portraits 40 cents, frames io cents ar.d up ;hett pictures one eent each. You can make 400 per cent profit or $36 per week. Cata’- >g te and Samples free. FRANK W. WILLIAMS Company, 4? , 1208 W. Taylor st., Chicago, 111. J For State Treasurer. To th Democratic Voters ofGeor. gia: I am a candidate for^ Treasurer pi Jthis State subject to the Demo»> cratie Primary on June 4t“. My candidacy io based uj on my forms er service to the people in this ofs five covering a pero’d ot more than twenty yeais a record that I be* here will bear public scrutiny aud which has never been impugned* It elected 1 promise the same faith ful attention to the •’utics ot the dffifce that marked my previous administration.^ # ‘ j, tf Yours truly, 5£!SIWm. J. Spes In some cases eveu the brot cloak of charity is a misfit.