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/ JHE QERROCRAT JNO. M. BROWN, Editor A M’g’r OFFICIAL GAZETTE OF SHERIFF, ORDINARY, CLERK SUPERIOR COURT AND COUNTY COMMIS SIONERS. Ectereo **■ second class mail matter »t Bajnbndge, Ga., postoflice. BA IN BRIDGE, GEORGIA SEPT. 17 no man can be the whole cbee9e long without getting raDK and ekippervk ko man who voted in th? state primary can afford to scratch the name of Joe Brown, much Jess vote for Yancey Carter. Perhaps in the- Presidential cam>- paign of 1912, the nominees will be addressing crowds of voters from the trails of airships. ITie near-beer dealers are lorced, according to that wise bill, to pay two hundred dollars tor tour months privileges of selling the near s*uff. The Macou Telegraph -ays that the pt opie of Georgia are going to do -ome good old Democratic vot ing this year-, True; and so are the* Pops and the Republicans. Now the pill box hat is to take the place of the Merry Widow. The last • xtreme is as bad as the first; but perhaps the next ehange ot fashion will bring the golden mean The farmers all over ti e state are selling their cotton as fast as ginned. There is no better policy than to pay debts and maintain credit. The farmer evidently realizes this. Mrs. Bryan never said a truer thing than the sentence, “Women have the right to vote, bnt they may do better to wa ve that right, and mould the voters at the fire side. A member ot the legislature to test the quality of Near Beer, drank six glassfuls and it made him hilar iously. So funny indeed that one could see at a glance that he was drank. “Moonshine makes the complex ion yellow,” observes an exchange. “Moonshine” makes a whole lot of trouble for the fellow who makes it in a Dot still, provided Uncle Sam discovers it. To the casual observer Georgia is wetter than a drowned dog. The man who wants whiskey gets it and every town in the state is treated to the spectacle of the open sale of beer. It may be a lighter grade beer, it is true, but it is neverthe less beer that makes drunk come. United States Marshall White, of Macon, is authority for the states'* men that the Republican party will send spellbinders into Georgia, and that a determined effort will be made to carry this state for Taft and Sherrum. The Republicans have at least an equal chance with the Popu lists and the Independents. We would appreciate it if all bur subscribers w u ! d pay up without being aske 1 to do so, but as there are a good many who seem to be waiting for us to ask them, we are nivttting out a lot of statements and requesting settlement as promptly as possible. We need the money, and much as we hate to do it, we are going to commence asking for what is due us, and insisting on payment The biggest ass in the world is the ass that nags continually with his bra- at the great ox in the pas ture, feeling s* cure becau-e the ox does not condescend to notice thj coarsest beast in the field.—Macon Telegraph. Alack! How trne! ButJJit is one of those penalties attached to trne greatness. Vide the Telegraph’s nagging with its bray, at Dover nor Iloke Smith’s, every act since his election two years ago. The Extra Session. The legiviaiuie, daring the extra session, has passed four general measure*: Th- Wise bid to tax the sale and manufacture of imitation beers. m The Adams bill, creating juvenile courts for the trial of youthful law* bi eake s. The Persons conditional pardon, or parole bill The Alexander resolution, au thorizing a commission to ihvestn gate the feasibility of extending the Western ana Atlantic railroad to the sea. The tax on the sale and manu facture of imitation beers will, it is stated bv the comptroller general, net the state over two hundred thousand dollars before the end of the year. And the tax on imitation beers is not a temporary thing. It means millions to the state. The Legislature will complete the Convict bill, abolishing t e leasing feature, during the cut rent week, and go home. The Near=Beer Tax. Odd features have been discover 1 ed in the bill placing a license tax on all near-beer establ shments. Perhaps ihe most starling of all, is one by.which the full tax for one year must be paid for the privn lege of doing business between now and D* cember 31. The taxes are to be levied an nuallv, but the fiscal year ends on December 31. No iieenst s can be issued to have effect beyond that date. The act became effective Sep. tember 5th, and instructions hav been issued by Comptroller- General W. A. Wright for the collection the tax from all who are found to have been in the business since that date. In other words, retail dealers in nearbeer must each fork over $2Qo to the state for the p-ivilege of re maining m business for the remamd er of the year, or, to put it more plainly, pay a fall year’s license fee fora four-month’s privilege. Not only this, bnt they must run the risk of prosecution for violating the prohibition law. in case they sell ar ythmg that more than looks like beer. The same rule applies to agents and manufacturers, except that they have to pay <5oo each. It has been discoveied that it the duty of county ordinaries collect the tax. Juvenile Courts The bill introduced in the house by Mr. Adams, of Chatham, provid ing for the establishment of juven ile com is, has not only passed that body, but has become a law. The juvenile court will be sup* plementary to the sessions of the superior court. It will take cogni zance of all violations of the law committed by persons under sixteen years of age, and upon conviction they will be segregated from the older criminals. Every possible effort will be put forward to reform them and to make them good and useful members of society. This is one of the important steps which Geoigia proposes to take along the line of reform in our criminal system, outside of the over whelming issue of abolishing the convict lease system. There is a well developed seulimpr.t jn favor ot giving criminals, young and eld, a chance to retorm and to adopt a ne way of life- The parole system among the older criminals and the juvenile courts for the younger cnmina'saie among the measures wh.ch seek to accomplish this end. Juvenile courts can no longer be regarded as an experiment. They are too well established and have worked too well elsewhere. But their establishment in Georgia will none the less be looked forward to with the deepest interest. Now For iqio. An Atlanta correspondent of the Macon Telegraph sends that paper a batch of gossip about state poli tics setting forth that Governor Hoke Smith is already a candidate for re-election in 1910, and that the contests of 1906 and 1908 will be tame in comparison with the tussle which will take piece two years hence. The Telegraph’s correspondent says that Governor Smith has al ready confided to many of hi s friends kis determination to make what will be th-* effort ot his life to retrieve the states political integrity. It is declared that the organ zatior which fought tor the Governor so faithfully during the receDt cam paign is being kept intact for the 1910 conflict, and that the old gang which won in Ju.-e—is making its plans accordingly, preparing to give battle all along the line. It is farther declared that a part ot the stake to be fought tor in 1910 will be two United States senator 1 ships, and several congressional togas. The “old gang” it is predict 1 ' ed, will put up either Congressman Griggs or Congressman Brantley for Governor—provided, “Little Joe” does not make the race for re- election. Murphy Candler, .Isa G. Candler and Judge W. A. Coving, ton are mentioned as possible gub ernatorial candidates of the other faction in the event Governor Smith should pass up the governorship and concentrate his energies upon the acquirement of a senatorial toga. It is thought however, ac cording to the information of the Telegraph correspondent, that the Governor will be his own candidate two years hence for the hoffice he now bolds. The Atlanta papers tell of a man in that city who “just had to have a drink” and was forced to the ex treme y of having a tooth pulled, the dentist obligingly giving him a stiff bracer to steady his nerves for the ordeal, which the man stood so well that he had three other teeth extracted after patting away thi se other bracers. When his teeth give ont he may start on his fingers and toes. Caldwell For Chairman. Whether the County Board of Commissioners elect a member and Chairman of that body, as they are empowered to do under the law, or whether,they call an election for that purpose, at the same time the state election is held next month, we are not advised, bat whichever they do, they or the people, could not do better than to select Mr. Chas. H. Caldwell ot this city for that honorable and responsible posi-, tion—a man thoroughly practical in every function incumbent upon the Chairman ot the Board—and a gen- telman enjoying th 0 highest esteem of the people wherever known. And we make this suggestion without Mr. Caldwells knowledge, and with, out the least desire to suggest any. tnmg other than the best interests of every tax payer and citizen of the county. Mr. Caldwell is a thorough busis ness man, a practical far sighted, sagacious citizen, his home is in Bambridge, as required of the Chairman ef the Board, and be would bring to the Board and to the County’s best interest, qualities which would be a decided strenght.* ening of the same. =< If it is to be an election to the ople let ns center on Mr.Caldwell, r by the Board, we respectfully urge upo n the Board Lis electi nr DECATUR SHERIFF SALE GEORGIA, Dbcatub Couxtt Will bo sold before the Court hou.=- door in the city of Bainbidge, In Ban County, on the first Tuesday in Oct**- ber next, during the legal hours of sal - the following described property to-wit All oflot of land No. two hundred and eighty^four [284] and the east half of lot -f land No. three hundred and seventeen [317] situated in the 20th District of said county, containing in all three hundred and sev enty [370] acres more or less. Also all that forty [40] acres of land in the 15th District of said county, and known as the thirty-dour [34] acres in the north west comer of lot of land No. 203, bound ed on the east by lands of J. D. Chason, on the west by the western land line of said lot No. 203, on the north by the pub lic road from Bainbridge to Thomasville, on the south by property owned by John E. Donalson and Hal Dunlap. Also six [6] acres of land situated in the northeast corner of lot of land No. 221, said tract being one acre wide east and west, and six [6] acres long north and south and bounded on the east by the above de scribed thirty-four [34] acres, on the north by the public road leading from Bainbridge tc Thomasville, o:. the BOO th and west by the balance of said lot No. 221. Also that twentysthree [23] acres being part of lot of land No. seventy three [73] and east of the Climax and Attapulgus road, and fully described in deed of M. SwicordtoJ. C. Brockman, dated May 1st, 1891, and recorded December 2nd, 1891, In Book “I. I.” page 113. • Also fifty [50] acres of land situated in the northeast corner of same lot N» seventy-three {73]. Also that ten [10] acres of land situated in the northwest corner of lot No. forty eight [4SJ and fully described as bounded on the north by the original lot lme of said lot No. 48 on the east by the run of Yellow Water creek, on the south by a continuation of the south boundary of the above described fifty acre tract, the last three described tracts con taining eighty three [83] acres in all, are located in the 20th District of said county and state. All of said property levied u pon as the property of defendants, to satisfy two flfas issued from the City Court of Bainbridge said county, in favor of the Decatur County Bank vs. F. R. Graham and C. R. Graham. Property pointed out by plaintiff’s attor neys. This Sept. 8th, 1908. L. F PATTERSON, She, iff. DECATUR SHERIFF SALE. GEORGIA—Decatur County. Will be sold before the court houae door, In the city of Bainbridge, in said county, on the first Tuesday in Oct. next, during the legal hours of sale, he following described property, to-wit: All of Lot No. seven [7] in the town of Fowlstown, in the county of Decatur, de scribed as follows.- Commencing on the north lot line 4, 6. O. C. to an unnamed street, tbence south eighteen and a half [18J6] degrees east along said unnamed street 6, 4 O C. to an unnamed alley [said alley on the north of Mrs. Rawls’ land] thence along said alley and the land of the railroad to the southwest comer of Me- Rary’s land, thence along McRary T s line northwest, thence westwardlj along Mc- Rary’s line, thence ' northwestwardly along McRary’s line to the beginning point. Said lot being described more fully in a plat drawn by C. T. Mims, county sur. veyor, in which said plat is designated as lot No “Seven” [“7”] said plat being of record in the office of the elerk of the Superior Court of Decatur county, Georgia; and being the same land described in a deed from W. L, McGill, administrator, to R. D. Carr, recorded in the office of the clerk of the Superior Court of Decatur county. Georgia, in Book “E-3” page 536, except a small lot containing thirty [30] feet, front facing the south and having a depth ol one hundred [100] feet, running north and bounded as follows; On the north and east by lands of McRarys. on the south by lands of the Atlantic Coast Line Railway Co., and on the west by lands of R. D. Carr, and being a small tract of land sold by R. D. Carr off of the above described prope. ty to Abner Averitt. Said described properly levied upon as j the property of defendant, R.D. Carr, to [ satisfy a city court fifa from the City Court of Bainbridge, in favor of the Bainbridge Oil Company vs - said R. D. Carr. This Sept. 8th, 1908. L. F PATTERSON, Sheriff. Hearn nor Garter materialized at Thomasville’e hot a r Jest on Satnp> day last, but. John Temple was there and spooled till he spill u lexicon an-! built a string of p.'ati tudes a mile long. Thomasville will survive the ordeal, and don’t you forget it . DECATUR SHERIFF SALE. GEORGIA—Decatur County. Will be sold, before the Court House door, in the city of Bainbridge, in said county, during the legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in Oct. next, the following described property, to- wit: Eighteen [i8j acres of land eff of lot of land No fifty-eight [58] situated in the nineteenth [19th] District of Decatur county Georgia, said eighteen (18] acres being all of that thirty [30] acres deeded by J. L. Perritt to Mack Martin excepting' twelve and a half acres owned by Sam Mar tin, Jack Martin and William McElvin. Also twenty-two [22] acres of land off of lot of land No. twenty-three [23) situated in the nineteenth ) ipthj ‘ Distrtct of _Deca.. tur county, Georgia, the Perritt Mill road being the east line; the north line being the land of Isabel and George Martin, both tracts making together forty [40) acres and levied upon as the property of delendfint, Mack Martin, to satisfy a city court .fifa from the city court of Bainbridge. at the Tu e term, 1908, in fayor of Joseph Swicord vs. said Mac]. Martin. This September 8th, 1908. L. F. PATTERSON. Sheriff. Did You Ever Stop and Thinlt HO SELLS the most of any one nrticle the town where you trade? To prove wh does ask your neighbor and your neigh* bor’s neighbor who they buy their SHOES from, and nine out ol ten will tell “J\t Laing's” Now there must be a reason for it. h’ simply this; I buy shoes from manufacturers who make nothing bu: Honest Leather Shoes, and buy in smal quantities and of ten, in order to keep them new ar.d clean. Remem ber. Shoes kept in stock too long are half wornout when you buy them, the threads become rotten and they soon come to pieces. Another good reason i am satisfied with a smaller profit. I have a complete line of medium-priced Hosiery for Women, Children and Wien bought direct from the manufac turer which is equally as good in pro portion as my SHOES Remember, I handle a general line of goods as well as Shoes and Hosiery. We Try to Pleasant Make Our Place Store a Trade Pleasant because we handle only DESIRABLE GOODS; pleasant because our PRICE IS RIGHT and we are always eager to please and accommodate in any way we can. If you do not already know us, I extend this invitation to call and let’s get acquainted ICOZJJEtb TO PLEASE J. M. LMNG, Phone 256 TVBEE BY THE SEA GEORGIA’S GREATEST SEASIDE RESORT Offers the greatest attractions for a Summer Outing, Fishing, Boatins, Dancing, Surf Bathing, Skating, Bowling, and many other forms of amusements. HOTEL TVBEE Und**!- new management has been thoroughly overhaul ed, and returnished and is new throughout. Splendid orchestra, Fine Artesian Water, Fresh Fish and other Sea Food. STUBBS & KEEN* Proprietors. Also the New Pulaski, Savannah. The Positive Skin Remedies Cured this lacy of Eczema after her sufier- irg for 6 years. Send for our Free Booklets, containing'her testimonial, with rngry others. For sale at first class drug stores. If voui dr.'f^ist can’t scpplv you we wflL Price50c. WECl EF.t WWCttf . «9°*. CO., P. Q Bo* 105b, FI— DE.’ATUR SHERIFF SALE. GEORGIA—Decatur County. Wil‘ be sold before the court house door in the city of Bainbridge, in said county, on tbe first Tuesday in Oct. nex , dnr. ng the legal hours of sale, the following described property to-wit: All of city lots Nos. one (I) and No. ■ro (2) in block “Y,” all of Nos. three [3 And four (4) in block “Y,” and lot No. one I in block * ‘U,’’ all situate lying and being in the town of Donalsonville, Decatur county, Georgia, together with all the buildings and other improvements situated thereupon and levied upon as the property of W, R. Horn i®, satisfy a city court fifa from the city court of Bainbridge at the March term. 1908, in favor of the Citizens Bank vs. W. R. Horn and B. B. Lane and other fifas in my hands. This Sept. 9th, > quare Engagement is made with every s-le in this store It is that if t,he article purchased i not exactly represented it can b returned and the money will b returned without question. But \v are very Careful About Our Jewelry VI e don’t buy it until we hav examined'it thoroughly, f-c We hav everything all light Our gnaran tee is good because w> know th character of what we sell. Townsend Jtwelry Co. Bainbridge, Qa. ‘++++*****41 rT* tbe ure* L. E. PATTERSON. Sheriff, I CUNTON’S.... AavnAmAiAFtKE HICK’S BLOCK, WATER STREET I BUTCHER and keep in Cold Storage, constantly. Best Native Beef—and Hams,Lard and Bacon at Low- 1 • [0 I do my own work and don’t have big emp ove charge my customers. mouey f 10 Brins, send or ’phone me your orders anu sav your meat account. IV. W. Clinton & rheme, <29 1 **♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦*