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THE DEMOCRAT.
Bv John M. Brown;
OFFICIAL. GAZETTE OF SHE RIF F
ORDINARY, CLERK SUPERIOR
COURT AND COUNTY COMMI S
8IONERS.
Entered ne second class mail matter
at Bainbridge, Ga., postoffioe.
Balnbridge, Ga., Dec. 3, 1908,
Gov. Hoke Smith of Georgia and
Congressman Clayton of Alabama
are suggested by the Jaaksonville
Time8-Uuion among leading 8ou-
them Democrats for the presideecy
in 1912.
Boa. Joe 1irowa announces that
just after the Christmas holidays
he will make a to. r of the entire
state.as he is anxious to meet all
the people. Thought be was going
to stay in Atlanta and attend to
business
The sowing of wheat and oats
throughout the country is extreme
ly gratifying, as we learn a large
'erea of both is being sown. The
farmers of Decatur seem • to be
jumping on the bog and hominy
wagon right along.
Mr, Roosevelt gave one thousand
dollars to tho campaign fond, be
sides a few thousand letters. The
Norfolk Ledger says ’‘when the
late Grover Cleveland gave $500
to a Democratic camnaign the
country like to had a fit.
The Mitchell case is to be tried
this week in Thomasville. This is
one of the most remarkable cr*m-
Inal prosecutions in the history of
this section, and developments as
tbe trial progresses will be follow
•d with intense interest.
Of coarse there is a great defcl
thatisBaid about the killing of
.. these automobile racers and fodt-
bafl players, bet the sympathy of
n:ost people M held in check by
the reflection that they ar», of
coarse, used tail
The wise person will tackle the
holiday shopping problem early
have it disposed of long before the
rush begins. Such persons alw tys
have full stocks to select ftom, and
tljey will get efficient service in
stores where the jam will soon- be
cert taut.
The last legislature of Georgia is
said to have cost the people of that
state $100,000; but what of it?
* Statesmanship comes high, but the
people ean’t do without it.—Florida
Times-Union—The people of Geor
gia would net be at all averse to
showing how they can do without
It, if they eould only get the chance
at the ballot box.
Service Pension Money.
The Supreme Oou-t of thp Unit-
States holds that the Legislaturw
of Kentucky acted within Consti
tutional limits when it foroa-e the
co-education of whites and blacks
at Berea college. As a result a col*
lege is to he established exclusive
ly for negroes which undoubtedly
will be satisfactory to both races.
The tariff on sogar turns into the
government treasury as much as
$60,000,000 a year, and so long as
the government needs the money
the tariff will probably not be rei
duced materially. But it is not be
lieved that the tariff on that article
favors the producers of sugar In
this country to a large extent, not
so much as it favors t$e sugar
trust.
The Court of Appeals has handed
down another “near-beer” decision
in which it is declared that any
beverage containing four per cent
of alcohol is intoxicating and its
sate is unlawful iu Georgia. The
Court also defines intoxication and
says “it does ot mean to make
dead drunk or staggeringly drunk”
but if the drink so affects the
party drinking it as to attract ibe
notice of other people to his undue
exhilaration it comes under the
ban of the law.
School Books Retained. | decatur-mortgage sale.
A matter ol great parental COM- j GEORGIA—DeCatur County,
cern was definitely determin d last! wtllbesold before the Court Ho
week in Atlanta by the State Text |' door > in J the . cit > of Bainbridge,
Book Commissioners.
The mattei of adopting books lor
use in : he common schools for the
next five years, and a statement ot
what hi* been done was issued by
Gov. Smith.
i he majority of the books now in
■Be have been retained, and compe
titive bido have been asked on only
four subjects; preliminary aritbme*
tics and grammar, agriculture and
writing books. Gov. Smith’s brief
statement which fully explains the
situation, u as follows:
“1 am requested by the Stats
School Book Commission to notify
tbe public that, after careful investi
gation and conference with educa*
tors, who bare been engaged much
of the time during the past five years
in the actual use of books covered
by the former adoption, we bare
determined to retain the course of
riadeis, to retain Wentworth’s
Practical Arithmetic, to retain
Hyde’s First course in English, to
retain Frye’s Geographies, to retain
our present history course, to retain
Hutcheson’s Lessons is Psysiology
and Higiene, to re'.aiu Peterman’s
Uivil Government, to retain W heel
er’s Graded Primer, to retain Bran*
son’s Speller, and Swinton’s Word
Book ot English Spelling.
We have further determined to
open for competitive bids: (1) a pri
mary and intermediate arithmetic to
precede Wentworth’s Practical Ari
thmetic; (2) a grammai to supple*,
ment Hyde’s First course; (3) a work
on agriculture; (4) a series of writing
books.
Other books heretofore iu tbe
course not mentioned have been
omitted from tbe course. The state
school commissioner will at once ad-
vertfse for bids m the fonr respects
where tbe adoption has been open*,
ed.”
Gov*-elect has been asked what
provision will be made for meeting
the provisior.s of the service pen
sion act which goes into effect next
year. “That is a problem which is
worrying the officials and will prob
ably cause them further concern,”
he said.
He was asked whether the pen
sioners will be paid the full amount
of,$60 a year each as far as the
pension fund will go, ana then let
the balance go without anything.
“No. All of them will have to be
given something, but there is con
siderable uncertainty about the
amount that will go to each one,
For instance if there are 17,000 on
the p°n8ion roll now and they re.
ceive $60 a year each, under the
recent act and amendment to the
constitution it is likely the number
will be doubled. In that event the
per capita pension would be cut in
half and each would receive enly
$30 a year.
fTnpre seems to be no other way
out of the situation. The tax rate
is now at Iho top notch of tbe con
stitutional limit. Every source
from which revenue may be raised
seems to be working full time, so
there appears to be scant likeli
hood of the new ponsion act every
ex-Confederate soldier whose pro
perty returns do not exceed $1,500
may oome in for a share of the pen
sion money.”
Republican politicians who have
recently talked with President
elect Taft are strongly of the im
pression that he is going to have a
shaking np in most of the Southern
states, and that many men now
powerful In the party councils are
going to be sent to the rear and
their piaces filled by those who are
in better, standing. Tbe president
elect seems to have an idea that a
respectable Republican party can
be built np m the South. Roose
velt had some such idea when he
went into office, but little improve
ment has been made on that line
nadex his adminiskiatiAu.
Gov. Smith Nails a False
hood.
The smart alecks have been circu
lating with gusto, for political pur
poses the report that the incoming
state dynasty will come into power
with a deficit to face of nearly, a
million dollars on acooust of extra
vagances ot the present State Ad* -
ministration. The mendacity ot
of it is selfsevident, and we are glad
to see the Governor nail the false
hood as it deserves:
Denying in detail and at length
the statement that the next admin
istration will be confrented by a
deficit of 1 nearly $l,ooo,Qo0. The
only deficit that be admits is the ad
ditional $25o,oo0 appropriation to
the school fnnd.
The liquor tax, he says, s as much
a deficit this year as it will be next,
and convict hire has always been
distributed among the counties. It
is said the counties will make an ef
fort to have the state repl ice the
fund wliich they iose from convict
hire, a fact which the Governor does
not take, mto account in his state
ment.
The Governor says if the Supreme.
Court sustains the tax on substi- In th i 8 city under the auspices ot
tute beers the convicts will be of no tbe Bambridge Chapter U. D. Cs. a
An Inland Waterway.
Baltimore last week held a na
tional convention in the interest of
an inland waterway down the At
lantic coaBt line, from Massachusetts
to Florida. A similar convention,
for the same purpose, was only re
cently held at Columbus, . in this
state. .Everybody agrees, -that; the
inland waterway would be a- good
thing, from both a commercial and
military point of view/ No hostile
power could possibly institute a suc
cessful blockade along the Atlantic
coast line with 'euCh' a. waterway
completed. All the oi the
world could not hinder our : traffic
with such a protected line bf com
munication. ]
of
county, during the legal hours of sr
on the first Tuesday in Jan. 1909, the fol
lowing property, to-wit:
One seven year old black mare mule nar" ,-d
“Pet,” one seven year old black mare rr---le
named “Bell’'both purchased from H; ip
Flowers, and levied upon as the prop-; ty
of Defendant to satisfy one mortgage fi fa
issued from the city court of Bainbridge in
favor of J. A. B. Sikes vs E. T' MosHy.
This December 2,1908.
L. F. PATTERSON. Sheriff.
DECATUR MORTGAGE 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
tbe first Tuesday in Jan 1909, the follow
ing described property, ta-wit:
One forty [40] horse power Schofield
Boiler, one twenty five [25] hone power
Engine, one DeLoach saw mill, with saws
and attachments, one DeLoach edger, one
D. S. Abbott Company Lath Machine, and
bolter, together with all belts, shafting and
attachments, said described property levied
on as the proparty of Defendant to satisfy
a Mortage Fifa issued from the city court
of Bainbridge in favor of the Decatur
County Bank vs. J. D Bratcher. This
Dec. 2,1908.
L. F. PATTERSON, Sheriff,
DECATUR MORTGAGE SALE
GEORGIA—Decatur County:
Will bp sold, before the Court House
door, in the Citv of Bainbridge, in sa ? d
county, during the legal hours of sale
on the First Tuesday in Jan. 1909,
the following described property, tO’
wit:
One white horse about six years old,
named ‘‘Buckshot,” and one gray mare
mulu about twelve years old, named “Beck”
and levied upon as the property of Defen
dant, to satisfy a Mortgage Fifa issued from
the city court of.Bainbridge, in favor of
J. E, Napier, vs. J. A. Hayes. This Dec.
2nd, 1908.
L. F PATTERSON. Sheriff.
World’s Temperance
Day
Was duely Observed throughout
the world last Sunday; as lalfio in
Hairibridge, at'the Court'House on,.
Sunday night and at Brinson and
other points iu the Comity Sunday
morning where many committed
themselves and lived up in theTeru*
perance columns.
In this city under the auspices
DECATUR MORTGAGE SALE.
GEORGIA—Decatur County.
Will be sold, before the Conrt House
door, in the city of Bainbridge in siid
county, dnring .be leg 1 hours of sal'*
on the first Tuesday in Jan. 1909, tbe
following described property, to-w it:
One gray mare, about six years old,
named “Pet”, one red wheeled black bag
gy and three head of stock cattle, consist
ing of one milch cow and two ycarltaja.
and levied upon as*the property of ‘J. # B.
Johnson to satisfy a mortgage Fifa * issued
from the citj court of Bainbridge in favor
or the Bank of Donalsoaville vs. J. B.
Jobdson. This Dec. 2, 1908. •. ‘
! .• Ll F. PATTERSON. Sheriff-
expense whatever to the state,
Why should democrats permit
those ot other political faith to come
into the parly primary? What is
to be gained by it? Nothing. On
the other hand there is much to be
lost. With a few thousand popu*
lists permitted to voted in a contest
that is at all close they hold the bal
ance of power, and can defeat the
will of the majority of the democrats
of the sta e. There are about 2oo,”
000 democrats in Georgia aud some
20,0oo populists. In a close primary
contest those 20,Qoo populists are
enabled to defeat the will of the
majority of the 200,000 democrats.
For instance Jones' and Johnson ar"
candidates for governor, Jones may
have 119,ooo of the democrats, while
Johnson may have but lol,0o0.
And vet those 20,000 populists may
throw their *treugth to Johnson,
nominate him ?nd thus defeat the
will ot 119,0O0 democrats. This is
possible u“der the white primary
system, and it isn’t fair to the demo
crats of the state that it should long,
er obtain.
Cut it out.
Give us a democratic primary tor
democrat# only.
■ committee.led by Mrs. Albert Ru!-"
I sell put on a beautiful and most im
j pressive program of song, recitation
j and drill by several dozens of the
Childrens Temperance Legion which
was ino>t creditably done-and no
one of the hundreds witnessing it
failed to be impressed with the les
sons taught.
And at Brinson, on Sunday morn
ing Mrs. Russell addressed the peo.
pie at the Church and was most
co dially and sympatb* tically re
ceived—nearly every man and lady
in the congregation signing a pledge
card never to touch anything of an
intoxicating kind as a beverage.
Legal Advertisements.
DECATUR MORTAGE SALEj
Will be sold in front of the Court House
door, in the city of Bainbridge, in said
county, during the legal hours of sale on
the first Tuesday in Jan. I 09, the follow
ing described property, toswit;
One hundred [100] acres of land off ol
lot of land No' 342 situated in fhe Donal-
sonville [14th] district of said county,
bounded as follows: On the north by lands
of Jesse James on the east by lands of A.
Fort, on the south and we«t by lands of
Clifford and Donald Gray, and levied upon
as the property of the Defendant to satisfy
DECATUR MORTGAGE BALE
GEORGIA—Decatur County.
Will be sold before the court hou3e
door, in the city of Bainbridge. in said
county, on the first Tuesday ip Jan.
1909, during the legal hours of sale, the
following described property, to-wit:
2 desks;-fifteen section bookcase; twenty
six [26] volumes of Encyclopedia of law;
[80] eighty volumes of Georgia Reports;
four [4] chairs, lot of ruga, one clock; one
cusgidore; one coal shuttle, lot of . misoel-
aneous Law Books, one Typewriter all of
said described propeity levied upon as the
property of Defendant to satisfy a mort
gage fi fa from the city court of Bainbridge
in favor of C. W. Wimberly vs. W. D,
Sheffield. ThisDec. 2nd 1908.
L. F. PATTERSON Sheriff.
DECATUR MORTGAGE SALE
GEORGIA—Decatur County:
Will be sold, before the Court house
door, in the city of Bainbridge, in raid
County;-on the’First Tuesday in Jan.
1909, during the legal hoars of sale
the following described property
to*#it:
One ox cart, six [6] head of oxen, de
scribed as follows; Onebrindle ox, mark
ed two splits in each ear; one dark brown
ox, marked crop and half crop in left . ear
and crop and split in right ear; one black
and white pided ox, marked swallow fork
and underbit in each ear, one dark brown
ox, .with white belly and white soot on the
right side, marked upper square in each
ear; one dark brown ox marked crop and
split in right ear-and undersquare 1* the
left ear, one brown ox, marked swallow
fork and underbit in ‘the right ear and
swallow fork in the left ear. said described
property levied upon as the property of
Defendant tosatify a Mortgage Fifa issued
from the city court of Bainbridge, in favor
of the Decatur County Bank vs. J. D.
Bratcher. This Dec. 2, 1908.
L. F. PATTERSON. Sheriff.
City Tax Sales.
Corporation of Bainbridge.
GEORGIA—Decat lr County.
Will be sold before the c -urt house
door, in the city of Bainbridge, in Baid
coum y, on the first Tuesday in Jan.
next, dnring the legal hours of sale, he
following described property, to-wit:
One vacant lot in said city bounded
on the North by Lichenstadter, on the
east by Potter street, on the south by
Lichenstadter on tbe west by Academy
avenue, and levied on as the property
of Mrs. E C Helton, to satisfy a city
tax fi fa issued by E A Wimberly clerk
of council vs.Mrs E C Helton.
and place two
city, bounded
Also at same time
houses and lots in said WU lucu
on the north by Emeline Mitchel, east
by Prisms Perkin*, south bv cemetery
street, west by J. W. F. Johnson. Lev
ied on as the property of Mrs. CMoe
O’Neal, to satisfy a tax fi fa issued by
E A Wimberlv, clerk of 'council, vs.
Mrs Chloe O’Neal. This 1st Dec. 1908,
C. M. Barks, Chief of Police.
Also at the same time and place, one
bookcase together with contents there
of, consisting of law library of Georgia,
reports and other books, contained in
the law office of Defendant, Albert E.
Thornton, in the Baggs Building in the
a mortgage fifa issued from Decatui Superior , Clt y of Bainbridge, and levied on as the
Court, atthe November term 1908, i/fav- 1 ® mw^^fa Ln^l“vE a’ Wim*£r£
or of the First Narional Bank of Colquitt vs. j c i er j£ Q f council, vs. Albert E. Thorm
M. «... Hopkins, This Dec.^2,1908 1 ton, for city taxes, for the vear 1907.
L. F.IPATTERSON. Sheriff. I c. M. Burks, Chief of Police.
A BIG HARD TIMES SALE
AT
NEW YORK. RACKET
Commencing Sat. Nov. 21st for 15 day,
times are hard, and money is scare,
and everyboby knows it.
The New York Racket Store throws their entire stock
the market at panic prices. Every thing must go Here ^
a few hard time prices. arc
10 yards of good calico Hard Time Prices only
10 yards good Ginghams Hard Time Prices only t *
10 yards of yard wide homespun Hard Time Prices only 49,
10 yards of fine shambry Hard Time Prices only ,
10 yards tamey diess gingl ams Hard Time Prices only 4gc
Ladies 1.50 shoes only 1.19, Mens 2.00 shoes only 1
Clothing jackets and pants at nearly nothing, come and see
for yourself, dont miss the opportunity to get your winter
goods cheap.
J. M. FLOYD
5j. M- LAINGJ
It is custom every year to spend a month in
New York and Baltimore, watching the markets for all
the newest goods, I did this this season and while there
secured an up to date line of very stylish
Fall and Winter Gcods.
-A-II Th s-* Nosksona Goods,
and at prices in keeping with the times. There are lots
of merchants not buying a dollar’s worth of new goods
on account of so hailed “hard times”. I, however, con
cluded that if I didn’t buy Icouldn’t sell them; so I hot
jV Full Line of Good, Clean
Merchandise.
That I feel sure Wiill appeal to you, and therefore in
vite an inspection of the same. Regarding prices, 1
WILL Sell Them For LESS,
As 1 pay Cash and Sell for
Cash and my expenses small,
These expense items cut a big Figure in the
price of goods.
Remember I handle a Ge neral lineoG jjJ s,
consisting ot,
Dress-Goods, Notions,Men
and Boys’ Clothing, Hats,
Caps, Ladies Long Coats
Skirts and Underwear.
Shoes Our Specialty.
All Prices suit the Times
Will appreciate an inspection of our Goods
VO t'f« TO PLEASE
J. M. L/UISIG,
Phone 256 ^
—OUR MOTTO— -
/Vo# how Cheap,
But hOW GOOD.
Hr
T. L THOMASON & SON
PHONE 10