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Here Shall^the Press the People’s Rights Maintain
B y JOHN M BROWN.
BWBRIB6E. S|Qg6l». THURSDAY MORNINC FEBRUARY 2S. ($09. Wol. 39—»o.2l~$l.oo * Ytar
Edit iaiettes
~nouId a trusses marry?” asks
It isn’t obligatory,
it is generally <
t i«bau£ s
r Ba't'’ ' :;i American makes
. j.ropn*cy: “Taft’s inaugura-
. ui llbt the beginning of an era
, re cented national prosperity.
\fter baviner been trotting the
Hr for several years Mr. Taft
ivfind it a little tiresome to set-
C0 K and be quiet for four
tiimine your bills carefully.
j{ any of them are due to trust,
jo you need not pay them. The
jttd States supreme court has
Id that a bust has no legal sta-
«nd cannot collect its bills.
be inas who sends his mo^ey oil
n benic la^ks the first principle of
*>] citizen, and though he may
lie under the accusation it does
ieud toward making it any the
true.
an interview last week Gov-
or-elect Brown is quoted as
iterating his pledge thst if the
'latnre changes one syllable of
prohibition law during his ad-
inistration he will veto the
ange When wo see it.
Tensioner? are glad to get all of
eir money in a lump sum this
nr. .Nearly all of them expresa-
their appreciation of the re*
to to the old eyatem of paying
f, and they hope it will remain
the future.
The Railroads in the state accord*
to their own figures did an ex
tent business last year, despite
general business depression,
at embargo Mr. Harriman has
*n talking about seems to be
incipally imaginary on bis part
•A democrats should co-opera
th Mr. Taft as for as they can
h ut violating their ideas of
V spirit of fault finding and
treasonable objection hurts
men who display i\ It is the
of good judgement as well as
^ t democrat
! Rht the republicans only when
is something to fight about.
^ ueed not fear a lack of oc*
ion.
politicians are
Ur iog on the line-up
already
in the
'ernor’s race in 1910. Some say
‘“dier, some say Brantley, others
^ one of the old prophets. All
11 newspaper seem to take it for
muted that governor-elect, Brown
’dJnot be m the race. IA hy not-
'Pbtretta Free Press.
lf Utuie Joe does stand 911,00©
of big Hoka will »**t
® 11 Uattere.
A girl has been arrested in Chi-
’fo for giving a Salome dance.
15 *** b««n ordered to perform
* ore a jury in court. There’ll he
Mfieaity whatever In securing
• jury, xh* twelve men called
u ( l a alify on the spot, for the
r,s *on that a number of
^ ! »x*s slipped into the Salome
Which the recent ‘‘Clan Carni*
afforded in this city.
ll ■
^ u * n »ge of advertising, aad
nniaeig man who tails to ree-
l ^‘ e f*cf. it matters not
tr bi*. hasiaees be great or
l ^ an anneceasary han*
I( P Upon enterprise* The peo-*
® this generation look to ad-
r h ^ m edia for guidance as to
lafl^ere and what to buy,
i iS|c ’ C ‘- v P ure stubbornness cam
,n business to fail to
tkat fast
Long-headed farmers are in
creasing their food-crop acreage
and cutting down that to be de
voted to cotton.
It is announced that the extra
session of the Sixty-first congress
will convene on March 15th, eleven
days alter the inauguration of
President Taft.
Alter being locked up, for being
drunk, m Thomasville, Tom Bur
rows, formerly of Bainbribge dug
out through the cement and dirt
floor of the lock up and “hit the
grit.”
It is not probable that Mr. Bryan
will run again. He is said to have
taken his last defeat very mueh to
heart.
The Gov.-elect evidently favors a
spade with the crowd who put him
in.
The railroads,
emulating the man who lifted him
self by his boot-straps were casing
hard times by raising freight rates.
Now they are in some quarters
cutting rates in competition. Fact
is a better logician tnan a railwa y
man.
Municipal goverment by com
mission seems to be carrying the
day in Texas. Possibly the peoDle
out there are tired of being govern
ed by politicians, which is to their
credit.
We move the adoption of the
Commission system for Bain-
bndge, any thing is better than
this.
The coat of navy and army is
steadily increasing. The cost of the
latest battleship, the Dreadnuoght
type, is more than the cost of an
entire navel fleet was half a cen
tury ago. And if one nation designs
anew type of warship and orders
half a dozen ships of that type
the other nations of the first class
immediately decide that they must
have just as many of that type, no
matter what the cost may be- Un
der the circumstaaces it isn’t at
all strange that congress is seek
ing new sources of taxation in oi -
der to raise additional revenue.
Taft s Cabinet.
The cabinet makers now present
the following list and appear to
ne sure that it will be sent to the
senate on or about March the 4 k :
Secretary of state* Philander
Know, of Pennsylvania.
Secretary of War-Luke E.
Wright, of Tennessee.
/Secretary of the Navy-George
von L, Meyer of Massachusetts
Attorney Genral-George W.
Wiokersham, of New York.
Postmaster General- Frank H.
Hitchcock.
Secretary of interier-B. A. Bal-
inger, of Washington
Secretary of Agriculture*James
Wilson, of Iowa,
Secretary of Commerce and la-
bor-Cbarles Nagel, of Missouri.
It is said that Governor 8mlth
beat President Taft all to pises*
making a speech in Atlanta, Well,
as ter that matter, Governor Smith
can heat moat anybody.
would be a very difficult mat;, r to
secure an increase as is would ha\e
to be passed by a two-thirds vote
of the Legislature and then by a
majority vote of the people.
There has come up naturally,
therefore, a revival, ot the discus
sion about a state board, of tax
equalizer} tog Q ther with the couns
ty boards, with a view to rounding
up all the property in the statiuclud-
ing that which is escaping taxation
and that which is paying only
on asmall percentage of its value.
The general oppinion appears to
be that 6ome such law ss this must
be enacted sooner or later as it
seems the most feasable method for
the releaf of the stale treasury.
Leoks Likt Confiscation.
Just now Georgia is confronted
by a sort of financial crisis which
will soon necessitate some sort of
revision of her tax system.
The state’s expenses are grew*
ing every year mere rapidly than
her income. There is no apparent
way ot curbing these expenses, and
in order to meet them one of two
things is necessary, either the tax
rate must be increased or more props
erty must be brought into the tax
digests*
Since, the state tax rate is limited
to live mills by the eonstitution, it
Burning Tne Woods.
“Burning oft the woods” is an
evil practice which is assuming av
larming proportions in the pin
woods and wiregraas region of Geors
gia. This winter, which has been
unusually dry. There have been fors
est fires all over South Georgia,
and some of them have not only de*»
stroyed miles ot fences, and other
valuable property, but material
damage to timber, including the
pine trees that have been boxed tor
turpentine, amounting to millions ot
dollars has been done. Young trees
have been killed and damage done
to pine forest in some localities that
it will requiie twenty year’s time to
overcome*
“Burning off the woods” and set
ting tire to sedge fields appears to
have become a sort ot mania with
seme people in the rural districts,
while others are criminally careless
when they want to burn off ground
and let the fire spread beyond the
limits oi tbe field or woods to which
they apply the torch
Burning the woods or burning off
the eld fields preparatory to olowing
is a custom which should be relegate
ed to the past anyhow. It is a waste
o good material to b urn off grass
intead of turning it under It not on*
!y impoverishes land to burn off the
glass, but the fanners who take
this method of getting rid of such
material looses a valuable fertilizer
by not turning it under to mellow
the soil and at the same time restore
if the humus that such vegetation
has taken from it.
The serious damage wrought by
wild forest fires in this section of
the state this winter emphasizes the
need of more rigid laws bearing ups
on the firing of the woods and even
one’s cwn feilds than we new have.
The annual impoverish men of wood
lands by burning oif the grasses,
leaves an undergrowth, thus de*
stroymg nature’s plan ot compenaaa
tioa to tbe earth, is an evil that
should be cheoked in some way.
Bossing The Party.
New York Sub there wae an
article iu which au alleged personal
friend of Mr. Iryan defined the
latter’s position iu respeet to the
campaign of 191* aad the part ha
intends te play t ia tbe field of
polities pending the begiaaiug ef
that campaign. Aqoocdiag to
friend it ien’t Mr. »ryan%
to be a eaniddbte for Ahe$re«den$*pl
nomiaatioa ot hit party, bat it is
his purpose to do all he caa to
prevent any one from fett*^g that
Domination who isn’t in*f harmOBy
with the principles aac^p*liciee for
which he stands. Ia e Sfe ^ words,
while he will not himself , the
nomination he will endeavo. VD ®° n
trol it. If he cannot be Precedent
he at least wants to be boss of the
l nTt? - ■ ^ .
The Mobile Register costumed a
sj rone editorial, the purport of
which was that while the De»o
r atio party respected Mr. Bryan
an I regarded bun as a bnllmut man
n bad seen enough of wn aad his
policies and leadership, and that it
owed it to itself to frankly tell
him so, at least the South should
■uake him understand that he
couldn’t longer depeud upon the
South te lutther his political ambit*
iou. We are sure that there is
pretty general agreement in ib'~\
part of South with the positif ^ a ^.
on by the Register. ^ a>
Mr. Bryan has had three . ^ely
the Presidency and nas failei^gfA
each. While it is his privileg , i>
seek the presidency as often at ^2$
pleases, he really owes something to
his party. In vie« r of the fact that it
has honored him so often he should
stand aside and let it try for victory
under a new boss and another candi
date. He ought to be satisfied »y
this time that, however much °he
people admire him, they don’t w *nt
him for President. They respect his
ability and admit his honesty, bat
they dont think he has the quality
cations that are necessary to enccesc
fully pilot the ship ot state* And
there is no indication that they will
ever change their opinion in that
respect Therefore, it he were,to be
the candidate of his party in 1912 or
should make the platform ’ and dies
tate the ticket the probability is
hat there would be auother Dem os
cratic defeat. If the Democra tic
party is to win in the next pfesi*
dential election it will have tot-ut
from Mr Bryan and Mr. Bryan’s
policies . ^
No doubt a number of persons
who were afraid to say it face to
face have relieved their feelings
by sending a comic valetine.
Soldier Balks Death Piet.
It seemed tejJ. A. Stone, a ciyll war
veter'E. of Kemp, Tex., that a plot ex
isted between a desperate lung trouble
and the grave to cause.his death. ‘*1
contracted a stubborn cold,” he writes,
“that developed ajeough that stuck to
me, in spite of all remedies, for years.
My weight ran down to 130 pounds.
Then I began to use, .Dr, King’s New
Discovery, whieh 'restored my health
completely.^ [i now weigh 178 pounds.”
For severe Scolds, obstinate Coughs,
Hemorrhages, Asthma, and to prevent
Pneumauia it’s unrivaled. 50c and $1.00
Trial bottle free.. Guarranteed by all
druggists.
Cutting The Pam.
In a forceful sermon on a recent
Sunday in his church in Dawson
Rev. O. B. Chester said: Oar state
prohibition law was a dam thrown
accross this devil’s stre/~a to keep
liquor out of Geoi^ia. ’The legisla*
ture built that dam, not because
they wanted to build it, bnt be*»
cause they bad to build it. But
they kept their spades ready to dig
a hole through it as early aB an op*>
portunity should present The li-*
censing of what is called neer beer
is tke bole they punched through
ti. When tke state made some op*
ening in the dam, and started
same of the stuff under a new name
through Georgia again, Dawson was
found ready. She wae found too, of*
ficially, with spade in baud, and
made haste to remove any obstruct
ion so that it could have free course
to run and ha glorified. Oi coarse
we did this oat of regard to the
state law. It is ahsolutly refreshing
to find a people so eeaseteatiously
law abidiag. It ia to bo hoped that
all our people will have as high re*
gard far alls 1 ate laws.
What he saye of Dawson and
.^awson’s officials is also tree ot
B dabndge, d not, why not?
Bereft* At Cold Steel.
•‘Tour only hope,” Bald three doctors
to Mrs M B Fisher, Detroit, Mich. Buf
fering from aeve rectal troubles, lies in
in operation,” ‘.then I used Dr. King’s
NewLife PillB,” she writes, •‘till whol
ly cored.” Taev prevent Appendicit-s,
cure Constipation, Headach, 25c at all
druggists.
Legal Advorfisements.
DEC AT UK ailE ; F JiALB
GEORGIA—Decatur County. ^
Will be sold, before the Court House
door, iu the city of Banbridge in si-td
county/ during .he legal hours of sale
on the first Tuesday ia March 1909,. the
following described property, to-wit:
All that tract of parcel of land in the
toifcn of Donalsenville, Decatur county,
bounded as follows—beginning
rCUlheast corner of lot ofjland No
’? H, running south to south-
>Ji|i»rner of lot No. [2] two in said Block
H thence west to southwest ”corner of lot
No. [2] two in said Block H, then west to
to southeast corner comer of lot No. [2]
two in Block D, thence to the right of way
of the a. C. L. Ry., thence northwest
along said right of way to the point of be-,
gininng, containing five acres more o.* less
all the terms referred to in the plat «f the
town of Donalsonville which is on the Re
cords of the Clerks office Decatur County
Georgia, said premises being described in
a mortgage Deed from R, D. Carr to the
Citizens Bank of Iron City, Ga., and re
corded in Deed Book 33, page 564 and
levied on as thejproperty of Defendaut to
satisfy a fifa in favor of the Citizens Bank
of Iron City, Ga., vs, R. D. Carr Principal
and W. J. Harris security and S. E_ Five
ash endorser. This Feb., 2, 1909* '
J. H. EMANUEL, Sheriff.
Automobile, Reo make, and
one
levied on
as the property of Defendant, to satisfy
a City Court Tifa in fsvor of T D Wil
liams vs 1 T Clark. This February
1909
J H EMANUEL, Sheriff
Also at the some time and I place, one
grav horse and Buggy, as the property
of W H Scott to satisfy a City Court
Tifa from the City Court of Bainbridge
in favor of L Loeb Whiskey Co vs
Scott <fc Sirmons. W H Scott and Gor
don Sxrmens. This Febtuary 2,1908
J. H. EMANUEL, Sheriff.
Also at tbe some time and nlaee the
South half of lot land the 36 in the 21
District of slad County and levied on
as the property of R F Cloud to satify a
fifa issued from the City Court of Bain-
bridge in favor of J S Thomas Admmis
trator of the Estate of L H Peaeock vs
R F Cloud This Fenmary 2,19G3
J. H. EMANUEL, Sneiiff,
Also at the some lime and place One
bay mare abont 0years old; one mule
about 12 years old, brown colored; one
yellow cow 5 years old marked crop and
half crop and overbit in each ear; one
red and white pided heifer 3 years old;
on i yellow colored heifer, 2 years old;
one red heifer one year old; all levi
ed as the property of Defendant to sat
isfy a fifa in favor of J R Pickran vs
Mandia Ingi am and R u Ingram This
February 2,1909.
J. H. EMANUEL, Sheriff.
Also at the same time and place that va
cant city lot in the city of Bainbridge, De-
catu r Cunty, Georgia,described as follows:
Bouuded on ’he soutn by Shotwell street
on the east by property of Mrs. H. C. Al
len, on the northjby property of Mrs. L.
Nussbaum, on the west by residenee of Mrs
Chloe O’Neal, said lot fronting on Shot-
well street about ninety feet and running
back about the same width of front one
hundred and fiity-three feet more or less,
said described property levied on as the
property of Defendant to satisfy a City
Court fifa in favor of Mrs. E, J. Hamil vs.
Mrs. Chloe O’Neal. This Feb. 2, 1909.
J, H. EMANUEL, Sheriff.
Citation.
To All Whom It May Concern:
C. C. Ciiett having in proper form ap
plied to me for permanent letters of
Administration on the estate of Frances
George, late of said county, this is to
cite all and singular the creditors and
next of kin of said Frances George to be
and appear at mv office on the first Mon
day in March 1909, and show cause, if
sny they can, why permanent Admin
istration should not be granted to said
C. C. Ciiett on said Frances George’s es
tate
Witness my hand and official signa
ture, Feb. 1st, 1909.
T. B. MAXWELL. Ordinary
Guardian Sale.
GEORGIA—Decatur Ceunty.
By virtue of an order of the Ceurt of
Ordinary of eaid county will be seid at Tab*
lie outcry on the first Tuesday in March
ir 99 ot tke coart hours in said county be
tween the legal hours of sale the following
real estate situated in the city of Bain-
bride Decatur County, Ga*, to-wit.* a small
tract ef land in the city of Bainbridge
bounded as follows on the north by pro
perty formerly owned by Delphia Jennings
an the east by Clay street t out by prop erty
formerly owned by Adam Nelson west by
property formerly owned by Mack Me*
Griff, said parcel of laud being ten feee east
and west by twenty feet north and south.
Terms cash. This Februa:/ 2, 1909.
A. W. FORDHAM, Guardian.
of Ed Alonzo McGriff.
nerretha
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.Tin Kind In H
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Tfci Sfriit ir th* Fltwtrl
Ah me! I saw n huge and loathsome sty,
Wherein a dreve of wallowing swine
were barred,
Whoee banquet shacked the nostril and
the eye;
Then spoke a vstet, “Behold the sotune
oflard!”
I fled, mid sew a field that seemed st first
One glistening mass of roses pare and
white,
With dewy bods ’mid dark green foliage
Rad. os I lingered o'er the lovely sight.
The snnomvhrame, that cooled that
Sites Tbe Kite. ,.;a
Weakened tty Onr-Woik.
Unhealthy Kidneys Blake Impure Blood.
Weak and unhealthy kidneys are re
sponsible for much sickness and suffering,
therefore, if kidney
trouble is permitted to
continue, serious Wb
suits are most likely
to follow. Your other
organs may need at
tention, but your kid
neys most, because
they do most and
should have attention
first. Therefore, when
your kidneys are weak or out of order,
you can understand how quickly your en
tire body is affected and how every organ
seems to fail to do its duty.
If you are sick or “ feel badly,” begin
taking the great kidney remedy, Dr.
Kilmer’s Swamp-Root. A trial will con
vince you of its great merit.
The mild and immediate effect of
Swamp-Root, the great kidney and
bladder remedy, is soon realized. It
stands the highest because its remarkable
health restoring properties have been
proven in thousands of the most distress
ing cases. If yon need a medicine yon
should have the best.
Sold by druggists in
fifty-cent and one-dol-
lar sizes. Yon may
have a sample bottle]
by mail free, also a:
pamphlet telling you Home 1 ,
how to find out if you have kidney ot
bladder trouble. Mention this paper
when writing to Dr. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y. Don’t make any mis
take, but remember the name, Swamp-
Root, and don’t let a dealer sell you
something in place of Swamp-Root—if
you do you will be disappointed.
POISON
One Fails, Can
cer, Scaly SUn,
We Will SendSampleShowing Hoi
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Eczema and Rheumatism.
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thoands of Buff erers from Primary,
j-aendarv or Tertiary Blood Poison
and all forms of Blood Disease. We
solicit the most obstinate cases, for
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you have exhausted the old methods of
treatment and still have aches and
pains in bones, back or joints, Rheu
matism, Mucus Patches in mouth, Sore
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DRUGGISTS $1 TER LARGE BOT
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FREE BLOOD CURE COUPOX
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Democrat), is good for one large sam
ple of Botanic Blood Bam mailed free
in plain packages. Simply fill in yonr
name and address on dotted lines be-
ow and mail te BLOOD BALM CO.,
Atlanta, Ga.
State name of trouble, if you
ru
Senna
octs gently prompt-*
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Ine system e|jectuall^
assist one in overcoming
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