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THE OLIVE BILL.
What Major Campbell Wallace Thinks
of It.
Iu au interview with the Constitu
tion, touching the advisability of pass
ing the Olive bill, and such legislation,
Major Wallace says:
Speaking for myself, I ilo not hesitate to
that I fear very greatly the effect of such
legislation upon tlio state. I ilo not question
the purity ot the motives of the projectors
and advocates of this sort of legislation, but
Iookingnt it, as 1 think impartially, it seems
quite menacing to capital, and without cap
ital railroads caonot bchuilt. In the provi
dence of God capital is aggregated in per
sons and societies of persons, and we have to
deal with it us it is, and where it is. Great
good is oeing done to-day in the advance
ment of intelligence, morals and religion by
tbc use of capital. The people have no rea
son, that I can sec, to treat capital as an
enemy. I say this especially in regnrd to
railroad investments. I am well aware
that short cuts aro taken by capital, and
that wholesome restraints of legislation arc
some times necessary to circumvent the
greed of gain. Kver- since I have been in
the commission (and that is from the begin
ning) wc have had tile pool. This is about
the same as tor one man or the West Point
Terminal or any other combination to own
all the railroads embraced. As to rates our
light has been with the pool from the start.
Vet I think the pool has done some good.
By maintaining rates it has many times saved
the merchant, and as a consequence the peo
ple. Let us fight the evils incident to the
use of capital and not capital itself. For the
life of me I cannot see any occasion for
mnking war just now. What wrong do Un
people labor under now that should make
us forfeit anybody's stock in a riilroud or
take away the charter of any railroad? We
need every one of them and more, nnd if
they become oppressive as monopolies in the
future let future legislators deal with th m.
Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.’ "
‘■Then if I understand you correctly you
see no need of any legislation on the subject
of the sale of roads and stocks n’t the pres
ent?” • ’
None whatever. Some of us are poor.
Others arc rich. Let the legislature be fair
and just to all. All arc necessary to the
body politic. The people have the law
making powers nnd, I trust in God, wil
always have it. The way to maintain it is
to exercise it discreetly.”
Major Wallace is one of the clearest
headed men in the State. He has
stood by the people, nnd protected the
people, for years, ns chairman of the
rnilioad commission of the state. His
views tire entitled to respectful atten
tion.
Cnpt. II. S. Duval, with his surveying
corps, stopped nt Whigliam for several days
about two weeks ago. They were running
a propscctivc line from Midway, Florida, to
Dawson, Georgia. This contemplated road
will be the true northern outlet of the Flor
ida Central nnd Peninsular, (F. B. k N.)
system, and when the final line is located,
will run from Tallahassee via Concord, Cal
vary, Whigliam, Clieevertown, Leary, Daw-
son, and front thence to Colnmbns. It c are
informed that the money is already paid in
to build this line of road, and if it is decided
upon as tlie most practicable route for the
bottled-up F. C. k P., to get a northern out
let, the building will be commenced right
away. Whighnm’s prospect for another
road is good, and we arc not making much
fuss about it cither.—Whigknm Advance.
This outlet should claim the atten
tion of our people. The subject is
one of vital importance to Thomns-
villc.
Dogology-
The man who wants to pass a dog
law, is in tho legislature. But there
is only about one of him. It will
thus be seen that the member in favor
of taxing curs, is in a hopeless minor
ity. And he is likely to remain so
as long as voters own curs. And the
majority of voters are the unhappy
owners of two curs each. In the
meantime tho curs pick up a pretty
fair living by raiding flocks of sheep
in their respective neighborhoods,
The legislature ought to. encourge
sheep raising to the extent, at least,
of furnishing mutton for the dogs.
Mutton is a delicacy which a yaller
dog prizes and appreciates. True, in
these prtdatory excursions, the yaller
dog gets a good deal of wool between
his teeth. But the yaller dog doesn’t
appear to mind this much. Notwith
standing this draw-back to the busi
ness he “would rather be a dog, and
bay—a flock of sheep,” than to bay
the pale, pale moon.
In Memoriam.
On Thursday, tbe lltli of July, the spirit
of Mrs. Cina Scabbcroigii winged its flight
from her home in Chattahoochee to its
mansion in her Father’s house.
For twenty-one years and six months she
gladdened the hearts of all who knew her.
Bright and beautiful, she seemed to trans
mute the baser things of earthly life into
the joy and sunshine ot love. Her nature
was ns transparent and artless ns a child's.
On the 3rd of October last, her life was
crowned by a union with Mr. Edward
Scarborough—In every respect n happy one.
In the new home to which he bore her, she
won every heart that came iu contact with
her, and life, both in its present and future
aspects, gleamed in rosiest tints. But the
Mind that shapes the destiny of men, had a
higher purpose far her to serve than gath
ering the flowers o’er life's pathway and
scattering them in the dark places. The
final messenger for the perfection*of her na
ture was a lingering illness, variable and
alternating the hopes of loved ones with
despair. To her it came with fortitude and
patience. At times her mind wandered,
until five days before her death, when, after
a sudden physical change, it became stable
and flashed with the very light ot paradise.
In prophetic vision, as it were, she swept
beyond the horizon of the present, and por
trayed in glowing terms her glimpses into
futurity. Through her as a medium, the
very dews of heaven descended upon the
hearts of all who lmd access to her. and her
desire seemed unlimited to bless nil from
the baptism of light she. had received, ere
he departed. Her words linger like pre-
ious seed sown in nature's best soil, and
the fragrance of her memory remains in
perpetual commemoration of her well-spent
life. As peaceful as the sunset of a calm
day was the flight of her spirit, and the
rainbow of hope beamed through all the
many tears that flowed unhidden from the
eyes of those to whom she was dearer than
life.
As her precious remains were home into
the sanctuary where she had worshipped in
such unwonted fervor, the strains of “Let.
us Gather up the Siinlycams” floated out and
filled the air with their significant melody.
Hearts made desolate fur the present, never
theless hear full h opes of a glorious resur
rection.
Friends, the Master hath visited you !
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The (Quincy /frrahl please copy.
Hit Him Again.
The Philadelphia Times, one of the
great Northern dailies, is going for
Tanner. The Times sayn that the
commissioner, “under the color of
law,'but without even the pretense of
respect for the plainest limitations
of the pension laws,” has in three
months “practically added tens of
thousands of pensioners to the list, by
the arbitrary reversal of the prece
dents established by a long republican
administration of the office and sim
ply maintained under democratic
rule.” It continues:
The administration cannot he insensible
of the fact that Commissioner Tanner's
reckless, lawless and profligate administra
tion of the pension office is already a stench
in the nostrils of the whole country, and es
pecially offensive and humiliating to every
true soldier in the land. Even if there
shall be no new pension laws enacted by the
next congress, the appropriation for pen
sions, under the ruling of Commissioner
Tanner, must be increased from $25,000,0*0
to $40,000,000 a year, and instead of the
gradual diminution of pensions that would
be logical, nearly a quarter of a century after
the close of the war, the present year will
hare the largest {tension roll and the largest
expenditure of our history. The pension
roll and the pending applications arc larger
in number than the entire list of soldiers of
the union one year or more in service during
tbc whole war, nnd it goes without saying
that they will all be pensioners, with rare
exceptions, if Commissioner Tanner shall
continue nt the bend of the department.
A NORTH CAROLINA FROLIC.
“I’d ruther fur it to be good ole
slavery times agin,” murmured an
aged negress as she hobbled out of
the police court in Columbus, after
seeing her son tried and fined for dis
orderly conduct. "Hen dar was no
justis—no such fooling as dat. Be
sides niggers had better times, and ef
they had to steal ’tall ’twas when they
was mouthing for nice tilings and not
cause they was hungry. Old master
used to git de vittals for us. He was
court, judge, jury, sheriff, writer and
everything else, I tell you.”
It begins to look as if tho cigarette
would have to go, in Georgia. Geor
gia, and Georgia boys, would be great
gainers.
A Little Compulsion Forced the Pinin’ at
the Kissing Bee.
From the Washington Lost;
Back in the North Carolina moun
tains tho student of customs may still
find material for research. ,The most
unique arc the kissing games, which
still cling to tho soil. A lot of , big
limbed, powerful young men and ap
ple cheeked, buxom girls, gather and
select one of their number as master
of ceremonies. He takes his station
in the center of tho room, while the
rest pair oil and parade around, him.
Suddenly one young woman will
throw up her hand and say :
“I’m a-pinin’.”
The master of ceremonies takes it
up, and the following dialogue nnd
interlocution takes place:
"Miss Arabella Jane Apthorp says
she’s a-piuin’. What is Miss Arabella
Jane Apthorp a-pinin’ fur.”
“I’m a-pinin’ fur a sweet, kiss. ’
"Miss Arabella Jane Apthorp says
she’s a-pinin’ fur a sweet kiss. Who
is Miss Arabella Jane Apthorp a-pinin'
fur a sweet kiss frum?”
“I’m a-pinin’fur a sweet kiss from
Mr. Hugh Waddle.” (Blushes, convul
sive giggles, and confusion on the part
of Miss Arabella Jane Apthorp at this
forced confession.) Mr. Hugh 11 ad lle
walks up manfully ami relieves the
fair Arabella’s pinin’ by a smack
which sounds like a three year old
steer drawing bis hoof out of tbe
mud.
Then a young man will bn taken
with a sudden and unaccountable
pinin’, which, after the usual exchange
of questions and volunteered informa
tion, reveals the name of the maiden
who causes the gnawin’ and pinin’.
She coyly retreats out-doors, only to
be chased, overtaken, captured and
forcibly compelled to relieve her cap
tor’s distress.
At one of these entertainments
which it was the narrator’s fortune to
attend there was a rcaiarknhly beau
tiful young woman, who had been
married about a month. Her hus
band was present, a lingo beetle-browed,
blnck-cycd young mountaineer, with
a fist like a ham. Tho bpys fought
shy of the bride for fear of incurring
the anger of her hulking spouse. Tho
game went on for some time, when
symptoms of irritation developed in
the giant. Striding into the middle
of the room he said:
“My wife is cz pooty, V ez nice, ’n’
sweet ez any gyurl liyali. You uus
has known her all her life. This game
her. been a-goin’ on half an hour an’
nobody 1ms pined fur her onct. Ef
some one doesn’t piue fur her pooty
soon tliar will bo trouble.”
She was the belle of the ball alter
that. Everybody pined for her.
A Mr. Clayton recently went into
the undertaking business at Roswell,
lie sent in his application for member
ship to the Funeral Directors' Asso
ciation and was rejected, for the reason,
it is supposed, that there was already
one undertaker at Roswell, and the
place was too small to support two.
lly some sort of agreement the coffin
manufactories only sell to members ot
the Funeral Directors' Association,
and Mr. Clayton found that the mar
ket is closed against him. Mr. Clay
ton lias gone out of the business. #
Andffitiow it scents, that the under
takers have formed a trust or com
bine. This is the last feather on the
camels back. There will be some
lively kicking against this new coin-
bine—not by parties who arc to be
buried—they cannot kick—hut by those
who arc left behind to foot the bills.
These trusts and combines pursue a
man, even into bis grave. When once
there, however, it is supposed to be a
safe place ot refuge. From the pres
ent outlook of things, the tomb is
about the only place where mortal
man can escape the trusts.
Decatur county has the cheapest
school house in tho state : it is the
“dollar school house.”
To Close Out.
LEVY’S
We are offering our
entire stock ot Shoes
and Hats at and below
cost. These goods
must he sold by Sept.
1st, and we are offer
ing Unheard of bar
gains in our line. All
goods sold for the
cash. Positively no
more goods charged.
We also offer our
store fixtures for sale,
and store house for
rent.
All parties indebt
ed to us will please
come forward a n d
settle at once, as we
want the money.
Has Made a
Bid GUT
IX ALL LINES OF
108 Broad St.
r f o "continue| u n t i
closed out.
Our remnant table
is ful of choice BAR-
gains, and will be all
Summer.
Still left, a few
of our (> :M ets. Ging
hams, worth 10 cts.
JL<evys
Dry Ms House
