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Tb) Cleveland Progress.
GOLD DUST.
M E. GLEN,
EDITOR.
! From Whitk Coijntv Wash-ups.
Clmlaid {fit, Mch.,; 24, ' 1893.
Oflloul Organ of White county
KaUrad at the Poat-oflici at Cleveland
aa•aaoted-elaaa Vail Watts-, Jan. 'JO, '02.
Georgia’s Public School
System.
The conditions governing onr
public schools hnvcbeen iinpro\ cd
so greatly during the Inst five yours
over old methods, that the nuijor-
itf of people Imre fully settled
nil doubt hn to their present tx-
eellency^liy dcduring ' tlmt our
school Inws need no nineudinents,
and cniu itdnilt of no improve
ment.
We «re fur from iiltiicking our
system of common schools, hut
vve nr* not in favor of slopping
improvement, because we have
attained the first degree of gen
eral excellence.
The first crying need, is a
measure like that introduced by
Hum, in our last legislature, to
improve the system of payments
of public teachers. Ju a number
of counties in this stale, payment
for work done in January IHD2,
was not made until January, Feb
ruary, and Jin one county, March,
of the present year. Delays like
this are unjust to the teacher,
who, as a rule, is not largely
blessed from a pecuniary stand
point. If he wants the necessa
ries of life, he pays time prices;
if he wants money, he either pays
a usurious rate of interest, or
does without entirely. We wait
patiently the next sitting of the
genera! assembly, to sea Home
improvements along this line.
True Happiness.
The Fillmore correspondent of
the Dalton Argus, defines happi
ness in the following words:
“In our opinion, the two great
essentials to human happiness,
are, a healthy body and a con
tented mind.’ We think that the
man or woman, who lias health,
and enough to live on, and is
contented therewith, and then is
not happy, as human happiness is
counted, gives abundant evidence
of a depraved mind. Happiness
is tho ignis fatuus, which, as long
as we pursue, keeps its distance
ahead, tantalizingly near, yet
ever out of reach. If wo can lie
content to sit down at home, and
cultivate 1t, it will hover near,
and will eventually he ours. The
world is imbued with a false idea,
that riches and honor bring hap
piness. Only those who have
experienced these and have found
them empty bubbles' can know
the disappointment they contain
two do not speakifrom experi
ence.) When thu Greek philoso
pher .Solon was asked by King
Croesus,"if lie did not think him
the happiest of men, lie replied,
“1 know of one who is happier;
the man whi) lias just enough to
live on." Jn tho earnest pursuit
of happiness, wo should pray,
“Lord give us neither poverty
nor riches;" hut we are so inclin
ed to lay all stress on “poverty.”
In short, true hapniness con
sists in doing unto others as wn
would Have them do unto us;Jdn
living each day so that tho ’to
morrow will bring no regrets,
and so that each night may timl
our crown of honor still 'unsul
lied.”
A New Rule.
Deputy Marshal Henry Robert
son is authority for the statement
that in the future, all committing
trials of revenue prisoners will lie
held before a Justice of the Peace,
in all counties remote from a U.
S. (’ommissioner. This will lie
joyful tidings to a great many
culprits wlio are shaking in their
shoes, lest their turn to view the
inside of Atlanta jail, eomes next.
An abiding eontidenee in the loy
alty of loeal J. P's., to the moon
shiners, will cause a deep drawn
sigh of relief to escape main a
bosom.
Mr. John Martin, accompanied
;iby a Mr. Morrison, an expert
i ; mineralogist,Jj^pussed through
I Cleveland Tuesday. They intend
to examine thoroughly all the
principal mining leads and veins
in the county. Mr. Morrison
stated that White county has ev
ery appearance of being exceed
ingly rich in gold.
We were shown'^somc very
pretty gold nuggets taken out
last week by the John Thurmond
company, working^on Dukes
creek.
Mr. James McAfee has com
menced operations on the Reaves
TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
A Hard Sum.
My dear young friend, you have
been at school and learned many
hard lessons, and you are clever
at arithmetic. Lot me give you
a sum you cannot add up.
LOSSES M A DU IJY STItOMJ DRINK i
I /oss of money.
Loss of time.
Loss of health.
I,oss of business.
Loss of character.
Loss of friends.
Loss of a good conscience.
Loss of feeling.
Loss of mind.
Loss of life.
Loss of the immortal soul.
It is a long and terrible account
properly, and will shortly have to add up; but it is an easy one
the stamp mill in working order, to begin with, and many bright
boys, to the great grief of their
friends, have paid the cost who
lirsl began to lake it at home at
the dinner table, and oh, what a
cost.
Dear young sisters, when you
see brother take it, say kindly,
“Stop, stop, brut her, reckon u]
all the losses before you go fur
ther." Ask, “Can vou nfiord
All fair-minded men agree that
Dr. Spencer's attack on the gold
mines of the state wusj unworthy
the high position lie occupies.
Wo'say, “oust Him I”
Mr. II. If. Stevens, of Hall
county, will commence "work on
lot .‘to adjoining the Reaves prop
erty next week. Ho will mill
his ore at the Wilson stamp mill.
Mr. A. Moynahnii, of.„()liio, is
here looking into the mineral re
sources of W bite county.
JlThe Teachers’ Institute.
The Teachers’ Institute of
White county, met in regular
monthly session last Saturday.
Tho day was very cold and threut-
ning, but a full attendance, was
observed, only two or three being
absent.
It is encouraging to note the
deep interest, tliat is being min
ced by our publiiHeuehers in their
chosen work.
Profs. Hell, Smith, Merritt,
Henderson, Ivy tie, Cox and Mil
ler, in turn, had the Hour asking
knotty ipiestions, and explaining
the methods used in teaching the
several brunches required by our
public school system.
Rev. II. M. Newton, A. II.,
president of tho Mossy Creek
High School, added largely to
the interest of llie Institute, by
short talks on several subjects.
ISrother Newton has spent twen
ty years of his life in tlie school
room, and is perfectly familiar
with all (lie best methods for ad
vancing students, and is fully
abreast, with Ilia times.
In response to a request of the
Instituc held in February, Hon.
John ,L Kimsey delivered an able
address on (lie subject of Educii-
tion. He held his audience ea
ger listeners for nearly an hour,
illustrating his theme, from linn
to time, with forcible word pict
ures. His address was highly en
joyed by all, and was tho chief
feature of the exercises of t he day.
The Institute adjourned at li>e
o’clock, until July. The Normal
I list it uta will lie held the ti.st
week in July commencing on the
third day of the month, l’rof.
(liiiiliard, of Duhlonega, has been
engaged ns expert for tho week.
It was stated at the Kimball
yesterday by some parlies from
northeast Georgia, that Judge
Charlton J. Wellborn is expect
ing to resign the ermine early in
the summer to occupy a promised
federal oilier. In that event, it
is said, the contest for his bench
will ho between lion. John J.
Kimsey, of White county, and
Solicitor General Howard
Thompson.—Constitution.
such losil)!
tv?”
in time md in clcrui-
Dnnking Down Farms.
Mv homeless friend with the
chromatic, nose, while you are
stirring up the sugar in aten-eent
glass of whiskey . let me give you
a fact to wash down with it.
Vou say you have longed for
years for the free, independent
life of the farmer, but have never
been able to get enough together
to buy a farm. Hut this is just
where you are mistaken. For
several years you have been drink
ing a good improv' d farm at the
rale of 100 square feel at a gulp.
If you doubt this statement figure
it out for yourself. An acre of
land contains l.'i,:>(iO square feet.
Estimating for convenience the
land at flfi./ifi per acre, you will
see that it brings the land to just
one mill per square foot, one, cent
Cpr ten square feet. Now pour
down the tiny dose and imagine
you are swallowing a strawberry
patch. Call in live of your friends
and lmvo them help you gulp
down the .WO feel garden. Gel
on a prolonged spree some day,
and see bow long a time it re
quires to swallow a pasture, large
enough to foul a cow. Put down
that glass of whiskey ; there’s
dirt in it l()0 feet of good, rich
dirt, worth * 1:1.00 per acre,—
Burdette.
The
meeting
songs for
incut.
emperanee Society i.
regularly to pruetiei
their next eututaiii'
KNOWLEDGE
Brings comfurt anil improve! ■
tends to persona) enjoymea; vie i
rightly used. The many, who live i
ter than others and enjoy life more, -
less expenditure, by more prom; '
adapting the world’s best products
the heeds of physical being, will atto
tlie value to health of the pure liquid
laxative prini'tf/les embraced in tb
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its exeellenewjs due to its prew-nllti
ill tho form most acceptable rod ; !.
ant to the taste, the refreshing and Ire
beneficial proper lies of a |H-rl'ci *. a
ativo ; effectually cleansing tlie v '
dispelling colds, headaches ...id '
and permanently curing con.-ta
It has given :111V’-faction !.; a..,,
met with the approval of t . .
profession, heeau-e it .1 O.i ' ■ ■
neys, Liver arid How 1 ■
emng them ftifil ii is perfi •
every objectionable RiibMst
Syrup of Figs is for
gists in 60c and $1 butt! s. !r
llfacturcd l.y the (,'ui,l\'. .1
tin. only, whose name i
oil' lug’ al-.i tin in.i:
md being well informed,’:.-
vcopt any cut. L • i' • •
SUICIDE.
TyTlii® Npoce lie*
Ionto LIpNtine
«£? Human,
GAIXUOVILLE,
GKOROIA.
(^Congressman Tate is making a
line record ue a hard worker in
W nshington. While the great
rut-li of applicants for oifico, have
caused several members to desert
their posts until the ebb How sots
in, Mr. Tate sits day after day,
dictating letters and attending to
the personal" applications of his.
constituent*.
I The Cleveland Progress is one
of the youngest, but certainly on#
( f the brightest of weekly news
papers. it's editor is as versatde
as an April morning. Constitu
tion.
The constant drop of water
Wears away the hardest stone;
The constant gnaw of Towser
Masticates the toughest bone;
Tlie constant cooing lover
Gurries otVtlui blushing maid;
And the constant advertiser
i Is the one who gets the trade.
Dalton Argus.
When song Idols pipe their roundelays,
j And golden jonquils Hue the ways,
Ami nature, choicest gilts doth bring,
j To scatter in tho path Spring—
i ’Tis then from house and hill-top far,
\ ou hear the victim of catarrh
| “All ehoo!" “Ou chool!” The double
sneeze,
With every gentle perfumed breeze,
‘ ‘On ehoo!" “Ah cht*o!!”
BROWN’S IRON BITTERS
cures Dyspepsia, In
digestion & Debility .
Yooig of fVHsery With
Chronic Diarrhoea.
A fViy-tfol Cure 1>U HOOD'S.
About HS your a non I pot overheated
while at work in tho harvest field, and was
siok abed for throe months. When 1 not
on my fool again l found lhat 1 had a l/ad
kidney Iroulilo and ehronir dianhcea,
which has drawn on mo for over So years.
Just Think of fifiy [Vllsory.
Idared not eat anything more than would
barely keep mo alive. For years l felt lhat
my stay on earth would be short. 1 have
times without number been in such distress
ful pain and aching that I could not turn my
self ta boil, and I would have lo ask my
Hoods s. Cures
wife to take hold of my hauls an 1 turn
me. In all those years 1 employed tho best
physicians but nothing gavo mpermanent
relief. 1 had an iron constitution, or 1
oouhl not have stood the drain upon me.
“ In tlie fnll'of IfST 1 was so weak 1 could
i|Ot work. I concluded t would try flood’s
Sarsaparilla. To my surprise amt :;roat
Joy 1 soon found that it was doing me good
and when 1 had uso.l 7 bottles I was per
fectly cured. H is now l years ami the
Curo was Perfact nnd Permanent.
“For tho past four years I have enjoyed
life and felt better an 1 younger than in any
of the :!'■ years preceding. I endured every
thin r a human being could and live, and
1 n il recommend Hood’s Sarsaparilla long
us I live. ’ \\*M. Osuoun, Gibson City, 111.
HOOD'O Pills cur* liver Ills, constipation,
famousness, Jaundice, sick tie.id.cfae, ludigcsUou.
Crnz«d wltli grief,
Frank Meixael
T» kc*i 11 i h.
Own llfo.
I rank Meixsrl, a. young wid
own* of Nucoochec, died at his
In min last Sunday at t o’clock,
I’. M., from a dose of morphine,
administered by his own hand,
with suicidal intent, Sunday
was the semi-anniversary of the
death of his young wife, and he
observed the day by taking hi*
own life. Little doubt exists in
the minds of his personal friends
that constant brooding over
the loss of hi* wife, to whom lie
was wonderfully devoted, unbal
anced his brain, until he was
monomania al. .Since his wife’s
death, he has done nothing hut
prepare and beautify her /'rave,
pending money lavishly in orna
mentation of a cenietei y lot. By
the side of her gjsivo, hit left a
.space for his own, and had a brick
wall built ai'iuuid the lot.
To members of the family and
rinse friends, he repeatedly inti
mated, lor t he last four months, | ge;'
hi
soon, lie prayed, daily, by the
ide of her /crave, that hi
die, mid read hisgiBible continu
ously. lie remarked time and
again, that he could find nothing
in the Bible contrary to suicide.
For the past few weeks his inten
tions were made known more
openly, and he told hi* friends
that iie intended to join his wife
in heaven, just as soon as her
grave was completed, and he had
■settled all his busiaess a flairs.
Last week the finishing touches
were added to the eemeten lot,
and Saturday he prepared for his
own death. He bought u new
suit, laid them out with other
thing* for.hi* burial and showed
them to his wife’s mother, tusk
ing many requests as to the dis
posal of his body. Five dollars
was left to pay for digging his
“rave, with a special request to
see that not one clod front his
own //rave, fell on that of his
wife.
IlaviniT made all preparations,
some time Saturday night, ho ad-
i linislemi the fatal drug, and,
Ivins' down on his wife'* dying
pillow, he pushed out into the
great unknown, full of faith that
he would join his beloved, never
again to he separated.
Letters were left for various
relatives, and one addressed as
follows: “To whom it may eou-
csni: I am tired of life and us 1
do not care to live longer, I have
put an end to myself. Do not
hold an inquest if you can help it,
as you will not tind out anything
except what I hav* written."
II. Fj^Meixsel.
On his open Bible,* and refer
ring to the twenty-third Psalm,
was a written prayer,!^ hick read :
“Teach me thy ways, my God,
and Father, that I may not fear
death. Lead me in the path of
righteousness, and at last, when
my spuit takes its flight from
this earth, receive my soul in
heaven. I know I am hut u poor
sinfuI mortal, but Thou! oh God,
can make me pure." H. F. M.
As he requested, he was buried
on Tuesday the 2ist, just six
months from the day of the buri
al of his wife. Rev. II. M. New
ton, performe] the funeral cere
monies, reading the 23rd Psalm,
and using the hymns, “Nearer
my God to Thee,” and “Till we
meet, as was requested by the
deceased.
A pull of gloom lias saltled
clown over the entire comm unity,
ou account of the sad affair.
Bargains!! bargains!!!
AT
H. A.
LEGAL ADVERTISESIHIS.
Sheriff Sales for April.
GEORUIA, wmm < onifri.
W 1 I*L be flntil before the court house
door in Cleveland in said county «>u
the first Tuesday iu April 189d, be
tween the lawful hours or uale to the
highest bidder for cash the following
property to-wit:
Part of lot of land No. lKf, j n the 3rd
Dint., said county being 25 acres and be-
ingthe place whereon Josephine and <\
( \ Blalock now live. {Said land is well
improved with dwellings and #ut build
ings on it and whs levied on and to be
Hold as the property of Josephine and l\
(\ Hhilock by virtue of a mertgaife fi fa
issued from the* Superior court of said
county ie favor of J. (’. Bell, against tlie
Hiiid Jescphine Blalock and t\ Bla
lock .
Alao, at the name time and place, part
of lot of land No. 1S8 ie 3rd Dint , u&id
county, being 20 acres more or le.**e. in
the south-east corner of aaid lot. Said
tract now in possession of C. C. Blalock,
and was levied on as anti to he eohl as
the property of C. Blalock ami Jose
phine Blalock by virtue of two Justice
court fi tus issued from the Justice court ,
ol the Hfilst Dirt., ti. M. t said county. I
One in favor of Jeremiah Stover aguinst !
C. C. Blaloclt, 8. K. Coi, J. B. Blalock
and W. J. Payne, and the other in favor
•»f Jeremiah Stover A Son, against (\ <\
Blalock. Josephine Blalock. \Y. A. Mer
ritt and W. J. Pavne.
at the same time and place about
, . - t land of Noe. t*l and 87 in 2nd
intention to join hi* helovt‘d I district and No. 187 is 3rd district. White
••ounty tia., nnd kn. t.n as the V b R..»»-
rt.-vn old pU • - c Blue creek, as the
miifht ;»f V L Kobtrlw»u ( as adminis- ;
tor lb Id ah RNsertsoi dei'eaerd, and
as fiu>nlian of her heirs. Said proper
ty well improved and now in possession j
ofBalus Lognn (col.) as tenant and levied
on by virtue ..f a fi fa issued by VY B Bell j
Ordinary said county against aaid V L
Robertson as administrator and (uiur- !
tlian as aforesaid for costs on Annual Re- !
turns Ac. 8. L. BROWN, SheriH'. j
Also, at the aaeie time and place, for
cash, part of lot ef land No. PJS in 2nd
District said couety and alale containing
G2 acres, and know * as the Jos. M. Ber
ry place. Said property ha* good dwel-
l)Hg, some cleared land, good young or
chard ou the same. N'.w io possession
• *f J. S. Brownlow, agent for V. Alexan
der. Said land levied <>n and to be wold
hs the property of YV. Alexander by \ ir-
tue of u tax fi fu issued by S. N. Black
T. C of said county for State and (’ounty
tuxes for the year 1 >'J2. due by aaid \Y.
Alexander, March 8th 18D3,
H. L. BROWN, Sheriff.
Closing Out At Cost!!
FOR THE NEXT THIRTY DA YS, 1 WILL OFFER UY EN
TIRE STOCK OF
Dr/ Goods, Notions, Shoes, Boots ond Hats
AT COST
I do this ta nuka roam for mr SLUING STOCK.
BARGAINS IN LADIES AND GENTS SHOES
“ “ HATS,
“ “ CLOTHING,
“ “ DRESS-GOODS.
I„.M EAKjBusinasi.
H. A. JARRARD.
DRUGS!!!
Sutfon «S Pitchford,
CLEVELAND GEORGIA.
WHOLESALE A.VD RETAIL LEA LIE I
IN
DRUGS, rMEDICINES,
FT A TIDE FRY, CONFECTIONERIES and CHOICE
family groceries’
* ’rooerlptloi i
Cm-ofully 1 >i, rjrn r»W
E. B. CRAVEN.
CLIJV
A.\n,
Deciler in
oeoaorA
Wntcl\eie
Clads, Jssilrj, Spectacles, Itc., Itc.
I supply #v ary thing partaining to sawing maohina. M a
ty. Sawing mafbise nwerilf, f*r all aiachiua*. Bait of
ranted But to gum, chill or chaii“-a culur.
ail, war
GE()R(»IA, WHITK OOI’KTY.
I T L1J A11 (’arroll (iuurtliau of M. V.
* s Turner, lunatic, and her minor
chil ren having applied to me for
a twelve months support, and the ap-
praisei’s have made their report, all per
sons are hereby notified that 1 will pass I
upon and allow the name on the first ;
Monday in April mext at 12 M. Given
under my hand and official signature.
This March i*th, 1SD3.
NY. lb BKLL, Ordinary.
GEORGIA, whitk coin ty.
To AI L WHOM IT MAY CONCURS :
I * OHN I>. O’Kelley. Administrator of |
the estate of Elizabeth Virkerj j
deceasetl, has, in due form. *p
A Kaclmicals
for all m»' Line*. Gaasiua parte
OF ALL XI.\B« AMD
make*; bait* and baiting—leather and rawhida.
SHUTTLES and BOBBINS
far all machine*.
ALL KIN DS OF REPAIRING DONE AT SHORTEST None*.
r am nlno agent for the Excrlaior Gas burner, and
Salf-pronounriiuf, Parullal Family Bibla, in th* world.
Ikt hmt
plied ttt the undersigned for leave t-> sell j
ail the lands belonging to the estate of
said deceased and said application will
be heard ou irst Monday in April next.
This tbh day of Murcb. 18113.
NY. B. BELL, Onliuury.
W. S. HUFF,
ATTORN IT AT LAW,
Dtekiowrg*. G*.
t&T* Bonds for Publit aud Cery#ra-
tious made. Real Estate. C«rresp#w-
danc# solicited. (Apr. 15, ’$2. ly.)
JULIUS L. DEYTGN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
CLEVELAND GEORGIA.
W ILL atttnil ]>r,inptlyj, all ImaiiiM,
entrustetl t* Wit car*. C’,il6Cti.:a» a
•pccially. 13-H.
J. D. COOLEY,
LEO, WHITE COUNTY, GEORGIA-
+DEALER Itl GENERAL MERCHANDISE.*
Country Produce of every dcscriilicn bought. Highest prices faii.
1 want it understood that l am still selling- good* at the earn* old Btand, bat aa
Dot drumming up any time (rude.
If y#u ha»e^the_GASH’ yoa need_not pisa fQy place to bay CHEHPBIf.
In Connkction With Mv Stokf. I Hath IIirbd FRANK TATE
A First Class BLACKSMITH, Who Will Exkclte Rh-aik Akb
WAGON WORK
AT LOWEST PRICES.
I am not closing out to make room. I lute plenty of room.
CALL AND SEE ME.