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THURSDA7. JUNK 15, 1899.
We cannot have everythin*? as we
would wish it in this world.
If there is any thin# that can be made
practicable it is government banks.
Mr. Brva.i will speak at the Gaines
ville Chautauqua on the sth day of July.
Sixty Am a ncaus were killed in the
battle with the insurgents yesterday
near Manila.
The loss you know intimately of some
men the greater is your esteem and re
spect for them.
Most men have a little streak in them
that it is difficult to keep from cropping
out occasionally.
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The Georgia Bar Association will
meet in annual session at W arm
Springs on July G and 7.
The cyclone was terriffo in Wiscon
sin this week and almost annihilated
the town of New Richmond.
All men meet with disappointments
some time during life but the truly
great man sustains himself and comes
out still a man.
The last government report places the
average reduction of the cotton acreage
at eight per cent. The reduction in
Georgia is 10 per cent.
Jeffries is now champion of the heavy
weights, having defeated Fitzsimmons
last week before nine thousand sports
at the Coney Island Club.
The Filipinos are still fighting and
the fiercest battle of the war took place
last week. We don’t seem to be ccm
quering them very fast.
Ex Governor Altgeld, of Idinoise, is
the purest leader in the Democratic par
ty and is, therefore, the worst abused
mau iu his party by its papers and lead
ers.
Mark Hanna still holds the fort as
the shrewdest politician in America. He
had no trouble in carrying things as he
desired iu the Ohio republican conven
tion.
We observe with mauh pleasure that
the Populists of Wayue county oonsti
tute a live factor iu settling the boun
dary line between that county and
Char ton.
Winder needs a new’ depot for the
G. J. &S. railroad about as badly as
Atlanta, but big places like Winder and
Atlanta dou't seem to be in it w’hen it
conies to the depot question,
They are having a big street car
strike in Cleveland, Ohio. It the work
ing man would learn to vote right in
stead of striking he would help to bene
fit himself and humanity at large.
There 1- very little to be accomplished
by strikes.
The closing exercises of the Techno
logical school will take place on June
2b. This is one of the best schools in
the state to prepare youug men for
practical life and give them a profession
that is worth something. The state
should feel proud of this institution.
Still Fear The Dead.
In the news columns of the Atlanta
Journal of June 10th, we find the fol
lowing in big head lines: “Cook orders
new boundary survey. Wayne Charl
ton dispute over the county lins causes
consultation at the capitol. Wayne
Democrats ALARMED. They fear
transference of 85,000 acres to Charlton
county will place Populist Party in
CONTROL of Wayue county.”
How funny to-be-sure. And the
Democratic leaders still fear the dead.
They have done so much that the Bible
condemns they are actually afraid of
the dead. They certainly are not afraid
of living populist for they have been
claiming for a year or more that there
were none in Georgia. Does the above
from the Journal look much like they
were all dead? We pause for reply.
“They (the Democrats) ftar the trans
ference of 35,00(> acres to Charlton will
place Populist Party iu control of
Wayne county. And still the Populist
party is dead, the little politicians and
weekly papers would have us believe.
To get around the survey of a com
patent man who was appointed by the
governor and to keep Wayne from be
coming a Populist county, they have
got the Governor to appoi t another
man aud make another survey. Just
-vatch out for the report of the second
surveyor aud you will find out wheth
er the Populists of Grorgia aud of
Wayne county are dead or not.
Below we clip from the Journal what
it says in full:
“Secretary Phil Cook, after a confer
ence with the governor and attorney
general has ordered a re-survey of the
boundary line between Wayne and
Charlton counties.
The line was recently surveyed by J.
A Peck, o f Jacksonville, Fla., whe is an
engineer for the Florida and Peninsular
railroad. Peck is a Georgian, and was
on a vacation at the time the boundary
dispute came up. He was highly re
commended to the governor, and was
appointed to make the survey
Before the surveyor’s work was re
ceived at the office of the secretary of
state a protest was filed by the officials
of Wayne county. They contended
that the new survey wroxgfully took
from Wayne county 35,000 acres of land
which rightfully belonged to it.
The law defining the boundary is so
peculiarly worded as to make it very
difficult of interpretation. The land
marks used to guide the surveyor are
Indian lakes aud Indian fishing settle
ments, which are now practically im
possible to locate.
An interesting fact in connection
with the Wayne county protest ii that
if the first survey stands it will take a
great many Democrats out of that coun
ty aud transfer them to Charlton. The
effect of this will be to charge Wayne
from a Democratic to a Populist coun
ty.
After the conference Secretary Cook
ordered another survey to be made, and
instructions have been forwarded to the
surveyor to locate the line, without
showing any favor to either side. He
has been direoted to rely solely on his
own judgement, and not be influenced
by any opinions which may ne offerred
to him from any source.”
Atlanta is talking about haviug a
twenty-story building. Winder will be
satisfied for the present with a few half
that high. Who will be the first capi
talist here to start the ball in motion.
it is a great pity iudeed that Wayne
county wants to cheat Charlton out of
some of its rightful territory for fear
the Populists will be iu the ascendency
iu Wayne tVho was it that remarked
the Populists were all dead?
One has all the friends he needs when
things go smoothly with him and the
world considers him prospering and
growing in promineuoe. When revers
es come and friends are needed, they
are as scarce as hen’s teeth. Friend
ship then is but a nanu and the unfor
tunate realizes that it only to
wealth and fame aud leaves him to
sigh and weep alone. There are few
in the world you can really consider
your friends is the experience of most
men.
Their Own Fault.
Mark Hanna says that eren now the
only way for the average young man to
forge to the front is as an employee of
gome corporation —that the day for in
dividual endeavor along independent
lines is already past. This is not en
couraging to young men of ambition
but is too true to be denied. With this
fact, however, staring them in the face,
young men will not study the situation
and enquire into the causes that have
brought about such a condition. We
need individual endeavor along inde
pendent lines in politics more in the
present day than ever before in our
history, aud with sadness one is forced
to confess we have less of it. Young
men are helpiug by their votes to de
prive themselves of every oppi rtuuity
to rise in the world and can cnly hope
to be the slaves of corporations. There
are few honest thinkers on great and
important questions among our young
men of today.
Our Democratic friends of Wayne
county are opposed to expansion so far
as it relates to Charlton county. They
are “skeerder” of dead pops, however,
than they are opposed to expansion
Againsi Commencements.
Rev. Homer T. Wilson, of Fort
Worth, Texas, iu delivering the com
mencement sermon iu that city recent
ly, said: r
“I would to God I could solve every
problem for every pupil that is today
wrecking his or her brain by reason of
this being what is termed commence
ment week. God knows I would do it
cheerfully. I would to God I could ob
literate that custom from the public
school records of our land, for I till you
that anxiety wrecks more brains of the
child pupil than any other one thing I
can mention. The practice is brain
wrecking, aud is no more nor less than
tightening the tension screws upon the
young and maturing brains of our
children to their great detriment, and
reminds one of the olden-day tomfool
ery of religious sects.”
There is much to think of in the
above. It is a doubtful question in the
minds of many as to whether these
closing exercises or beneficial or not.
For a mouth or more the minds of the
children are iu a dead strain for the pur
pose of making a good showing for
themselves and teachers. Mr. Wilson’s
criticism of the custom is a just one,
and we long to see the day when this
criticism will develop enough strength
and influence to cause the abolishment
of a custom that results iu more harm
than good to the pupils.
Any thing that will benefit the mass
es is made fun of by those who do not
want them benefitted. This would not
amount to much if there were not so
many persons in the world who need
beuefittiug, fools enough to go against
their own interest to lick the few that
are working to crush them. Don’t you
know a good mauy of these lickers in
your community. They are easily
spotted and mighty weak brethren men
tally. *
A New Trial.
Dreyfus, who was convicted by a
military court in France of giving to
Germany military secrets of France,
has been granted anew trial. The civ
ilized world has looked upon the con
viction and imprisonment of this man
for three years on Devil’s Island as a
great injustice and a blot on oar present
civilization. The great French novel
ist, Zola, who had more to do with
arousing public sentiment in favor of
Dreyfus then all other agencies, has re
turned to Paris from hes exile fully vin
dicated in all he has said and written.
We are glad for Dreyfus, for Zola and
for all those who believe in rignt and
justice.
Direct legislation will give the people
auy reform they want. Representative
government will give the monopolies
anything they want.—People’s Press.
Not To the Interest of
Farmers,
Most of the papers are publishing a
column or more of stuff in advocacy of
the Roundlap bale. An ingenious ar
gument is used to show that au irresist.
able demand exists for cotton packed the
new way. The fact is this rounu bale
system of packing cotton is not to the
interest of farmers and is a big combine
that in the end will fleece the farmers
It is strange that any paper in
the South will advocate the sys
tem.
Ex-Governor Altgeld, of Illuois, in a
recent interview says, “The situation
for the democratic party is not so hope
ful as some people try to make out, for
currents are forming that will soon con
stitute a tremendous force in crystali
zing public opinions.”
These currents are broadening all the
time aud their force more perceptibly
felt and seen. Their crystalization of
public opinion grows with the record of
democracy and the situation for the dear
old party of the past is not very hope
ful.
Stopping The Increase.
In 1900 comes the twelfth census,
which iB expected to bring out some very
interesting figures respecting the re
sources of this great and growing coun
try . Already the clerical staff has been
organized for the wcrk iu skeleton shape,
and everything is even now iu trim for
beginning the count. It is believed,
says the Washing Post, that the popula
tion will not be found to exceed 75,000,-
000. Those who are guessing 80,000,000,
and upward, fail to take into consider
ation the large decrease in the birth rate
which has run down in a surprising way
during the last ten years, owing appar
ently, to a growing prejudice in favor
ef setting an artificial limit upon the
size of the family. This, idea says the
commissioner of labor, “has more effect
upon the growth of the population than
war, pestilence aud all other causes com
bined.—St. Paul Dispatch.
Plutocracy has increased the difficulty
of making a living, and thereby decreas
ed marriages, and now their hireling
papers admit that there will be a falling
off of five or ten millions in population,
and are seeking so charge it to infanti
cide.
Prosperity! Jh, yes; there are loads of
it, and the babies are afraid to come and
share it.—lgnatius Dannelly, In Repres
entative.
Never were the principles of Popu
lism stronger in the hearts of the peo
ple than now. Yet never were the
original leaders of the movement of 18-
92-4 more inactive or careless of results.
—The Referendum.
Despondency The Cause.
Joseph Brickner, a traveling sales*
man for Joseph Liebling & Cos., furriers,
of New York, attempted to suicide by
hanging himself from the transom of
the bath room of his apartments, No.
548, at the Palmer house. The rope
parted and his fall attracted attention.
He was unconscious when put to bed,
but Dr. Ira H. Rea, the house physician
said he would recover. Brickner left a
letter addressed to his wife, who is in
New York with their two children, say
ing that since his recent failure in busi
ness he foand he could not get along.
Poor wretch! He is only one of thous
ands who are not fitted to appreciate
these prosperous gold-standard times.
—The Representative.
In our opinion the Democrats will
spurn national fusion with Populists
hereafter. This will very much aid re
formers in getting back to the harmon
ious condition that existed before 96.
>
That the Peoples party will soon be in
good shape again, we believe, but the
referendum plan of party government
must be adopted as a safeguard against
further trouble. Ex.
The New York Republican legislature
passed an anti-trust law and elected
M. Depew, the railroad mon
arch, to the U. S. Senate. The Ohio
Republican Legislature last week went
Hannaward and adopted ringing reso
lutions against trusts. As the old
lady said. “Now don’t thar beat
all!”—Misspuri World. _
Think! Think!!
Noticing the writtings of A. P. g t^w
art in these columns, I hasten to a
knowledge the importance and value
such. Common sense and reason are
what we went. Facts well selected and
plainly stated. Appeals made directly
to the minds of the masses. The mind
the thinker, the ruler and the ALL of
mau is what must be aroused and
raised above feelings, prejudices and
party names. Every-day homesp un
facts addressed in simple language to
the common sense of mankind. The
THIN&ER is what rules great states,
men in peace; and strategists in war
control nations with it. Races are not
always to the swift, nor battles to the
strong, but the longest, clearest heads
and deepest “thinkers” carry the day.
The “thinkers” of all nations do more
'or them than their rulers. Great rea
soners sway the masses. If you wish
to wield the greatest power possible
over mankind, both temporary and
permanent, show them facts, give them
reasons. Get them to thinking, then
show them ways and means. 0, mass
es, think! think! think! Yon, reader
think! Look about you, behold what
natnre’s God has done for you, even
created you with a “thinker.” What
has man done, could do, and should do
for you? Examine yourself and think
for yourself. Don’t have your think
ing done by proxy.
If your health is bad, you should repair
it. If your body is poorly clad, yon need
clothes. If your appetite is not satis
fied, you need food. If you are over
worked you need rest. If your soul is
thirsty, you need to drink from the
fountain of life. If your laws are bad,
you need to correct them. First decide
(by thinking) what is wrong, then
what is needed and then the ways aud
means to obtain your needs Let us
use the following fact to illustrate the
usual amount of right thinking done
by proxy: During President Johnson’s
Impeachment trial, the question arose
whether Wade, the presiding officer
should be allowed to vote, when behold
every republican senator agreed and
voted aye, every democratic, no. (Now
the fact is stated, let us think.) Here
were the picked men of the most in
telligent nation on earth, sworn to de
cide and act according to their honest
convictions, on the most solemn and
august national occasion, following
party lines without regard to justice or
right. These men had their eyes aud
“thinkers” completely wrapped with
party. Let us think and tremble lest
our mere whims should blind our
judgement. There is but one right
way, let us always seek and follow it.
Yours very truly,
Carl M. Hudgins.
t
The Chicago Record has a fine car
toon representing J. K. Jones, natio^l
chairman of the Democratic party, hold
ing a large banner on which is printed
“down with the trusts,” and Mark
Hanna gently tapping him upon the
shoulder, and saying: “Nice burner
you have. We’ll have oae just like rt
in 1900.”
Soap an Ene
my to Disease,
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From the New York World.
Cholera, once a pestilence in pre-n- e
of which medical science stood helplesS
is no longer regarded with serious P
prehension by the health authorities o
any cleau city. Typhus and smallpox
subtly contogious as they are, have been
literally washed out of the list of
easei that are allowing to become pre™ 1
ent in any civilized community. A r '
ish scientific commission has offlcin J
declared that scarlet fever, diphtheria
aud measles could be forever elimi ,iat
from the list of maladies if only perfec
cleanliness could be enforced for a ,lB
gle generation of men.
Another Chicago University
sor has broken loose. Prof. Starr, t
head of the political and economi' *
prrtment, in an address declared t
“McKinley is a knave, a tool of
and Bryan is an ass.” First thing
know all the professors of Chicago *
versity will commit treason.— Cle' " ia
Citizen.
Some people have got the idea tbn
socialism means “divide up” the P r
ty equally between the people- fco<^ e
ism means to prevent a division-
present system permits the idlers
sharpers to *divide up’ ’ what the labor
create. This kind of
is what socialism is opposed to.—
Quill.