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mi ECHOMIST Official Organ Ordinary. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF WINDER. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY EVENIN'! 'jkfkaikson office: With the Ordinary in the Coart House P. W. Qaattlebaam will represent the paper and take subscriptions. Subscription Rates- One Year, - . ~ “ SI.OO A. G. LAMAR, Editor and Publisher. 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. * 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, I 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.