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WINDER WEEKLY NEWS
Published Every Thursday Evening
Iloss Bros. Editor- and Proprietors
Knteri*<l at the I'ostoflice at Winder, (ia..
Second Class Mail Matter.
Thursday, August 5, 1909.
War clouds are hovering over
Turkey and (■ retce.
Sweden is on the verge of civil
war as the result of a general
strike.
Blind tigers are so plentiful in
Atlanta that they are now paying
their rent with whisky.
The gentleman from Hall should
now introduce a hill levying a
special tax on I>ow-legged editors.
By a vote of V> to 78 the house of
representatives turned down the
proposition to place a taxon in
tomes.
From all reports, we conclude
that the hig harheeue at Jefferson
Saturday was a howling political
success,
Miss Elsie (iasscr, of Cincinnati,
is dead, and the family physician
doles res she dieel from the effects of
tight lacing.
(la 1 k I lowcll ; 1 iid I tick (i ray an
Ait again in the same old way. Clark
should n mcmbi 1 the rulcimiv* r-al.
and sp< ak more kindly <*l the dead.
We have no sympathy for McLen
don, and we despise a turn-coat,hut
it is a 1 ilt 1<- rough to he kicked a I,out
to serve personal politics-
Tin house passed the appropria
tion hill Wednesday. The bill
raises the common school fund a
quarter of a million dollars.
A Kansas farmer lost thirteen
rows the other day. They had their
heads through a wire fence during
a storm, and all of them were elec
trocuted
Cheer up, Pauline, there are only
five more working days and the
Georgia solons have not as yet
passed the hill prohibiting the eat
ing of ice cream.
Judge C. 1! Brand,of Athens,had
to hire a special train to convey him
to It tferson in time to hold court
Monday. The heavy rain knocked
his auto trip out.
Condi ti:nation by the (i< orgia mis
representatives will h ive about as
much weight with the people us
commendation by the inmates of
the Milletlgevillc hug house.
An Atlanta Ik n pt eked loon hy
the name of I'lements, after having
liis domestic troubles aired in the
public prints, emerges from his
hiding place for another tryout.
Senator (lore, of Oklahoma, in
telling a Chautauqua audience how
the people of his state are trying
to uphold the prohibition law, said
that he laid refused invitations to
17 different frog dinners beeausi
h er is made from hops.
Floods resulting from r< cent
heavy lains have caused much
dimage. The Massachusetts Mills,
hnated near Rome, Ga., employ
ing 5,000. persons, have shut down
kM* ace unit of high waters.
A fire upon the roof garden of the
hat of a pretty girl at the Union
Station,Atlanta, Monday afternoon,
railedout two fire companies',a hose
cart, delayed a fast train and de
stroyed about S3O worth of finery
upon the aforesaid poach basket-
A II RKIIiIE ARRAIGNMENT.
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Just to give our readers an idea
<>f how the papers are talking of tlie
MeEendon case, wo give the follow
ing from The Augusta Chronicle:
But they say, a man who has
once committed murder is, there
after, much more indifferent about
taking human life than are other
men. Perhaps, then it deos not
matter much to a man who has
deliherat* ly tried to Blacken the
name of every public man in Geor
gia that has ever stood in the way
of his political ambition —who has
recklessly sought the disgrace not
only of his political enemies, hut
of his adopted state itself, in order
to “accomplish his purpose" —that
even one of his “best friends
should fall a victim to his love of
power —and revenge.
In contemplating this cruel,
cowardly sacrifice of poor Guyton
McLendon —for selfish political
purposes, held up as a traitor to his
people, when, indeed, he simply
refused to he the willing tool of his
would-be mas'e.-; given n laroely the
semblance of a trial before a jury
of partisan political enemies, them
selves the subservient slaves of their
master,and condemned without the
semblance of law or justice to sustain
the conviction —we feel very muc h
like saving, as a distinguished
citizen of Augusta and a Christian
gentleman said yesterday in our
presence:
"I would almost lose my faith
in an all wise and just Cod if some
awful punishment does not yet over
take Hoke Fhnitli for his perse
cution of his former friends; a man
who has done nothing hut obey the
dictates of his own conscience an
perforin a duty wlnch he, not the
governor, was empowered to perfom.
1 w uld iu t have upon my consci nee
the unspeakable infamy of this
crime against a friend for all the
governorships of all the states in
the union-”
Poor, bleeding, bruised and crip
pled Guyton McLendon! You
have, indeed, been made the victim
of a false friend's over-reaching
ambition and cruel vindictiveness.
Rut no disgrace attaches to your
martyrdom. Ratlicy would we sit,
-tunned and, for the time being,
helpless, in your roller chair, than
stand proud and triumphant over
the prostrate form of a former "best
friend,"
And that roller chair and the
cruel crime that has been committed
against you —in the name of "the
people; ” God forgive the sarcasm
of i f , if no more —may yet carry
von on, if not here, then hereafter,
to loftier places, from whence you
may look down, with pity and con
tempt, upon your persecutor, and
the hell-hounds which he alone, not
the people, set upon you.
In the meantime, what of Hoke
Smith? What comfort can this
thing bring to his sold? Will it,
after all, serve his over-weening
ambition, as he has planned it
shall?
The mob which Robespierre had
so long led, in time, turned upon
him. At last, aware of his utter
selfishness and sickened hy his
cruel infamies —the dawn of reason
following a long night of riot and
revolution —the chief instrument of
it all was, in turn, led to the scaf
fold —and Robespierre's head fell
into the basket. .lust four months
and six days after lie sacrificed his
former friends lleliert to his lust
for undisputed power.
And history has ever had a way
of repeating itself.
The bill prohibiting college ball
games met overwhelming defeat in
the house Wednesday morning.
Should this l>e taken as evidence
that the majority in that branch of
the legislature is sane, or was it
merely an accident?
With the Paragraphed.
There may not be any n<Tir beer
in the state capitol, hut the discus
sion of it is causing a good deal of
froth in the legislature. —Elberton
Star.
One Georgia legislator has intro
duced a bill to penalize all women
that ride astride. All men with turn
ings should be included. —Columbus
Enquirer-Sun.
As to the matter of biennial ses
sions, there are serious resasons for
doubting, after this, if the people
will give their consent to any session
at all. —Augusta Chronicle.
Trade at home. This is intended
for the merchant as well as the buy
er. We hope you will see the point
and not force us to go into fur
ther details.-Clarke County Courier.
Now I)r. Charles W. Elliot has
outlined the new church of the fu
ture which leaves God out of it.
How quickly some great men shrink
up when left to their own resources.
—Mi. con News.
John Temple Graves is writing
about ‘The < )ne-Sidedness of the Na
tion.” That must lx- the side he’s
on. We frequently meet men who
refuse to see “the other side.” —
(’hatanooga News.
Many of the politicians in the leg
islature are stalling premature
booms for office. The primary
does not come until, next August
and it is not always the early aspi
rant that gets the office. —Athens
Banner.
A hig harheeue was given at Jef
ferson last Saturday in honor of
Editor John N Holder, speaker of
the house of representatives. It is
whispered that Jackson's favorite
son has a desire to occupy a seat in
congress and he may he a factor
in the next primary.—Lawrenceville
News- Herald.
The present Georgia legislature is
composed of some very able and
conscientious men, while on the
other hand it contains some who
should never he allowed to run loose
outside the state asylum. The leg
islature has thus far broken the
record for the introduction of freak
ish and idiotic legislation, and tie
end is not yet. —Monroe Tribune.
Of all th- freaks, Georgia has the
first call. And the state may well
begin by calling the roll of the legis
lature. They fool and fritter away
validile time with insane and useless
suggestions about riding Jstride,
keeping hoys from playing baseball
and other things while matters of
real importance are never passed.
Polities has much to account for,
especially to the people of Georgia.
—Thomasville Times-Enterprise
A man by the name of White
shot and perhaps fatally wounded
Michael Anderson, stewart at the
Aragon hotel,Atalanta, Tuesday af
ternoon. White's wife was the
woman in the ease.
P. K. S. GLIB NEWS.
llosehton —hast Thursday Miss
Newell Darby was “at home to
the members of the P. K. S. Club
at one of the most delightful after
noon receptions yet given. Miss
Cohena Darby assisted in reviving
Tin- feature of the afternoon was
an 4 ‘advertisng contest.” The prize
was won by Miss Ester Hoseh, and
Miss Curtis Adams was awarded
the liooby.
Delightful music was rendered bv
different members of the club.
Dainty refreshments were served
consisting of ices and cake.
Those enjoying Miss Darby’s
hospitality were Miss Myrt Park,
Miss Ester Hoseh,Miss here Thomp
son, Miss Flossie Young, Miss
Lola Blalock, Miss Lillian Moore,
Miss Colxma Darby, and Miss
Curtis Adams.
FARMS FOR SALE!
I HAVE IN APPLING COUNTY, FARMS
CONTAINING FROM 100 TO
750 ACRES
That I will sell on terms of one-fourth cash, and
balance to suit purchaser. Will sell you any size
farm you want. The land is red gravel and very
productive. Also 50-acre farm just outside the city
limits of Winder for sale.
Also some eight or ten residence lots contain
ing from one-half to ten-acres, near Seaboard
depot on Broad street.
For further particulars, call on or address
Z. K. JACKSON,
WIINDER, GEORGIA.
MORE FARM TALK. -
We have some special bargains to
offer for the next thirty days in small
and large farms.
A portion of these will be with
drawn after September I, and if you
are in the market and intend buying, •
it will pay you to get interested and,
see us.
If we can’t show you the best val
ues that will be offered this year, we
do not expect you to purchase frorlt
us. You know good land when you
see it and we are ready to show what
we have and let you be the judge.
Now, we have six fine farms close
to Arnoldsville, Oglethorpe county,
which is one of the best agricultural
sections of Georgia. This is where
we located sixteen energetic and pro
gressive farmers last year, and the six
farms we now offer are the same grade
and quality of land and just as con-,
venient to depot, school and churches.
McDuffie county, one of the pretty
and progressive counties of the state,
offer great opportunities to those want
ing homes. This is a healthy section,
pure, cool water and productive land,,
The Georgia railroad from Atlanta to
Augusta runs right through the coun
ty. and Thomson, the county seat, has
a population of 4,000 and is a fine
market.
We have one of the prettiest and best improved farms
of 1620 aeres you will find anywhere. It is only 3 miles
from Thomson —has one mile frontage <m railroad. We
can cut this farm so as to give eight or more men desirable
and valuable homes and extend the best of terms. We have
several other large places in McDuffie to cut up or sell as a
whole to suit purchaser.
Around Winder and Statham we have some special
inducements to offer in small farms. These are all induce
ments you can’t afford to ignore if you are in earnest.
LAMAR & PERR Y,
WINDER GEORGIA. '