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The Jacksonian. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF BUTTS CO. Published Every Triday. S. E. ANDREWS, EDITOR. Subscription SIOO Per Yr. Advertising Rates Furnished On Application. Entered at the Jackson (Ga.) Post Office as second class mail matter. Cheap Readersl Cheapl Cheap! > * If you don’t believe they are reading The Jacksonian you are reck oning without your host. We discov ered a man last week who had stopped his paper sitting in the window at Ham & Carter Cos s reading it aloud to a crowd, and he was reading the afl, of The J. E. Reeves Cos. We hate to see you act so cheap fellows but we know you are going to read The .1 ack sontan. Peace With Vengeance. When we reud In the charter of Jackson that " The Mayorehall be the chief executive of said town ; he shal' see that all the laws and ordinances of said town are faithfully executed ..., and then we turn to his oalh which reads as follows: “I do solemnly swear that I will, to the utmost of my ability, discharge the duties of Mayor of the town of lack son, during my continuance In office, E help me God”, and again we read, “The Mayor and councilman shall be, to all intents and purposes, a justice of the peace ” and our vision falls next on the following fcowit: “Mayor Wall s bull dog made an attact on last Wednesday morning on two of my children who were pass ing along the street. Thursday morn ing I kindly requesteu him to keep bis dog confined, or I would be com pelled to kill hitn. His answer was: “If you kill my dog I will shoot you ’’ Asa law “abiding citizen 1 have re quested and do now request the town marshals to enforce the ordinance a galnst vicious animals running ut large in Jackson.—G. W. Kinsman.” Then we are forced toexclajm, what sort of a creature ft this which cir cumstance have alllioted Jackson with for Mayor. Of Court-* the people of Jackson do not take him seriously when he talks about shooting Mr. Kinsman, but What will the people say who are not acquainted with the aerial composi tion of our Mayor? Poor Jackson. I have a sympathy for you akin to that fora crossed-eye. Bnnggled tooth, hair-lipped and red-haired fchiid under the domination of a despepic step mother. LOST.—Pair of nose eyeglasses, cresc n‘, shaped gold rim. Frank Z. Curry. r ' Notice. GEORGIA. Butts County.— All persons having claims against the es tate of James R. Watkins are requested to present them within the time allowed Viy law and all persons indebted to said estate are requested 10 make immediate paytuent This June Sth 1907 Mrs. Henrietta J Watkins. Widow and BOle heir of the said James U. Watkins. £ ' Did He? ■ A young man who was prevented from making his usual evening call lent his adored one the following note: r, *'Tls said that absence conquers Jbve. But, oh, believe it not! I’ve tried In vain Its power to prove. And thou art not forgot" The heartless young woman returned It l ~wlth all the romance removed by jwritlng across the back, "Ah, splatter!" l~K.ans.is City Star. HOT vS HO T Tom and Jkrky. S' " * * 11 It is with an unspeakable sadness that we chronicle the death of “Fair Play.” He was born on the 18th day cf April last. At the time of his birth he was suffering with an intoxication of the exuberance of his own verbos ity, but no'- with-star.ding thatdread ed malady he bid fair to live longer than he did. Poor fellow ! His memory will ever linger with us like the es sence of a gourd vine. He was sum moned to sit as a juror in the High Court cf Criticism, bnt on account of Ci.se of Carmichaelitis, from which hej'vas also suffering, thee viden *e be i.ig of such charaAer ns it was. he c llapsed under it. and gave up the ghost. His departure from this veil cf tears took place May 10th 1907 He has gone to that eternal home of ob livion where all such go who die with the disease that killed him. May the ideal of “Fair Play’s” standard of ‘trustworthiness” plant sw< at flow ers on his grave and water them with his repentent tears. Rest in peace “Fair Play.” By your side we will soon lay the bodies of “Subscriber” and “Another District Heard From” who, each, ara suffering from a mild attack of that fatal infirmity, Car michaelitis. If “Fair Play” should ever reserect, will he please answer the following questions tow it: Ist When certain citizens of the county begun to organize anew and independent bank in Jackson, about five years ago, did not J. R. Carmich ael go to them and say he wanted to sever his connection with the Jackson Bank ? 2nd Did he not sell his Jackson Banking-Go. stock, and then, after the National Bank was organized did he not advertise over his own signa t ire that the new bank was indepen dent of t le old tank? Brd Did not, at the time the nev bank was orgranizetl, the old bant hold, in the name of certain oms I'JIiOO.UU worth of the S;if)OUO.UU sto:k of the nesv bapk ? 4th Did, or did not, at the time the new bank was organized, thei 1 i bank hold r contract to control the policy of the new bank, and thaj all stock of the new bank sold the old bank was to have it, and if at tht end of five years the old bank hi not bought up enough stock to make a majority, then the new bar.K .Was to increase its enpital stock from $510000.00 to $40000.00 and the <ld hank to have the issue, or enough of it to give them u majoriy? sth Is J. R. bucking like a bron co and refusing to make the new is sue? With these questions staring the idol of ‘’Fair Play” in tie face I leave him alone a suflicieit time to make answer. I wHI pa>’ for the space he uses in the Jacklouian for this purpose, but if he dots not an. swer them I will lecull py former witness, and other witnesses, to ans wer ANSWER, J. R., ANSWER. The people are crying ior an ms wer from you. Don’t k*p them in agonizing suspense anv huger. The Jumping-Ja:k Mayor. Necessitates Amend ments Tc the City Charter. Has not Jackson grown to the necessity of a char.gein her Charter? Fifteen years age the conditions were quite different rom those of the present time. The only expense of government then w*p street working, which was very snrll and to pay for hire of two marshal's at SBS and S4O per month, respeiively. The mar shall’s job was theplum and the may or and councilmo were generally chosen with a riew of who they would elect to thse positions. Our taxes thetas compared to the taxes of today, were a mere song. Taxes have grovo to be burdensome by reason of our public school system, water and light'debt, turee marshall s and their salaries increased to $60.00 and $55.00 and $45.00 per month. The marshall plum, is, since our wa ter and light debt arose, but of little consequence as compared to the treas ure’s pium and the tax assessor’s pudding. With a sinking fund cf SIOOO.OO per annum to be raised and Kept in the treasurer’s hand for thir ty years hip job becomes quite juicy. Suppose you calculate the compound interest at 8 % per year on the a mount raised by paying over to the treasurer, annually, slooo.ooand von can measure accurately the amount of sweating for the man who falls, by reason of relationship, heir to the job. With tax of $lB 75 m every thousand dollars worth < f prop erty you can readily see how impor tant it becomes who shall pass upon the value of your property. With a jamping-jack mayor undei our present charter, two members ot tne council become the bosses of the situation. They name the marshalls, the tax collector, ckrk and treasurei and.the tax assessors. Is it democratic to thus clothe tw> men with this power? Are not tl e marshals,Jftax-collector, cleik and treasurer and tax assessors servants of the citizens of Jackson? Do no tire citizens of Jackson carry the bin der) of their salaries? The supposi tion in that they do, though we must admit that many escape carryirn their just and equal portion. If they are the servants of the people why notice people elect them? In this resn/ict our charter should be so a tn/ded as that these officials wil hod their tenure of office directly fr-iin the people whom they serye. Tjo, we should elect a water and light borad just as we do our school board. What are some of the evils growing out of the council appointing the tax assessors? We refer you to the •‘Square Deal” circular which full) set forth the weakness of human tlesh to take care of its kindred. Take the assessment for this (1907) year and you find the Empire Buggv Go’s plant valued at only SOOOO.OO. O-t of its principal stock-holders J. H. Carmicha*J, is a member of the coun cil and one of the tax assessors, R. J. Carmiehat 1, is also a stock-holder Reader what do you say it is worth? Take fbr instance the post-office building wliict is rented to the U. S government for $290.00 per >e>ir, which is owned by J. R. Carmichael, and it is assessed at only SIOOO 00 The owner realizes 29% on the as>es sed vluo. Again: The First Nation al Bank building is assessed at $2500.00 and when they make a SWORN bank statement the ameunt stuted is $154518.552 Is this not enough to stagger the brain of one who loves a spuare deal? Again you are re fered to the ‘ Square Deal” circular t v o learn the relationship of J. R. Car michael who is the president of the National Bank to the board of asses sors, ar.d he, too, is a member of the council. Let the people of Jackson rise up and demand that our Ghartei be so amended that wo will have no more of this jumping-jack mayor ad ministration, and thereby a du - cratic form of government. Legal Adveitisments, For Years Support. GEORGIA, Butts County. Mrs. Sarah Washington, having made application for twelve months support out of tlie estate of John W. Washington, and appraisers duly appointed to set apart the same having tiled their return, all persons concerned are hereby required to show cause before the Court of Ordinary of said county on tlie first Monday in July 1907. why saidjapplication should not be granted. This 3rd day of June, 1907. J. H. HAM, Ordinary. Notice, GEORGIA, Butts County,-. 11 ■ All persons having claims against the es tate of Julia Redding are lequested to pre sent them within the time allowed by law and all persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment. flfeThis May 25,1907 B, P. Bailey, Adm. Julia Redding, ICASTORIAI The Kind You Have Always Bought, and w w '’ 1 ' ’*** >een in use for over 30 years, has horne oignatnre of * - and has been made under his per /Jr gonal supervision since its infancy. L&jxSy/, J<&cc/u44 Allow no one to deceive you in this. AH Counterfeits, Imitations and “ Just-as-good ’’ ar © Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children— Experience against Experiment. What is CASTOR IA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worm* and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children’s Panacear-The Mother’s Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS jj Bears the Signature of * Tie Kind Yon Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. THK CENTAUR COMPANY. TT MURRAY STREET, NEW YORK CITY. < Dr. Watkins’ Stock Powders They are the cheapest and Best that Money can buy. They have proven to be just what they are advertised to be. They have given perfect satisfaction in every instance, and are always guaran" teed, or money refunded. MADE BY Dr. J. B. WATKINS, SOLD EVERYWHERE. Jackson, Ga. Autry a^^*''>jchsen, ~~ Where ctm XjiqiW*. 1 run b\| for a town* <4 that/ a barber si . #ianline( leney in lie to 1/ which will sulk Cu, wa of Tuo. Autry tract/ Erichson? i J. cleverest a xgr ing and M give you a tickle vouL ' the}- liavor Lem \ they £ nor ejp , -ser- —. . mei 7 Pr 1 df ffMDifTlJiy meii \r~T~ — ’ liow