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Last Sunday morning as we came
fhlOUgh town we overtook Tom and
Jerry going to church, Tom was fan
uing himself vigorously, while Jerry
Was whistling, "How Arm a founda
tion.”
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Which reminds us of the little boy
In his night dress who was on his
knees saying his prayers, and his lit
tle sister could not resist the tempta
tion to tickle the soles of his feet. He
gtoed it as long as he could, and then
said: "Please God excuse me while I
knock the stuffin’ out of Nellie.”
The New Woman.
Last Saturday morning Jackson
was treated to the sight of a woman
riding a-• a- * a-- straddle of a
horse. Every occasionally some wo
man who is lacking in those two car
dinal virtues, that make men love
and idolize them, modesty and self
respect, flies in the face of convention
alities, and causes herself to become
the object of ridicule und obscene re
marks. Most women are aware of
the fact that the hubits and the lives
of men are not sufficiently ellegant
f>r each other to copy, much less for
women to ape, who are the noblest
and the crowning work that came
from the hand of the divine architect.
We thank God that 999% of our
women have no nobler aim for tins
life than to be honest, true, noble
women, with women’s ways, and we
can conceive of but one being in all
the universe more noble more pure,
and more capable of
kind than the refining influence of
woman wiien she is content to fill her
natural position.
Dueling In Old Creole "Days.
When dueling was an actual factor
In the social order of this country, It
had many worthy and notuhle eii>o
nents, Including no less distinguished
personages than Henry Clay, Andrew
Jackson, Alexander Hamilton, De Witt
Clinton, Stephen Decatur and others of
the same type, but nowhere on this
eoutineut was it so much an establish
ed institution us in that peculiarly ro
mantic old city of Now Orleans. It
was woven into the very fabric of the
life of the community, and many n
crumbling tombstone In the ttuthpinted
creole cemeteries bears grim and si
lent witness to the fact, though to un
derstand the situation more clearly one
should breathe, so to speuk, the atmos
phere of the period.—Louis J. Meader
in Ceutury.
A Fish Story.
The latest fish story concerns the
herring and sen gull, and It comes
from Nanaimo. A boat load of herring,
containing about fifteen tons, was left
at Johnston's wharf, Nanaimo, during
the noon hour while the fishermen
went to dinner. During their absence
several thousand sea gulla—the chron
icler says 10,000 -ate all the fish on one
side of Jhe boat with such good results
that they emptied it, and when the last
herring had been removed from that
akie it was like the last straw that
broke the camel’s back, for the boat,
with all the weight on the other side,
npset, spilling all the remaining fish
Into the water.—Shanghai Mercury.
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Legal Advertisments.
For Administration.
GEORGIA, Butts County.— * **
To All Whom It May Concern:
Mre.W.R. Vickers having, in proper
form, applied to me for permanent Letters
of Administration on the estate of W. <.
Vickers late of said county, this is to cite
all and singular the creditors and next of
kin of W. It. Vickers to be and appear at
my office within the time allowed by law,
and show cause if any they can why per
manent Administration should not be gran
ted to Mrs. W. R.- Vickers on W.R. Vick
ers estate.
Witness my hand and official signature,
this 1 day of July 1907-
J. H. HAM, Ordinary.
For Dismission.
GEORGIA. Butts County.—
Whereas, Thomas P. Atkinson, Admin
istrator of Alexander Atkinson -epresents
to tlie Court in‘liis duly filed and
antered on record that he has fully admin
istered Alexander Atninson estate, Tnis
is therefore to cite all persons concerned,
kindred and creditors, to show cause, if any
they can why said Administrator should
not lie discharged from his Administration,
and receive letters of dismission, on the
first Monday in August 1907.
J. H. HAM. Ordinary.
For Dismission.
’GEORGIA, Buttß County.
Whereas, Thomas P. Atkinson Adminis
trator of Mrs. Hattie Atkinson represents to
the Court in his petition, duly filed and
entered on record, that he has fully admin
istered Mrs. Hattie Atkinson’s estate.
ThU is therefore to cite all. persons concern
ed, kindred and oreditors to show cause,
if any they can, why said Administrator
should not be discharged from his admin
istration, and receive letters of dismission,
on the first Monday in August 1907.
J. H. HAM, Ordinary.
Mattie Watley ( Libel fo r Divorce,,
vs <ln Butts Superior Court
Emmett Watley. I August Term 1907.
GEORGIA, Butts County.—
To Emmett Watley,
’ You are hereby required personally
or by Attornay, to be aud appear at the
next Superior Court, to he held in and for
said Couut.y on the Third ;Mouday in An.
gust next, then and there to answer the
Plaintiffs Libel for divorce, in default there
of the Comt will proceed as to Justice shall
appertain.
Witness the Hon. E. J. Reagan, Judge
of said Court, this June '-fifth 1907.
B. P. Bailey, Clerk.
Rosa L. Smith i Libel for Divorce
vs < In Butts Superior Court
Albert Smith. ( August Term 1907,
To Albert Smith:
You are hereby required personally or by
attorney to be and appear at the next term
of the Superior Court to be held in and for
said County on the Third Monday in Au
gust next to answer the Plaintiffs Libel for
divorce in default thereof the court w:lj
proceed as to Justice shall appertain, wit.
ness the Hon, E. J: Reagan. Judge of said
Court. This July Jrd 1907
B P. Bailey, Clerk.
All those who have not given in their
State and County taxes are requested to do
so at once as the hooks will he closed in a
few days.
J. E. McMicliael, T. C. B- C.
Notice.
All persons having claims against the es
tate of James R. Watkins are requested to
present them within the time allowed by
law and all persons indebted to said estate
are requested to make immediate payment
This June Bth 1907
Mrs. Henrietta J. Watkins, Widow and
sole heir of the said James R ■ Watkins.
Notice.
At the coming session of the next Legis
ature of Georgia, a bill will be introduced
the title of which will be, : ‘A Bill Entitled
an Act to Amend the Charter of the City
of Jackson, in Butts County, said State,
and for other purposes.
Notice,
All persons having claims against the es
tate of Julia Redding are requested to pre
sent them within the time allowed by law
and all persons indebted to said estate are
requested to make immediate payment,
i, This May 25,1907
B, P. Bailey,
Adm. Julia Redding.
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that at the present
session of the General Assembly a bill will
be introduced being an act entitled an act
to establish the City Court of Flovilla in the
city of Flovilla to define its jurisdiction
and powers , to regulate proceedings jthere
in, to provide for the election and qualifi
cation of its officers and for other purposes,
This July. 1.1907,
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that during the
present’seas: o i of the General Assembly of
the State of Georgia a bill will be into
duced, Being entitled an act to amend an
act to establish anew charter for the Town
of Flovilla. Also to amend an act amend
ing th Charter of the Town of Flovilla by
changing the the corporate name from the
Town of Flovilla to tne City of Flovilla
a id for other purposes.
This July 1, 1907.
Not to Be Fdoled.
A resident of a New England town
who was noted for his great kindness
to nuluials viewed the first horse ears
with dismay. “It’s sheer cruelty, that’s
what it Is,” he Insisted, and the plea
of convenience or necessity had no In
fluence upon him.
“I’d walk to Boston and back before
I’d add a pound’s weight to wbat those
poor creatures have to drag,” he de
clared, aud no persuasion could Induce
him to ride in a street car dragged by
overworked, tired horses. When elec
tricity was applied and the cars went
smoothly along without the horses, his
son said:
“Now, father, you cau ride on the
street oars without worrying about
horses. You can go Into Boston at
your ease now.”
“James,” wild the old man, “you al
ways rush at conclusions. You don’t
study into things as I do. Don’t I read
in the papers about every car having
to have so much horsepower? And
don’t I know well enough what that
means?" Aud the old gentleman sigh
ed. "It simply means, my son, that
the poor horses are being worked Just
as hard aud just as many hours, only
we don’t see ’em.
“Those power houses could tell tales,
I reckon. No, I’ve no more use for
street cars now than I ever had, and
for the same reason.” —Youth’s Com
panion.
Barbor’s Hair Cut.
“Wished I had time to go out and get
my hair cut,” remarked a barber as he
removed part of the lather from the
customer’s lips with his second finger.
“Time to go out aud get It cut?” re
peated the man in the chair, with the
emphasis on “out.” “Are you like the
man that won’t eat in his own restau
rant? Aren’t you willing to trust oue
of your own men to cut your hair?”
“Oh, I’d trust them, all right!” said
the barber. “It isn't that, but you
hardly ever see a barber getting his
hair cut lu his own place. The other
barbers all like to go home promptly
at quitting time, and If one of us gets
work done during the day there is sure
to be a rush about that time, aud it
makes u customer ‘sore’ if he has to
wait with two barbers right here and
hot waiting ou him. He doesn't like to
wait around while one barber cuts an
other barber’s hair.”—Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
His Impression.
Mr. White —Tell me, Uncle Rufus,
how did you feel when that savage
catamount Jumped ou four back as you
were coming through the woods In the
dark and began to claw- and rend you?
Uncle ltufus Rank—Uh,- well, sah, tell
yo’ what’s a fact, thankee—l ’lowed
•twuz mull wife! Yo’ see, I was uh
gittin’ home dess a little bit antiquated
funi de lodge o’ de Cullud Knights and
Shivvyleers, and muh nach’l s’picion
was dat de lady had got tired o’
waitin’ and come to meet me. If I’d
organized dat ’twuz a catamount dat
had me by de back, I reggln I’d uh
be’n skeered plumb to death; but,
i thtnkin’ to muhse’f dat ’twuz nobody
1 but muh wife, I dess breshed de var
j mint aside, accawdln* to muh custom,
and come üb-bogin’ along home, b&PDX
4a ** —i:
A Correction.
Last weak by a typographical error
in Tom and Jerry’s article on the as
sessment of Judge F, Z. Curry’s pro
perty, it was made to read $7,000.,
when it ought to have read S7OO, Ed.
HOT SHOT
Tom and Jerry.
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The refusal of the city officials to
allow the publication of the real es
tate assessment of Jackson is a con
firmation of the charge that same is
unequal. We know of one piece of
property sold last year to-wit:tbe
R. W. Mays block to Bailey Jones
for $6,000, whereas the Empire Bug
gy Cos. cost, I am informed by a reli
able party. $15,000 and it is assessed
atsG,ooo. By this you will Bee that
Bailey and Jones are carrying two
and one half part of the tax burden
and the rich corporation carrying one
part of the load. In other words, if
the Empire Buggy Co’s, plant cost
$15,000. which I say lam informed
that it did. and Bailey & Jone’s pro
perty cost $6,000, whicli I say it did,
they pay on the dollar and the
Empire Buggy Cos. pays 40 f on the
dollar.
The town is full of cases just like
this and if wa could publish the list
the people could see for themselves.
I know of a case where the party
offered his property for sale last year
for 16,000 and he says he never slept
for a week, fearing the man would
accept his proposition. He is assess
s3,7oo. He belongs to "the family.”
I say the tax assessment in Jackson
is so rotten that a buzzard turns up
his nose at itßnd I dare the council
to allow the same to be published. If
they do the people will see what I see
aod turn their noses up at it. The
town government has grown so rotten
that it will fall apart of its own
weight. Keep your eyes on this prop
osition.
We say from the deep of our heart,
“Praise God from whom all blessing!
flow.” Praise Him for the untiring
and ceaseless efforts of the noble
women of Georgia who have, without,
at times, much encouragement kept
up the ffgbt against the liquor trafffe.
At this moment the hope of Georgia 8
mothers aro centered in the liw-mak
ers assembled in Atlanta. From ev
ery indication both House and Senate
are largely in the majority for a State
prohibition law. The new Governor
says he is not personally favorable to
State prohibition, but fve feel sure
that he will not hinder.* O, glory,
glory, GLORY will it be when we
can raise up a generation that never
saw inside of a bar-room.
If I was able to say and tell the
truth, that I had never seen inside of
liquor-shop, or tasted a drop of
whiskey. I would give all that I pos
sess—yes a thousand times what I
posses, i I never had areal heart-ache
but what it was attributable to whis
ky drinking on my part or the part of
the other fellow.
It is now four years and saven
months since I parted company with
old John Barleycorn and I have got
teu more genuine pleasure out of life
in that time than all my oliier days,
and I am forty years old.
Again I say praise to the WOMEN
of Ga. tor victory which we fee in the
near future. About all that remains
to be done is the shouting. To the
men with few exceptions, ascribed no
credit. Right here in our own town
the president of the Anti-Sal-ton Lea
gue approached a citizen to sign the
petition to the Legislature to pass the
Anti-jug bill, but he was told by the
gentleman that he would not do it
and gave bis reason as follows: "No
I can’t sign it. You know that WE
carried the bond election by shipping
liquor into Jackson and we will need
more money and will have to haTe
more liquor shipped in here for the
niggers in order to carry the election’ 1
After he left someone remarked:
“J - you should hare signed it.”
To this he said: "I might sign it for
you, but not for a hypocrite like him.”
That is the way the folke have
these fellows sized up who live in
that way. Talk about these fellows
praying for other folk ! Why a screech
owl won’t hear them, say nothing a
bout God.
Again, we say, praise be unto the
tireless and faithful women of our
land. To them we pull off our hats
and acknowledge their claim of right
to God’s very richest and choicest
blessing. The women of Jackson
share inthisgloiious victory and hour
of rejoicing. Here we have a strong
branch of the W. C. T. U. The offi
cers are:. Mrs. Jno. Lyons, Pres,
Mrs. C. R. Gresham, Ist Vice Pres.
Miss Eva Sasnett 2nd Vice Pres. Mrs.
J. F. Carmichael, 3rd Vice Pres. Miss
Bertha Carmichael", Recording Sec’y.
Miss Ernestine Dempsey, Cor. Secy.
Miss Lucy Goodman, Treas.
Cocal news Items.
The first cotton bloom was mailed
us Thurs last week but was too late
for mention. On Friday blooms were
brought in by Messers J. W. Benson,
B. F. Brown, and Joe Bledsoe.
Felix Rogers, formerly of this place,
now living in California is on a visit
to his colored friends here and gives
a glowing description of California.
Says the first thing he heard of in
connection with Jackson on arriving
in Georgia was the Jacksonian.
Bob Brooks, formerly with the
Crawford & Cos meat market went to
Atlanta Wednesday to begin work
with the Atlanta Ice & Coal Company.
He may return and embark in the ice,
coal and meat business in Jackson on
a large scale.
Dr. J. Lee Byron, G. T. Fossett
and Judge Curry have improved the
looks of the side walk in front of their
offices by laying cement stone pave
ment.
Yummacraw will yet be Jackson’s
center of gravity. Keep your eye on
Third street between Holly and Mul
berry and watch her grow. Remember
the Jacksonian is right in here.
Hon. O. H. B. Bloodworth was in
the city Monday. .
Mrs. Bryant Maddox was visiting
in Jackson Monday.
We ar9 out early this week, with a
small paper. The Devil is going to
hunt an angel and will be gone a
week.
Not So Daft After ’Alt:
Daft Tam, as he was called, wander
ing through the village one day, got se
verely bitten by the village Inn dog.
Proceeding to the inn, he showed the
mistress what her “dawg” had done.
She was much alarmed and, putting a
half crown into Tam's hand, said:
“Awa tae the doctor noo an’ pay him
wi’ the hauf crown.”
Tam eyed the coin, saying:
“I dinna think I’ll bother wi’ the
doetor, but jist keep the siller.”
“For my sake gang tae him, or else
ye’ll gang daft.”
“Hoots, wumman; ye’re bletherin.
Daft folk caana gang daft twice.”—
Dundee Advertiser.
Pat Took the Prize.
An Englishman, an Irishman and a
Scotchman were one day arguing as to
which of the three countries possessed
the fastest trains. .
“Weil,” said the Englishman, “I’ve
been in one of our trains, and the tele
graph poles have been like a hedge.”
‘Tve seen the milestones appear Mke
tombstones,” said the Scot
“Be Jabers!” said Pat. “I was one
day In a train In my counthry, and we
passed a field of turnips and a field of
carrots, also a field of cabbage and
parsley, then a pond of water, and we
were going that quick I thought it
was broth!”
Pepya on Shakespeare.
Pepys* Diary, IGSO-1G69, commenting
on Shakespeare’s plays, says of “Mid
summer Night’s Dream,” “It is the
most insipid, ridiculous play I ever saw
In my life,” and upon reading “ ‘Othel
lo, Moor of Venice,’ which I have hith
erto esteemed a mighty good play, but
having lately read the ‘Adventures^ of
Five Hours,' it seems a mean thing.”
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The Arabs use camel’s milk in place
of that of the cow, and in the orient
the sheep’s milk is extensively used
as a substitute for cow's milk.