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The Jacksonian. OVTIOIAL ORGAN OF BUTTS CO. Published €tery TrMiy. S. E. ANDREWS, EDITOR. Subscription SI.OO Per Yr. Advertising Rates Furnished On Application. Entered as second-class mat ter February 22, 1907 at the Post Office at Jackson, Ga., under the act of Con gress of March 3, 1879. O Sodom and Gomorrow! of What do You Boast? S&nfranclsco is not alone in her shame. Jocksnn has an indicted Major, and if we could only get at the city records we have no doubt there would be a Ashy scent going forth from other departments. All we need now la perpetual sum mer, a golden gate, a first-class earth quake and water fac lities suffecient tojfioit a but.ldship, and we would Share her glories as well as her dis grace. The must contemptable and pusil. lanimous coward that we can think is the man who goes around in a peac abie community with a deadly weap on like r piscol stuck in his pocket. The elimination of cowardice is focused and condensed in the ofiensa Of carrying concealed weapons. **We nm,v ouch contribute to the city beautiful,” said the enthusiastic speak er, “each add n little to the adorning of the streets.” “I will volunteer.” •aiu one of the hearers, "to wear ray new hat down to the matinee this very afternoon If the sun shines.”—Philadel phia Ledger. "I can do very well with absent minded people," said Ivunz to his mate. "In my younger days I was errand boy to a gentleman who was ao ab aentmlnded that he dismissed me three times in one week and paid me my full week's wages each time.”— Jkoton Journal. Camphor trees won’t grow profitably anywhere but In Japan. They yield nothing even there till they are forty pears old. Then the tree is cut down, •nd from the whole thing—leaves, bark, trank, branches and even the roots— the camphor la distilled. The process b a difficult one. ( Almost all plants sleep at night, though in the plant world tbers art parla sod bats that exhibit most Mta Md animation after the sun goes pwo. Tbs Nicotine affinlo, a variety lot the tobacco plant, the night bloom log cereoa and many others are ex wnples of night life hi the plant world. t TO* spider bus the greatest appetite, fl gentleman fond of scientific experi ment* captured a spider and by mean* •f weighing It and then confining It la ja cage found that It ate four tlmea tta pelgbt for breakfast, nine tlmea Its pelffbt for dlnuer and thirteen times Mb weight for supper. Aeheetua. Aabeatua can fairly lay claim to the title of being the moat useful of all minerals. It baa been called a miner alogical vegetable. It la both fibrous Bd crystalline, elastic, yet brittle, a floating atone, which can be readily carded, spue aud woven into tissue. In Germany it Is known as stein Sachs (atone flax), and the miners of Quebeo give It quite as expressive a name— pierre cotou (cotton stone). Like Talking Shop. A stockbroker whose mind is always full of business was asked a few days Wgo how old his father was. ‘•Well,’’ said he abstractedly, “he's Iquoted at eighty, but there is every prospect that he will reach par and iposslbly be at a premium.” One Sided Talk. He—Wasn't there some talk about Maud marrying n duke? She —There was, but unfortunately the duke did none of the talking. All men are equal till they are found ouC—James port Gaxette. HOT SHOT Tom and Jerky. k “j We Bee on the streets of Jackson an open letter, in circular form, sign ed ‘‘lnformation Seekers,” and ad dressed to the Mayor and Council of the City of Jackson. From language used in the letter towit: “Thinking that such internal Im provements as water works and elec tric lights would be for the supplying of the needs of the town and place us up with the advancement of the times we have stood for the bond issues al ready made, bi.fc we do not feel that we can go further in the dark and be ing among those who are thinking and looking forward for the best in terest of Jackson we respectfully sub mit that we desire some information on the eubject before we can consent to go further with you.” We conclude that “Information Beekers” belong to the “party” who favored water works and electric lights. We are amazed to find in the let ter the following to-wit: “What we want to know is this : Ist. How much money did the City realize from the sale of “Water Bonds?'’ 2nd Will you please give us an item ized statement, full and complete, with vouchers referred to of expendi tures of the money raised from the sale of “Water Bonds?” 3rd. How much money did the city realize from the sale of‘‘Elec tric Light Bonds?” 4th. Will you please give us an itemnized statement, full and com plete, with vouchers referred to, of the expenditure of the money raised from the sale of ‘‘Electric Light Bonds?” Olh. Is the City of jßckson in debt and if so, how much and for what purpose was the debt created and to whom does the city owe this debt? Will you give us a business like answer full and complete? G. You say you want to''extend and perfect” the waterworks. Will you please tell us along which stieets will you "extend” and wherein will you "perfect” the water work sys tem?” This looks very much like that some of the water adyocatis have grown to distrust the‘‘dominant pow er” that ia running the tows govern ment. We know that many of those who oposed the bond issue did so be cause of a want of eonfldeuoe in the “dominant power” that la back ol this city Improyement, but little did we think thil distrust would come within their own ranks. Now "City Fathers,” to a man up a tree, it looke like eome of jour political compan ions have getten you into a hollow and unleee you come out in the opee and answer theee questiens yeu will be amoked out by public eriticism. Theee questions ere fair questions and psrtimsnt questions. Why don ,t you answer them. To answer them would it put you io trouble? Hevu’t the tax payers of Jackson s right te know how much money you got your hands on by reason of the sals of bonds? Havn’t they a right to know what you did with It? It wasn’t your money. You ara simply trnataes ol the people of Jackson to handle tb a money for them. What did yon do witn it? Have you plunged the City in debt by reason of your Ignorance of the law or by a total disregard for the law? Have you put the city in debt at all? If you have certainly the peo ple have a rigth to know and to know for what the debt was created. However much you may think so, the town isn’t yours. It belongs to the people and these are relevant questions about the conduct of their business and they are entitled to an answer to each cf them. You say you want SIO,OOO. to “ex tend and perfect” the water works system. Don’t you know that the people have a right to know wherein you are going to “perfect and along what streets you mean to “extend” the system? The system brlongs to Jackson and Jackson has a right to know what you mean to do with the ten thousand dollars. You know it will not require $lO, 000.00 to “extend and perfect” the system.Do you really mean to extend and perfect” the system tothe extent of $lO 000.00 worth? Now afe you not misrepresenting your Intentions about the use to bo made ot this money? We suspect it, foi w* have heard that you mean to use a portion of the money you are calling for to pay an already oreated debt. Why, don t you know this would be illegal ana just as certain as you do it you will get in the chaingang? The Supreme Court of Georgia has settled that question. Don’t you know that it would be better for you to follow ti e decis ions of the supreme Court and not follow the advice of someone as igno rant of tne law as the devil is a stran ger to Grace? Who is your legal ad viser anyway? Is he the acavengei wagon driver,the man in the moon ot do you eat fat meat for supper aud dream your law? It behooves every citizen ofJacl - son to call a halt. Why go furthe. aith such improvement as wate works extension with men in offici handling your money and refusing tf show you what they do with it? Rent is high already and every time you add more tax burden to the real es tate it incr files ths t§ it. Legal Advertismeits, For Dismission. GEORGIA. Butts County.— Mrs. Mollie M. Harper. Guardian ol Raleigh B. Giles, lias applied to me for a discharge from her guardianship of Raleigh B. Giles: This is therefore to notify all persons concerned to file their objeitious, if any they have, on or before the first Monday in September next else she will be discharged from her Guardianship as aspiieu for. • J. H. HAM, Ordinary. For Leave to Sell Land GEORGIA, Butts County. Notice is hereby given that the under signed, has applied to the ordinary of said County for leave to sell land belonging to the estate of Phenie Shaw for the payment of debts and for the purpose of distribution Said application will bs heard at the regular term of the Court of Ordinary for said County to be held on the first Mondaj in Septembei 1907. A. C. Milieu, Administrator upon the estate of Phenie Shaw. For Leave To Sell. GEORGIA. Butta County.— • Notice is hereby given that the under signed have applied to the Ordinal y of saidCouuty for leave to sell laud belonging to the estate of John J‘ Barnes, for the payment of debts and fa* the purpose of distribution, Said application will bs beard at the regular term of . the Court of Ordinary for said County to be bold on the first Monduy in September 1907. This oth day of August 1907. W. H. and J. L. Barnes. Executors of John J. Barnes. For Leave To Sell Land. GEORGIA, Butts County. Notice is hereby given that the under signed has aoplisd to the Ordinary of said County, for leave to sell land belonging to the estate of S. H. But ford, deceased, for the payment of debts and distribution. Said application will be heard at the regu lar term of the Court of Ordinary for said County, to be held on the first Monday in September 1907 This August sth 1907. John T. Burford, Administrator upon the estate of S . H . Burford. J. W. Goddard ) Bill &c to remove vs. | cloud upon title, Harry C. Goddard (• In Burts Superior aud Abram E. Goddard | Court. J Aug. Term, 1907.- To Harry C. Goddard and Abram E.. Go ddard. You are hereby required personally or by attoraev to be and appear at the next Superior Court, to be- eld in and for said County on the Third Monday in August next then and there to answer the Plain tiffs complaint in the above stated matter. Witness the Hon. E. J. Reagan.,Tudge of said Court. This July 29,1W7. Ray & Ray 1 Pins. Attys. j B. P. Bailey, Clerk. ~^ — CASTORIA The Kind Ton Hare Always Bought, and which has Fteet in use for over 30 yean, has borne sue signature of— and has been made under his per // . sonal supervision since its infancy. Allow no one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and “ Just-a*-good M are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children—Experience against. Experiment. 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The Virginia splderwort apparently cannot endure a high temperature. During the day it ia wilted and de jected. As the evening comes on It rtrives, all its leaves assume s lively appearance, and the plant appears to flourish and enjoys its life until the morning light again returns. A funner u*u.cO .. of Kusten burg. Transvaal, who is awaiting trial at Pretoria on the charge of killing a Kaffir, alleges that lie fired n loaded gun to frighteu away ghosts, to which his family attributed strange noises in the bouse, and that be was unaware of the native's presence. Spiders have four paps for spinning their slender threads, each pap having a thousand boles, and the fine w.eb it self is the union of 4,000 threads. No spider spins more than four webs, and when the fourth is destroyed they seize on the webs of others.—Chicago Record-Herald. The Maid—What is the trouble, ma’am? Proud Mistress —Oh, Mary, I have just discovered that there is a stain on our family escutcheon. The Maid—l wouldn’t take is so hard, mum. If you can’t get it out with a little ben-, zlne I will take it around to the clean er's, mum.—Chicago News. Throwing the Dart. * ‘‘Throwing the dart” was one of the five exercises practiced by the ancient Greeks, the other four exercises being wrestling, running, leaping and throw ing the discus, or quoit It is believed that this sort of combat was decided in one day, and sometimes the same morning, and that to obtain the prize, which was single, It was required that the combatant should be the victor in all those exercises. LRerery MSW. The struggling author boldly entered tbe editorial sanctum. "I haw come with my la test story,’* he announced. "That so?" ejaculated tbe busy edi tor. “Let ns bear bow It runs.” "Well, this Is from the first chapter: •Casper had been standing as motion less as n Mock of granite. Suddenly be dropped on his kncea before tbe beautiful girl with tbe alabaster brow and boldly proposed. It was then that she answered with a stony stare and banded him the marble heart. Then’ But the busy editor reached for tbe ( clipping shears. “Young man,” he thundered, “you! have made a mistake. Take that storyl down to the nearest stoneyard. This Is an editorial office.”—Chicago News. Evolution of tho Raft. The canoe was one of the earliest of boats, but It is not in line with the later growth. The ancestry of tbe modem boat begins with the log and is traced through the raft rather than through the cano4. By lashing togeth er several logs it was found that lar ger burdens could be carried. There fore the boat of a single log grew into one of several logs—a raft. By tho time man had learned to make a raff we see he had learned something else— he had learned to row his boat along by polling at an oar Instead of push ing it along with a paddle. Rafts were used by nearly all the nations of an tiquity. Herodotus, the father of his tory, tells us that they were in use in ancient Chaldea.—S. E. Forman In St Nicholas.