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DUTIES OF EVERY CITIZEN
TO OUR COUNTRY EDITORS
No one can read history with
out imputing the noblest ant;
highest humane feelings to the
editor. He has ever nelci the
reigns of liberty and justice, in
poverty and prosperity; he the
man who caught the lispering
ring of the axe in the forest of
our young republic and paced it
to the tune of music and pinned
it to the fly-leaves of liberty.
Yet there are men who claim
to be smart in business and civil
ized to honesty and charity, who
have no conceptions, whatever,
of an editor and the functions of
life to which he plays the tradg-
ey in the affairs of every man.
There are men to the shame of
the calling in public life who are
nigardly enough to do business in
the town that the editor built up
and refuse him his local work;
the business man who refuses to
give his local work to his county
editors will not pay his subscrip
tion, and I believe he will not
pay his local preacher.
A man does not have to steal
to be dishonest. The man who
beats a crowded train undetected
owes the railroad the fare just
the same.
I had the pleasure of working
for a great firm in Texas who
refused to give his work to the
local editor. The firm being rich
and of powerful influence sought
to squeeze the editor. The editor
related his sad story to me one
day. He being a native of Geor
gia, I advised him to write a
strong editorial condeming the
town, from beginning to finish.
With my aid and cooperation we
wrote a editorial condemning the
water, the people, and everything
in general, warning the people to
stay away from Paris, Texas. I
quit the firm, sought out the tax
digest, copied the names of every
man in the county and sent him
a copy of that editorial. I re
mained there the following 2
weeks and the town was as lone
some as a graveyard. I received
a letter from the editor six months
later stating that the town and
busines was practically dead.
Friends, let us not retire from
this occasion, without a deep and
solemn duty we owe our county
editors.
These men and women have
held the folds of glorious liberty,
the purchase of our fathers. Gen
erations past and generations to
come, hold us responsible to the
duties we owe to them. Person
al duty conjures us toact wisely,
and faithfully, in the relation
which we sustain to them. For
the present prosperity of Jackson
and Butts county we can never,
indeed, pay the debt which we
owe them but, by virtue of our
moral patronage, show the culti
vation of good principal that they
may enjoy the fruits and blessings
of their personal toil.
Let us feel deeply; show much
of what we are, and what we
possess, we owe to this calling,
the preservers of liberty and
government.
The public press has given us a
soil which yields bounteously to
the hands of industry. Who is it
of Jackson and Butts county,
does not experience in his own
condition the influence and bene
fit of the press. Let us then
acknowledge the blessing by sup
porting and cherishing a strong
affection for our local press.
The press shows us up to the
world around us. Neither indi
viduals nor nations can perform
their part of citizenship well un
til they understand and feel the
deep i nportance of domestic pro
duction.
Tne local press is not to inflate
national vanity nor to swell a
light and empty feeling of self
importance, but it reflects
justly our situation and of our
duties and consideration of per
sonal position, it may be said our
press represents our character
among the nations of earth; then
this connection that combines
each of us to its enfluence.
if we cherish the virtues and
nrincinles "f our home production
heaven will assist us to carry on
the worx of human liberty and
hapiness.
The stars of success will shine
from the skies of defeat to the
path of success, to circle around
our centers, beaming with new
light. Beneath this illumnation
let us walk the course of life, and,
at its close, devoutly commend
our loved country, the common
mothers of us all to the wheel of
the press.
JAS. D. WATKINS.
Th One Wan.
A mnn who was summoned for beat
ing his wife tried hard to put all the
blame upon his mother-in-law and was
chided by the bench for his lack of
gallantry.
"Why should It always be the fash
ion for a mnn to malign his mother
in-law?" the magistrate remarked. "Is
chivalry quite dead among us? I
knew a man once who never spoke an
unkind word to his mother-in-law, nev
er blamed her In the least for his quar
rels with his wife and never had the
bad taste to complain about her to oth
er people.”
The wife beater stared open mouth
ed as he listened to the recital of the
domestic paragon’s virtues. Then he
said: “Oh, yes, I’ve heard of that fel
low before. His name was Aduin!”—
London Globe.
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ltee comb or beeswax, the material
of which the honey cells in the beehive
are composed, is a wax produced by a
system of chemistry carried on In the
"wax pockets” which are located In the
abdomen of all working bees. It Is a
peculiar substance and Is said to be
analogous to the fats of higher ani
mals. Originally It was supposed that
this wax was taken up In an almost
pure state from the flowers by the
bees, but experiments carried on by
the lending botanists and chemists of
the world conclusively prove that the
bee Is capable of elaborating his pecul
lar wax. although confined to a diet
purely saccharin In Its nature.
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Blllsou— Whose pocketbook ts that
you art* advertising for?
JI mao u—My own. of course.
“Get out! ‘ContniniuK a roll of bank
notes nud n large unrulier of checks
Finder can keep money If he will re
turu papers.' Get out! You don't see
u roll of Imnk uotes or a check once a
year."
“No, but Bertha Bullion's futber
takes the pn|>er I advertised in. and
he'll see that advertisement.”
“Ilutupli! Where did you get the
money to pay for that big ad.?"
“Berthu leut It to me, bless the dar
ling!’’—London Answers.
Ho Explained.
The stranded nutomobtlist was work
ing over his car. Up cume a sarcastic
follower of the plow.
“How many horsepower is she?“ be
mirthfuity Inquired.
"Sixty." replied the automobllist.
“Then, by beck, why don't she go?”
"Because, my friend, thirty are pull
lug each way.”—Cleveland Plain Deal
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APPLICATION FOR CHARTER
State of Georgia,
County of Butts.
To the Superior Court of said
county and state.
The petition of F. E. Bailey, of
Butts county, Ga., L. U. Bailey
and M. U. Bailey, of the state of
Pennsylvania, respectfully shows:
(1)
That they desire for themselves,
their associates, successors and
assigns, to become incorporated
under the name and style of
“GRANITE FALLS POWER
COMPANY."
(2)
The term for which petitioners
ask to be incorporated is twenty
years with the privilege of re
newal at the end of that time.
(3)
The capital stock of said cor
poration is to be $25,000.00, di
vided into shares of one hundred
dollars each. Petitioners, how
ever, ask the privilege of increas
ing said capital stock from time
to time to a sum not to exceed
$100,000.06.
(4)
Ten thousand dollars of said
capital stock has already been
paid in cash, or its equivilent.
(5)
The object of said proposed
corporation is pecuniary profit
and gain to its stockholders.
(6)
Petitioners propose to operate
a plant to generate electricity,
for light, heat and power. To
manufacture ice, operate a cot
ton gin, grist and flour mill, and
also saw mill. To deal in electric
light and gas fixtures and all arti
cles incident to operate and carry
on the enterprises above men
tioned.
(7)
To buy and sell all the articles
incident to said enterprises for
cash or credit.
(8)
To own real and personal prop
erty; give and take liens on the
same.
(9)
To have and use a seal, sue and
be sued, plead and implead.
(10)
The principal office and place
of business of the said proposed
corporation will be at the plant
of said company in the county of
Butts and state of Georgia.
(ID
To contract and be contracted
with, to furnish lights, power
and heat, and charge and collect
for same; and be clothed with all
the powers, rights, privileges
and immunities incident to like
corporations.
Wherefore, petitioners pray to
be made a body corporate under
the name and style aforesaid, en
titled to the rights, privileges
and immunities and subject to
the liabilities fixed by law.
This Jan. 21st, A. D. 1908.
RAY & RAY,
Petitioners’ Attorneys.
Clerk’s Office, Superior Court,
Jackson, Ga., Jan. 21, 1908.
I hereby .certify that the fore
going is a true and correct copy
of the original petition of F. E.
Bailey, of Butts county; L. U.
Bailey and M. U. Bailey, of
Pennsylvania, for charter now of
file in this office.
Witness my hand and seal of
office hereto affixed the day and
year above written.
B. P. Bailey, Clerk.
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