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MIDDLE GEORGIA ARGUS
.(AVID.I. Til A.YTON. Kditok and
Business Manager.
• rmciALORGANTBc™ Cos
J ackson Georgia, March 10 885
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Cleveland has Geer.’ inaugurated,
we have an honest govern
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♦Cr*
Nothing short of big crops will
ratify the farmers ol Georgia tin's
} >ar.
New York will have two places
in Cleveland’s cabinet. We have
no objection to this.
Fruit growing should receive
universal attention in Georgia.
■ ieorgia is a fruit growing state.
England and Russia are about
to dtawftvrms and measure their
stlength. England is having lots
of trouble.
M. M. Pomeroy—“Brick” for short
—was run away with on Pennsylva
nia avenue in Washington on Friday.
The carriage was smashed, hut
•Brick's” proverbial luck, saved him
from injury.
.•.•>
Two Irishmen traveling on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad track,
came to .1 mile post when one of
them said: “Tread easy Pat: hear
lies a man 108 years old—his name
was Miles from Baltimore.”
General Grant is dying with a
cancer on his tongue, similar to
that of our lamented Ben Hill.
Cigar smoking brought on his
trouble, and he is now suffering the
tortures of a slow and painful
dea 4 h. His physicians have aban
Joned all hope.
One of the most amusing phases
of journalism is’the habit in some
quarters of having a long column
of “notes and queries,” in which
the queries are made by subscriber
or “constant reader” and answered
by the editor, but some people d<*
say that the editor asks the ques
tions and answers them too. —
Amoricus Republican.
MIDDLE GEORGIA ARGUS.
Indian Spuing Department.
W. F. SMITH. Editor.
Mr. William Hoard has opened
a shoe shop in our town. We
hope he will receive a liberal pat
ronage.
We will publish Indian Spring
business directory next week. We
call on our merchants and business
men for their card.
Mr. Matt Barber declined to act
ms marshall for the town of Indian
Spring and Mr. T. J. Preston was
re-elected for the year 1885.
Mr. John T. Bickers, Mr. T. J.
Higgins, Mr. M. M. Maddox and
our town marshall nro serving un
der Judge Stewart this week.
The cutting of the side ditches
to be cut across Mr. Heard’s bot
toms for the new road from Jasper
county was let to Henry Vickers
(col.) for $7 00.
The building of the bridge across
the creek where our new roa'i
crosses it near cur depot was let
last Saturday evening to Pony
Bankston for $18.50. The county
will pay for half of the bridge and
our council the remainder.
The bar room of Mr. J. W.
Vaughn closed on last Monday un
der the high license ordinance. We
hope to see him opctf & paying bus
iness and receive a liberal patron
age in some ether line of business.
On last Thursday morning the
intelligence of the death ot the
mother ot the Kelley Bros, was re
ceived by Mr. P. P. Kelley and
their store house was at once clos
ed. The sad news at once spread
through town causing deep feeling
of sadness among all classes of our
citizens. We tender our heartfelt
sympathy.
Miss Betsy Mayfield died at her
home in Dublin district on last
week. She was an aged maiden
sister of Mrs. Crittenden who died
incite same house ot the same dis
ease (pneumonia) less than two
weeks before.
Cut This Out.
A tea made ot chestnut leaves
and drank in the place cf water
will cure the most obstinate case of
dropsy in a few days.
A tea made of ripe or dried
whortleberries, and drank iu the
place of water is a sure and speedy
cure for scroiulcus difficulty, how
ever bad.
A tea made ofjpcacu leaves is a
sure cure for kidney difficulties.
A plaster made of fresh slack
lime and fresh tar is a sure cure
tor a cancer, which with all its
roots will cotre out.
EDUCATION. *
PROF. TIMMONS ON THE
PRESENT SYSTEM.
Is the Present System cf State Ed
ucation ? Good one? Other
Notes of Interest about it.
There are two giant evils previa
lent in this country, viz: Igno
rance and intemperance. Those
who make and administer our
laws have very much to do with
both. The latter by wise legisla
tion may be in a great degree sup
pressed. The former by the s.me
method may be dispelled. The
last legislature showed the moral
status of some of its member* on
whiskey and drunkenness. This
filibustering to prevent the pas
sage of the Local Option P>ill is an
everlasting shame on civilization.
But in this article I shall not dis
cuss intemperance, but will give
my influence in favor of the pres
ent system ot education.
Is our present system of educa
lion a good one? We answer that
it is.
1. Because it reaches the mass
es. It is utterly impossible for any
or all cf tlie denominational or
non-denominational schools and
colleges to reach all classes I
speak what I do know and testify
to that which I do see, that in this
county' (Butts) where 1 live there
are scores, and we might say hun
dreds who are totally unable to
educate themselves or parents to
educate Heir children, and would
live an .1 die in a state of ignorance
were it not for the present public
school system. These arc the chil
dren of poor men, of widows, and
many are orphan children. They
are tenants fur the most part, and
owning no land, aie annually
changing t-.eir homes and therefore
do not from the very circumstances
of their condition take any interest
in building school houses and es
tablishing schools. A large ma
jority of these take the field during
the farming moiiths. Th's is true
of both sexes and both colors. It
1 cannot he safely argued that a part
could do the work at home and a
i part could go to school tit the same
time. About one third of all that
jis made goes to the land holder.
They can hardly eke out a support
from the remainder that : s produc
ed on the farm. How is it possi
ble for the colleges to educate such
! poor people? It is absolutely im
possible. Under the present sys
tem every child can have the ad
vantage of school for sixty five
days in the year. Hence all may
learii to read and write, if each
will embrace the opportunity given
him.
Because the present system pre
vents the use of old style or merit
less text books, and necessitates
the introducti-n of new and better
cues. All through the different
portions of the country we find
text books being used that ought
to have been laid aside years ago.
But inefficient teachers are still
using them, not even taking the
pains to ascertain whether there is
anything newer or better. When
will the day come that such text
books and such teachers be remov
ed unless there was some system
by which the merits of both could
be tested. Now it is intended by
the present system to meet and re
move these difficulties. There may
be a failure at some given points.
No human system is perfect in ail
its parts. The C*>; nty School
Commissioner is required to loot
after the text books. Those that
are useless must be rejected and
better ones placed in their stead.
He may meet with bitter opposi
tion on the part of some. But in
telligence whether in book or man
will finally win
o. Because the present system
is intended to e sufficiently po
tent to prevent immoral and incom
potent teachers from obtaining
schools, and to furnish each reigh
berhoed with high-toned and com
petent men or women, who shall
have the care of instructing the
young. Ignorant and illiterate
men have no desire to be examined
by an educated and skillful teach
er. They cannot receive any aid
from the State unless they pass an
approved examination. No com
munnitv will employ a man who,
by reason ot ignorance and inabil
ity cannot receive the benefit of the
public funds. Then of necessity
they are ruled out. The incalcula
ble good thu- arising can never be
told in words. It is a disgrace for
any County bcLool Commissioner
to license a man who is an inactive
ignoramus.
It is said that there are six thou
sand teachers in Georgia, and
about eight hundred oi this num
ber can be put down as thorough
first class teachers.
Again it is estimated that only a
few teachers in tlie country ovoid
• stand a:i approved examination in
i the third grade in the Atlanta pnb
i lie schools. Children will be very
; much, like their teachers in point
iof education. If that be true may
Heaven pity the children under
|ti e fi2oo jor teacher? of Georgia.
! Let every county board of educa
tion enforce the law and drive out
the ignorant teachers. It the blind
lead the blind they both will go in
to the ditch together. Ii is also in
tended that immoral men should
stand an approval examination,
but also must men of good moral
character. Swearing is immetal,
and no man who is an habitual
swearer should be permitted to
teach the youth of our hind.
Drunkenness is decided immoral
Nevertheless men who get drunk
| are permitted to teach in our
; schools. Yv e have known of a few
; drunken teachers. We have not
heard of nnv such in this county
(Butts.) hhe re is just as much
propriety in putting a drunkard in
j the pul] it as in the school room.
! Let the boards < 1 education be
more exacting, both as to morals
and efficiency of teachers. Then
will he a brighter better day dawn
upon tlie school moms of Georgia.
School teachers must .he men of
force ot character. The reason tlie
profession is not more respected
and better paid is because there
are so many quacks in the business
It is asserted that I he people are to
blame for the low grade of teachers.
The supply creates the demand.
The country abounds with five
cents per day teachers, hence the
demand. An honest man always
charges the real value for the com
modity which he traffics. These
five cents per day teachers beii.g
honest and knowing their ability
; charge accordingly. But the most
remarkable thing of all is, that so
many people are willing to he
shipped. Many or our graduates
from our best colleges would enter
the school room but they cannot
compete with fihe low grade of
teachers. People must learn that
if they want a thing well done they
pay tor it.
From what we have seen and
heard tlie gentlemen constituting
this the boar I of education for tins
county are wide awake to their
difiy. The}' certainly fill a respon
sible position, and we are glad to
know that they are responsible
men. - ct them reject all worthless
text, hook3 and let aii inefficient
teachers be turned out. Vitupera
tions will he heaped upon their
heads by a few, hut the reward of
“well done and faithful servants”
will he the benediction of ihe ma
jority. D. F. C. Timmons.
Death of David Dickson.
David Dickson, long the most
prominent humeri?) Georgia, died
at his lesidence in Sparta cn
Wednesday morning. It is sup
posed that his death was caused by
appoplexy. Mr. Dickson was rais
ed on a farm, and while quite
young was a close observer, and
discovered what he considered were
fatal error* on the part of farmers,
lie had a great love for agricultural
pursuits. At twenty-one years of
age he started with $1,200. In the
fourteen succeeding years he clear
ed by merchandising and trading
$25,000. In IS-15 he invested all
his means in lands, negroes, stock
and agricultural tools. He pur
chased 206 acres of land in Han
cock county, for which he paid
from fifty cents to two dollars an
acre. He was wonderfully success
ful as a farmer, and lands about
him increased greatly in value. He
made money rapidly until he own
ed an immense tract of land, and
at the opening of the war lie was
worth the princely fortune ot half
a nullum dollars, every cent of
which was made on his plantation.
During the war he delivered to the
confederate government 400 bales
of cotton taking his pay in bonds,
which were never paid. After the
first vent ot the war he planted no
cotton, but raised provisions for
the army, for which he received no
pay, not even in confederate money
He owned 250 select negroes, who
were worth GO per cent, more than
the average. Gen. Sherman burn
ed 400 bales of cotton for him, and
took all his stock and a large
amount of provisions. His profits
under the new system of labor
were smaller, but he made money
every 3*ear. His plantation em
braces thirty thousand acres and is
well stocked. lie has been farm
ing on the tenant system for some
years on account of the uncertain
ty of other labor. In addition to
bis plantation he owned a consid
erable amount of railroad stocks
and other property. Had it not
been for the war he could easily
have amassed a property of a mil
lion dollars. He always lived well
and entertained a great many
friends. Mr. Dickson was the au
thor of a small volume recently is
sued. called “Dickson's system cf
Farming: or. how to Farm Success-,
iully. His death occasions gen
eral rsgret.
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON ABLAZE WITH
GLORY.
Tfiotisando Crowd the streets - The
Inaugural Bail—The Ball Room,
Its Capacity &e.
Washington, March 2.—The streets
of Washington a;*.. rowded wills vis
itors who have come to the inaugu
ration. and who improve their time
while waiting for that event, In vis
iting the museums, art galleries, De
partments. and other public 'places of
intc r-s and caiertair.rnjiF. that this
city, more than any other, affords.
Old men mey be seen among them,
those who have not been in Wash
ington since the inaugural ceremo
nies of the last Democratic President,
and who look with admiration, and
at the extensive preparations that are ;
going on. The streets, the hotels,!
the simps, and the faces have a lmli-!
day appearance, and of course, the j
festivities on the fourth of March
are the all absorbing topic.
The Prosidjnt-fArt will arrive to
morrow night, and will be. escorted
to tlie Arlington hotel by an appoint
ed committee, lids first glimpse of
his future home on the morning of
tim inauguration will be pleasant,
tor, from the windows of the Arling
ton, beyond trees, fountains, ami La-
Fayette park. an excellent view' of
the White House can be obtained.
At about ten o’clock, Mr. Clexeland
will proceed to the Executive man
sion, accompanied by a committee of
Senators, where he will go together,
in military procession, io the Cap
itol.
A broad stand has been erected on
j tlie Eastern front of the Capitol, and
i there flic president elect will deliver
his inaugural address. Only a few
hundreds will be able to hear Ids
voice, but tens of thousands can see
for the first lime a Democratic Pres
ident. After tlie ceremonies, Presi
dent Cleveland and ex-Prcsident Ar
thur will quickly proceed to the
White House, and after lunching,
will take their places on a covered
stand that lias been erected in the
grounds of the presidential mansion,
and review the procession. The lat
ter will be five miles in length, and
embrace about twenty five thousand
men. It will approach the Presiden
tial stand trom different routes. Its
line of march will include portions of
Pennsylvania avenue, Twenty second
street, Connecticut, Rhode Gland and
Massachusetts avenues, and K street.
During tlie progress of the proces
sion, Pennsylvania avenue will be
kept entirely clear from curb to curb,
i both from vehicles and people, and
j the police have orders to arrest any
one encroaching upon tlie street,
i Tins will prevent crowding the line
of march and will add greatly to the
effect of tlie spectacle.
If it is a pleasant day, the pageant
will be grand. Tlie bright uniforms
of the soldiers, the martial music, tlie!
thronging crowds, ihe gay draperies!
of bunting, red, white and blue, and
the numerous decorations will make
the panorama one long to be reincm -!
hered.
The bn!! room is at last hi readi
ness for its many distinguished
guests. At least leu thousand people ■
are expected to attend, and under the
dazzling electric lights the scene will
be trii 1 y brilliant. The walls are
drapjd with velvet bordered with
gold, elegant silk banners, and patri
otic designs. Huge plate glass mir
rors are placed here and there, and
dowers will be everywhere. A mam
moth fleral chair will be placed at
one end of tlie hall for the President,
and a superbly furnished room has
been prepared for his .temporary use.
The ventilation, heating and lighting
capabilities of the ball room have
been tested, and found nearly perfect.
No matter how many persons attend
liie hall will not be crowded. The
gallery alone can seat three thousand
persons, and live thousand can easily
waltz at once in the space allotted to
dancing, and there will be abundant
room for promenaders. It is estima
ted that six hand red persons can be
served at the same time in the sup
per rooms. A fire company will be
kept constantly on duty in tho build
ing.
There is some talk of opening the
ball room on the sth of March for a
small fee, so that those who felt
unable to pay five or ten dollars for
admission to the regular ball, might
at least be gratified with a sight of
the decorations, and wander around
in the ‘‘banquet hall deserted."
Man’s Tongue and Woman s.
Clara Belle says in one of .;er New
York letters.: I asked a physician if
there really was any structural dif
ference between the tongue of woman
and of man.
‘•Certainly," I e replied. “The organ
is attached to the fioor of the •mouth
at one extremity, and i; is a fact that
in the females the controlling mus
cles are much more pliable than in
males. These muscles which control
the act? of taste, prehension aiul del
utition were not appreciably diverse
in the sexes, but those related to ar
ticulation are enormously developed
in woman as compared t> man.”
I told him that he was a real mean
old thing, and that I didn’t believe a.
word of it; but, private l }', I shouldn’t j
wonder if it was the Gospel trutl*.
x.io Printer Boy.
About the year 1725. an Ameri
can !ov some nineteen years old
found himself in Lonuou, where he
was under tire necessity of earning
his daily bread. Ho was m t like
many young men in these and i\s,
who wander around seeking work,
and who are willing to do anything
because they know how to do noth
ing; hut he had learned how to do
something, and knew just where to
goto find something to do; so he
went straight to a printing office
and enquired if he could get some
thing to do.
“Where are you from?” inquired
the foreman.
“America," was the answer.
“Ah P-said the lore man, “irom
America ; a lad from America. Can
you set type?”
The young man stepped to one
of the ca-es, and in a brief space
set up the following passage :
‘Nathaniel said unto him, ‘Can
there be any good thing come out
of Nazareth?’ Philip said unto
him, “Come and see.’ ”
JCt was done sa quickly, so accu
rately, and administered a delicate
rei roof, that it at once gave him
standing in the office. He worked
diligently at his trade, refused to
drink beer or strong drink, saved
his money, returned to America,
became a printer, publisher, au
thor, Postmactor-(1 -neral, member
of Congress, signer of the Declara
tion of Independence -ambassador
to royal courts, and finally died in
Philadelphia, April 17, 1790, at the
age of 84, full of years and honors ;
and there are now more than 150
counties, towns and villages in
America, named after the same
printer boy, Benjamin Franklin,
;h- author of “boor Ricbird’s Al
manac.”— E\.
I < r ail at e XOcj re.
Mrs. .Mary A Dailey, cf Tunkhanr.oek
Pa , was afllictc 1 for six years with
Asthma and Bronchitis*, during which
time the best physicians could give no
relief. Her life was despaired of, until
in last October she procured a bottle of
Dr. King’s New Discovery, when imme
diate relief was felt, and by continuing
its use for some time she was'completely
cured, gaining in flesh 50S>s in a few
nvnviiu Free Trial Bottles of this cer
tain cure c f all throat and lung diseases
at M. F. Brooks’ Drug Store. Large
b ties SI,OO.
P AT II fs
Obtained, and ali PATENT BUSINESS
attended to for MODERATE FEES.
Cur ofibre is eppe site the U. S. Paten
Ofiiee, we eon obtain Patents in less
time than those remote from V.’ASII
-1 NO TON.
Send MODEL OR DRAWING. We
a Ivisv as to patentability free of charge
and we make no CHARGE UNLESS
PATENT IS SECURED.
We refer, here, to the Postmaster, the
Sr.pt. of Morey Older Div., and to the
official Bof the U. S, Patent Ofllceu For
circular, advice, terms.and references to
actual clients in your own State oreeun
y, write to C. A. Snow & Cos.,
Oq r osite Tat. C Lice. Washington D. C
In one of the trop:cl provinces o
Germany there has been found a root
the extract form of which has proved an
absolute specific for Tape Worm.
It is pleasant to take and is not debil
tating or disagreeable in its effects < n
he patient, hut is peculiarly sickening
and stupefying to the Tape Worm,
which looses its hold of its victim and
passes away m a natural and easy man
ner, entirely whole, with head, and
while sti 1 alive.
One ] hysician has used this remedy
11 over 400 cases, with jut a single fail
ure to pass worm whole with head.
Absolute removal With head guaian
teed. No pay until so removed,
stamp for circular and terms.
HEY WOOD & CO.,
It) Park Plue, New York City
Itom Treated Free
DE. 11. H. GREEN,
55 Jones Avenue, Atlanta, Ga
A SPECIALIST I'OR ELEVEN
YEARS PAST
Has treated Dropsy and its eomplica
tions with tlie n o-t wonderful ness;
uses vegetable remedies, entirety harm
less. Removes all symptoms of d,opsy
in eight to twenty days.
Cures patients pronounced hopeless
i by the best of physicians,
i From the first docs the symptoms dis
appear and in ten days at’ least two
j thirds of all sympP ms are removed.
Some may cry humbug w ithout know
ii' g anything about it. Remember it
dees not cost you anything to realize the
merits of my treatment fory< urself. In
ten days the difficulty of breathing is
: relieved, the j ulse made regular, the
urinary ogans made to discharge
their full duty, sleep is
res trd, the swelling allor
no aa trill gone, the siren g< li ir.cnreed
and appetite made good. I am con
stant! curi i g cases of long stsn ling,
cases that have been tapped a nutnl er
c f times and the patient declared unable
to live a week.
Send for ten days treatment; direc
tions and terms free. Give full history
of case Name sex, age, how long
afflicted, how badly swollen and where,
is bowels costive, have legs bursted and
dripped water. <tnd for tree pamphlet
containing tes imr.nia's, questions, etc.
Ten days tr atment furnished free by
mail.
E- il ?psy fits po ilirelv mired.
11. 11. GREEN. M. I).,
bo Jones Ave. At'ana, Ga
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