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4 J JT\ wla*3G iN 1~ GFJCD • Official City and County Paper. PARRY LEE EDITOR AND PUBLISHER FRII) \Y, Fj; B; l U A liY 2b, 1 898. PS *1 % -•*■ ;vi Jj | | ‘ jf| liij k J ii w4l £ | OF I '.i*i Ynrk NaW UMj A\ ho are the greatest acknowledged author ities on American newspapers and mag azines, say in Print ers’ Ink of the 9th inst: “The Jackson (Ga.) Argus has been the official paper of all the officers of Butts county for twenty-five years and is the leading county weekly in Georgia.” Notice. A mass meeting of the Democrats of Butts eounty is respectfully called to meet at Jackson on Satur day, at 10 o’clock, a. m.. the 12th of March, 1898, for the purpose of reorganizing the executive commit tee and such other business as may come before it. The present execu tive committee will please meet on said day at 9 o’clock, a. m. Obe Hendrick, Chairman Dem. Ex. Com. B. C. fleeting of Deni. State Ex. Committee. Washington, hub. 16. The members of the iStatn Democra tic executive Committee are re quested to meet at the Kimball House on March 17. 1398, at 11 o’clock: a. in., to lix the time for holding the state convention, and to lix the time and provide Hie manner for holding primary elections to nominate governor And state house officers. I will than\ the newspapers of the state to copy this notice. A IS. Clay, Chairman. It seems that Mr. Nesbitt is run ning for commissioner of Agriculture in order to ‘'vindicate” himself. Nesbitt beat Henderson with “only ight years” as a slogan and now ..apologises for his candidacy by saying that he desires the people to vote him a vindication. The Argus hereby tenders Mr. Nesbitt a vote of thanks for his distinguished services and •with this we call upon him to come idown or we’ll knock him off the Christmas tree. *'A MAD BULL IN A CHINA SHOP.” The Argus has not had anything to say recently about the governorship. We had hoped that Colonel Candler was going to take the few T remaining beligerents of 1894 under his protect ing care and reunite all factions of •the party. It was a dream of ours that this important and benign work had been reserved by a kind Provi dence for the one-eyed sage of Pigeon Roost. It was our hope, therefore, that in this brotherly undertaking no one would raise a hand against him, but that all would unite in holding up his hands, even as Moses held up the serpent in the wilderness. These desires were fondly cheerished and were nourished by a natural love of both peace arid party. But we’ve been hit. A mad bull has been in our China shop. We don’t know where we are at nor what we want. It hurts, and it hurts bad. When we get through with the in ventory of our feelings which is now going on The Argus will definitely Announce its position on the govern mnhip. CARLYLE’S SARCASM. A sn all crowd of literaleurs and college men. among them Thomas Carlyle, were one evening discussing book* and writers. An Oxonian ex pressed the opinion that books em bracing the author’s views arid theo ruis never amounted to much, es pecially those that were mainly theoretical. At this point Carlyle spoke up. “Y-.ung sir;” ho said ‘‘once upon a Cine there was a man in I< ranee whose name was Rousseau, and he wrote a book which was filled with theories and opinions, and soon. And the young nobility and fops of the period said that- the book was wind. But, young sir, it is an inci dent of history that their skins went to bind the second edition of that boo*.” A NOUN THAT HAS NO PLURAL. F. L. TA NARUS., Portland, Maine, asks us how the plural of the word “harness” should be written. Our heading answers the question, but of course not fully or convincingly. If the word really had a plural it would have to be “harnesses,” as in fact it does appear in this month’s St. Nicholas magazine, which speaks of horses that “could jump into their harnesses.” The editors of St. Nich olas know good English, speaKing generally, but they are at fault here, as are those of the Century in admitt ing to their pages the words “dis criminate between each animal’s footprint.” No word “harnesses” has any real being, and we cannot discriminate between one thing. None of the dictionaries says anything about the plural for the word, and it is not mentioned in any grammar that is convenient for reference, so that decisive authority cannot be cited; but the proper expression for the plural is “sets of harness.” in line with “suits of furniture.”* “Harnesses” is no better than “furnitures.” We find the above in Hie Inland Printer for February in the depart ment of “Proof room notes and exercises.” The publisher of The Argus never studied grammar a day, alltogether, and he is always ready to throw the mantle of charity over bad grammar. But when the Inland Printer, the leading magazine in the realm of the art preservation, speaks of what “none of the dictionaries says” it makes us blush. Spain’s apolojy for the insult of its minister to our president was about what we expected. Our na y should be strengthened before another apolo gy is demanded. It seems that the people are deter mined to renominate and elect Hon. O B. Stevens commissioner of agri culture without opposition. It is well. The Monticello Advocate announces that it is opposed to Candler for gover nor on account of his Myerhardt let ter. Hundreds of others have done likewise. A Northern man has bought three hundred acres of land just outside of the incorporate limits of Fayetteville for $9,000. It is thought that this land will be divided into lots and sold to Northern settlers who want to make their home in the South. If such is the case it will mean much for Fayetteville. The chances are that m a short while Covington will have a first-class electric plant in operation. It will be suffices to furnish light to the citizens of this city and Oxford, and also sup ply arc lights for street purposes. If the electric plant is put in operation it will be owned and controlled by the city of Covington. The time has come when we need and must have better lights than those afforded by gasoline and kerosine lamps.—Coving ton Enterprise. • I can insure all clases of property (Country Dwellings, Barns, Stores, Improved Gin Houses.) Having a large numbor of First Class Compa nies my facilities are unexcelled. See me before insuring. S. B. Kinard, Agent. THE JACKSON ARGUS. WORK PROGUESSES Finely on Our Xew Court ] 1 onse. The foundation walls of the new c Mir? hoiiA 1 are going op rabidly. They are be! ng laid -villi granite from Cedar Rock in the best cement, and haVf a most substantial and pleasing i\ p p 6 u ranee. Contractor 'McKenzie is a genius in managing men ami his practical knowedxe of his business is quite evident to all who have noticed the clocKworK movements of the opera tives. AH things point now to a job of which our people will b~ very proud. Superior Court. The February term of Butts super ior court convened here Monday noon with Judge Beck on the bench. The court is being held in the old Presbyterian church, which was fit ted with a jury room in the south east c >rner. The grand jury holds its sessions in the old building used by the ordinary and the clerk. It will be seen that there are difficulties in the way of successful and expedi tious work, but despite the difficul ties Judge Beck has done remarkably well. Colonel F. Z. Curry has been in bed all the week and the cases in which he is interested were continued. Judge Beck’s charge to the grand jury was straight from the shoulder. The people are naturally most inter ested in that oortion relating to blind tigers, and on this point the court did not mince matters We believe that if the people will co-operate with Judge Beck as they should that this great evil will be driven out of our county. There are quite a number of promi nent attorneys present from abroad and Solicitor Bloodwortli is as able and painstaking as ever in looking after the interests of the state. The C. G. Fennell Company. This popular firm is again putting forth its best efforts to win a big share of the spring trade. Mr. C. G. Fennell, the able presi dent and manager ©f the Globe Store, will leave next week for New York and other eastern marxets to buy the biggest stock of Spring goods he has ever carried. He will be accompa nied by Mr. W. P. Ezell, the famous dress goods man, and they will be joined in Baltimore by their milliner, Miss Cox. It will be a conquest of bargains and pretty goods. The Star Store in New York. The Store Store now has its mana ger, Mr. R. L. Daughtry, in New Yorx and other eastern cities pur chasing goods for the spring trade. The Star Store has long been one of Jackson’s leading houses. It has an enviable constituency and does an enormous business. The Argus learns that this Jive firm is arranging fora heavier trade than ever and that Mr. Daughtry will spare no time or ex pense in selecting the most magnifi cent stock of goods ever carried by the Jackson Mercantile Company. The New York store. The Argus learns that R. F. Brown of the New YorK Store, will leave for his semi-annual trip to New York and Baltimore next week. The Carmi chael Company never does things by halves and they will show the people this year the largest and the most select line of goods they have ever yet carried. King=Gray. On Wednesdsy of this week, Miss Minnie Gray a charming young lady of VVorthviile, was united in mar riage to Mr. Ed King of Newton county, Miss Gray will be remembered as a former pupil of Jackson Institute and has many friends here, who join The Argus in wishing for them a prosperous voyage through life. Ask J. G. McDonald to show you his accident and sick benefit in surance. It beats anything we have yet seen. * fHMslosnar? Column. China Waking Ur! —According to a statement received by the Amt rican Bible Society from its Chinese agency, the Bible has been put upon the list of classics which the students are to study in order to make sure their ap point m nt in the civil service.— Christian Herald. * % % Encouraging Signs. —A mission ary, Dr. Call man, of Policing, on a recent visit to his Excellency, \ iceroy Li Hung Chang, found him reading, with intense interest, a copy of the New Testament. This same distin guished statesman of China recently sent to the Rev. Gilbert Reed a re markable letter, highly commending his mission to the upper classes of China, confessing “the present bacK ward state of China among the na tions of the world,” and hoping that Mr. Reed and the other missionaries may succeed in giving “to the blind !eaders of our people the light and learning enjoyed in the west,” so that they in turn may “lead our people out of their darkness.” These are marvelous almiss.ons. —Methodist Review. “None Other Name.” —A China man has told us the testimony ot his conversion and his acceptance of Christianity. “I was in a deep pit,” he said, “sinking in the mire and helpless to deliver myself. Looking up I saw a shadow at the top, and soon a venerable face looked over the brink and said, ‘My, son, I am Con fucius, the father of your country. If you had obeyed my teachings you would never have been here.’ And then he passed on with a significant movement of his finger and a cheer less farewell, adding, ‘lf ever you get out of this, remember to obey my teachings.’ But, alas, that did not save me and I sank deeper in the mire. “Then Buddha came along, and looKing over the edge of the pit he cried, ‘My son, just count it all as nothing. Enter into rest. Fold your arms and retire within yourself and you will find Nirvana, ti e peace of which we all are tending.’ I cried, ‘Father Buddha, if you will only help me to get out I will be glad to do so. I could follow your instructions easily if I were where you are, but how T can I rest in this awful place?’ Buddha passed on and left me in my despair. “Then another face appeared. It was the face of a man beaming with Kindness and bearing marKs of sor row. He did not linger a moment, but leaped down by my side, threw his arms around me, lifted me out of the mire, brought me to the solid ground above; then did not even bid me farewell, but took off my filthy garments, put new robes upon me and bade me follow him, saying, ‘I will never leave thee or forsake thee.’ That is why I became a Christian. It was because Jesus Christ did not come to me with theories and specu lations, but practical help in my time of need. —Selected. % * * Chinese Women’s Bound Feet:— I think it is safe to state that there are a hundred and twenty or thirty million (or twice the whole popula tion of the United States) of women and girls crippled for life, suffering untold misery, and many dying prematurely from the evil effects of this horrible custom. * * LiKe every thing else in China, this custom dies hard. Surely nothing but the gos pel of Christ is adequate for its over throw, and nothing proves the gos pel’s power more that has already been accomplished. Many thousands have been saved from its cruel pangs, and millions more in the future will rise up and Dless all who have helped to free them irom such fate. If the gospel does nothing more than de stroy this custom it is worth the evangelization of China.—The Ep worth Era. You should consult B. F. Moon about fertilizers before buying, rUi GdiV. My house and lot for sub or rent, W. W. Loguk. Painting. This is the season for painting. I do first -class work —plain and or anmerit a!, and if you will sae me about your painting I can maice it profitable for you. R. H. Calvert. T _ A. • _ i SOCiCt • - 1 will be at McDonough on Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 7th, and Bth, and every two weeks thereafter until further notice. J. B. Guthrie, Photographer. A Call. Peoples Party of Butts county will meet in Jackson at Mays’ Hall 10 o’clock A. M. Tuesday, March Ist, 1898 to select delegates to state convention and other purposes. R. W. Mays, Chairman Pro Tern. Capital City Laundry. This is one of the most popular laundries in the state. One of its points of excelienc is the absolute cleanliness of the laundeied garment. Shippment Tuesday of each week. Leave garments at my offiee at Star Store. T. H. Buttrill, Agent. Dissolution. This is to certify that the firm of Edwards & Cos., was dissolved on Feb., Ist by mutual consent, we, the undersigned, hereby assuming all obligations of Edw T ards & Cos., up to said date. Pepperton Cotton Mills, by A. H. Smith Treas. Dissolution. The mercantile business of Knowles & Yancey, at Fincherville, Ga , did on the first day of January, 1898, mutually dissolve copartnership. Mr. J. N. Knowles will now take the business in hand, and will assume all demands now against the said firm, and will receive all now T owing said firm. This Feb. Bth, 1898. J. N. Knowles. B. D. Yancey. Say, Boys! The pure genuine King cotton seed. The only thing I ever heard said aganst it was that it makes too much and makes it too quickly and turns out a 500 pound bale to 1800 pounds of seed cotton. Remember I have the select seed direct from the owner’s farm, 1 am prepared to furnish now seed in lots of from one bushel to any quautity reasonable, at reasonable -prices. Try a few this year. Newt Harmon, Agent. Ordinance. The city council has revised section 59 of their ordinances so as to read: “An ordinance preventing keeping liquoi for sale. —It shall be unlawful for any person by himself, agent or otherwise to keep for sale within the town of Jackson any intoxicating, spiri to is or malt liquors, intoxicating' bitters, wine, cider, hoppoline, maltale or any other drink which when drunk to excess will pro duce intoxication The council has also passed an ordinance puttiug a license of $25 on ail dealers in bottled soda water. By order of council. Parry Lee, Clerk- (gsg@£ Diseases of the Blood and Jferrei. No one need suffer with neuralgia. This disease is quickly and permanently cured hy Browns’ Iron Bitters. Every disease of the blood, nerves and stomach, chronic or otherwise, succumbs to Browns’ Irui Bitters. Known and used for nearly a quarter of a Century, it stands to-day fore most among our most valued remedies. Browns’ Iron Bitters is sold by all dealers. If you have any money to invest in real estate, you can get a tip for the asking, from Harmon & Cos.