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THE JACKSON ARGUS
Telephone 119.
Published e-very Friday at #l 00 a yc&r.
Entered ** Postoflice as a coud clas*
mall matter.
F.. W. CAP ROLL, Editor and Publisher
Official I*ai'kk Cjtv of Jackson
JACKSON", GA., Jl XK 14, 112.
Jackson Regrets to Lose Them
Sincere expressions of regret are
being heard on all sides at the ac
lion of l’r -f. V. IC Lanier in re
signing hits position as superintend
ent of the local school system.
Prof. I.anier has lived in Jack son
for five or six years, and he and
his cultured family have endeaiet
themselves to the entire comma
nity. It is with the deepest regret
that vve learn of their deurnina
tion to 111 ;ike their departure t<
another field at an early date. W t
give them up reluctantly, but wish
ttiw.ni unbe uncled success in Cordele.
Cordele bas certainly gained a
splendid educator and an estima
ble family.
Welcome to County Officers
Butts county extends a hearty,
cordial welcome to the county offi
cers on the occasion of their visit
to Indian Spring next week, and
trusts that their stay at this, the
greatest summer resort in all the
South, may he both pleasant and
profitable.
While within the confutes of out
county vve want you to take tin
time to visit Jackson —the most
progressive little city in the I'nioi.
—meet our solid, clever and warm
hearted business men, inspect oui
prosperous m auufactories, and last,
but by no means least, take an au
tomobile trip out to the Big Dam
on the Ocmulgee and view one ol
the largest hydro electric develop
xneuts in the United Slates.
We are proud to have such a
body of honored and honorable
men as our guests, and we want t<>
assure you that in placing our latch
strings on the outside we expect
you to pull them long and well.
Argus Anniversary Ecf t on.
On July -4 The Argus will issue
its Anniversary Kdition of thirty
two pages. The issue will embrace
many thousand copies over am.
above the regular subsc.iption list
of the paper, anti it will he read by
fully 25,000 people in Middle Geor
gia, and hundreds of others all over
the laud.
With the co-operation anti assist
nuce ot' the progressive business
men and elite prising citizens of
itutts county, win are interested in
the progress; and development oi
the county and section, we expect
to make this special edition thor
oughly representative of the ngri .
cultural, commercial and industrial
interests of the community.
If you have anything to sell, or
if you are engaged in any kind of
business, you wiil find this a mag
nificent opportunity to advertise—
an opportunity that the average
small advertiser rarely encounters,
livery body within a radius of fif
teeu miles of Jackson will read the
“4th of July Argus,” and you can i
rest assured of that fact.
There is never any trouble in
Finding foreign advertising for an
edition of tliis kind, hut The Argus
is especially anxious to give the
liorne advertisers the privilege of
tak iug all tlie space they desire be
fore accepting a single foreigu or
der for space in this issue.
No merchant, or man of any
calling or business in this section,
should allow this s. ecial edition to
etsca|>e him; everybody should ad
vertise in it.
The Argos Anniversary Edition
is indeed a rare opportunity for the
advertiser, and the wide-awake, up
to-date business man will hasten to
secure some of its valuable space.
Are You in Arrears Jm
fowr Mbecriptioi? You know
WE NEED THE MONEY 9
> •
THE JiCKSOH AREIIS WILL ISSUE A BIG
IMVEBSABY EDITION GN JULY FOURTH
Work of Preparation Actively Begun—Edition Will
Contain Hany interesting and Attractive
Features—The Fourth of July Argus Will
Tell a Wonderful Story or Progress
and Development.
In celebration of its * ortsetli
birthday The Argus will on July 1
I issue a big anniversary and trade
i edition.
It will consist of thirtv-two pages.
It will contain a complete history
J of Butts county, its institutions, its
! enterprises and its people.
Jv complete record of the past
en years’, progress and develop
ment will be presented.
In short, the anniversary number
,f The Argus will he such a paper
is every citizen of Butts and ad
ioining counties can point to with
pride and say, ‘ I am glad to live
( u a community where it is possible
to sustain such a paper.”
We want every firm in Jackson,
lenkinsburg, Locust Grove, Uo
illa, Indian Spring and other
smaller places in this section, no
IINY COUNTY OFFICIALS WILL
ATTEND METING AT INDIAN SPRING
(Continued From First Page )
try. It. is surrounded by the most
beauitful scenery in Middle Geor
gia. Definite arrangements have
been made for a most delightful
gay at this famous resort. A visit
to Indian Spring alone is always
worth more than the expense.of Lite
rip. Special arrangements have
been made with the Wigwam Hotel
for the entertainment of the mem
bers of the Convention, and re
duced rates have been obtained
from the management of this hotel
luring the meeting.
An unusually large attendance
is expected. The Convention has
done much excellent work in the
past. At the last session of the
Legislature a bill was drawn, and,
hr,, ugh our efforts, passed the Sen
ate, to submit to the people of the
State a Constitutional amendment
providing for the election of all
county officers for a term of four
vears. The bill would have passed
the House had it not been so low
on the calendar that it could not
lie reached. We want to perfect
our plans at this Convention to
push this bill through at the next
session of the Legislature.
A bill was also passed through
the Senate at the last session of the
Legislature requiring county offi
cers receiving fees for their work
to keep itemized statements show
ing, item by item, all fees received
from superior courts, city courts,
fees received from civil and crim
inal cases in these courts, and reg
istration fees, the bill requiring
fees received from each of these
sources to be shown in separate
statements. This would require
more time than the officers could
give to do it, or it would require
the services of a book-keeper, at
an expense greater than the ordi
nary fees would authorize. At this
meeting we want to discuss these
measures and act in concert with
reference to this bill when the Leg
islature meets this summer. We
trust you .vill be present.
If you were re-elected, you need
the trip to celebrate vour victory;
if not re-elected, then you should
come and forget your defeat. 1
am endeavoring to get reduced
rates granted by the railroads from
all points to Indian Spring for this
occasion. See your railroad agent.
\ ery truly yours,
D. W. M. Whitley,
Sec'y and Treas.
County Officers' Convention.
Mrs. lads Love, wife of Wiley
Love h farmer living near Covena.
(}., ways: “I Inve taken Foley Kid
nev Pills and find them to t>e all you
claim for them. They gave m<* al
most Instant relief wlieu my kidneys
w. re sluggisn and inactive. I call
cheerfully recommend them to all
sufferers from kidney troubles.” For
sals by all dealers.
matter how large or small, repre
sented in this special edition, and
as it will require an immense
amount of labor, our solicitors will
begin calling upon the business
men at once, and we especially ask
for all the encouragement possible.
Ten or fifteen thousand copies
will be printed and circulated, no!
only in the territory adjacent t<
Jackson, but all over the country.
Copies will be' sent to boards o!
trade and other kindred organiza
lions in the various large cities
throughout the eastern and north
ern sections of the United States.
In putting an advertisement in
this issue you not only reap a rich
harvest in immediate tangible re
suits, but you benefit the cotrnnu
nity and add to its reputation foi
enterprise and progressiveness.
CAPITAL NOTES.
Atlanta, Ga., June 12.
Leaders of the Iloke Smith fac
tion in Georgia have definitely de
cided against putting any factional
candidate in the field against lion
John M. Slaton for Governor, am’
consequently the State faces for the
first time in years a gubernatorial
contest in which the old factional
lines will not be drawn.
This decision is due, it is said
not only to the fact that the time
for announcement, is growing late,
but to the fact that many Ilokt
Smith men are warm personal sup
porters of Mr. Slaton. Althoug!
Mr. Slaton has always been iden
tified with the side represented b\
the Joseph M. Brown leaders, he i
not running on a factional plat
form, and is avowedly anxious thai
factional politics be kept out of lib
campaign.
Dr. W. C. Bryant, of Habersham
county, the new General Oil In
spector of the Agricultural Depart
meat, entered upon his duties Thurs
clay. l)r. Bryant was appointed by
Commissioner J. J. Conner to sue
ceed the late Judge S. W. Harris,
of Carrollton.
Dr. Bryant is perfectly at home
in the office of General < >il In
spector, which he filled for five
years under the administration oi
Obadiah B. Stevens. The appoint
raent was quite a compliment to I )r,
Bryant, who was in no seuse a can
didate Jor the place.
MR. W. H. REEVES IS .
CALLED B 1 DEATH
Within a few miles of where be
was born and raised, Mr. \V. IT.
Reeves, aged 59, died Thursday
afternoon as a result of injuries re
ceived in an accident while plow
ing on his farm, about three mile;
north of Jackson, two weeks ago.
The deceased was well kio.vn
throughout this section and wa.
highly respected. Besideshis widov
four sons and six daughters survi\ e
him. Funeral services were helo
at Sardis church, in Henry county,
Friday morning at lOo'clock, Rev.
M. S. Williams and Dr. R. Van-
Deventer officiating.
The bereaved family have the
sympathy of the entire community.
WICKER-SHIELDS MARRIAGE.
Of interest to a large number of
people throughout this section will
be the announcement of the marri
age of Mr. James Joseph Wicker,
the popular cashier of tbe Ea'mers'
Bank at Jetikinsburg, to Miss Ellen
Pitts Shields, of Thomson, which
event took place at the home of
Mr. and Nlrs. H. S. Palmer in
Thomson Tuesday afternoon. The
ceremony was performed by Rev.
J. M. Turnlin, of Warren ton. After
a week’s stay at Tallulah Falls,
Mr. and Mrs. Wicker will be at
home to their friends at Jenkins
burg.
TRUSTY SYSTEM
IKES HEW MEN
OF THE CONVICTS
THE MAN IN PRISON SHOULD .BE
BE GIVEN JUST AS MUCH LIB
ERTY AS HE CAN STAND.
Everybody knows that there are
some men who have not sense enough
to cast an intelligent vote. It is
these men—thank God, there are not
many of them —who endanger democ
racy by jeopardizing her free insti
tutions. A great many good men and
true want to limit the suffrage and
yet the people will not hear it. And
the people are right. How in the
name of common sense does a baby
learn to walk but by the painful pro
cess of bumping his shins? How can
the apprentice acquire skill except
by using his tools? How can this
man whom many would exclude from
the suffrage acquire intelligence in
casting his ballot except by votin;
and thus, through an enlivened inter
ast, learn of his country’s needs. Thi
all illustrates a principles and this
principle has direct bearing on the
problem of prison control. Convict
are shut off from the rest of the
community, because they have not
'earned to use their liberty and a‘
the same time respect the rights oi
heir neighbors. To confine them is
eminently sensible. Who would be
at ease with a fellow about who be
lieves the world owes him a living
ind who resents it because the world
lon't agree with him. This man will
eventually steal what he can't horn
>stly earn. He is ignorant of the art
if using his liberty in conformity
vith the rights of others. And yet
low can he ever acquire that art ii
le is locked up without the slightes'
■liance of ever understanding its prin
;iples. And what chance has he
vithout being trusted to use correct
y a little liberty? Remember the
aby, the apprentice and the ignor
int voter. It is all one and the same
ircpo&iticn, as simple as two and two
nake tour. We don't begin teaching
. toy ar'thmetic by beginning at frac
ions. Neither is the convict .to. be
aught the right use of freedom.by
■eing allowed complete liberty. lie
ntist be gradually dosed, or, as War
ten Nash of the Coweta camps puts
t, given only so much liberty as he
an stand. The great essential is
hat opportunity be afforded the con
ict to achieve his redemption. There
3 no molly-coddle sentimentalism in
his. What we want is to keep the
ommunity we live in free from mo
estation by- vicious folk who rob,
teal and kill. We hope to accom
dish this by locking up everybody
vho does rob, steal and kill. This is
heir punishment, inflicted always in
he hope that it will protect us from
,eing bothered any more. But if they
-erve their time and return bent on
plunder, rapine and blood, haven’t we
nerely staved off the evil day? A pro
ram of punishment which does not
nclude reformation appears there
'ore to be a very short-sighted policy.
Out in Colorado they work the con
•icts on the roads as in Georgia. War
len John Oleghorn teaches his pris
oners the right use of freedom by
'abi’uating the men to live up to
he trust he reposes in them. On May
12, 190S, he shipped eighty men from
he penitentiary at Canon City to a
onstruetion road camp in the foot
ills between Trinidad and the New
Mexico line, abdut 150 miles from the
trison. The camp had been prepared
iv the ‘‘trusties,” under the direction
f one prison officer. This gave the
amp a population of 90 prisoners,
n addition to the "captain" in charge
of the camp and two other officers
who acted as overseers of the road
construction.
These prisoners ate and slept In
tents. There were no armed guards:
there was no stockade of any kind;
nor had a fence been built around
the group of tents.
The effect of the “trusty’’ system,
as employed by Colorado penitentiary
officials, has had a very wholesome
effect upon the discipline of the in
stitution. Only those whose conduct
has commended them can expect ad
mission to this class. Mere conform
ity to posted rules so easy to the old
"rounder” does not suffice. The prison
atmosphere is impregnated with the
sentiment of the “square deal”—from
prisoner to prisoner, from prisoner to
officer, from officer to prisoner. Fifty
to one hundred men see the warden
n "audience” after chapel, Sunday
mornings; and about three-fourths of
the requests are for “trusty” jobs
The prisoners are not- dismissed with
"yes” or “no.” The pros and cons
are discussed by warden and prison
?r. Length of term and time already
served are taken into consideration
as well as the general conduct of the
prisoner.
if there be a place where the man
can be employed outside the prison
walls and the warden is convinced
’he prisoner is “on the square.” the
warden will ask him to raise his
right hand to take an oath to keep
the faith. In several instances, men
who have run away have voluntarily
come back to make good their plight
ed word.
The old system only crushes men
to the level of the confirmed crimi
nal. The modern spirit points to
hope and redemption. It is up to
Georgia to learn of her sister states
snd “go and do likewise.”
Uncle Sam
Received daily at Paul Nofen & Cos
Just received a small car of
Frjs h V \ a term el on s.
Our Rrefrigerator is full of Ice, Cheese,
Fox River Butter, Pimento Cheese and
numbers of other good things.
And try some of our delicious
Maxwell Blend Coffee.
PAUL NOLEN & CO.
The Calumet Hotel,
Now Open For Guests.
Every room in the building; newly furnished and remodeled .
( ni.-ine unexcelled. An ideal* summer home.
New iuriiisliings for kitchen and dining room.
Hut and cold baths.
.Reliable and attenttue servants.
Bates reasonable.
URS. M. A. LIN!)' £Y, Mgr. Indian Spring, Ga.
Homemade Bail Bax
For Killing Flies
1
r
4ny Boy or Girl Can Rig This
Up and Possibly Save a Death
In the Family From Typhoid
Fever.
DESTROY THE PESTS.
To quickly clear rooms of flies
burn pyrethrum powder. Sprin
kle the powder on live coals car
ried on a shovel. The fumes
cause flies to fall in a stunned
condition. They must then be
swept up and destroyed.
CARRIER OF PESTILENCE.
A female fly will produce mil
lions of progeny in one season.
Each and every one of these mil
lions of flies may become the
bearer of typhoid or other dan
gerous disease germs. Self pro
tection demands the extermina
tion of this carrier of pestilence.
Now is the time to begin.
Mrs. M. A. McLaughlin, 512 Tvy
treat, LaCross, VVis., writes that
he suffered all kinds of pains in her
'•ack mid hips on account of kidney
ouble and rheumatism. ‘T got
-ome of Foley Kidney Pills and af
-1 “T faking them for a few days there
>vas a wonderful change in my case,
for the pain entirely left my heck
•nid hips and I am thankful there is
-itch a me Heine as Foley Kidney
Pills." For sale bv all druggists.
■ /
i hey Put an E and To It.
Charles -Jable, 30 Cook St.. Roeli
■ster, X Y hh\- lie recommends
Foley Kidney Pills at every oppor
’unity l> cnti-e liny gave him
prompt relief from a had case ot
kidn \v trouble that hud long bother
e l him. S.n- a recount e 'datin' ,
coning fro ii Mr. S> b’e. i* direc’ and
coi voicing evidence of Hie ureat
curative qualities of Foley Kidney
Pills. For sale by all dealers.
CURIOUS BITS
OF HISTORY
A QUEER LITTLE ENGLISH
KING.
By A. W. MACY.
When Sir Robert Walpole awak
ened George Augustus, prince of
Wales, out of a sound sleep to
inform him that his father,
George 1., was dead, the prince
exclaimed: “Dot is von pig
lie.” Of all the monarchs who
have sat upon the throne of Eng
land, George ii. was perhaps the
most ridiculous. He was a fat
little Dutchman with a slender
intellect and an overpowering
sense of his own importance.
Had he been a private individ
ual he would have been looked
upon with contempt. His morals
were very loose —“a dull little
man with low tastes,” Thacke
ray calls him. But he had an ex
cellent wife, who was far supe
rior to him in every way. He
did not know it, but in most
things he yielded her absolute
obedience. These lines were oft
en quoted in those days:
“You may strut, dapper George,
but ’twill all be in vain;
We know ’tis Queen Caroline,
not you, that reign.”
He had little sympathy with
the English people, and was al
ways going back to Hanover. At
one time he remained away
from England two whole years,
but was not greatly missed.
(Copyright, 1911, by Joseph B. Bowie*..)
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Swat the Fly!
“tvsrj body's Doin' It Now’*