THE WEEKLY CHRONICLE.
VOL 1.-N0 314
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SOME GEORGIA HAPPENINGS
Paragraphs Carefully Culled
by Our Office Shears.
John Cook of Columbus killed a mam
moth owl iu Harris couijty a few days
ago. His owlship measured 4 feet and
7 inches from tip to tip of wings.
A Perry lawyer says that the litigation
between white men in Houston county
would not furnish a decent support for
one-third of the lawyers in the county.
On one street in Winterville, Ga., and
it is a short street, too, there are forty
seven children, thirty-one of whom are
boys. The number was reinforced this
week by another boy. Town lots on
this street are ruling with an upward
tendency.
On Thursday evening last a small cy
clone passed through that portion of the
county between Dublin and* Turkey
creek. A large number of trees were
blown down, and crops damaged to some
extent. The same afternoon lightning
killed three cows on the place of J. B,
Stinson, two miles from town.
A colored fisherman of Brunswick was
heard to reniark there never had been a
season when the waters were so full of
fish as now. He also stated that the
yellow tail, so plentiful in the waters as
far back as can be remembered, is in a
measure, disappearing, and that the
croaker seems to be taking its place in
numbers.
The sheriff of Murray county has ar
rested and placed in the jail at Spring
Place two men charged with being mem
bers of the band of “white caps” in that
county, and guilty of ku-kluxry. It is
said that true bills have been found by
grand jury against other parties in the
county charged with the same oflense.
The people are making a determined ef
fort to suppress the white cap depreda
tions.
The five-year-old child of Mr. Barney
Pendley, of Jasper, Ga., was almost torn
to pieces by hogs yesterday. The child
caught a chicken near where the hogs
were eating, and the hogs were enraged
by the chirping of the chicken, and fell
upon the child and severely mangled
him cutting several gashes upon his
skull, body and legs three and four
inches long. It is thought the child will
recover.
A Mississippi Liar.
A Mississippian, a Georgian and a
Texan were together yesterday in the
rotunda of an uptown hotel, says the
Memphis Commercial, and each one was
boasting of the excellence and greatness
of his own state. Said the Mississip
pian: “My state is the best cotton state
in the world.” Then up spoke the Geor
gian: “I beg te differ with you there,
for we raise’a great deal of cotton our
selves; and my state is the greatest wa
terwelon state in the wotld. ”
“But,” said the Texan, “gentlemen, I
think the honor of being the greatest
state belongs to Texas. We have the
the greatest variety of crops and the
richest soil in the world. We can raise
anything in Texas except watermelons. ”
“Ah,” said the Georgian with a tri
umphant look. “And why can’t you
raise watermelons?”
“Because,” said the Texan sadly, “the
vine grows so fast and runs over the
ground so fast that it wears the little
•melons out dragging them along on the
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ground. There never was but one melon
raised in Texas and the man who raised
it put it on a sled and two negroes with
teams of oxen to stay in the field day
and night and pull the melon along as
fast as the vine grew.”
And what did he do with it ?” asked
the Mississippian.
“He cut a door in the side of it and
drove all his hogs in it, and when they
ate their way out in the fall they were
all seal fat ”
“Gentlemen,” said the Georgian
meekly, “let’s take a drink.” And this
wound up the tristate controversy.
ALLIANCE DEMOCRAT.
Expresses His Thanks Through the Abbe
ville, (Ala.) Times for Information.
Thanks for your acceptance of the
action of the Farmers’ Alliance of
Henry county in adopting your* pa
per as their organ, and I hereby re
turn tkanks to the Columbia Re
corder for more valuable informa
tion on the sub-treasury and land
loan scheme, and also on true De
mocracy. The farmers have hereto
fore been mislead as to what it took
to constitute a true Democrat. We
have been thinking that Democracy
was a government by the people,
apd a Democrat an adherent to De
mocracy, and that Democratic doc
trine and principles was equal rights
to all and special favors to none. A
government of the people, for the
people, and by the people, and that
a majority of the people rule, and
also it was good Democratic doc
trine that the greatest good be done
to the greatest number. And we
have also been thinking that a true
Democrat was a voter that always
and under all circumstances voted
the ticket that was nominated by a
Democratic convention, whether he
got his choice nominated or not, all
of which the alliancemen claim to
have done as much as any other
class of voters. We thought that a
man could join the Masonic order,
Good Templars, Farmers’ Alliance,
(which are all secret institutions) and
still be a Democrat, but he can’t.
We have further thought that when
ever delegates elected by Democrats
met in convention, either state or
national, that thev then and there
formulated and adopted a platform
(all of which must be in accord with
Democratic doctrine) and the plat
form there adopted by a majority of
that convention, was a true test to
try a man’s Democracy by. But we
have just found out that it is not so.
We find that we have dictators in
stead of Democratic conventions to
issue out democratic doctrine and
principles, and they alone are the
judges of a man’s Democracy. We
have been made to believe that the
alliance demands embodied in the
Ocala platform was Democratic, and
that we were willing to submit it to
the Democratic assembly in conven
tion both in beats, county, districts
and state, and if a majority of the
conventions rejected it as undemo
cratic that we would abide the de
cision, but if they decided that it is
FORT GAINES, GEORGIA, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 4, 1891.
* ® T—T~RI A ~DC^TT A ~F?? I 1 KSTExLS •
Democratic and the convention
adopted it in the platform that we
would demand the same of the op
position, but it’s all a mistake. We
have just found out that it is impos
sible for a man to be a Democrat
and favor the Sub-treasury and Land
Loan scheme. That there is just as
much difference in a man being a
Democrat and favoring the Ocala
platform as there is in day and
night, and as far as east from west.
Which all know is a mighty big dif
ference, and far apart. So we will
have to drop it and say no more
about it, as we don’t want no new
name, and we expect to continue
business. We thought that the alli
ancemen of Henry county favored
white supremacy, but it is not so.
“For there is not a single instance
when a man favoring white suprem
acy and. sounds Democracy who is in
favor of the sub treasury bill.”
Thanks to the .Columbia Recorder
for such valuable information. We
did'not'know that before. We thought
that the alliance demands as far as
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politics are concered was not secret
but was published to the world and
was being discussed by our ablest
statesmen both for, and against them
becoming laws, and that the alliance
demand that they be discussed not
only through the country and cities
but in Congress. But it is all not
so. What the alliance has been do
ing politically has been “hiding it
self behind barred and locked doors
organizing for the purpose of advo
cating socialism, paternalism, and
republicanism, and organizing negro
alliances and committing outrages
upon the country.” Bad. Bad. I
have been an allianceman in good
standing, have attended my primary
meetings regularly, and most of the
county meetings, and never knew
before that they were doing so bad.
I reckon the reason I did not know
that they were doing so bad, I was
not in a position to know like the
Recorder. Brethren of the alliance,
we must quit this business, or not
be allowed fellowship with the true
Democrats. We are already half
breeds and mugwumps. I don’t
know who are half-breeds unless it
is those of us who belong to more
than one secret organization, and
the mugwump is an old, crooked,
worn-out farmer who only belongs
to the alliance. There is still one
thing that the Recorder has failed to
do, and which all those who favor
the Oeala platform demand, and that
is, offer something better. And it
also failed to give us the true Dem
ocratic principles and doctrines. We
don’t know what true D mocracy is
until we hear from the Recorder.
W e are still seeking a political edu
cation. —Abbeville (Ala.) Times.
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CANDIDATES FOR BLISS.
Country Rads and Cassies on Their .Way to
Make Runaway Marriages.
She wore a red hat upon which a
green bird perched, and there was
country mud upon his shoes. Her
dress hung down too far upon one
side and his face was redder than an
autumnal sunset. They sat in the
ferry dock at the foot of First street,
waiting*for the boat to take them
over to Jeffersonville.
There was quite a crowd of peo
ple in the dock at the time, and this
rural couple was the centre of at
traction. No one felt like smiling
for fear it would it would- destroy
the picture, and besides, the young
man looked aS if he was as fond of
fighting as farming. Her hand was
covered by a fold of her dress and
his hand tenderly clasped it. They
thought no one was looking, but
every one was intently watching it.
An extra fond pressure caused her
cheeks to glow with additional
brightness, and she shyly whispered:
“Aw, Cal, don’t.”
“That is a typical scene here,” re
marked Charley Henze, the dock
keeper. “I see them every day, and
of course, have become used to it,
They are from the country and are
going over to Jeffersonville to be
married, He is probably a farm
hand who has saved up about $lO,
and he thinks he is rich enough to
take unto himself a wife. Her father
in all probability, also works on a
farm, has a whole troupe of girls
about the same size and is real glad
when any young man is willing to
elope with one of them. Os course
he would not object, but then it is
cheaper to elope, and the couple will
have more money with which to es
tablish themselves in a little cabin.
I’ll venture to say when her children
grow up that same green bird will
be nodding merrily upon the red
hat when she wears it to church.
“You can tell a country couple
the minute they come in, even if
they dress well and their manners
are good. They are very loving,
and they don’t care a long slim bean
who knows it. They always sit
down in the dark corner near the
end of the counter, and I stand be
hind t i.e high cigar case and listen.
He says something about what the
old folks will say when they get
back, and she titters and whispers
that she don’t care. Then he’ll ask
her what she thinks the girls will
say when they find it out, and she
laughs a cute little laugh of triumph
and nestles closer. Then he laughs
too, and they each look sheepishly
loving at each other.
“Sometimes when they want to
appear like Did married folks and de
sire to create the impression that
they are not elopers he will ask her
in an off-hand wav if she would like
to have some peanuts. She says she
would in a timid tone, as if she were
afraid he would spend all his money
if he blew himself in this reckless
A, S. BROWN, Proprietor.
manner. He gives her the bag with
the peanuts in it and takes out about
two himself. She takes one and
they both act nervous, wishing they
hadn’t bought the peanuts. The
cracking of the shells seem to at
tract attention. Both notice this,
and she slips the one she took back
into the bag and he drops his
through a crack in the seat. Then
they both look up to see if any one
noticed it.
“None of them seem to think
much about clothes. Here the other
day a^funny incident happened. A
raw looking couple came in and took
the elopers seat. The dock wa»s full
and everything was still as could be,
when she suddenly tittered: “Aw,
George, I forgot to take down my
baijgs,’ Everybody laughed'at this,
for her hat was pushed back, and the
curl papers showed plainly. They
looked as if they’d be .glad to see
the floor cave in -with them for a mo
ment, and then she giggled and took
off her hat and handed it to George
to hold. Up went both hands, and
in a twinkling, her mouth was full
of pins, and six.or eight gimlet look
ing curls clustered on her forehead.
Smoothing them out with her , fin
gers, she suddenly grabbed the hat
with one hand and flopped it over
on her head in the same careless
way a man would do. They don’t
care about style.
“But then we had high-toned
couples. He wears kid gloves and
is quite dudish, while she dresses in
the hight of of fashion. They act
as cool and calm as possible, and
think they are fooling us dock peo
ple, but wc know them all the same.
We know the little loving attentions,
for we have seen them many a time
Once a handsome couple came in,
and they sat down and talked about
the weather and the river and kin
dred time honored topics. There
was not a sign of eloper about their
action. I thought they were just
friends until the boat drew near,
and he a rose to buy tickets, As he
did so lip gave her a loving glance,
as to say: ‘Darling, I must leave you
to get these tickets, but it will only
be for a time.’ The mask fell with
this glance, and I nodded to the
matrimonirl angel, who was loitering
on the dock. A moment later he
had them in tow and was taking
them to the magistrae, with whom
was in league.
“There was quite a rush awhile
back and one matrimonal agent
made §32 in one day. Four couples
came down on the Kanawha in a
crowd, ^or the past few days,
though, business in that line has
been slrck. In consequence I haye
not sold any peanuts. Country elop
ers always buy peanuts, and there
is a demand for them continually.
It is really comical to see a country
eloper treat his wife to a glass of
soda water. He gives her a bar
room glance, and invariably says or
starts to say. ‘What’ll you have?’ ”
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OUR WEEKLY BUDGET OF FUN.
Smart Sayings Reproduced to
Drive Away the Blues,
The Chautauqua dress reformers as
sert that ‘'corsets have filled more graves
than whiskey.” It doesn’t pay to get
tight by any means.
Telegraph Operator -You’ll have to
pay this in advance.
Simpson—Why, I thought you always
sent telegraph messages “on tick.”
She—Now, I want to wear the en
gagement»ring at the next hop. Please
be sure you get it on time.
He—O, they liave already told mo
they would let mo have it on time.
Dick—They say Miss Planefacr has
met with a serious accident. Her borso
ran away with her.
William—Runaway with that woman!
That horse must be a donkey.
Justice—Explain how your neighbor's
chickens came to be found in your
coop?
Brer Coon—Yo’ honor, dem bins went
in dat yer coop of dey own accod, an de
do’ blew shut.
Mrs. de Garmpcey—Where did you
get your divorce Mrs. Downey—in Chi
cago?
Mrs. Downey—No; in South Dakota.
Mrs. de Grampsey—ls that so? f must
try South Dakota next time. One geta
wedded so easily to Chicago in such mat
ters.
“Here you are up again for the fifth
time. You don’t seem to succeed very
well in keeping sober and working
hard.”
“Your honor, that* something I’ve
not tried yet. There’s no telling how a
man will succeed at a business nntil he
tries.”
Merit Wins.
We desire to say to our citizens, that for
years we have been selling Dr. King’- N«»w
Discovery for Consumption, Dr. King’s N^w
Life Pills. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve and
Electric Bitters, and have never handl' d
remedies that sell as well.or thathav< given
such universal satisfaction. Wo do not hes
itate to guarantee them every time, and w«-
stand ready to refund the purchase price, if
satisfactory results do not follow their u**.
These remedies have won their great popu
larity purely on their merits. Dr. J. M
Hatchett, druggist
Didn’t Know He Was Loaded,
Greensbubo, Penn., Aug. 30.—Thurs
day afternoon a boy named Roy Floyd,
living at Salina, met with a peculiar ac
cident.
He had a number of boxer, of toy pis
tol caps in his pocket and started home
where hia mother was wailing to punish
him for his disobedience.
While chastising him she struck him
across the pocket where the caps were.
An explosion followed, and when the
smoke cleared away the boy stood there
without a stitch of clothing on him, and
with his hips and sides burned in a hor
rible manner.
The following frank statewent from J. Kt
Hare, of Trenton, Texas, will b i of interest
to many of our citizens. “Mv little boy
was very bad off for two months with diar
rhoea. *We used various medicines, called
in two doctors, but nothing done him any
good until we used Chamberlain’s Colic,
Cholera and diarrhoea Remedy, which gave
immediate relief and soon cured him. I con
sider it the best medicine made and can
eonseientiously recommend it to all who
need a diarrhoea or colic medicine.’ For
sale by W. O. Dobbins A Co., druggirts.
