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/'t THE CLAYTON TRIBUNE. DEVOTED TO THE INTEREST OF RABUN COUNTY (AND NORTH EAST GEORGIA. VOL. II. CLAYTON, RABUN CO., GA., THURSDAY. AUGUST 30. 1899. NO. 29. TEE MISSING LINK RT Atlanta Constitution. Ringgold, Gn., July 29.—(Spec tal.)—The Missing Link railroad, which is to bo built from Chatta* nooga, Tcnn., to Walhnllu, S. C., is the main topic of conversation here. The first intimation of the con templated building of this railroad has been published in the Constitu tion. Colonol Albright conducted his business affairs in such a quiet manner that but few Know the pa- ticulars until publication of same, As prev.oukly stated in T in Con stitutionj tho road will be built from Chattanooga through Catoosa county by way of Chickamauga Park, crossing tho Western and Atlantic at Ringgold. This will shorten the distance by rail to Chattamogu from Ringgold about ten miles. Some time ago The Constitution published an article und a map illustrating a proposed “cut off’' to bn built by the West- tern and Atlantic system from Ringgold to Chattanooga, bv way of the park, wlpcli would save a- bout ten miles of truvcl. Jt was stntiidjit the time that the "cut off” would be built eventually bv the road, but nothing definut-eas to when same would be built was learned from the officials. The Missing LiiiK railroad will probably bn built over just about the same territory as has appeared practical to the officials of the Western and Atlantic system in their proposed plans. A glance at the map shows the plausibility of a railroad from Chat tanooga to Wulhalla. The con struction of only about 140 miles of railway is required to give a di rect line between these two points. When this is done the distance be tween these two cities will be short ened by rail more than one hun dred miles. The present railroad 'connections aggregate 800 miles. When this line is completed it will make Chattanooga and Wulhalla about 260 miles apart, saving a- bout one third the truvel. The Missing Link railroad will open up a large area of undevelop ed country, and it will pass through the great copper belt of north Geor gia, In passing through the coun ties of Murray, Union, Towns, and Rabun, it gives connection to the outside world a large section of country vastly rich in agriculture, Jnineral and timber that has here tofore been secluded, and will en hance the value of thousands of ^eres of land that are now utilized. A oivil engineer has passed over the proprosed route and reports the line much more easy to construct i than the Knoxville branch of the Atlanta, Knoxville and Atlantic railroad. . Colonel Albright says that had ex-Senator Bnce, of Ohio, lived, the road would by this time have been in operation or widerconstruction, The sudden death of this gentleman •topped all plans at that time. Colonel Albright says now that he has other and sufficient capital in terested sufficient to insure the buildin g o! the line. The Largest Flag. The largest flag in the world is to be exhibited under the auspices A Wicked Editor. We have found another wicked editor, but we have come to the the Daughters of the American j fconclusion that he must have been Revolution. It was mnde during j publishing a county fcaper while on the Spanish-American war by Miss this mundane sphere and therefore Josephine Mulford, of Madison, could be excused for exhibiting dc- N. J. There are 825,000 stitches in the flag, one for each soldier and sailor engaged in the war. 4 lie flag is 100 feet long and 65 feet wide, and the blue ground measures 40 X 85 feet. The stripes are feet wide and each star is 2$ feet in diameter. There is also a sentimential interest connected with several of the stars of the flag as they wore made at places in the States which are associated with the great events of {American his tory. Thus, tho Philadelphia star was partly made in the houso of Betsy Ross, in the room in which she made the first American flag. Thou it was worked upon at Car pouter’s Hull, in the room where the first Continental Congress as sembled, and partly while sitting in Hancock’s chair in Independence Hall. The New Jersey star was made at Washington's Headquar ters at Morristown; the Maryland star was made at Fort McHenry , in honor of Francis Scott Key : t he Virginia star was made in the La fayette room in Washington’s Mt. Vernon home, tlie New Yorkstnrf was partly made at Faunces’ tav ern, where Washington bade fare well to his officers, and it was fin ished on board the flagship "New York.” Each ot the forty-five stars is embroidered with the name ot the State it represents and the date of admission into the Union. They are all arunged in chronolog ical order. According to Tlie New Yorx Times, the flag is to be pre sented to tho nation on the first- anniversary of the signing of tho recent Treaty of of Peace.—Scien tific American. During the civil war, as well as in our lute war with Spain, diar rhoea was one of the most trouble some diseases the army had to con tend with, In many instances it became chronic and the old sold iers still suffers from it. Mr Dav id Taylor of Wind Ridge, Greene, Co., Pa. is one of these. He uses Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera und Diarrhoea Remedy and says he never found anything that would give him such quick relief. For sale by J. L. Hamby. The Quarantine Line. Washington, August 8.—The secretary of agriculture has issued an order permitting the removal of Union and Towns and part of the county of Rabun, all in Georgia, northword across the quarantine line, without the restrictions im posed by tho quarantine regula tions . It is estimated that the consump tion of beer in the entire world a- mounts to $1,080,000,000 per an num. This seems to be an almost incredible figure, but does not ap pear so strange when it js consider ed that the beer which is consumed throughout the world Jiq a single year would make a lake three and three-quarters miles long, a mile wide and six feet deep.—Ex. Take the Tribune. light at tho torture of his delin quent subscribers, of which coun try newspapers generally have more than others. One of our ex change! tells this; * An editor who died of starvation was being escorted to heaven by an angel who had been sent for that purposfe, “May I look at the other place before I ascend to thff eternal hap piness?” asked the editor “Easy.” So thoy went bclolv and skir- mishetl around taking in the sights. The angel lost sight of the editor and went around hades to look him up. He found him by a big furnace fanning himself and gazing with rupture upon a lot of people in the fire There was a sign on Bhe furnace which read, “delinquent subscrib ers.” “You goon,” said the editor, “I am not coming This Is heaven c- npugh for me.” j ■ WHAT CONSTITUTES A HEALTHY MAN The Texas Medical News thus sums up the qualities which consti tute a perfectly healthy mart. He should have a strong, healthy heart: one not weak from disuse or tho excessive use of tobacco, alco hol or other causes; lungs well de veloped and that expand rythmic- ally with ample breathing space for health and a surplus for work or disease; muscles well rounded and elastic, made hard and strong by use und carrying, like the camel’s bump, reverse energy for try ing journeys: nerves, nature’s elec tric wires properly insulated and connected, bringing all the various organs of the body into one perfect system, and all under the control of a brain of just propotions, well balanced and convoluted, not soft from disuse or destroyed for the need of rest; educated for the high duties it was intended to perform , not only to stand guard over and protect the health and life of the individual, but at the same time to furnish feeling and thought and pleasure for the human being. All of these organs, when properly con structed and perfect in every de tail, go to make up u healthy indi vidual and one possessing within himself a power of resistance not easily ovorcomc by disease-produc ing organisms. A spring poet talks about Uncle Sum and the Phillipines as fol lows : “Spain she had a iittle lamb, The slickest lamb around. She sold the lamb to Uncle Sam For twenty million down; Then Sam he took it by the tail To lead it home you kqow, The mutton rare turned out a bear And Sam he can’t let it go.” " —Moultrie Observer. The harder it is to thing the longer you it. ' I Used To Kill Birds. I used to kill birds in my boyhood, Bluebirds and robins and wrens, I hunted them up in the mountains, I hunted them down in the glens I never thought it was sinful— I did it only for fun— And I had rare sport in the forest With the poor little birds and my gun. But one beautiful day in the spring time I spied a brown bird m a tree. Merrily singing and charping, As happy as bird could be, Aud raisingjmy gun in a twinkling, I fired. and my aim was too true. For a moment the little thing flut tered. Then off to the bushes it flew, I followed it quickly and softly, And there to my sorrow I found, Right close to its nest full of young ones, Tho little bird dead on the ground! Poor birds! For food they were calling; But now they never could be fed, For the kind mother-bird who had loved them Was lying there bleeding and dead I picked up the bird in my anguish, I stroked the wee motherly thing That could never more feed its dear young ones. Nor dart through the air on swift wings. And I made a firm vow in that moment, When my heart with such sorrow was stirred. That never again in my lifetime Would I shoot a poor innocent bird 1—Farm and Trade. The soothing and healing prop erties of Chamberlain’s Cough Rem edy, its pleasant taste and promp and permanet cures, have made it a great favorite with the people everywhere. For sale by T. L. Hamby. Mr. Stubb—Maria, what was that tramp after that was preaching so loud in the yard? Mrs. Stubb—He was after din ner. Mr. Stubb—H’m! One of these afterdinner speakers, I suppose. I am the mother of eight child ren and have had a great deal of experience with medicines Last summer my little daughter had the disentery in its worst form. We thought she would die. I tried everything I could think of. but nothing seemed to do her any good. I saw by an advertisement in our paper that Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera aud Diarrhoea Remedy was highly recommended and sent and got a bottle at once. It proved to be one of the very best medi cines we ever had in the house. It saved {my little daughter’s life. I am anxious for every mother to know what an excellent medicine it is. Had I known it at first it would have saved me a great deal cf anxiety and my [little daughter much suffering. Yours truly, Mrs. Geo. F. Burdick Liberty, R. I. For sale by J.. L. Hamby. acquit* ,raj, Nothing so completely takes the courage out of a man as pity. Borrowed Items. The world owes every man an ex istence, but not A^iying. A cold spring if most appreciat ed on a hot summer day. v No wise man ever lived who did not make a fool of himself. Literary men | resemble htns. The author lays a plot and tbd edit- sits on it. If the sun goes down behind a bank of clouds on Friday it will rain on Sunday. Some men make so many mis takes they soon become ashamed ot trying to do better. Never talk about a thing you do not nnderstand unlesss you want to appear ridiculous. Never does a man make such a fool of liimsclt as when trying to convince others that he is learned.. When a little boy was asked what syntax was by his teacher, he re plied; “It’s a tax on whiskey.’ v That seemed to fit his idea about a sin-tax, Golfer—you must acKtiowledege that it requires a great dfcal of skill to drive a ball a hundred yards. Farmer—Don’t require halt as much skill as it does to drive a pig fifty feet. Robert Ingersol says there is no hell. Then what will become of the man who takes the paper three years without paying a cent and then refuses to take it from the of fice? He says there is no heaven. Then where will the man go that pays in advance. Rev. J. M. Yingling, pastor of the Bedford Street Methodist church at Cumberland, Md. says: “It affords me much pleasure to recommend Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. I have used it and know others who have done so. I have never known it to fail. It is a sure cure wheu taken in time.’’ For sale by J. L. Hamby. Judge Estes has the following card published in the Gainesville Eagle; Mr, Editor: I desire to say that when I received a telegram from G. P. Erwin saying that “Habersham jail is safe—that J. S. Smith had employed counsel and lias some righ’ts,” what I said was, ‘‘I do not Know what rights he refers to. He certainly has not the right to say what jail he should [be imprisoned in. He has the rights guaranteed to every person charged with crime, a speedy and impartial trial by a jury of bis peers.” I said this and nothing more. J. B. Estes. Song of the Rye, I was made to be eaten, And noc to be drank To be threshed in a barn, Not soaked in a tank. I come as a blessing When put through a mill. As a blight and a curse When run through a still. Make mo up into loaves, And your children are fed; But if into drink, 1*11 starve them instead. In bread I’m a servant, The eater shall rule: In drink I am master, The drinker a fool. —Bible Reader.