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A local paper published n long obituary of a man who had died in the community, .closing with the statement that “a long procession of people followed the remains to their lust roasting place.” The family read the supposed error and asked the editor to make n correc tion in the word ‘‘loasting.” but; he mid he could not do it nnhl sev en years back subset iption had been paid. e^.and not be stirred by the won derful! works of God lies no soul ill ' .a, Black Hock was considered too £ftr,{or the ladies to walk, so a home and buggy wane gotten, in ■frhich thoyr-oukl ride half way, to ' cottage. Jut* thest«a;:\ M ; 4U: HBAMifii In&ti^ mendatidnof alltbcrbatiidHi at also reoommendi it the legislature take against tbe fraudulent i t} once by act of the / DEVOTED TO THE INTEREST OF IAND NORTH EAST GEORGIA. VOL II. CLAYTON. RABUN CO., GA,. - Head right Usl . Hay be Surveyed Prom the Constitution- Secretary of State PhifCook, in bis annual report to the general as- . aembly, which has just been com pleted, wilbmuke a number of rec ommendations of great importance, •.looking toward the* reorganization of the office of secretary of state, together with the disposal of the headright land in Georgia yet un claimed. The annual report gives in detail the work in the office during the past Year, showing that six rail roads have been granted charters, tho aggregate length of the six lines being 750 miles; that the char ters of seven railroads have been u mended; ten banks chartered in the etate* six bank charters amended; two insurance companies, three navigation companies and one tel ephone and telegraph compuny. One of the most important rec ommendations in the report of the umpecretary of state is that tbe legis lature shall pitas an act ordering a survey of every heud right county in tbe state, with the view of reach itig and definitely defi ling tho4** p bodies of lands that have novi r been claimed and are still the prop ^et^y of.the stale. These lands are being surveyed aim >st weekly by private parlies who apply to the state for title. > It is the idea of the secretary of k' state that by surveying these head- right counties and putting ull un. claimed Und oh sale that the state will find itself possessed of n consid 1 erable source of income. The headlight counties of Georgia which have never been officially Uurveyed all lie east ofthc Oconee | rive^aud in them are still theus- •' ends of acres of land, much of *, which fat oil great value, that still ‘ !• unclaimed and hence belongs to thf State. Following are the head right counties of'Georgia: Minks, Bryan, Bulloch, Burke, mden, Chatham, Clarke, Colum , Effingham, Elbert, Emanuel, nkltn, QUscock, Glynn* HaW- , Greene. Hart, Jackson. Jef- Laurens, Johnson, Liberty, Madison, McDuffie, Mo ntgomery, Oconee*, O- , Richmond. Screven. Tu- Tfttnall, Warren, Wash- » and Wilkes, venue to the state from ,rce would, in tbe ojnhion ry Cook, not only com- state for tbe cost of tbe Ibave a good deal over, furnish a valuable and f*oord of the headright fice of secretary of state the power berlairi consisting in alt to grant all charters to private com acre*. This grant was panics that are organized forpecun tue of,an act Approved' iary gain. The language of the re 16, 1867. The following port on this point Is os follows: geants of land were ma ‘ ‘Under the law private compa- the year: nies of all character, except rail-! 12,670 e by vir giit dunng OCTOBER 6. 1899. NO. 37. roads, banking, insurance, canal, navigation, telegraph and express companies, are chartered by the superior court, I suggest that all private companies organized for pe cuniary gain, such as manufactu ring! mining and merchandise com pagies, should be chartered by the secretary of state and a record Kept in his office. *‘lu every eastern and western state the plan suggested here has long since been adopted. ‘‘In Pennsylvania, Iowa. Nebras ku. California and other states all corporate power to private compa nies of whatever character are granted bv the secretary of state, this has not only given satisfaction, but yields considerable revenue to the state, -The character fees being graduated by the amount of the cap itnl employed. '‘The necessity for this change is suggested by the fact that during t he pasLyeitr many hundred letters were received by this office asking for information as to whether some such company doing or proposing to do business outside the state* is an incorporate l company and where u copy of its charter may be found. In many instances it is ut terly impossible for this office to fur nish the desired information,” Oi.d Records Preserved. Many of the most valuable re ports and records of the state kept in the office of Secretary Cook are sadly in need of better preset vation than hus been given them in the past. A request for an appropria tion of $500 for rebinding and trun scribing the most valuable of the old records is mude in the report, and Secretary Cook will, if neces sary, make u personal appeal to the general assembly for this appropri ation, Again, many of the official maps of. counties in the state have been made worthless by changes in boundary lines, and newly com plied mai» are asked for by the sec retary of state. The record of the revolutionary troops furnished by Georgia* which -has liken only partially preserved by the state, was for u long fime J. A. Biddle,Montgom county J. T, Mills, Emanuel J. A. Thomas, Cumde^ county Leander Butler, Camdep' county Winder Phillips,Emantg}! county J- county J. A. Sutton, Emanuel courty J. B, Johns, Charlton cfl 'y Henry preseptt, Cha| county. J. B, O’Qjnnn, Cbarlte county L. J. Wright, Camden ^ county Mrs. Lucie Colema egie, Camden county. Acres. 450 A. Sutton, Emanuelj Jtc The east wind came jvhistliug over the mountains, making all sorts of threats of bad weather but we had made up our mind to go that very day to Clayton, and go we must, wind or no wind. So uf- ter much buzzing about packing valises and lunch bores and attend ing to many little mattera.thut must be arranged lust thing, and the usual time spent watting at the corners, which al ways forms a part of sucii a trip, the farewells were said and we were off, _ Tbe weather grew more pleasant as the day advanced,' and as the road wtis new, at least to some of the party, the trip was adelightful one. At Tiger church we stopped for dinner, which atter the long ride, was enjoyed by both travel ers and horses. Just as the sun went down we ranched that delightful spot in the mountains, the Wall House, and received a cordial welcome from Mrs. Wall and her bright daugh ter, and were not sorry the ride was at an end, and werein a condi tion to enjoy the nice supper and good beds. A lovelier spot for a mountain contained op scraps of paper, and ’ town vyould be hard to find, backs of ettVelopes. Dunng the Mountains, mountains all around, past year these valuable records pile upon pile, Of all shapes and were properly transcribed in a ledg sizes, and varying in color with er by Atlanta Chapter No. 5 of the evety hour ot the day. We had Daughters of tbe American Revolu- all our lives heard of Claytou, but tion. Secretary Cook will take oc really, were surprised at the beaut- oaston in his report to thank the j ies thut ^waited us. The man who ladies o'f the Atlanta chapter for can climb Block Rock and Scream their contributions to the 1 Rock before he dYew the Bfownies. The view front the rock ? Qh , it almost takes the breath away! We must pass over that without speech, Such granduer words can not express. What did if matter if a shower did run us down from the summit and the holding-buck strap break at the first steep de scent, after we started down in the buggy, and the horse exhibit au undue haste to reach the hot-., tom? We had filled our souls with the wonders of nature and oul- lungs with oxygen and had dmut fresh cider at. the cottage on the hill, and felt repaid. With a charming little English friend for guide, \Ve were off for a walk to Screamer earty Wednesday morning. One cannot hear the name of Screamer without think ing of Rabun’s illustrious son, ex- Chiof Justice Bleckley, who has made the mountain famous and thus'added to its charms. Our advice is, never ride up a mountain, and especially never ride down one, if can possibly walk The climb adds to the enjoyment when you reach the top, especially the sfdes are covered with ferns, mosses and galax. It does seem as if the whole world was mountains when looKing Ifrom the summit of Screamer, and tne only regret was that we must, leave it. As we looked out over tior upon tier of blue mountains wc 'said within our hearts, what hath God wrought? The fnrmej-s will'be most inter ested. in Tennessee Valley, and there the {most asthletic can have his love of tlie beautiful fully grat ified. How rich those valleys looked, und what fine crops have been made there this summer. Surely the furmers of Tennessee Valley ought to enjoy the good things of life. But you must be satisfied to b'e told that Rabun Gap ison"the top ot Blue Ridge, and is half a mile from somewhere, and that at some time in your drive you passed over it and there the waters divide. It was'with regret that we turn ed opr bucks upon Clayton, determ ining as* we did so to go again. Then we wended our way over the zigzag road to Talluluh, where a fresh team was secured und drove .nto Clarksville by moonlight.— Clarkesville Advertiser. A MONDAY MfiMHNCr C9MNMMT. Aw, shoot 1 Maw! I don’t want to go school 1. Wat’s the use? , That ole teacher Don’t know nothing nohowl Has ter ast me Everthing, > She can’t spell mithm*, AlwayBsez [word?’ ‘‘Jcd^nie, Jhow d’vou sJ>eW such a VJmy don’t she git it book An’ learn a Few things fer herself Thout all the time usKin’ a Little feller Like me how to do it? Ast me yesterday How much is 2und2! Anybody ought ter know that! ‘ N’there’s that old Joggerfy. Las’ year I could Bound the United States all right. Then the old War had to come along, -An’ now the teacher’s Always askin’ Us ’bout the Filleypencs An’ Porty Rcker, An’ other places like that, pji^asta Us ’bout all these fellers ’At’s dead— Like William Penn, An’ Lord Baltimore, an’ George Washington, An’ Christopher Columbus' An’ when I cant tell her right off She sez I got to stay in After school Till I know ’em. Why don’t she ust me ’bout Some one that's Alive— Like Schley, or Dyer, Or Dewey? You bet I can tell her that. But she’s got To ast u heap about People an’ things I never heard of. Astin’ me all about the * Bay of Fundv! Why don’t she ust about The Chesapeake Bay ? * Aw. shoot, maw! I don’t want jto go to school! I a’int Well to-day Anyhow! Houest I u’iut, Aw. canitl stay ut home? . ... . Pshaw! . Doggone the ole school Anyway!—Baltimore American. 80 YEAkr EXPERIENCE Patents Wm