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WILL NOT SELL FI FAS
FOR LESS THAN FACE VALUE.
County Commissioners Met Monday Morning and
Promptly Arrived at That Decision.
It was bruited around last week
that possibly the whole bunch of
Insolvent tax fl. fas. held by the com
miesioners of this county nrght be
sold to the highest bidder in order
that the county might gat what it
could out ot them, while the pur
chaser would proceed to qualify the
voters on his side of the prohibition
contest. The commissioners held
one meeting, at which they decided
to put oft' a decision until Mon
day.
Meanwhile the prohibition com
mittee met Saturday and passed re
solutions asking that the fi. fas. be
not sold at less than their face
value They took the ground that
no one man who did not pay his
taxes in full had either a moral or
a, legal right to qualify as a voter
FOR PRESERVING TIME.
Formula* of Various Delightful Con
coctions For Winter Vse.
Spiced Plums.—For seven pounds of
plums take three and one-half pounds
of brown sugar, one pint of vinegar,
one ounce each of cloves, allspice and
mace and two ounces of cinnamon, put
ting the spice in a thin muslin bag.
Cook slowly until the juice is a thick
sirup.
Old Fashioned Tomato Preserves.—
Take six pounds of fruit, five pounds
of sugar, a bag containing two large
tablespoons of ground ginger and cook
till quite thick. Allow one lemon,
sliced, to every quart, can of preserves.
It can be cooked with the tomato or
sliced into the can as it is befag filled.
Blackberry Jam. Gather tho fruit in
dry weather, allow half a pound of
good brown sugar to every pound of
fruit. Boil the whole together gently
fbr an hour, or till the blackberries are
soft, stirring and mashing them well.
Put in small jars and tie down. This
is particularly good for children.
Sweet Pickled Watermelon.—Pare off
the outside green as thin as possible,
place pieces in a granite pan and sprin
kle with salt. Ix*t stand a few hours
or ovm'niglrf, in weak vinegar,
Lot stiuul -until
y/m with a fork. -Remove
and (h’tiiM. 'lio seven pounds of fruit
take three and one-half pounds of sug
ar, one quart of vinegar, Cloves, cinna
mon bark, a few mustard seeds and’a
little horseradish. Simmer to a sirup
and turn over the melon.
Canned Tomatoes.—Scald ripe toma
toes and remove the skins. Place them
in a large porcelain lined baking pan,
as you would biscuits, and set in a mod
erate oven. Heat glass jars by filling
with water hot as they will bear.
When the juice begins to Ixvil and bub
ble up between the tomatoes remove
them from the oven, fill the jars and
seal immediately. Turn the jars top
downward overnight,-tighten the cov
ers in the morning if possible and keep
in a dark place.
Green Tomato Mince Meat—Chop line
four quarts of green tomatoes, drain
off all juice, cover with cold water, let
come to a !>oil and scald for thirty min
utes, then drain well. Repeat till par
boiled three times. Add two pounds
of brown sugar, one pound of seeded
raisins, one-half pound of chopped cit
ron, one large half cup of finely chop
ped meat, one tablespoon of salt and
one-half cup of strong <•;. r vinegar.
Stir well together and co k till thick.
When cold add one teaspoon each of
ground cinnamon and cloves and one
tablespoon of grated nutmeg. Stir
thoroughly and keep (while it lasts'
in a stone jar. Cor. Good Housekeep
ing.
Numerous.
Investigator—l understand the rela
tives are disputing over the will. What
is the principal bone of contention?
Friend of the Family—Bone? Great
Scott, mister! He left 200,000 of ’em.
—Chicago Tribune,.
ALARMING DISEASE ATTACKS COTTON
CROP IN ORRS DISTRICT
D. A. Thomas Has Two Acres of Fine Cotton De
stoyed in Last Ten Days.
Not only did the recent rains
damage the crop in this section,
causing it to rust and the bolls to
drop off, while the present drouth
is making the plant shrivel up and
ehed its leaves, but ail kinds of
curious diseases are beginning to
prey upon the hapless weed and de
stroy it altogether, root and branch,
boll and bud.
Many worm-eaten bulls have been
brought in recently, but the most
alarming thing that we have seen
is some specimen plants brought in
Monday by D. A. Thomas from
hie farm a couple of miles west o£
he r e, where the whole bark of the
plant is eaten around at the root
by some insect and separated from
the wood, thus destroying its life
against the man who did, and that
the county should not thus compro
mise with its debtors
The antiprohibitt mists canvassed
the matter among themselves and
came to the same conclusion. They
also said that if all the fi fas were
purchased, tnen all the voters thus
released from such disability might
have a right to qualify and vote,
whether they were on the side of
the purchaser of the fi fas or not,
and that it would be a very precari
ous risk to take.
Consequently, there were no bids
submitted, and at Monday’s meet
ing the commissioners had no trou
ble in coming to the decision that
all tax fi fas must be paid in full be
fore being surrendered. It is said
that the boad voted unanimously
on the matter.
The Kobin un<i the Hat.
One day while a gentleman of Port
hallow, St. Keverue, was walking past
a farm in the neighborhood be was at
tracted by a robin, which liew about
him, flapped its wings in bis face some
two or three times, and appeared great
ly excited and distressed. He watched
the robin for some time, and followed
it toward a hedge a short distance
away. There he found a rat which
had got. into the bird’s nest and was
devouring one of the young birds. At
the sight of the gentleman the rat
jumped out and was promptly kndeked
senseless. When the robin saw the rat
lying 6n the road she flew at him and
pecked him viciously. There were four
young birds in the nest: one was killed,
but the other three were unhurt.—St.
James’ Gazette.
Testins a Razor.
The economical young man took his
razor to one of the best barbers In
town to be honed. Returning to get it,
be found it ready for him.
“I’ll warrant that edge,” said the
barber.
"It does look pretty sharp,” said the
man. and he began to feel of the edge
with his thumb.
"But I won’t warrant it if yoc do
that,” declared the barber. “It’s tbe
worst thing you could possibly do? "Seu
might better cut your nails with it
than run j;our ting-eir across the edge
once. or shave with if for a inenfh.
'Btiere’s nothing like knowing a filing
or two.” the barber added.—Exchange.
Dixruell*N Gorgeous CoNtume.
When Disraeli was a young man be
once went-on a vacation trip to Corfu
in this extraordinary costume: "A
blood red shirt with silver buttons as
big as shillings, an immense scarf for
girdle, full of pistols and daggers,, red
cap. red slippers, broad blue striped
jacket and trousers. His servant, en
gaged for tbe occasion, wore a Marne
lake dress of crimson and gold, with a
white turban thirty yards long and a
saber glittering like a rainbow.”
Ancient Preservation of the Dead.
Herodotus gives a good description of
the manner in which the early Ethiopi
ans preserved their dead. Having thor
oughly dried the corpse, they plastered
it over with a paste made of gypsum
and then painted the face and exposed
parts so as to make them look as nat
ural as possible. Dead bodies served
in this maimer remained intact for
hundreds of jears.
The Death Penalty.
A lit’lfl thing sometime results
in death Thus a mere scratch, in
signtfican'cuts or piny bolls have
pud be death penalty. It is wise
11 have Buoklen's Arnie* Salve very
bandy I’s th l ’ best s>lve on ear'h
end will prevent, fatality,.- when
Bivns, Sor-e. Ulcers and Piles
threaten O >lv 25c. at Carlisle <V
Ward and B' ooks Drug Store.
completely. The plants were abon®
two feet high and well fruited, but
the branches as bare as the masts
and yards of a shipwrecked
schooner and as lifeless as an Egyp
tian mummy. Mr. Thomae rave the
disease first appeared about ten
days ago and now has completely
covered two acres of a six acre
patch, and will doubtless rapidly
spread over it all, so that where he
expected to gat half a bale to the
acre he will do well to get a hal*
bale to the six acres.
He took plants out- to the Experi
ment Station for examination, and
we expect to report the result later
G. I. Jones says it- is the “black
root” that has been attacking the
crop severely in South Georgia.
FOR ASSAULT NEGRO
PAYS DEATH PENALTY
Riddled by Bullets and His
Body Cremated.
HIS VICTIM GIRL OF THIRTEEN.
Georgia Mob at Cedartown Takes Sum
mary Vengeance Upon the Assailant
of a Little Girl Near that Place.
Cremated at the Stake.
Cedartown. Ga., Augustt 23. —The
orgy of lynching was enacted here
last night with all its revolting feat
ures.
Jim Gloves, the negro who outraged
little Levia Reeves paid every penalty
for his crime known to revenge or
torture.
He was tied to a tree and shot al
most to pieces and his riddled body,
dragged a mile from town to the cen
ter of the city and burned to ashes
an the most conspicuous spot of Main
street, in the very heart of the city.
Fully 2,500 people witnessed his
death as best they could in the bright
moonlight and a mob of crazed par
ticipants whooped and sang as the
body fried and crisped.
The negro’s victim was Levia. the
13-year-old daughter of Abner Reeves,
a prominent farmer, who lives about
miles from Cedartown.
The crime was committed a.s the lit
tle girl was carrying a cow to a pas
ture about a quarter of a mile from
her home.
The assault was a most fiendish one,
and the wonder is that the little girl
escaped from the clutches of tho negro
with her life. About thirty minutes
before the crime the negro passed the
house of Mr. Reeves, who had gone
early to a mill, and the dog in his
yard made atthe passing negro and
the little girl had restrained the ani
mal. A few minutes later the girl
left with the cow for the pasture,
and was overtaken by the negro at the
lot. She started home, and the negro
followed her. both hastening their
steps. The negro asked her if her
mother had any eggs and butter
for sale, and tried to engage the girl
in conversation.
Failing in this, he finally jumped at
her, seizing her by the throat and
dragging her across tbe corner of a
cotton field and into a dense eocn
patch. He cheated the helpless vic
tim into insensibi Wty. after throwing
her to the ground and accomplished
his awful deed. TUie negro left in a
hurry, ami after regaining conscious
ness, the girl began to cry and scream,
and this attracted the attention of her
mother, who ran to her little daughter.
The scene that met her horrified
gaze was heartrending. The .girl
was almost unable to move, and her
hat Jay several yards from the spot
where she lay. The ground showed
evidences of a struggle and the weeds
and corn were mashed down. The
clothing of the child was bloody and
torn. Her neck was red and scratch
ed, as was her face, and in less than
ten minutes her throat was swollen
to an enormous size. She was car
ried to the house, and Drs. J. A. Lid
dell and W. A. Chapman, two of Ce
dartown’s most prominent physicians,
were sent for.
The news was carried to the store
of Van Devander Bros., where the
nearest telephone was reached, and
the report spread 'throughout the city
In a few minutes.
Men mounted horses and sei ze< bug
gies and bicycles, and went to the
home of the crime, and within 3<l
minutes over 200 people were on the
ground offering their assistance and
joining in the chase. The fields and
won! were scoured, and a negro was
met by a few men coming to town
on the road, making his way west
to the Alabama state line and the
mountains across the line. The men
had not heard of the assault, and. ol
course, did not attempt to arrest the
fugitive.
Polk superior court would have
sembled this morning in fall session,
but the news of the outrage complete
ly demoralized the court, and jurors
and witnesses joined In the chase
without thinking of court or anything
else. The people have never been
so stirred by an incident in the history
of the county.
Explosion Heard for Miles.
St. Louis, August 23—Before day
light the gates of St. Mary’s reser
voir were blown up by dynamite. The
report of the explosion was heard fol
miles. The buildings here were shak
en and some windows were broken. In
tense excitement prevails, but every
precaution has been taken to prevenf
a flood. There are many who consid
er the reservoir a menace to sur
rounding farms.
Executive Committee Meets.
Indianapolis, August 23.—The na
tional executive committee of the Unit
ed Mine Workers met today to consid
er the situation in Tennessee. No
action has becnlannounced. af
ternoon President Donnelly, of the
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butch
er Workmen’s association, will appeal
to the organization for assistance in
the meat strike.
BREAKING
THE RECORD
? at $
BASS’ BIG STORE
Yes, and business is booming, sales are larger and the people are happy.
A Word About Our Grocery Department :
When merchants skimp quality for prices it’s inviting good customers to trade
at Bass’. We sell the best flour made; that accounts for having such a big flour
trade. Our customers do not have the trouble of returning sorry flour to us.
Then, too, we make prices as low as possible, which is Biways satisfactory to
the people. We have just receiyed 20,00(1 pounds of Pure whe.it Bran, not adul
terated, suitable for hog food, as well as other stock. We are the people who
sell so much sugar and coffee. We have just received two Car loads of heavy
bagging and 1,000 bunches of ties to supply the needs of the farmers. We will
handle uo second hand bagging this year, as we do not look upon it as a favor.
100 bushels Georgia Seed Rye for sowing purposes.
We are closing out all Summer Dry Goods very cheap. Also Slippers and
Millinery.J
Do mosquitoes trouble you? If so come to the Big Store and we can furn
ish \ou with a net that will keep off all flies, mosquitoes, etc. $1.50 to $2.75.
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g Our Gigantic Purchases, which enable us to make Low Prices to the
rade, tell the tale. Our Great Summer Stock is now at its best. Every depart
ment is full of new summer goods, recently bought at prices that will be pleas
ing to bargain hunters.
6,000 yards new Fall Percales in solid and fancy.
3,000 yds India Linen at 81c yd, worth I2jc.
2,600 yds white Waistings, the 25c kind, as long as it lasts at 10c yd.
700 yds printed and woven Lawns, new patterns, worth 121 c yd, at 84c.
Ou 1,200 yds Batiste, in very attractive patterns, same qualities as others are
sellingjat “cost”—l9c jd===our price 10c yd.
See our 121 counter of up-to-date, cool Fabrics—a very large and varied
collection of wide lace striped Lawns, Piques. Madras. These goods are actually
worth 25c anywhere.
Another big shipment of ladies’ Muslin Underwear, consisting of corset
covers, chemise, gowns, drawers and skirts, nice quality.
14 ladies’ Duck Skirts, trimmed in pearl buttons, at 45c each.
U Eleven ladies’ Linen Skirts at si.oo, the material cost the price.
Twenty Shirtwaists, beautifully trimmed, at si.oo and $1.50 each.
7 2,000 yards New York Mills Bleaching at 10c yard, worth
One lot of assorted styles and patterns in men’s colored and white Negli
gee Shirts from our 75c and SI.OO line to close at 50c.
dozen 4-ply all linen Collars, newest styles, worth 15 and 20c each
to so at 7 ! /2C.
First Shipment of New Fall
Clothing Just Received.
Get your boy ready for school. Put on him a new suit of the Grindstone
make, the kind that fits and wears well, and best of all don’t cost much. There
is no better bey’s and children’s suits made than the Grindstone make, and the
largest and best assortment we ever carried is now in stock. In young men’s
suits we have just received the loveliest and latest makes in fancy worsteds. It
will do you good to see them and won’t cost vou much to get one.
Straw Hats for men and children 10c and 75c—less than half cost so
making.
BASS BROS- CO,
BIC LITTkE PRICES