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About The Pickens County herald. (Jasper, Ga.) 1887-???? | View Entire Issue (April 16, 1891)
,Th<-* Horn Id, pne Ye*r, . . $ 1 . 00 . Six Months, . . . 5 «c Entered at tfce Postoftice at Jaaper, Ga., a* second class mail matter * I’.'iif tor tin'* W. It. MIXCLY. / ,, Publisher. Jznprr, <Ja., TliurMhiy, Apr. Iff. 1 WH. beeluai of Hie Alliance. Wc desire to say a few words under the above heading. When we joined the alliance we were assured that : t would “not in- terferwith our religious or polit¬ ical views." Well, it has not in¬ terfered with them, but some of the leaders of thc alliance have tried to interfere. The principles of the alliance are grand and will never die. Founded on truth, which is eter¬ nal, how can they die? But we do not say that the alliance, as an or¬ ganization, will not die. • We do not know how far it will allow it ■self to be drawn in that direction by the politicians who have cn tered thc the order and assumed the leadership. Now, there was no way by which the evils of which thc fanners complained could be jnet except by "entering politics,” as it is called. The questions un¬ der consideration were essentially and pre-eminently political ones. The financial question governs the londitions’of a people more than anything else. 7 he way* the farmers have beep duped or "greened” in many while instances is almost ridiculous it is deplorable. Thc organiza¬ tion has been used by political tricksters as a tool to defeat some .of the truest and best men the country affords. A man with a capacity for swallowing, but with no ability whatever, can easily outstrip all his competitors, their characters no matter how tine nor how great their ability. As an organization wc are becoming too apt to judge a man’s ability by fhc ease with which he can give the pass word and by the size of his desire for office. In this, as well as in some other things, it is very easy to detect signs ot decay. Demagogues are in the lead, and sub-alliances are endorsing with a rapidity that bodes no good for the future usefulness ot the order. “A corset trust is thc latest scheme lor squeezing thc people.” -—Chatfortga News. Of corset will be a popular trust, And we are going to join it or Bust. Thc difficulty in this cold world is that too many fellows want to stand with their backs to to the fire.—Llftjykinsvillc 1 )isp,atch. They will prooably consider the business overdone whpn they strike the next world. A Boston j.uzzlc editor printed a fac-simile of Jay Gould’s signa¬ ture and asked his readers to guess whose it was. Among the persons to whom the autograph was cred¬ ited were T. Reed, Ingersoll, Ike Weir, Baron Hirsch, H. Greely, Jubal Early and Inspector Byrnes. Six experts in handwriting guessed thp riddle. An exchjpge says: Thc mean¬ est man has been discovered, and ht Jives in Georgia. He borrows hi$ county paper, and when through reading it rents it to a Pvighhor at a profit. Then he pj-epepds at once to abuse the ed¬ itor because “there's nothing in it.” Thoie is no “home in glory” of “room in paradise” for that sort pf a fiflll!- A brother editor has just learned the fact that a married woman can deliver curtain lecture lying down as well as standing up. Fxchattge. And that curtain lecture doubtless brought about by that editor doing some downright ly- ing, while standing up.—Marietta Journal. A m.tcnine for making shoe SD'ingS out of paper is a recent Philadelphia invention. I his is pnly in keeping with the art of making paper bottom shoes which has beep practiced so long. 7 'he Southern Alliance Farmer says: “Hold your tempers ren, and give Senator Gordon a fair showing.,, r his is pretty good advice, considering the source, but is comes rather late in season. The fool killer didn't strike Atli ens yesterday.— Banner. Otherwise the above could never have been written.—Jackscn Her- a | ( | Col. W. ]•:. H. Searcy, of tin, has issued an address to the farmers alliance announcing bis candidacy for the position of Pres- ident of the State Alliance of Georgia. Such things go by fa- vor, and we opine Livingston and Harry Brown have decided that 1 c belongs to Livingston. . Leonidas K Livingston is a didate for re-election to the office of President of the State Alliance. Section I. of Article \ 1. of the constitution ot the State Alliance reads: “The President snail tiinie in office not longer than two years in succession.” When a dem- agogue of thc around Livingston "guozle” stripe gets his feelers the ot an 01 ganization lie is pretty apt to pay very little attention to the wording ot its constitution. ____ Mr. Joseph M. Brown is said to be writing a biography of his dis- tinguished father, ex-Senator Jo- stph F. Brown, Senator Fleet Perry, of the Ad¬ vance, is growing fat feasting on chestnuts ot the vintage of ’50. Senator, can't \ou divvy? The Atlanta Constitution cop- icd our article ot last week the arrest of William lid. lTdley, who'was thought to be Samuel If. I lunnicutt, but it marked the ar- credit credit. . . , SP< Wf vv c naid paid the^'ffifference the difference between the Constitution and the HekaI.D, and while we ask for no favors we claim that we should have credit for our own arlicles. Mr. Wash Mulkey, of Gilmer county, was called to his door a few nights ago ami shot with a shot gun. As the load struck him on one side he was not fatally wounded. It is said that he rec¬ ognized the would-be assassin. The Courier thinks a “dose of Judge Linch” would be a good thing if nothing else will stop such occurrences. I hose poets who aie wont to speak of disagreeably cold weather ill April ig'r» as “winter lingering in ; tlw> ..f cnrir.ir” lvi/1 i “chestnit portmiity to riil'o their ' colored rack-o’-bones last week I he people generally didn t speak of the weather that way, however —Ccriartown otandarcl. The 25th of this month the Odd Fellows of America will celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the order, the 26th falling on a Sunday. In accordance with the custom the Odd Fellows of Cherokee will ap¬ propriately celebrate the day. The lodge at Orange is preparing to make quite a pleasant occasion of the day, lion. R. T. Daniel, of Griffin, Deputy Grand Master of the State Grand Lodge, and other speakers have been invited to de¬ liver addresses, and the Gumming band has been engaged to furnish music. Other lodges in this and adjoining counties will probably join the Orange lodge or appropri¬ ately observe the anniversary in. some other way, and a pleasant time is looked forward to by the Odd Fellows and their families. Mr. Reeves Holbrook, of Bali Ground, who is through District Deputy Grand Master, his inter¬ est and efficient work, has recent¬ ly organized three lodges in this section. The order throughut this section i^quite a prosperous con¬ | dition and is doing some good and noble work.—Canton Advance. The measures of long distances have varied widely at different times and with different nations, to sav iii nothinK OI1 tj ie comparisons used difiVrent sections of our country, For instaire«: Thc Jews sav, “From Dan to Beersheha.” The Persians sav, “From Medini to „ ____ Mecca.” The Knglish say, “From Land’s End to .John O’Groat’s.” . Thc Yankee say's, “From Maine to Texas."’ The Southerner says, “From Florida to Alaska.” Sucker ami Hoosier says, “From the great lakes to the gulf.” 1 The South American says, “From the Isthmus to the Horn.” j fii Louisiana they say, “From | New Orleanes to Pittsburg.” j In California ‘From the Altaville common to ex pres- Pilot K uob,” A liatt Tax Law. The law imposes a tax upon » cotton held by the farmers on thfl first day ot April. * We think that it is a bad law, j 1 and ought to be repealed. 2 Cotton that is held by the pre j J»n the first of April, ou not to be taxed. H it is held speculators, then it should taxed, because it lias tfien passed 1 out °f the hands of the producer, J j an<J has become an aticle of mon commerce. The state and county taxes on a , bale Of cotton will be about 40 cents, and must be given in to the tax receiver just like any other property held on the ist of April. ; As a great many of our farmers are still holding*thcir cotton for better prices, this t .x will fall rath- | er heavily upon 'them, as thc "bet- ter prices” do not seem tn be J forthcoming Those very fast, held who have their cot- j ton until the first of April, howev- | er, are obliged to retain it to the tax receiver the same as they do their other property, whether thflf price has advanced or declined. We think our "farmer ■ legislat- tire” should amend this law, so as to exempt all cotton in the hands of the producer 1 on the first of April from taxation.. Of course, after the cotton has once passed out ot the hands of the producer, it then becomes an article of commerce, and is subject to taxation the same as any other property. But, a! it remains in the hands of the producer, it should not 1,,, t , V(J .i 1 ... u 1.., 0 Star 1 —_ It Tf (jOStS n nn J. n Vnn I Oil .tyOtlling * O h is witI ‘ "c announce we have made arrangements NV ith that po|Milar illustrated maga- 0 . tlie Amkiuoax I'aumki:, , Imbed at Cleveland, Ohio, and read farmers « in all of this by part s conn- try and Canada, l»v which that great " ‘ publication will be mailed direct, FREE, to the address of anv of our subscribers who will pay uj> arrear- ages on subscription to The Herald and one year in advance, and to all new sunscribers who will pav one - vqjir in advance. 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Facts and Fancies. “It was so wet last week.’’ says the Wichita Eagle, “that the Marion Times felt constrained to come out in an edito¬ rial on “Whither Are We Drifting. •)" The St. Louis Globe-Democrat, having heard that Sam Jones was too ill to preach, remarked that "this was one of the Almighty’s methods of helping the cause of true religion.” Now that the new cure for drunkenness lias been discovered, the discoverer should devise some plan by which the remedy can be made as popular as the disease. Jackson, Ga.. boasts of a chicken with four feet.- Nature seems to be recogniz- ing the necessity of supplying chickens in the black belt with improved means of escape. The Navy Department is about to cx- peri men t on the line of paper boats. If we remember rightly, this was the main trouble with our navy for many years. 1 ts greatness was all on paper. “Our friends can give counsel, but they cannot give action,” according to the American Grocer. Judging from tlie kind of advice friends usually give, it is we ll that thc line should be drawn some where, If you question a good many men who , boast about having “seen the elephant.” you will find that the only not ible thing they saw the elephant do was to step on tlieir pocket-books. It is a little fortunate that Tennyson declined to write tlie “ode” for Chicago i;t£ on the opening of the world’s it would have made an awful hole ic fund, and somebody would havg K more than he would < are to pay iWNING WAS HIS CARD. « It to ’.YJji tin I !»tr.Tnr»i Into .% !iiMiMt Imp«imtruble Society. got into a pleasant section of so Ry by shrewd mimipulation. said a kung man who is now a member of [e most fasliionablo New York circles. id is well known in the urtlstie world. t ,u l w there wan nothing to bo said 1I1V or Inv record when 1 lllc . |, on? to live three years ago, but 1 did not tiuvo recommendations suf- ficient to make me eligible at once, In tin- first place I was very poor. No one knew It. but I was. My father allowed mo a SMm VF K>ri "hien I could J»8t rmumge to dress a wntly and live ?’ ,l ™ u "' u “ upt ; ,w " T .‘/‘l lmm and teil . , , oml th , tlMaitw . and W(1 to go into the top gallery to fl u the good productions. I had a let- ter to one very iflc;* woman. who in- vited me to her afternoon receptions. I met the real swells, hat none of them knew me-or thought of mo aft¬ erward. I would have sun!; out of sight had I not resolved to make a pro¬ nounced effort to attract attention. At just thut tiluet , 1( . C m.-.D for lW.vn- j,,g readings was in progress. I was a student of Browning, and.! had read a good deal at college wi*!i considerable success, so I determined to give n Browning reading in my room to a very select gathering. Now. my room was V<T -' handsomely lifted up. A!! my lile 1 hiul collectil « old paintings, unique ornament;-! and an¬ tique furniture, and though my entire collection would not soli in an auction room for Jjsl.OOD, it looked, crowded into iny apartment, (it for the recep- tion room of a duke. I engaged the colored man of the boardinghouse to act ils n >.v servant, and. as I wished ,liuj to look ver >' fiiie - 1,0 '™« dress suit, while I was attired of appropriately tais kind. for an afternoon event ve O* careful maneuvering I suc- ing i: ‘ ? f,,!1 tlo T , lent women to attend my reading, and when they saw inv ciinoiuina naa lioara eloquent rendition oft lie great poet they immediately thought I must he a very extraordinary young man. And then when the colored servant, looking extremely neat ia my dress suit, passed an entirely new sort of biscuit about among the company, with overland tea served in cups that could not be dupli- e;ite d this side of Home, my triumph was complete. The entertainment was entirely elegant, and vet there was originality in it. My household gods and ">>' edibles were out of the com mon run, and those dozen women made up their minds on the spot that I must he tokeu “P* TIk> >' 1,ud l:il,, ' vn tjefulv that I was respectable, and now they knew I possessed taste, and they tbouglit tliat 1 must be nttluent. The very next day I received invita- tions to really swell affairs. Wherever 1 went 1 ,lwir ‘ I rt«>-en of as the accomplished yoyng Browning student, w 1io lived in a nest of tapestries and silken cushions where tea tliat had (lie scent of roses and biscuits of anew nnd cx<,i,i,itc. sort ................ i-l-on an<] 1 can’t paint pictures enough to keep up with the demand. 1 have spacious apartments and e;\)\vds come to my afternoon teas. None of them knows how, at the outset, i put every thim' to t!i« touch to win or lose it all. Tllc bi „ for tlll . biscuits that I bad bought <>f n little French baker i.i Sev until avenue was nof paid until six weeks after they were eaten.—New V.,i*Sun. A Rani Lslntu lo .liliiilnlstcr. An acquaintance who lias recent!v moved to this city from the east tells me this amusing incident : A lew years ago a widow died, leaving one child, a young girl of l.'i. alone i:i the world Subsequently my friend was appointed administrator of the estate and guard¬ ian of the child A low days after the performance of the preliminary ob'iga tions he requested that lie be released from the duties of administrator. ’Non sense!’ said the official to whom he ap¬ plied. ‘The estate must be looked after. It is small, and the child must have a protector, and I see no reason why you should -worry yourself.’ ‘Yes. there is a reason why [ should worry myself.' replied my friend. ’I can't administer this estate, as there is no u would be cruel for me to attempt such a thing.’ “ ‘Cruel !* exclaimed tiio register clerk in amazement. ‘Why. what does the gymto consist off -> -,\ bottle of castor oil,’ answered the administrator as lie turned away.’’ —New York Star. Useful Hints. The suieil ot fresh paint is unpleasant sci; U > poop!;-, 1 am told if may be overcome or at least mitigated by sprinkling bay with water i:i which chloride of lime has been mixed and placing upon the Moor. Also t lint oil paintings may be cleaned by wiping over with a sponge dipped in warm beer, and when thoroughly dry washed with a solution of finest gum dragon dissolved in pure*water.—L. j~”.~ Eugenia Lldridge in Good llousekeep- A I.mie tliei-Hb. Little Bov—Mamma, may 1 give w]mt . 8 jn nlv s:ivin ^ bank to that beg- n , an , Mamma—Youdear,sweetIittlecher- to'give ul> . Do you want away all of that money your uncle gave you ! There was over a dollar. "1 spent some of it. mamma.” “Did you! How much is there left?” “There’s a twenty-tive cent piece left, but th' candy man said it was bad."— New York Weekly. —THE— * PICKENS COUNTY HERAIO, *, The Spiciest and Newsiest Paper in- • < NORTH GKOIUtIA. )T Chock full of Home News. Has a large circulation V * in Pickens and surrounding Counties. Subscribe now and keepjpostcd on the different topics of the day. ONLY $1.00 PER YEAR--STRICTLY sit IN ADVANCE. O Th’ Herald Is the PEOPLE'S PAFER, and the wcikirg clrrrcs will frd it to fee heiigstea ifast friend in allcases and'under alficircums ar.ces. * ;:^“We will taks in pajir.cnt any kind cf Faitr F 1ce1.ee ; t 1 1 m'l-V'j«V; Address, THE HERALD, Jasper, Civ, i i $-■ ■ *# 4 »V SifJ a iteiien, ■ : If •fit Tf. : Successors t- (RO-BFRl'sON & EDWARDS) Have a complete stock of DRY GOODS, (iKOCEIOES, 11 AitDVVA IlE, CJ i >TV IP 13CTTO.N lill" ——1 ca, Etc.-- . *; r* •BSrFUKNl 1 UKb.a apKGIAUTY Pkic'es. n « ‘v# A!i our gooti's'a’i I.qu est At the T. (}. .Simmon - old sto e. 1 v.’ounciv 1’vwL.ec taacu in ^ci.aug* for Goods. * ’ “‘.Wi ■. AY e keep a good grade of cuatoo. ,.-z» — Come cinil In y ynvi— r 4 r Drugs and Fancy Groceriesn: ‘T AT THE m . A * I keep a full line of Tamil) Medicines, Drugs, Paints, Oils, zt Soaps, Window Glass, Diamond Dyes, Colognes, Blacking,“Shoe Polish, Blue Stone, Coppeias, Salts, Sulphur—In facto, everything isually kept in a FIRST CLASS STORE. Also a fine line of Tobaccos, Cigars, Cheroots and Snuff, s .11 if which he wjll sell cheap for ca. h. I still offer my professional son ices to the people of Jasper and tfi* lur- undiug country. Calls promptly attended to. Charges reasonable. W. A. Richards, M. D. tf r mA 4 toL! ' • Tme w j THE vl- "J ,„af £P |j(BY-STUftf,?L " flFv // ^INSIST’ youpV'1 [fern tiAl / /Storekeeper's /Von ^Getting ihem^- * b ° x 21 a i : FOR YOU DIYOKE, M^5-
