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THE HENRY COUNTY! WEEKLY.
VOL. XIV.
I‘ROFESSIO.XA /- CA RI>S.
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DENTIST,
McDoikhjom, (!a.
Any out' desiring work done can lie ac
•niiiniodstcd either bv calling on me in per
son or addressing me through the mail-.
Terms cash, unlos# special arrangements
are otherwise Ilia d f
(%r. o Bryan | IV Dii’kkv
lilt VA > X IMMiI A,
{attorneys at law,
I MrDoNOriiu, ci v.
WTII practice in t)ie counties composing
h«.£l|iit .1 ndiciiiiX'ircuit, the Supreme Court
it Georgia ■■u’.d ill* United States District
Court. . »prS7.-lv
j *s. if. ti rauk,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
MoDomoooii, Ga.
Will practice in the counties composing
the Flint Circuit, the Supreme Court 01
Georgia, and the United States District
Court. marlti-ly
Jjt HlltflitA,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
* McDonoigh, 11 a.
Will practice in all the Courts of Oesngia
Sijycial attention given to commercial and
■>t£er collections. Will attend all the Courts
at Hampton regularly. Office upstairs over
Schaefer’s warehouse. jaiil-lv
T M’tl.l..
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
*McDos«ioh, Ga .
Will practice in the counties composing the
Flint Judicial Circuit, and the Supreme and
District Courts of Georgia. Prompt attention
given to collections. octs-’7!t
A. ItitOWA.
’ ATTORNEY AT LAW,
McDo.vorcH. Ga.
Will practice in a'l the counties compos
ing the Flint Circuit, the Supreme Court of
Georgia and the United States District
Court. janl-ly
|| C. PKKPLGR,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Haxitok, Ga,
Will practice in all the counties composing
the Flint Judicial Circuit, the Supreme Court
of Georgia and the District Court of the
United States. Special and prompt atten
tion given to Collections, Oet 8, 1888
Jxo. D. Stewaiit. j R.T. Daniki..
NTEWART A l» A All'll..
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Gkifkik, Ga.
j | ic. r. .1. ait xti.n.
Hampton. Ga.
I hereby tender mv perfessional service to
the people of Hampton and surrounding
countrv. Will attend all cal’s night and
day. ’
LA If CARD.
1 have opened a law office in Atlanta, lmt
will continue my practice in Henry county,
attending all Courts regular’y, as heretofore.
Correspondence solicited. Will lie in Mc-
Donough on all puldic days.
Office —Room g(i. Gate City Bank Build
ing, Alabama street, Atlanta, Ga.
JOHN L TYE.
January 1 st, 1 SBo.
IVlcEiree’s Wine of Cardul
and THEDFORD'S BLACK-DRAUGHT are
for sale by the following merchants in
Henry County:
I). Knott & Co. McDonough.
Hill & Parker, Lovejoy.
A. V. McVicker. Babb.
Perry & Bran nan. Fiippen.
Dr. W. H. 11. Peek. Locust Croce.
J. C. Bostwick, Peeksville.
.1. W. Hale, Sandy Ridge.
\V. H. Gilbert & Co. Stoekbridge.
B. F. Harlow, Tunis
Notice of Dissolution.
The firm ofjohn J. Smith
& Co , is this day dissolved by
mutual consent ; John J.
Smith assuming the indebted
ness of the firm. The notes
and accounts due the firm are
held by John J. Smith.
John J. Smith &Co.
Jan. 24, ’B9. im
McDioigl Macbine works
AND
BRASS FOUNDRY.!”
\\Te announce to the public that we are
m now ready to do all kinds of Machine
Repairin':, such as
mtesim KngineMf Cotton
Nepnriitor and Mill Nfficliin
er y. B'i I i lift :« utl 11 mm in ft
(■in NawN si Specially.
We keep constantly on hand all kinds of
Brass Fitting*, lnsnirator® (ol any size).
Iron Piping and Pipe Fittings ; Pipping Cut
and Threaded any Size ami Length. \N e arc
prepared to repair your machinery cheaper
than \ou can have it done in Atlanta. All
work guaranteed to civ satisfaction.
J J SMITH
May 24, 1888
llf 4 II LI T i Agents in every Town
il Aai I IJ 11 and County to s* 11 our
Good*. Send us Oxk Dollar, and we will
send vou samples that sells for ti r e dollars
and start you in Business »h t will p < y«t>
frum $lO • to S3OO per month.
Address
THIS RICHMOND PUBLISHING CO ,
RICH MOM), \ A.
fTTTC 7> A PrP m*r h<» fwul on "1* at o<yj.
A XI AO A ill EaAm p. Howell & Co'g ,)iew»p«tMf
Advertising Bureau ( 1U Spruce StA where advert ininf
I.WK I4IW Iw uiada t wt UIS NEW 1 UUk
MPOXOIBH, GA.
McDonough, a town of 1,000 inhabit ar.ts
is Iho county site of Henry , one of the lar
gest ami moat populous counties in luidtiljr
Georgia, is situated on the Hast Tcnn., V«.
& Ga, RV., twenty eight miles south of At
lanta, the eapitol ot the state. It also
the northern tmuiinns of the Georgia Mid
land A: Gulf R’y, which has it> southern
terminus at Columbu*, Ga., “the Lowell of
the South. ’’ The Central ot Georgia run*
through the western portion of the eon tv.
thus giving it three tirsl class lines of rail
way.
Farm lands call l»c Bought from $5. to
sls. ;er acre; on which can l»e grown re
munerative crops of Cotton, Curb, Wheat,
Oats, Rye, Harley, Rice, Millet, Sugar-e ne,
Sorghum, Sweet and Irish Potatoes, Ground
and Field Peas, and the finest Watermelons
(both as to size and flavor) in the
world.
All,kinds ol fruits d»i well here. Quite a
fruit industry has sprung up some fourteen
miles to tlT<> McDonough, and
is conducted Ik.- ;u) inreftTgent set of immi
grants from VJu v norfh; who bough ( the Wuds
cheaply, and w hich have appreciated from
$lO. to SHHh per acre. Then* arc thousands
of acres just as good in Henry county await
ing development by industrious immi
grants.
There are eight raiboad towns in Henry
count) -McDonough, Hampton, Stockloidge,
Locust Grove, Fiippen, Greenwood, Tunis
and Louclla. In poiirt ol population they
rank as gi/cn
'l'he olimate is mild and equable. There
is not a day in the year that out of door
work cannot be on account of cold
weather. The atmosphere is pure and en
tirely free from malaria. A case of yellow
fever was never contracted in Ist) miles ol
this section. The county lies 1.100 feet
J above sea level, and is gently undulating
|in its topography. Wood ami water of the
i best quality are abundant- building mate
• rial is cheap and plentiful. Undressed lum
ber can be bought at SO. per M. and dressed
; lumber at trom slii, tosl4. and shingles
j (first (dass)al $3. per M,
Our people are kindly disposed towards
! all well-meaning new comers. Politically,
| our people believe in “a free ballot and a
1 fair count.” There is a standing reward of
SSOO. for a single instance where a man
j has not been allowed to vote his political
> conviction —whether he be democratic or
| republican. Our motto is, “Let bygtuu s be
i bygones; and let all unite in the up building
uf our goodly heritage. We know no* south
no north.” We do ire to bend our united
energies to bringing our beautifrl lands to
| that degree of perfection which brawn ami
| brain have done for less favored scc
t ions.
The manufacturing industries ot this
section have received a womlerlul impetus in
the last few years. Griffin, a sprightly
town of 5000 inhabitants only eighteen miles
south of us, lms built two splendid cotton
mills in the last three years—costing in the
aguregate s3fH),oo9.*i) which amount they
declared a dividend ol Ul) per cent, last year.
To those who have money to invest, we. in
vite them to come to McDonough, which is
one of the best building sites in the south,
owing to its being in the midst of the cotton
fields, and on a line of railway where cheap
coal can be hml. It has been demonstrated
that c«nili-’fluranoOt mako a mistake in in
vesting in southern man Haeturing enter
terprises. A cotton null, an oil mill or
guano factory would all pay a handsome div
idend if erected and put in operation
here.
To the capitalist, the mechanic, the ina*
ejiinist. the sturdy, tlicitty northern and
western fanners we invite you to come and
examine our section before purchasing in the
bleak, treeless northwest. We will accord
you a hearty welcome and happy, sunny
homes.
Sample copies of The W kkkly forward
ed to any address on receipt of a one cent
stamp.
Ail parties corresponding with us will
please im lose stamps to insure reply.
Si*j:i:r A Turner, I'ubs.,
McDonough, Ga.
K|
*AKIH C
POWDER
Absolutely Pure
This powder never varies. A marvel of
purity, strength and wholesomeness. More
economical than the ordinary kinds, and
cannot lie sold in competition with the mul
titude of low test, short weight alum or
phosphate powders. Sold only in cans.
Roval Baking Powdkr Co., 10(> Wall street,
New York. nov!3-ly
GRIFFIN FOUNDRY
AND
Machine Works.
n’e'iHinouiifW to the Public that we are
) ) prepared to manufacture Engine Boil
, i s ; will take orders for all kinds of Boil
ers. Wr tie nrepar. d to do all kinds of
ri*pat’’.ng on Engines, Boilers and Machin
ery, gem ra’ly. We keep in stock Brass
fittings of all kinds; also Inspirators, In
jector-. Sai» tv Valves, Steam tillages.
Pipe and Pipe Fittings and Iron and Brass
Casting - oi’evrrv Description.
o*«iou> al tv irrorr.
MARVELOUS
MEMORY
DISCOVERY.
Only Geatiifl* System «f Memory Trtlaißf,
Four B«»k* Learned in one reading.
Mind wuedrrini cared.
Every child and adnlc greatly henefftred.
Great inducements to Correbpondunco Clsstes.
Prospectus, with. opinions of Dr. \Vm. A. Ham*
mono, the wor!d-fam*?d Specialist in Mind D.snaees.
Daniel Greenlenf the ereat Pejrchol
• J. ,>I. lim-Lley, D.D.. editor of the ChriHian
Advocate. A’. V., Richard Pro *tor, the Scientist
Hon*. VV. \V. A.tor, Judge Gibbon, Judah P.
Beniamin, and others, sent post free by
Prof. A. LOISKTTK, 237 Fifth Are , N. Y
ACHIEVEMENTS OF SOUTHERN
MEN
Nome «>r lli 'ir (JriMil IL-i'd. in
VarioUN l.inr* «t’ I.ifo.
A |«j leton’s Cycl ptdii of American
Biography sinnvs that in section of this
country has coutiilmted to it grinder
statesmen or sold'ers, a’ lei jurists or
moie eloquent oiators, puret patriots
or profotttider scholars and thinkers,
g cater divines, lawyers, physicians, in
ventors and artisis than the s uth.
It show-:
That eleven of the twenty two Pres
idents of the United States were men
of Southern birth.
That the greatest American ora’or
was a Southern man.
1 hat the author of the declarati >n
of independence! was a So thorn man.
i’bat the author of the emancipation
proclamation was a man of Southern
birth and lineage.
That the author of our national an
them. “Tie Star-Spangled B inner,”
was a Southern man.
That the most illustrious American—
the “father of his country”—the man
first in wir, fiist in p ace. and first in
the hearts of his countrymen—was a
Southern man.
That the “father of the constitution"
was a Southern man.
That the greatest American juris!
was a Southern man.
That of the trio of greatest Ameiicau
statesmen—Calhoun, Clay. Webster
(the order in which they were named
By Edward Everett) —two were South
ern men.
That the man distinguished is the
“Bayard of the Resolution” was a
Southern man.
That the three ui st successful and
distinguished soldiers of tho second war
with England were Southern n on
That the most overwhelming defeat
that any English a my has ever suffer
ed was inflicted bv Southern soldiers,
commanded by a Southern man.
Tlmt the most distinguished soldiers
in the war with Mexico ware Southern
men. -
That the most distinguished officer
in the hi-tory of tint American navy
piior to the late war between the stales
was a Southern man.
That the most distinguished naval
commander who fought on U e union
side during the late war was a .South
ern man.
I hat many of the most distinguished
officers of the union army in the Ist*
war were Southern men, including
George 11. Thomas and F. P. Blair.
That'what the great English admir
al, Nelson, pronounced “the most dar
ing act of th • age,’’ was performed by
a Southern man.
That the man who was first to give a
complete description i f the gulf stream
was a Southe rn man.
That the man who was fir-t to mark
out specific routes to be followed in
crossing the Atlantic was a S uthern
man. •
That the man who instituted the sys
tem of deep-soft sounding was a South
ern man.
That the mam who was first to sug
gest 1 lie establishment <>t telegraphic
communication between the continents
bv cab'e on the bed of the ocean was a
.-outhern man.
That the line along which the exis
ting cable «as laid whs indicated bv a
Southern man.
That the plan lor splicing the cable
in mid o i-an was originated by a South
ern man.
Ti at the inventor wh > w s educated
by the French Academy oh Sciences
to have done more for the cause of ug
1 culture than any other living man was
a S uthern man.
Th t the man whose disc ■ very has
done more to alleviate human suffering
than any oilier was a Southern man.
That the most or dinal discovery ev
er m de in | bysical science by an
American was made by a Southern
man.
That the world's most dis inguished
omit' ologist was a Southern man.
That ill- world's g eatest ci ess play
er was a Southern man
That the artist k own as “the Amer
ican Titian" was a >oulhern man.
That the first discovery and announce
ment of tRe nse of steatn as a propel
ling p wer came from the South—fiom
aci tzen of Augusta, Ga.
These are a few of ihe facts that w ill
challenge the attention of all students
of American nistory in the magnificent
volume of this cyclopivdi <. They make,
indeed, a brilliant sho«ing for the
South.
A MIDNIGHT DUEL
“There is no doubt,” said and old sol
dier yesterday, “that many singular
tilings occui as we journey through
life,” and lie loo'-ed as though memory
was struggling with som • sad featu e of
his existence. He s ghed as hecontin
' ued : “1 remeuilier, as though it was
yesterday, the march of II ll’s corps
along the winding Shenadoah up to the
famous Luray gap Who could ever
fo’get that march? The road winding
with the beautiful rivei, and overhung
with a majestic c aiu of Blue Ridge
Mountains while ac ■ss the crystal wa
ter tie magnifies nt valley, with its
charming cottages dotting the boutin oi*s
land with uhl e-like balls of snow robed
11 flowers. But the mo t engaging and
lovely objects paled ini • i. significance
beside tee peerless women of this biass
ed <• 11 try. ami you may well believe
tli .t when the cainp was struck the sol
diers lost no time in making their way
to th ■ surrounding cottag > Soon -the
j mu-ic of the violin was heard and the
I shuffling feet kept time to ihe music.
MCDONOUGH, GA.. FRIDAY. MAY, 1880.
while, for a time, the sol ier’s bice was
lit with 'ld-time joy. At one of these
cottage, the belle of the valley reigned
supreme, while several southern tolntun
vied with iic'li oilier in pa; tig homage
to tliec *|tiePu Among ©t ers Wer
two young soldiers— one from Georgia
a id the other from Missis ip;»i who were
specially energetic in tl.ei attention*,
and so marked had this become that
those- present watched the play with
constantly increasing interest, fully be
iiuviiig that both exhibited a case of
love at. fit st sight. This fmrmise on
the part of those present Wjls on'y too
tine, as the tragic ev nt w hich followed
fully pro ed The Georgian seemed to
have the lead nti the Mis-issippiau, am)
when the dune rs were call* to take
their (laces, he led the belle of the val
ley to a place in the «t. A this point,
the Mississippian was seen ’ to approach
the coupik pud heard *<• e 1 iirr the lady'*
baud for the dance, \ kV4* Wicereal ion
e nsued, but bo h were cool, brave sol
fliers—two of the best shots in the ar
my—w ho did not believe in a war of
wot s So it was ended by the Geor
gim dancing with the lady and the sig
nilicant remark of the Mississippian
that ‘I will s e \ou after this set.’
“When the dance was over the Geor
gian was se u to seek the Mississippian,
and together they called each a friend
from the crowd aid departed. When
outside eich claimed that an insult h id
been passed which could only be wiped
out in the blood of the other, and tlm'
a du 1 to the death should be arranged
at once. A full mo u was just appear
ing above the tops of the snrtr.tmdi'iL'
fores;, and 1 tell you this talk of blood
:n the silence of the l ight was anything
but pleasant. No argument, however,
would avail with these men, so it was
arranged that the duel should take
place on the top of Blue Ridge, near
the center ol the road that passes
through the gap; that the weapons
shou! 1 be pistols at fifteen paces, and to
fire at of- between the winds, “one two,
three,” firing to continue until one or
both were dead.
“The point was reached, 'the ground
measured off, and the men took their
positions without a tremor. The moon
shed its pale light ■ n a scene never to
be for.otten. A moment or two, and the
silence w s broken by the signal: "One,
two, three.” At the wo d “one” the
report of two pistols rang out on the
midnight air, bu; the principles main
laiued their respective positions. The
Georgian's left arm was -ecti to drop
closer tu his side, but the Mississippian
was immovable, and still held his pis
tol to the front Again a pistol shot
s*as heard, coming irom the Georgian,
and the Mississippim still held his po j
sition, lmt he did irot* fire •> vW> <jfmr
gian protested that he had not come
there to mu der him, but no answer
was retured, The Mississippians sec
ond approached his piiecipat and found
him dead, shot through the eye on the
first discharge of tlm weapon Death,
it seems, had been instantaneous, so
much so as not ev n disturb his equilib
rium. I may iorgat some things, but
the midnight duel on the top ot a spur
of the Blue Ridge, with its attendant
cireumst inces, is not one of them.
THE ARIZONA KICKER.
4 tVisUern Ilililor \% iili Nomc-
I!■ *ibto l.i,e r«r.
Ihe last issn of the Arizona Kick
er contained the following :
Explanatory —The absence of our
society column for the last three issues
seems 10 call 01 an ( xplanation. The
trouble was jealousy among the ion
ton. If we happened to make a five
line announcement that Mrs. Col. Dash
expected her bro her in law direct from
the California penitentiary on a certain
date, and only a four line item to ttie
effect t! at Mrs. Judge I)e tSoto impor
ted iier hustle direct from Zanzibar,
theie was an ill-feeling which stirred up
1 lie entire c rninuuity.
We Boom. —While the towns about
us have been bragging of theii progress,
we have kept quiet and got in our work
without kicking up any cloud of dust.
ICag is all right in ns way, but we
don’t propose to come but with a cloub
-1 - leaded, sdfcn-head article every time
a citizen hangs a new front gate. Booms
are good enough in their way, hut there
must be merit behind diem.
With no di-position to claim this as
the only growing town in Arizona, an I
w ith no desire to kill the growth of ri
val towns, we humbly call atteu iou lo
j the fact tint since January Ist fouitcen
new saloons, thiee poker rooms and
four retail tobacco stores have been
opened in the place, and at the present
moment eighteen men are engaged in
i building a jail capable of accommoda-
I ting thirty piisouers. We have done
all this without any i rag or bluster,
and we propose to kee t . right on in the
same quiet las Lion. leaving the outside
world to judge for itself as to where it
shall seek new homes and invest its cap
ital.
It Pays. —Seveial months ago we
established a grocery and feed store in
connection w tli The Kicker. The
; New York V.'orld, Herald and other
; effete dailies of 'he metropolis predict
ed adi inal fa lure, but the result show s
trial they were mis akeu. We figured
that this other business would be jtisi
whit was needed to distract our mind
from the harassing th ughts of editorial
ly running this country and that we
would he all the better a d brighter
for being oc asin.tally interrupted in
our literary labo s.
The result has justified our predic
tions—and more. We > ere never in
as goo mental condition as u w, w ile
oir sales have kej t increasing week by
j wee until we t live been compelled to
hire a clerk to assit us The editorial
entitled “Advic- to the President’’ was
written with more than >s d zen inter
ruptions to im asiire corn, draw molas
ses aid sell clothe-pius, and yet wr
will put it against anything which ev
er ot igiuated from the pen of the stuck
up amt exclusive New York editors.
Out .iKALOI S CoSTfcMIMR Vltf. —
The dyspeptic old exuressence who
claim« .o edit the milk aml-mush i übli
eatiun down at the cornet of Catfish al
ley is jealous of our i dvertismg patron
age. In a labore*! article this week in
his poorly printed old apology he says
that wo p'acliee btill-d -zing to biiug
advertising. What a liar! The Kick
er piactice bull-doziug! The idea is
laughable, and if he was worth minding
we should walk down to his shanty and
choke the assertion doWn his bra/wi
thr- at.
Thebe used to be several firm* here
which didn’t believe in advertising. We
couldn't make ’em believe in it until
wo went at it und fog ml out th -t they
were composed of gentlemen who ha I
skipped from the east for harn-tniriiing,
hors -stealing, bigamy, embezzlement,
etc. Then we wrestled with ’em, and
they came t" see that t‘m life ot trade
mi* i i using printers’ ink. Wo simply
convinced - not bulldoze I l he efforts
of our knock-kneed conteinponry to
smirch the fair am' of The Kicker i
will simp y call forth smiles of pity.
BILL” AND "SOCKS.”
A True Sion of Two It ■■ cl. Inn.
Hulks llroni'lKM.
1 uni ti Califo nia r pc her, so of
course I wear the Spanish sombrero,
swing the riato, eat tamales, court the
seuorit s and own a team of bronchos.
It is this team of bronchos 1 want to
speak about. 1 suppose you have seen
the native California horse and know
that they can iun faster, kick harder,
endure m re and.be meaner than any \
horse living. Tin n when they balk,)
oh, goodness, spare tiys driver ! As I
siid, 1 owned a pair "I these bucking,
balky broncho., I call one White
Stocking, because lie is a black, buck
ing balky broncho with white feci.
The'other one 1 called illiit 'ii Henry,
because the old m m I bought him of
voted for Tippecanoe in IS 10 a d didn’t
send President Harrison a cane nor a
miniatui e cabin daring the last cam
paign, neither did ho claim to know,
you know vvb > the author of the
“Murchison letter” was. Uemarka
ble, but true.
William llenry and White Stockings
1 sometimes called- Ihll and Socks for
short, especially when I am mad.
Whenever I used to go away from
home it was mighty uncertain when I
wou d get back. When they balked
ii was no telling when they would start
again. Recently I went over the
mountains with them a'tei hay. Vt'lien
1 got near the summit on the way
■ha* k thu team slop) cd short. like
grand lather’s clock. All the arts
add start an ordinary team have
novi-ible, movable effects on Hill and
Socks, “lllin (folding them,” “chew
ing iheir ears,” “putting dust in their
mouth,” “burning brudi under then,”
or using black snake, raw bides or
hickory switches all n. g.—all n. g. on
Mil and S cks. Being pi us myself I
did not want to swear so I paid a Mex
ican who happened along, two bits to
swear at them for me. I don’t know
wiiat lie said, as I do n t talk Spanish,
nut 1 do know that the air was black
and blue and fierce for a time like, a
dwu east thunder s orm. S ill Bill
aud Socks did not move. Kick?
Great f'ivsar, there is nothing like it
except pur! aps M. (Quad’s patent In by
spanker in full operation. The sun
went down. Darkness came. The
coyotes howled and the owls hooted
about me. 'I here I was on top of the
mountain in the wake of the grizzly
hear should 1 e stalk forth at midnight.
Stdl Bill and S eks wouldn’t m ye.
So I wrapped myself up in my blanket.
(catch a Californian without his blau- I
ket and you are as likely t > catch a I
fish without his scales) and d> earn of
vengeance and muiiler. Next morn
ing 1 unloaded my hav and got another
| teamster to hitch his team to th<- head
‘of mine aid give them a start. So af
: ter their long stand Bill and Socks had
to move. Thus I got home. These
are facts. You can see that this team
is the balkiest of the balky and that
anything that would start them would
start any team on this terrestrial had
of ours. •
Noutf «>l‘ I lie Oklahoma llmmirr.
(), Susanna,
Don’t yon cry for me.
I'm going to Oklahoma with a Win
chester rifle and 100 pounds of am
munition, a bovvie knife with a 12-
inch blade, a slugsln.t, two navy re
volvers, 48 calibre ; two derringers,
a pair of brass knuc'ss, a sandbag, a
d rk, a liottle of vitriol, some dyna
mite cartridges, and u bottle of C in
cintrt' whiskey,
ihe country foi to see.
—Chicago Tribune.
The Farmers’ Alliance of Mississip
pi h s leased a part of the penit* ntiary
building at -lackson as a bagging facto
ry. which will turn out 3,000 yards of
cotton bagging a day. Th ■ Michigan
legislati re pro|K)ses to establish several
twine m nufactories in that state, and
it is thought that work in them can be
bei’un in time to furnish the farmers
wi h twine 1 r the coming harvest.
Neither the soul hem nor the western
farm* - will su tuit to being robbed by
the trusts if they can help themselves,
and it begins to 1 ok as if they could
help themselves.
t»i»\v n With I'lit- Tru.i.
Sparta, April £). —T* e Sparta Al
liance m t in tint court bourse on Sat
urday the 20th last, and Ue foil wing
resolutions were -dopted without a
dissect ing voice:
Resolved, that wo indorse, without
*|U liiioatio'i, the action of the State
Alliance adopting cotton bagging.
That ive pie Ige ourselves t> use
colton bagging if \ye can gel it.
•'». That we pledge our-el' «s nevet
again, either this . w nv future year, to
buy on.* yu d of Lust ba 'gitig at anv
prie , it we can get a stiita le stibsti
tale dierefoL
t. That we cifhsrtderany effort on the
p;u t o* comm sdonVierebants 'o induce
farmers to jut*- bagging as
printa facie evidence t'lut thov are in
conspiracy with the trust, and we pledge
ourselves to semi no pot *>u to anv corn
|tntssimt*ffiAvTditit whti tillers a'ov trust
bagging to any of our farmers.
That we desire that tl e sympathy
ami co operative efforts of al l merchants
in our tight against the jute trust, and
that any favor they may show this tru-t
by offering 'or sale trust bagging will
be inte'preted as a direct attack o > thp
farmers yy ho are resisting the oppres
sion. S 1). lioix; i.its, Sec’y.
Hancock Fa mers’ Al ianoe.
(Ini lie Him tlivtiikrn.
“Can 1 speak to you a moment ?”
i quietly asked a young man of Officer
Button at the I bird street depot the
other day,
“Yes, sir. Wlrd s it ? Why, sir,
you are all battered up. \onlo >k ns j
if you had been run ova i.”
“Don’t you remember that I landed j
here yeite day forenoon with my
hat on my car mid conceit in mv ever j
I spoke to you right ovei there."
“Oh, yes.”
“I told you I was no liavsoe
‘tYes, you d d.”
“And that (lies didn’t s'ay on
me.”
“Yes ”
“And that the man who took me for)
a spring chicken would get left.”
“1 remember.”
“Wei, I want to ap logizo to!
you.”
“To me ? What for ?
“For treating your fatherly advice
with scorn and contempt. I thought 1 |
had seen the elephant. 1 boast' d that
I knew the ropes. 1 have been swill ;
died, drugged, licked, knocked out,
stepped on, robbed and • rolled in the
mud, and am going home to drink
pumpkin tonic for the rest of the year.
Officer, forgive me mid sometimes
think kindly of me when lam far, far
away.”
.AothiiiK llsippcnesl.
She had just returned from Kurope.
and was telling about the trip at a par
ty when an old bald-head inquired :
“Sec any whales going or coming?”
“No.”
“See any sliaiks?”
“No.”
“Sc* any icebergs ?”
“No.”
“Pass anv wrecks ?”
‘•No.”
“Rescue any castaways?"
“No.”
“Nary storm?”
“No.”
“Any Indy get dr.'W ;ied?”
“No.”
“Fire or fever bronk out aboard— j
run short of fuel or provisions—meet
with any accident to create alarm ?”
“No—nothing.”
“Humph! Why didn't you go by
ox cart, madam.”
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS
[We arc in nowise responsible for the
views expressed by our Correspondents.
We cannot make nny allowance torirreg- j
ularityof mails or biiiing to post letters ut
ter they me written. To obviate tliis tlilli
culty, we would suggest, that correspon
dents at a distance write Saturday and
mail tlicir coTiiiniinications us soon tin ic
I after as possible. 11 a letter comes in on
time and we tail to publish, on account of
want of space, it will be published tlie fol
lowing week, bet every correspondent give
as the news in as condensed form as possi
ble, otherwise it will lie necessary to elimi
nate superfluities. All communications ar
rving after Wednesday will lie too late lor
publication.!
II iijgfi iiiM,
We are in big luck again; it’s not
the Louisiana Mate Lottery this time,
neither dealing in futures. Some time
since we investe I twenty-five cents with
a northern enterprise, which ‘claimed
it would give many presents away to a
certain number who could answer a
certain ques ion in the Bible, in a limit
ed time ; so we induced widow -Mug
gins to goaiound and see the neighbors,
and borrow a Bible, and in less than a
days’ time we had it in our room, and
.he search began. As luck would have
it, we soon found the desired chapter,
and away went our twenty-five cents
and the aiiswer. an excitement
was created in the community, when
the neighbors heard the widow had
been looking around for a Bible at our
request; some thought we were fixing
to join the church, some came to the
conclusion that we wanted to learn the
children a vei-e to say at school, while
others thought that Sam Small or some
of the Mormon elders were dying to
engage us to go with them ; but, final
ly, all grew quiet and serene. W e could
hear from all parts of rhe continent
with only one or two business houses,
received valentines and April fools by
: the basket full, and couhl even hear
, from the j alace *»t S,«rgon, at Khorsa
' bad but not .from our i wenty-five cents.
J \uvn-e except a newspaper corres-
poudeut would have given up in de
spair, and went in mourning, or got on
a tifteen cent drnnk and had his wi «
out hunting f r him ; but we clung to
the rack, fodder or no fodder. To our
great surprise, there came la-t week, a
small box, one by two and a half inches,
with onr name in typo writing. The
post mark was invisible, and the thing
seemed a little curious to us We su -
pose i some friend had sent us an infer
nal machine or some kind of an explo
sive dynamite, by which #!■ might be is
sassinated upon opening the box ; -o
we hired a negro to open the box, [lay
ing him twenty-five cents and a still
<1 link. We informed the darkey that
we believed the box contained a dyna
mite cartridge and to be carofal le w I e
opened it. The man proceeded to open
our box, while we stood safely a \av,
ami when he bad opened it he ex
claimed, “You is right, boss, it's e.r gen
* wine dynamite cottage-, btr dammit no *
danger now, fur de rim is come off, an’
tie. powder is spilt out in da box.” At
this part of the play we went up to view
the contents of our box, and, to our
happy surprise, we found a real stoiu
cameo, thirt-en dollai ring, which was
nicely packed in fine white saw dust,
which had been sent us for our twenty
live cents mid ibe correct answer— so,
like the prodigal son, we have had luck
at last. Muggins.
Ap* il ii,
Tn».itliii vs > ole hook.
By ,1. M. Thurman.
I will give you some remiuiscenscs of
the late confederate war, which will
not b ■ in the nature of romantic or love
stories, as I know nothing about these;
Imt -eeiies and circumstances as they
occurred, and those will have to be pr- -
diitcd entirely from memory, as I have
no memorandum. lam sure that all of
your readers are more or less familiar
with tlio circumstances that p oduccd
the war; Imt 1 will commence tlio-.e
articles with a brief account < f wh it 1
saw and heard.
I often hear it said that most
of our soldiers volunteered or went to
the war for a frolic; this may have
been the case in rare instances, but tins
was truly a serious time, wi li perhaps
less disposi ion to frolic than at anv
other time in our history. The i lea
of breaking up of the union and af er
wards war with our old brethren nnd
finally leaving homo to take the chan
ces of war were mo-t serious questions
an 1 were as seriously considered.
1 heard the subjects of slavery and
its abolition, and secession and its le
sults, and, finally civil war for southern
rights discussed in all of its bearings,
and with un earnestness born of a true
devotion to country and the profound
ness of destiny ; I saw and heard Sena
tor Joseph K. Brown and our late Sena
tor B. II Hill in all the glory of their
young manhood, the one with his easy,
rapid, burning, tirery eloquence, the
other placid, logical, and thoroughly
calculated reasoning; it seemed as
though they were, trying to see wh->
could show ni'-rc devotion to his coun
try ; I saw and heard V\ illiam L. an
cy ut Alabama; what a fine specimen
of manhood he was ! 1 don’t remem
ber much that he said, hut he seemed
to be reading in his mind all of our pa-t,
present and future, and told us that
there was no policy but duty.
April 17th.
I.owc’h.
Locals scarce this week.
\\ eat her delightful and our farneis
are making the most of it.
Fine stand of corn.
There were hut few oats sown in our
section this year ; but those woo have
sown have a good stand.
Mr. Finest Peebles, of Hampton,
attended the picnic last Saturday, and,
if a little slang is admissable, we think
lie made a “mash.”
Mrs. S. It. Brown spent last week in
McDonough, with her daughter, Mrs.
G. F. Turner, who was quite .11. Wo
wish for her speedy recovery.
Some of the flower gardens ol our
community are looking beautiful. It is
strange that every home is not adorned
with flowers ; they do not requite dutch
attention and make a home look so
much more cheerful.
We attended the picnic at Adam’s
mill. It, proved a delightful social event,
graced by the best people of our com
munity, and was enjoyed by all. There
was not even the odor of “frog-eye” on
hand.
31 r. Nathan Fears and Mrs. Cora
Arnold of Butts county, were united in
marriage last week. We extend to the
happy couple our congratulations. Mr.
Pears is one ol our best and most pro
gressive citizens, and his bride is a most
estimable and lovable lady. We wel
come her to our midst.
Mrs. Carrie Barnes has returned
from Atlanta where she was called to
the bedside of her daughter, Mrs. Wil
lie Poole, who lies in a critical addi
tion. It is very sad for one so young
to be so afilicted.
Mr. Charles D. Brown will return
to Alabama in a few days, much to the
regret ol his many friends. Eric.
Apiil 22.
Notice.
The road commissioners of each dis
trict of Henry couuty are respectfully
requested to send in to the undersigned,
at McDonough, as soon as possible, the
number ol miles of public road, and
the number of hands subject to road du
ty in their respective districts. These
statistics are desired for the informa
tion of the road congress that meets in
Atlanta on May 22, 1889, and we hope
our road commissioners will give it their
immediate attentiou.
Respect.,
1. L. GtNTKK.
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